A Great Comment Can Brighten Your Whole Day
I have been really encouraged by some of the great comments I have received on some recent blog posts.
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Refine and Curate Your Thoughts as FAQs, Articles, and Talks
Refine and curate your thoughts by reworking the first draft of your answers in an email or in response to a question from a customer or an audience member at a talk.
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Book Club: Discussion on Seth Godin’s Texting While Working
Texting While Working by Seth Godin “Text While Working” is a thought-provoking blog article by one of our must-read bloggers, Seth Godin. We discuss the topics Seth raises, such as being “in flow” and raising the stakes. The panelists share how they manage their tasks and ensure they focus on the important items that differentiate
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A Recap of My 2010 Entrepreneurial Engineer Posts on EE Times
A Recap of My 2010 Entrepreneurial Engineer Posts on EE Times In my “Maiden Voyage” post on Jul-30-2010 for my Entrepreneurial Engineer blog on EE Times I said that I would focus on innovation and entrepreneurship in the broader electronic systems design ecosystem. I hoped to provide insights in the following areas: Perspective on technology
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Most Powerful Insights are Simple
Most powerful insights are simple, and can be communicated in simple terms using practical examples, diagrams, and rules of thumb.
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5 Reasons We Welcome Guest Authors Our Blogs
We accept contributed content from guest authors who have domain expertise and experience working in or with startups.
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So…What’s Your Story?
What’s your story? Entrepreneurs get asked variations of this question a lot: the most important answer is the one they tell themselves.
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Fall Back 2010
It’s Fall Back 2010, you get back the hour you lost when you pushed the clocks an hour ahead in the Spring of 2010: how did you use the time?
Read Mark Zimmerman’s Zhurnaly to Renew Your Gumption
Mark Zimmerman’s Zhurnaly (“Russian for Journal”) ) is food for the soul. The wiki format allows him to blend a journal, a runner’s diary, a commonplace book, and short essays. I enjoy his insights and his exploration Zen and ongoing self-improvement. It’s worth reading whenever you want to renew your gumption.
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Entrepreneurs Still Welcome: 700 Blog Posts In Four Years
A recap of the inaugural blog post for SKMurphy blog 4 years ago and a roundup of lessons learned writing 700 posts since.
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DAC 2010 Blog Coverage Roundup
Here is my roundup of blog posts about the 2010 Design Automation Conference. You can also follow the #47DAC hashtag on twitter for breaking announcements during the conference. Last year’s roundup is available a DAC 2009 Blog Coverage Roundup. Original intro: If you write a blog post that reviews an event, a day, or DAC
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How Can I Improve This Blog?
A list of improvements made to the SKMurphy blog since 2010 and a request for further feedback on how to improve this blog.
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Do You Use a Wiki to Deliver Services or Develop Content?
I would be interested in talking with other consulting or professional service firms that are using Central Desktop or other wiki systems to collaborate with clients or deliver services. For example, when we give workshops we also put the text of the relevant workbook into a custom workspace for each attendee. Also, as a part
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How Can I Make This Blog More Useful for Entrepreneurs?
This was my 2010 plan for making this blog more useful for entrepreneurs. (I have updated it Apr-8-2023 to reflect my progress thirteen years later.)
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Use Wikis for Team Projects
Wikis dissolve voice and authorship. Use them where there are rewards and incentives at a team level, where a team is being held accountable for a result. Blogs and forums preserve voice and authorship. Use them where knowing who said what is important. Start with frequently updated information that is also frequently accessed: Meeting agendas
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Sean Murphy – I Don’t Read Him Regularly, But I Hear That I Should
A riff on Yury Tsukerman’s observation about this blog: Sean Murphy– I don’t read him regularly, but I hear that I should.”
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Tips For A Startup’s Early Press Releases
Here are five tips for a startup’s early press releases. While they can be useful, you need to test the messaging before broadcasting it.
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Marc Andreessen’s Entrepreneurial Insights Rescued from Bit Rot by Jed Christiansen
Marc Andreessen’s Entrepreneurial Insights were rescued from bit rot and decay first by Jed Christiansen and then by the Internet Archive.
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Good Marketing is Good Content
Good content is the basis for good marketing: your messaging must explain your knowledge of customer problems and how you can help.
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DAC 2009 Blog Coverage Roundup
See DAC 2010 Blog Coverage Roundup for 2010 Roundup. Sunday Events Daniel Payne on Sunday at DAC – What really happens in the Press Room? Grant Martin on “Day 0 of DAC…Welcome Reception“ Richard Goering on “Gary Smith’s Prescription for Explosive Growth“ Frank Schirrmeister on “#46DAC Is On The Way…With Guaranteed Standing Ovation“ John Donovan
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