Successful Non-College Dropouts

On 12/06/2011 · Leave a Comment

I remember reading that salt increase blood pressure and to avoid salt 15 or so years ago. Then about 5 years ago, I read that salt and blood pressure were not as related as originally suspected.

Since the unfortunate death of Steve Jobs, it seems like there has been a lot of talk about college dropouts who became successful. There are many people who are CEO’s of innovative companies that have completed all levels of degrees and a few who have not.

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Write Copy so Projection can Occur

On 12/02/2011 · Leave a Comment

Recently, I was writing copy to attract new members to an entrepreneur group I participate in. While writing the post, I realized that things can intentionally be written to allow the reader to project their own thoughts and beliefs to the post.

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Consumption vs Creation Devices

On 11/29/2011 · Leave a Comment

For a while now I have felt that the biggest limiting factor about all tablets from the iPad to Amazon Kindle is that they have poor input devices, thus making it hard to be a content creator.

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Raising Capital from a VC Pitch Tip

On 11/16/2011 · Leave a Comment

As I have written about before, one of the things I am passionate about and invest my time in is The Founder Institute. FI is an incubator program with locations around the world that helps build meaningful companies.

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Changing Education Paradigms

On 11/08/2011 · Leave a Comment

 

Why are you rushing me?

On 10/11/2011 · Leave a Comment

Recently, my apartment flooded causing mold growth and other less than positive experiences to ensue. After moving to another apartment, I was presented with a settlement letter. Because of many other large events and circumstances, it wasn’t something I was going to focus on until I had a few more conversations.

What I found most interesting was that there was pressure being applied to us, the damaged parties to sign a waiver limiting my rights. Why would the landlord care about timing, unless they had more knowledge or an ulterior motive.

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It Doesn’t Feel that Way

On 10/07/2011 · Leave a Comment

Humans can’t express verbally all emotions and things that are felt. This is the reason people say ‘go with your gut.’

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Deep Discounting & It’s Effects

On 10/05/2011 · Leave a Comment

I was recently buying an SSL for my new domain, SimpleStorage.com and during checkout I entered a code that brought my total from $178 to $38, a 78.6% discount for less than a minute of coupon searching.

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If you never finish, you can’t fail

On 09/27/2011 · Leave a Comment

Today I received an email from a friend who has too many businesses. Every year it seems he starts a new business with new investors… some have success for a while, and others slowly go along at a semi profitable state.

What I admire most is his ability to continue executing. What frustrates me is the trait that I consciously work hard to avoid… starting too many things and committing to too much. Today reading about the newest venture, it hit me…

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Solar Power Business

On 09/23/2011 · Leave a Comment

It’s frustrating watching the numbers on the gas pump’s digital screen go up and up and up when you’re pumping gas into your car. And it only seems to be getting worse. When you’re faced with $3-$4 a gallon at the pump, you can really get to thinking about our impending energy crisis. For me, the obvious solution is to create a solar power business, or a business committed to using solar power.

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