Every Contact Leaves a Trace by Connie Fletcher
In “Every Contact Leaves a Trace” Connie Fletcher explores the mindset of practical work experience of forensic evidence technicians.
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What Many Find Easy To Do Is Not Valuable
I use an essay by Sam Schillace, “If It’s Easy It’s Not Worth Much” as a point of departure for where entrepreneurs should focus their problem-solving skills. What many find easy to do is not valuable.
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Can You Keep Up With AI?
This is the final part of a conversation between Norbert Korny, Jeff Allison, and Sean Murphy on where AI is taking engineering: can you keep up with AI?
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated In October 2026
Quotes for Entrepreneurs curated in October 2026 from a variety of sources on a theme of creating a niche or entering a market and establishing a niche.
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Focus on Breakeven Operation Before Growth
A short chalk talk that explains why bootstrappers should focus on breakeven operation before growth. Breakeven is the first milestone.
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An MVP Adds One Missing Piece
An MVP Adds One Missing Piece: a chalk talk on selling the smallest valuable solution first in the context of your overall vision.
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Evan Steeg on Taking AI from Lab to Market
Evan Steeg gave a fantastic talk at Lean Culture on “Taking AI from Lab to Market: 35 years of closing the Gap.”
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated In September 2026
Quotes for Entrepreneurs curated in September 2026 from a variety of sources on a theme of character and ability
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A Quarter-Century After 9-11
A quarter-century after 9-11 much has changed. We should not forget the heroism and sacrifices of so many, but it may be time to move on.
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Q: How Can I Get Founders to Listen to My Suggestions?
A question from a frustrated early employee in a startup: how can I get founders to listen to my ideas and suggestions?
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Q: Overcoming Post-Acquisition Letdown
A question from an entrepreneur about post-acquisition letdown and how to stay motivated working for a large company.
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated In August 2026
Quotes for Entrepreneurs curated in August 2026 from a variety of sources on a theme of soliciting and responding to feedback.
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Eleven Sales Tips From Ian Smith
I like these eleven sales tips from Ian Smith. They are clearly based on a wealth of practical experience.
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The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin offers a number of valuable insights and perspectives for entrepreneurs in his book “The Creative Act: A Way of Being.”
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Chip Cassin Software Rules
Chip Cassin posted a set of software rules on Reddit that I thought were outstanding. I have reproduced them here with additional comments.
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Treat Meetings As Crucibles
Founders should treat meetings as crucibles for getting facts, perspectives, and potential courses of action on the table for a full and frank discussion that results in a working consensus.
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Fireside Chat with founder, Alisha Overton
Alisha Overton shares practical insights into several challenges nearly every founder faces.
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Q: How to Narrow My Options and Move Forward?
A question from an entrepreneur who is struggling with to narrow the options they have brainstormed for their startup.
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in July 2026
A collection of quotes for entrepreneurs curated in July 2026 around theme of artificial intelligence.
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Chalk Talk: Write Down Key Hypotheses
Write down key hypotheses and verify them. It’s embarrassing when predicted outcomes don’t match expectations, but less pain in the long run.
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