January 2012
5 posts
“We’re not competing for attention but for memory. People do and will use...”
– I keep forgetting to use your app - Gabriel Weinberg’s Blog
“We had some well known users. Needless to say, Frederick’s of Hollywood...”
– via Paul Graham - Snapshot: Viaweb, June 1998
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“The worst pre-existing condition we have in our health care system is our...”
– Rakesh Agrawal’s response to: “What are some systems we live with today that were designed for a world of the past?” on Quora
“…we’re creating a product that we’ll be working on for the next ten years....”
– How Trello is different - Joel on Software
November 2011
4 posts
1 tag
“I remember the first time I got someone to pay some attention to the website in...”
– Tracking Offline Conversions: Hope, Seven Best Practices, Bonus Tips
2 tags
“There’s nothing wrong with having a plan
Plans are great.
But missions...”
– Seth’s Blog: There’s nothing wrong with having a plan
1 tag
“Don’t tell me about your company, solve a problem I have”
– The right way for a recruiter to cold email | tonyhaile.com
3 tags
“The opposite of fear is not bravery, it’s initiative”
– Four things I learned on a round-the-world yacht race | tonyhaile.com
October 2011
10 posts
2 tags
“Be confident in the great product you’ve built and offer users the most simple...”
– Julia Hartz, Co-Founder & President of EventBrite, on the company’s initial mistake to employ a freemium model. Read the interview here.
1 tag
4 tags
“You’re making a million decisions on the way to launching your business,...”
– Victor Lombardi, Product Developer and Author. Read the full interview here.
2 tags
“Get product in the hands of end users as early as possible. We waited 3 months...”
– Ethan Bloch, CEO of Flowtown describing the lesson he learned after misunderstanding his end user and throwing away 3-5 months of development. Read the interview here
1 tag
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you...”
– Maya Angelou
August 2011
4 posts
1 tag
“After trying and measuring, the things that do grow our business profitably are...”
– Advice for a young entrepreneur | Stubbleblog
3 tags
WatchDave’s writing center/pirate store is successful because he made learning fun. It takes hard work, creativity, and lots of collaboration but it can be done.
1 tag
“Too big a problem? Not at all, says Gandhi: – “Anyone who thinks they are too...”
– Chuck Blakeman / Why small business is fed up with government
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“Most of the time, we’re dealing with a moment, a step in a trend. We fail...”
– Seth’s Blog: History doesn’t always repeat itself
July 2011
9 posts
1 tag
“Neither Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, nor Phil Mickelson begins a golf tournament...”
– Unknown
Free Evaluation!!!
Offering prospects a free (insert the service you offer, here) evaluation to get your foot in the door is a bad sales strategy. I say bad because it might work for you, but not your customer. And isn’t the sole purpose of going into business so you can provide a win-win value system? Analogy: Accepting a free evaluation is like taking your car to the mechanic just so you can spend money...
“Humility is the path towards earning respect while self-confidence is the path...”
– Why Some People Have All the Luck - Anthony Tjan - Harvard Business Review
1 tag
“The goal isn’t to do work and hand it in just before it’s due. The...”
– Seth’s Blog: When is it due?
“I don’t know the secret to success, but the secret to failure is trying to...”
– Bill Cosby
“The MailChimp name came from watching the superbowl one year. Seemed like every...”
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June 2011
15 posts
“If you are the one saying “We’re the best…” (on your...”
– Me
“We know very little about self-development. But we do know one thing: People in...”
– Peter Drucker, The Effective Executive
“There’s a rule they don’t teach you at Harvard Business School. It is, if...”
– —Edwin Land
“If you’re borrowing inspiration from any copyrighted material, even if it...”
– Kind of Screwed
“You really can’t know what’s happening in your company or make...”
– 6 Lessons on Starting Up | Small Business Advice From Norm Brodsky
“Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people...”
What have you developed in your spare time? →
“Programming as an intellectual activity is the only art form that allows you to...”
– Advice From An Old Programmer
“The only thing standing between you-as-amateur and you-as-expert is dedication.”
“To really work, Sierra observed, an entrepreneur’s blog has to be about...”
– How Hard Could It Be? By Joel Spolsky: Let’s Take This Offline
“About 1% of the feedback to my ridiculous Tumblr Error Page post has been that...”
Informavores.
“Here’s the #1 lesson you learn working in advertising: Nobody wants to read your...”
May 2011
6 posts
“The point of all this is that it doesn’t matter how many times you fail. It...”
– Shark Tank & Success & Motivation
“Yes, it’s good to be grateful for what you have. Lots of people do have it hard...”
– The Good Job
“Your number one priority isn’t any of these things. Your highest priority right...”
– A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference