Sleep is a Necessary Part of the Workday
Sleep is a necessary part of the workday, if you find that under pressure and cut back below 6 hours a night you need to make correct course.
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“Better” is the Enemy of “Good Enough”
Better is the enemy of good enough–This phrase is attributed to Sergey Gorshkov, the commander in chief of the Soviet Navy from 1956 to 1985, who managed it’s dramatic expansion during the Cold War. Perfectionists get this wrong, siding with “Better.” Entrepreneurs who prosper, for the most part, side with “Good Enough” and keep improving.
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs – July 2008
Continuing my twitter experiment from April, May, and June more quotes about the challenges of entrepreneurship. I collect these quotes for entrepreneurs into a blog post at the end of the month. Enter your E-mail if you would like new blog posts to your inbox.
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Opportunities for EDA Startups in Cadence’s Acquisition of Mentor
I researched an opinion piece for SCDSource about three weeks ago that is up on the site today at “How Cadence’s Mentor buy would impact EDA startups.” I start from the following premise: I believe that the merger will be consummated, but that Cadence will not remain as one of the top three players in
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What Happens When 70 EDA Blogs Become 500 in 2011
My simple projection is that within three years every EDA company, large or small, will have at least one blog, and EDA consulting firms of all sizes will add a blog to their website. So that says we are on track to grow from 70 EDA Blogs to over 500.
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Notes from July 19 IEEE Cloud Computing Event
Here are my notes from the July 19 2008 IEEE Cloud Computing Event at Stanford; in retrospect it’s clear the cloud was the substrate for SaaS.
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Fall Workshop Schedule Announced
SKMurphy Fall 2008 Workshop Schedule includes “Getting More Customers” and “Engineering Your Sales Process.”
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IEEE/NATEA Event on Cloud Computing July 19 at Stanford
I have become convinced that “software above the level of the device” whether it’s called Grid, Farm, Cluster, Multi-Core, ManyCore, or Cloud Computing represents a significant opportunity for application development by start-ups. The IEEE Stanford (Student Chapter), IEEE Computer Society (Santa Clara Valley Chapter), and NATEA are jointly sponsoring an event this Saturday that offers
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Quotes on Communication
Two from “Knots” by R.D. Laing “What Jack says about Jill, Says more about Jack, Than it does about Jill.” If I don’t know I don’t know, I think I know If I don’t know I know, I think I don’t know Three that I have not been able to source: “Listen for what isn’t
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Suggestions From The Marketing Lab Monday July 14 at SDForum
I have netted out a couple of key suggestions I made to the three presenting companies at Monday’s SDForum Marketing SIG “Marketing Lab” so that they are more generally applicable. I was impressed: all three start-ups were well prepared, they managed their presentations to the time limits and were serious about their businesses. Two key
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Debra Willrett at Tomorrow’s Bootstrappers Breakfast
I first met Debra Willrett, founder of Expert Software Consulting, at an IEEE Consultants Network for Silicon Valley (CNSV) when she gave a great talk on the new CNSV website in February of 2006. Later I learned that she was the inventor of the Macintosh application MacProject, an application that has defined a paradigm for
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You Have Five Minutes: Practice
Be ready when a busy customer asks you to summarize your startup in five minute. This is the normal limit for a long intro. Please practice.
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Productive Larks and Creative Owls
“Early as a lark” I find morning more productive, but working late as a “night owl” I am more creative: some thoughts on productivity and creativity.
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First Bootstrappers Breakfast in Milpitas Friday July 11
Tomorrow we have a first Bootstrappers Breakfast in Milpitas at the Omega Restaurant, 90 S. Park Victoria Drive. Come join us for our shake down cruise at a new location. If you haven’t been to one here are some guidelines for first timers: The breakfast starts at 7:30am and ends at 9am. Your cost is
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Startup Marketing Lab Next Monday at SDForum Marketing SIG
Startup Marketing Lab Next Monday at SDForum Marketing SIG I have been invited to take part in a “Startup Marketing Lab” next Monday at a joint session of the SDForum Marketing and Startup SIG’s. Four companies with “a tiny marketing budget” want to get “best use of their marketing.” They have ideas for how to
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Diane Green Out At VMWare
Diane Green out at VMWare: some thoughts on Diane Green as a leader and why I always hate to see a founder get ousted from a company.
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What was Heroic Must Become Routine
I gave a talk on October 16 of last year at the KASE/KIN Entrepreneur Academy on “After Launch, Now What.” My answer was “What was once heroic must become routine” (podcast is here, it’s about 16 minutes if you would like to listen).
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A Primer on Blogs for EDA Start-ups
A primer on blogs for EDA start-ups addresses basic technology circa 2008 and offers 8 tips for technology startups blogging.
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs – June 2008
Continuing my twitter experiment from April and May I try to select a good quote every couple of days that is applicable to the challenges of entrepreneurship. I collect these quotes for entrepreneurs into a blog post at the end of the month. Enter your E-mail if you would like new blog posts to your inbox.
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Be Careful How You Tell Yourself “The Story So Far”
It takes a long time to be an overnight success. It’s very important how your tell yourself and others the “story so far” of your entrepreneurial journey.
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