I finally finished reading Paul Grahams prose on how to get startup ideas. The whole essay is incredible. I did want to call out a few critical nuggets that he touches on that I especially liked: The verb you want to be using with respect to startup ideas is not “think up” but “notice” And [...]
Felix Salmon chimes in on the Startup Act 3.0 in his latest post. The focus is on the so called immigrant-entrepreneur visa: One is the immigrant-entrepreneur visa; the second is the idea of giving green cards to up to 50,000 foreign students who graduate from an American university with an advanced degree in science, technology, [...]
This profile of Banksy outlines why he might just be remembered as one of the most influential people of the 21st century. On indie artists: While he may shelter behind a concealed identity, he advocates a direct connection between an artist and his constituency. “There’s a whole new audience out there, and it’s never been [...]
While walking in NYC this weekend, I noticed the Camper SOHO store had an incredible hook for bringing people in. This is the street view of the store as you’re walking past it: No products in plain view. The store view is this: How freaking cool is that? You get so intrigued by the display [...]
I was reading through the interview Offscreen did with Drew Wilson for their first issue when I stumbled upon this quote: Everything I’ve ever built was built because I wanted it to exist so I could use it. Replace “built” with “done” and you have the response I give to everyone when they ask me [...]
I was reading the latest issue of Worth magazine & saw something that caught my eye. Their last page is a Playboy style 20 questions with an entrepreneur. I thought the questions were good, so I decided to do my own for myself. I’ll revisit it every few years and see if my answers change. [...]
Sorry for the influx of posts, but I’m rolling in an old blog into this site.
Whenever I want to make a change in my life, I always pause and reflect on it. If I’m still thinking about it days ( or weeks ) later, chances are it’s a worthwhile change. I meet a lot of people who want to make similar changes to their lives, but they focus so intently [...]
Great quote from Abraham Maslow: You will either step forward into growth or you will step back into safety. ( h/t Trent from The Simple Dollar )
What if I told you that you’re stupid for for investing in mutual funds? In a savings account? In CDs, bonds or TIPS? What if I told you that the true path to financial success and freedom is the lotto? The lotto. Fuck 4-8% return every year, you’re a man. You want the big money. [...]