Tinker don’t perfect
I’ve spoken to several entrepreneurs this week as well as spent some time thinking about my past endeavors, and one thought keeps popping in my head: “tinker, don’t perfect.” When I look back on some things that I’ve worked on, some of them things I REALLY was passionate about (have some thoughts about passion, […]
Building for the long term
Image by jdlasica via Flickr I’m a big Zappos.com fan. I think every pair of shoes I currently own came via Zappos.com. Their selection and service are amazing, and they make the shoe buying experience very simple. But the thing I really love about Zappos (which I know has been discussed to death on the […]
what to do next?
Image via Wikipedia I feel like this is a question I’m constantly asking, and perhaps that is part of the issue, but I feel like I’m really at decision point on what to do next. As I touched on in this post, I had a big project I was working on come to an end […]
Lessons Learned an Entrepreneurial Endeavor that didn’t work out
Image via Wikipedia Well it’s official, or at least it feels that way. I don’t think we’re going to ever sell the GJG directly to users profitably. It doesn’t mean that GJG is a flawed concept, it just means that Chris and I are unable to sell it effectively with our approach. And we’re just […]
To-do or Didn’t do list?
Image via Wikipedia In my first week in awhile of being more systematic about my todo list, I’ve decided to grade my effectiveness this week and it wasn’t pretty. Of the 50+ items I had on there (some as simple as write and mail thank you note or email so and so), I probably completed […]
Brazen Careerist: “Bad career advice: Do what you love”
I don’t know how I stumbled on to this post, but it was really thought provoking for me. At first I wanted to get defensive, think about why she was wrong and point out that she had contradicted this post many times in the past both in one of her books and in other blog […]
“How to Do what you Love”
Continuing with my blog theme for the last weeks (or years) I wanted to post some quotes after reading Paul Graham’s long (but very good) essay on the subject of doing what you love. I found this quote particularly interesting based on what I wrote about last week in terms of not knowing what doing […]
Venture Voice show 48 – Frank Addante on Time
Great quote from the most recent Venture Voice by serial entrepreneur Frank Addante: The biggest asset that I have is my time. I have to think about how to best invest my time. As a VC you can always raise more money. you can always get more money, hire more people…But you can never get […]
The Winning Investment Habits of Warren Buffett and George Soros
I finally got around to finishing the The Winning Investment Habits of Warren Buffett and George Soros as recommended by Ryan Allis way back when. It’s an interesting and fairly simple read (despite being huge) with a lot of fantastic insights for anyone looking to spend a little more time managing their investments (it’s […]
Project to lifestyle
(“Learning to Swim,” on flickr by sposta via CC – You can’t learn to swim until you jump in) I feel like everyone I speak to these days has at least a “project or two,” they are working on. By project I mean they have something they are at least thinking about that hopefully could […]