First snow!
This morning I spotted my first snowflake of the year while walking through Washington Sq. Park. Others spotted it, and recorded it. The National Weather Service recorded the snow officially at 9:55am in Central Park, making this the latest occurrence of the first winter snowfall in the park since records began more than 100 years […]
Do Start-Ups Really Need Formal Business Plans?
A study finds that there is no difference in success rates between those with plans, and those without. I don’t think 50 page plans do anything, but a 10 page powerpoint and ACTION do increase odds of success. Do Start-Ups Really Need Formal Business Plans?
Lessons Learned in 06
1.Do what feels good… I think it’s too easy to complicate life with rules we always think we need to follow. Who made all these rules anyway? How many crazy rules do you have for yourself? In 06 I saw more and more the benefits of filling your days with moments of joy. As difficult […]
Winter Warmth…
NYC tied the all-time warmest January temp ever yesterday with a high of 72, a full 34 degrees higher than the norm. NYC has only hit 70 in jan 3 times since 1869. Just crazy! Winter Warmth…
Hmmm
I’m starting to think that everything I’ve heard about the painful New York City winters was a lie. This weather is amazing: Where were all these 66 degree January days when I was freezing my butt off walking to class on the incredibly windy, artic OSU campus in January a few years ago? Oh well, […]
How not to process an online customer service claim
I”m incredibly annoyed with Yahoo Search Marketing in a number of ways, but the most pressing is the fact that we have money locked in our account with no way to get it out. Basically they have a minimum charge amount that we can’t remove or spend, and whenever our account balance approaches our daily […]
The coming of automated scheduling
In my various part time jobs throughout high school (especially at the mall and at a restaurant) and college, I often complained about the scheduling (because I wanted to be there when I had to do the least amount of work), but I also thought that the system could be managed much better. I thought […]
More on unusual warmth
As you may be able to tell by now, I’m very interested in weather and climate change and somewhat alarmed by this winter’s warmth. (take a look at the 5 day for new york: ) In a post over on Wunder Blog, Dr. Jeff Master’s went into further detail on just how unusual this widespread […]
Springwise: Dream job holidays
Vocational Vacation or opportunities to be paired up with an expert in a field you’ve always wanted to work in, but haven’t yet will be big. People are seeking experiences, opportunities to provide them… Springwise: Dream job holidays
The Mossberg Solution – WSJ.com
Making Voice Mail More Like Email…these will never work without support of cell service providers. Idea: automatically extract cell phone contacts and attach their names to voicemail messages, then txt name after message is left. The Mossberg Solution – WSJ.com