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Is being connected making it harder to connect?

02.22.11 Posted in Misc, Personal, Posts, Social Media, Technology by

I recently read an article by an author worrying that our smartphones and other gadgets are becoming an extension of our brains, so that when they’re not available, we’re helpless and unable to function properly. It reminded me of an experience I had while stranded on a train for three days in rural China. In [...]

21times is now DailyPath

02.10.11 Posted in Development, Education, Entrepreneurship, News, Personal, Posts, Social Media, Technology by

I wrote a post a couple months back about 21times, a new project I’ve been working on with Ben Rasmusen. We launched as a course for application developers to build and launch an app in 30 days. The response has been overwhelming, and we’re expanding in the near future. If you’re not a developer, don’t [...]

Why I’m bullish on a Facebook I don’t trust

01.21.11 Posted in Future, Misc, Posts, Social Media, Technology by

I wrote a post yesterday about the uncanny valley of advertising, and how we’re currently in this weird area where advertisers know just enough about us to make it creepy, but not enough to make it perfectly relevant. I made the mistake in my post of comparing a hyper-relevant advertising service to a friend, in [...]

We’re in the uncanny valley of advertising

01.20.11 Posted in Misc, Posts, Social Media, Technology by

Image by Aaron Webb I had a good discussion with a friend today about advertising relevancy. It started because we were discussing his concerns about Facebook and how much information they have, like your social graph, taste graph, browsing habits, etc. What I found especially interesting is that his main concern is that Facebook will [...]

Why Groupon could be bigger than Google

01.10.11 Posted in Entrepreneurship, Misc, Posts, Social Media, Technology by

A couple weeks ago I suggested in a comment on Hacker News that Groupon could one day be bigger than Google. This was the response I got: If there was ever a sign of a bubble, it’s this comment. Some local coupon startup thingy bigger than Google? u-huh. ~axod Now, I totally understand this sentiment. [...]

How to always have work

01.05.11 Posted in Development, Entrepreneurship, Goals, Personal, Posts, Technology by

I was sitting in Starbucks today when another patron spotted my iPad and asked how I liked it. In less than five minutes, I had found out more about her business and been asked for a quote for web and mobile development. These kinds of occurrences aren’t rare for me; I frequently meet people randomly [...]

Want to be a business rockstar? Skip the $250k MBA and read The Personal MBA

12.30.10 Posted in Development, Education, Entrepreneurship, Goals, Posts, Reviews, Technology by

Disclaimer: This is a review of The Personal MBA. I have no prior relationship with Josh Kaufman, the author, and I am not being compensated for this review. However, Josh did send me an unsolicited pre-release copy of the book. I started writing a long book review of The Personal MBA , but let’s face [...]

7 things I learned about startups from Duke Fightmaster

12.29.10 Posted in Entrepreneurship, Inspiration, Posts, Social Media, Technology by

Odds are, you’ve never heard of Duke Fightmaster. And I know what you’re thinking: “There’s no one named Duke Fightmaster. No one normal anyway.” Well, there is a Duke Fightmaster (his real name), and no, he’s not normal. But his story is fascinating and offers some great lessons on tackling a huge challenge, dealing with [...]

My 2011 blogging plan

12.10.10 Posted in Blogging, Entrepreneurship, Finances, Future, Goals, Misc, Personal, Posts, Social Media, Technology by

I started blogging every day in early 2007, but I lapsed after a few months and then blogged on and off over the next few years. I don’t think I ever made more than a few dollars per month, until I started blogging again this year. In August 2010, I started a daily habit of [...]

One day we’ll all be millionaires

12.09.10 Posted in Education, Entrepreneurship, Finances, Future, Inspiration, Misc, Posts, Technology by

I used to think about the growth of US GDP and wonder where it was coming from. I assumed that it was either from exploitation (we’re getting someone else’s share) or from population growth (we produce more because we have more people). Now, some would argue that we are growing wealthier by exploitation, but I’m [...]

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