Brad Feld’s Startup Rule #1

Startup Rule #1 from Brad Feld: Get a mentor.  Love your mentor.  Embrace your mentor. Stay close to your mentor.  Listen.  Ask questions. Check out his video on Bloomberg TV. The worst pitches?  Totally incomprensible, you keep looking for the genius in the madness…  but you just can’t find it.  (7 vital elements of a … Read more

A Life in Status Updates

Imagine if we lived 50 years into the future.  Your grandparents are in their 30s or 40s now, your parents are teenagers. Question: What would you like to read on their facebook, linkedin, Google+, twitter, youTube or their blog?  What parts of their life would you want to understand more?  What stories would matter to … Read more

Free your Mind: Writing a Journal.

Would you like lower stress, increased focus, improved memory, faster learning?  Sounds good?  There is one simple 5 minute daily habit that can help.  It will also make you a better communicator.  It might be worth a test? There are 3 major benefits of keeping a written journal. Writing slows down time The past is … Read more

Increasing connections is easy. Increasing connectedness is hard.

Just because you can measure it doesn’t mean it is more important. Quantity or Quality? More connections does not mean more connected.  Connected is a factor of quality and regularity over sheer quantity.  However, I do believe that there are ways that online can be a powerful amplified of connection. The danger is that humans … Read more