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Archive for January, 2009



Stop and enjoy the view

Published on January 29, 2009

I’ve had one of those weeks at work. In the middle of some hard issues on Wednesday evening I walked into my office and was hit by a beautiful sunset. Here’s the picture:

Lesson learned: Life is just life. Deal with it. Stop and enjoy the view and things will work out.


Taking inventory and making course corrections

Published on January 24, 2009

Every so often its good to take a step back and evaluate the track you’re on. Over the course of a recent self-inventory I determined that I really need to get some things figured out. So I’ve set up some new rules:

I need to dedicate more time to meditation and personal study in the morning. [...]


My thoughts on President Obama

Published on January 21, 2009

Its been an interesting week. The thing I love about American politics is the reaction of the general populous to events such as Tuesday’s historical inauguration. We live in a great country where there can be so much disagreement yet power transfers peacefully. Regardless of your political affiliation, all Americans should be proud to live [...]


Sundance charity tweetup

Published on January 20, 2009

Social Hat and Startup Princess are co-sponsoring a Charity Tweetup at the Sundance Film Festival.

Donate to charity.
Coke™ and Pizza on the house (sponsored by Doba).
20-minute panel presentation on ‘Creating Value For Your Social Audience“.
Cash bar.
Birds of a feather.

Details:
Date: THURSDAY, January 22 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Place: 3rd floor of the Legacy Lodge, Park City, [...]


Federal Reserve Vice Chair Donald Kohn attempts to explain why we can’t know who has our money

Published on January 18, 2009

Priceless:

Is it just me or is Barney Frank a complete bumbling idiot?


Friday round up - random thoughts, questions and observations

Published on January 16, 2009

I’m going to try and get back into doing a weekly Friday round up post. These posts are where I usually throw out my thoughts from the week on any topic ranging from business to religion. Here we go…
- The stock market has dropped substantially (again) in the last week. Where’s the Obama bump? Why [...]


Time for your 2009 v100 nominations

Published on January 13, 2009

I love January. Skiing, new years resolutions, and the v|Spring v100. Here’s the criterion:
· Individuals who are most likely to lead a successful venture as CEO or CTO in the next 5-7 years in IT or Biotech industries
Additional considerations:
· [...]


23 Tips for Keeping Your Business on Track

Published on January 10, 2009

I was just reading through this months unusually thin issue of Inc. magazine. They have a great article on 23 things you can do to keep your business on track during this downturn. My comments in parentheses:

George Naddaff, Boston Chicken: Bring back the fun!
John Mackey, Whole Food: If you have to cut staff, cut deep. [...]


Twitter: Month One

Published on January 6, 2009

I’ve been on Twitter for about a month now. Here are my thoughts and observations so far:

Some people love to bitch and complain about the weather and traffic on Twitter.
Some people love to self-promote on Twitter.
Some people love to brag about their business on Twitter.
Some people love to talk (some brag) about where they’re traveling [...]




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