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Archive for February, 2008



What happened to the “can do” nation?

Published on February 29, 2008

America is the greatest nation the world has ever known. Our achievements in science, medicine, technology, etc are unsurpassed. Consider the following:

A ragtag group of “insurgents” beat Great Britain and founded the United States.
We led at the forefront of the industrial revolution.
In 1917 we had the 17th largest military in the world. At the end […]


Spring issue of Launch Magazine has arrived!

Published on February 28, 2008

The spring issues of Launch Magazine has arrived! You can get the online flash version here or the HTML version here.
Don’t miss my article on the two thing you must do to close any sale.
Enjoy! 


UEC mentor event

Published on February 27, 2008

I had a great time last night at the UEC mentor event. I was tapped to mentor the Savvy May team, which won the Westminster business plan competition last month.
It was also good to run into a couple of familiar faces. Rand Bateman was at the table next to me. His team has a cool […]


Ideas have consequences - the three trillion dollar war

Published on February 26, 2008

When I read this article on the out of control cost of the so called “war on terrorism” I am reminded of an old saying that frequently enters my mind: ideas have consequences. In the case of the war on terror you could also take that one step further and say that opinions have consequesnces.
The […]


Article VI is an important documentary

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My friend and former Provo Labs co-worker, Jordy Gunderson was kind enough to give me a documentary called Article VI.
Article VI of the US Constitution states:
“…no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.”
Jordy says:
“Of course, Mitt’s failure to win over the Republic party […]


“We have the best developers.”

Published on February 25, 2008

I was sitting in a meeting the other day when the qualifications of a company’s software engineer came into question. The CEO was quick to inform me of something I’ve heard before:
“We have the best developers in Utah.”
I quickly shot back at the guy and told him I’ve heard that line a hundred times (I think I literally have)! I […]


How would you define “potential terrorist” or “extremist ideology”?

Published on February 24, 2008

I think this opinion piece published in the San Francisco Chronicle is incredibly important to read. So I’ve copied the whole thing here for your enlightenment.  I added the bold in case you only have time to skim it.
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Rule by fear or rule by law?
by Lewis Seiler and former US Congressman Dan Hamburg
“The power […]


Friday round up - a week that almost ended me

Published on February 22, 2008

What a crazy week. I blink and its Friday. I can’t believe its almost March! I’m taking the kids to Disneyland in a couple of weeks and I can’t wait for the break. So here’s a real random round up… 
Here’s five things I’m thankful for this week:

All wheel drive
In car bluetooth
Launch Magazine
The Sun
Books

I had a great meeting with […]


If your wife can’t trust you…

Published on February 20, 2008

From the NYT:
“A female lobbyist had been turning up with him (McCain) at fund-raisers, visiting his offices and accompanying him on a client’s corporate jet. Convinced the relationship had become romantic, some of his top advisers intervened to protect the candidate from himself — instructing staff members to block the woman’s access, privately warning her […]


Where are all the good sales and marketing people in Utah?

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I had a funny realization on the phone today: I don’t know many good sales and marketing people in Utah. I was talking to one of my friends who runs a good sized software company here in Utah. He was talking about a new service his company was building and planning to launch in the […]




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