October 2009
“The fundamental difference between the timid salaryman and the entrepreneur, in...”
– JLM
Beautiful weather in Chicago :(
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Why DailyBooth Has Staying Power →
staying power - n. the ability to endure or last.
Some startups today seem like they’re cool features or tools (insert twitter tool here) but I just don’t see how some of them…
Customer Development, brought to you by Rypple →
For anyone who studies customer development you know that feedback is at the forefront of any successful product. In order to build a product or service that customers will actually want and…
“There are roughly three New Yorks. There is, first, the New York of the man or...”
– I think I’d like to try out the 3rd New York.
Here is New York, E. B. White, 1949 (via cdixon)
fred-wilson:
Has It Come To This - The Streets -...
The Application Economy →
Someone who I don’t talk about often on this blog but that I do have a lot of respect for is Mark Pincus. Mark is the CEO of the company that makes virtually games, specifically…
“Web 3 - the whole world will be a game
All web services will eventually look...”
– Mark Pincus - from his blog
Shuffle board at the bach party, pics from...
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This was taken with an iPhone, I’m continually impressed by image quality. Can’t wait to get one.
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Hipster shoes made of Paper.
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I’d rock em.
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What Surprised me about ‘Crush It’? Truly Original... →
In a recent interview with Peter Kim of the Dachis Group, (one of hundred’s he’s done over the last 2 weeks) Gary Vaynerchuk summed up his hard work and much of his business philosophy…
“Pincus calls the atmosphere (at Zynga) “ghetto Google.”
– http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_44/b4153044881892_page_2.htm
Jed Hoyer, the new San Diego Padres GM
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I’d like to be going to California right...
The new GetGlue, the Foursquare for online →
As described in their new release, “GetGlue.com is a social recommendation network for interests like books, music, and movies. GetGlue.com offers a stream of suggestions…
Awesome pics of an albino moose near @mollstar's...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-25) →
Aaron Winters (12)
Twin Sister (7)
Passion Pit (3)
Ben Folds (3)
Acceptance (2)
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Feedback from Venues on Foursquare →
In a recent project, I’ve been trying to sign-up venues here in Chicago to be on Foursquare. It’s been a fun experiment in sales and a wake up call to the difficulties of door to door…
“You need to value what you are bringing to the table a lot more than what other...”
– Mark Zuckerberg at Startup School 09
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Maurice Sendak is a god. Hopefully going to see...
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The Drifter →
I came upon this video from @reecepacheco, a fellow surfer stuck with no waves (he’s in NYC). I grew up watching Rob Machado surf and even saw him in a contest once at…
@rob_machado inspires. planning a trip back to SD...
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The Founders Relationship: And the effect of a... →
The ActionsTalk Story
When Blake and I started ActionsTalk back in early 2008 we were filled with the excitement that comes with a new venture. We hoped that ActionsTalk would become…
hipstertracks:
The Uglysuit - 1902 Deep Ocean
The Incredibly Charming AJ Jacobs →
Back in March of this year I made it out to New York City and I had the pleasure of meeting AJ Jacobs for a drink, well a coffee and we met at a vegetarian…
I'm in a box - parody on Falcon Henne Ballon Boy!
careful there’s F bombs
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Who doesn’t love the shins. I became...
Today Show BALLOON BOY VOMIT - this dude makes me...
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When not to take the cash. →
Recently Mark Suster discussed the topic of VC seed investing and when it can be a bad thing on his blog, Both Sides of the Table. This reminded me of a conversation I had with another…
Creative Anti-Smoking Ads
Of all the campaign’s out there I think the adverts for anti-smoking are the best.
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Hilarious comic of Rupert Murdoch in Vanity Fair
article here http://www.vanityfair.com/business/features/2009/11/michael-wolff-200911?printable=true
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-18) →
GhostHustler (3)
Chromeo (3)
Papercuts (3)
The Invisible (3)
Miami Horror (3)
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“Trust is the new black, as I like to say. The great opportunity for news...”
– Great post on the future of news form Craig of his list. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-newmark/a-nerds-take-on-the-futur_b_325544.html
The intro to this is perfect for starting a...
Husband Down
Husband Down A husband and wife are shopping in their local Wal-Mart. The husbandpicks up a case of Budweiser and puts it in their cart. ”What do you think you’re doing?” asks the wife. ”They’re on sale, only $10 for 24 cans,” he replies. ”Put them back, we can’t afford them,” demands the wife, and so they carry on shopping. A few...
Awesome picture that reminds me of my time in...
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Blame it on alcohol.... This bro is strugglin.
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If Foursquare had Sales Reps →
In a recent project, I’ve been trying to sign-up venues here in Chicago to be on Foursquare. It’s been a fun experiment in sales and a wake up call to the difficulties of door to door…
“A master at the art of living makes no distinction between his work and his...”
– Wilfred A. Peterson (via brycedotvc)
foursquare taking North America by storm!
foursquare:
Hey all -
We launched another round of cities today - 15 new cities total - and our biggest round so far! Check out the list below…
UNITED STATES Baltimore, MD Cleveland, OH Indianapolis, IN Kansas City, MO Milwaukee, WI New Orleans, LA Omaha, NE Pittsburgh, PA Raleigh-Durham, NC Richmond, VA Salt Lake City, UT San Antonio, TX St. Louis, MO
CANADA Montreal, Canada Toronto, Canada
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Blog Action Day: Climate Change, start with the... →
In an effort to support Blog Action Day’s Climate Change initiative I’d like to introduce you to the SurfriderFoundation.
The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit…
How not to use Yahoo Answers: Weird girlfriend...
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Passion Pit live from a basement: lot's of sweet...
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