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I connected one my friends in VegasTech with an advisor/mentor who is absolutely amazing and knows a ton about her market and business. But, he is also neck deep in his own company and projects. Which, is ideally true about any great mentor... I mean, I am probably not
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This thought from Jeff Jarvis has been rolling around in my head all evening: There are no journalists, there is only the service of journalism. /via There are no journalists — BuzzMachine I love the way it puts the energy and focus and respect back onto the person who does the
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Happy mothers day to the one who taught me: Rise and Shine! Also known as, "UP AND AT 'EM!!" To be fair, it might have taken me a couple decades to truly appreciate this influence. But, these days I cannot be thankful enough that she taught me
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Want to be a boxer? Hitting the bag is not enough. You need to be in a ring, against opponents, like a real match. /via What does it take to become an expert at anything? - Barking Up The Wrong Tree
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Today I lost a friend and an inspiration to suicide. He was an inventor, creator, instigator, and innovator. But for reasons we can only really speculate about and guess at, he decided to choose an ending for himself rather than a future. Every time the entrepreneurial community processes news of
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Hey Adam, Zach, Kim, & Michael! Just ran across this post, and it made me curious to hear your quick thoughts: Last Friday, I wrote here on the "uselessness of economic development." Using The New York Times’s new database on state and local economic development incentives, I
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I've been listening to a lot of jazz recently. Listening to it was one thing. But researching which albums I should start with, and searching through spotify to find the best recordings of each album made me realize a couple things: 1. In Jazz, there were a lot
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I woke up on Christmas morning to this question on facebook from my aunt. Apparently she has been reading TheNextWeb =) Hi Sally! That is a great question. And, I get why TNW wants to sensationalize this issue. Facebook has a running history of either ripping off features from other companies,
startuplife
Ran across a fun question on Quora about 'growth hacking' and I couldn't resist posting this answer: Read Quote of Thomas Knoll's answer to Growth Hacking: Is growth hacking nonsense? on Quora Have you met any "Growth Hackers"?
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I have had an underlying distrust and disinterest in the social commerce market for a while. And I have been sitting on this discomfort not sure how to put it into words. I am torn because I have some great friends (umbabox) and advisors (refer.ly) building products in the
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For all the lessons that life has taught me; for all the good times and all the hard times that have shaped me; for all the happiness and all the trials that are yet to come; and for the magnificent blessing of this present moment, I offer my gratitude. For
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#1. What is happening in Downtown Las Vegas is wonderful. Having the opportunity to be a the ground floor of building a new community is a once in a lifetime chance. And I am excited to be a part of this, since the first day I sat down the TheBeat