Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in June 2022
Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in June 2022, the theme is Originality.
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Father’s Day 2022: Some Memories of My Father
Eight memories of my father from my youth. They have an emotional salience that underscores one or more lessons I took away–eventually.
Co-working in Silicon Valley: Find the Perfect Place to Work
In this blog post, we’ll look at the best co-working spaces in Silicon Valley. We’ll also provide tips on finding and booking a conference room at one of these spaces. Let’s get started!
Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in May 2022
Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in May 2022, theme is genius.
Memorial Day 2022: Revisiting the Long Telegram
On Memorial Day we commemorate those who have died in the service of our country in a a day of remembrance. This year I revisit George Kennan’s “Long Telegram” inspired by a recent talk by Konstantin Kisin.
Mark Brinkerhoff: Starting With a Sketch Saves Money
A great short briefing by Mark Brinkerhoff, President of Fusion Design on how starting with a sketch saves money; he uses a simple HVAC design example but the technique is broadly applicable.
Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in April 2022
Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in April 2022, theme is embracing the Stockdale Paradox, overcoming fear, responding when reality gets a vote and real life intrudes.
Leslie Odom, Jr. on Failing Up
Leslie Odom, Jr.’s “Failing Up” is an autobiography written at what I hope is the midpoint of a long and successful career. He has a lot of practical advice gleaned from performing that I think is very applicable to entrepreneurs.
Andrew Grove on Recognizing Reality
An excerpt from Andrew Grove’s “Only the Paranoid Survive” shows Grove and Gordon Moore recognizing reality and exiting a money losing business, the memory business that had brought Intel so much early success.
Time Capsule: Freakonomics Book Review from 2005
I review Freakonomics by Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner, suggest other books at the intersection of economics, systems analysis, and everyday life.
Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in March 2022
Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in March 2022, theme this month is cultivating creativity and inventiveness.
Andrey Oleksiuk on Managing an R&D Team in a War Zone
Andrey Oleksiuk, CTO at hOS, shares what he has been doing to keep his Ukrainian R&D team safe and productive during the Russian invasion.
Listen to the Quiet Ones
While the more visible extroverts seem like a natural first choice to approach for feedback on your product, you can learn as much when you listen to the quiet ones.
Drawing a Map of the Customer Organization
A conversation with Brendan McAdams about what’s involved in drawing a map of the customer organization as part of an enterprise sale.
Startups: What’s Hot, What’s Not Feb-22-2022
Video, slides, and edited transcript from a talk by Sean Murphy at Lean Culture on “Startups: What’s Hot, What’s Not” on Feb-22-2022.
Quotes for Entrepreneurs Collected in February 2022
Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in February 2022, theme this month is detecting and managing anomalies and outliers.
Adam Starrh: have the courage to listen, cultivate mindfulness
An interview with Adam Starrh on lessons learned building a distribution network to sell California almonds and pistachios in India.
Seven Insights from “Solving for Pattern” by Wendell Berry
In “Solving for Pattern,” Wendell Berry writes about organic farming principles. Still, he offers a systems perspective applicable to startups and growing businesses that need to develop both staff and technology to thrive.
Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in January 2022
Quotes for Entrepreneurs Curated in January 2022, theme this month is orchestration: documenting innovation related methods and processes to create consistent and predictable results.
Michal Mazurek on Lessons Learned Bootstrapping Syften
A Q&A with Michal Mazurek, the founder of Syften, on lessons learned bootstrapping a monitoring and analytics startup.