02.23.10 Posted in Entrepreneurship, Posts, Social Media, Technology by Ryan W.
There’s a saying that in China, if you’re one-in-a-million, that means there’s more than a thousand people just like you. The same is true of the Internet, and I’ve come to realize that if you’re truly passionate about something (anything), that almost certainly means that there are enough people out there who are also passionate [...]
02.01.10 Posted in Goals, Personal, Posts, Social Media, Technology by Ryan W.
Seven or eight years ago, I could run a six minute mile (or run six miles), do 100 pushups in two minutes, and swim a mile without being out of breath. That was then. In the intervening period, I’ve conceded ground to age, gravity, and entropy. I’ve always worked out to some degree, but for [...]
01.18.10 Posted in Blogging, Development, Entrepreneurship, Finances, Goals, Inspiration, Misc, Personal, Posts, Reviews, Social Media, Technology by Ryan W.
I recently read Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion by Gary Vaynerchuk and I enjoyed it enough that I thought I’d post a short review.
For those of you who don’t know, Gary is a very successful entrepreneur who has really pushed the limits of social media [...]
06.18.09 Posted in Future, Inspiration, Posts, Science, Technology by Ryan W.
When I read articles that discuss the vastness of the cosmos and the trillions upon trillions of stars that inhabit our universe, and the likelihood that there are perhaps billions of inhabited planets out there teeming with life, the emotion I feel most is not awe, but a deep sadness for all that we’ll never [...]
05.25.09 Posted in Entrepreneurship, Posts, Social Media, Technology by Ryan W.
Note: This is a repost of a blog post on the MightyBrand blog…thought it might be useful to some folks over here.
Short version: we’re launching a new web application called MightyReach that lets you create a customized dashboard of all your web and social media stats. Check it out and sign up to be notified [...]
05.10.09 Posted in Entrepreneurship, Personal, Posts, Social Media, Technology by Ryan W.
It’s recently come to my attention that in the excitement of the last five months, I’ve neglected to really talk about MightyBrand, my startup, and what’s going on with it. So here’s a brief overview for those of you that are curious.
In mid-2006, Ben Lew, Ben Rasmusen, and myself all started working on a social [...]
05.10.09 Posted in Entrepreneurship, Personal, Politics, Posts, Social Media, Technology by Ryan W.
A little over a week ago, my good friend Luke Fretwell stopped by my office to chat about this idea that he had to aggregate all the feeds from the social media accounts of the US Government in one place. Various arms of the federal government have been signing up for things like Twitter, Facebook, [...]
04.29.09 Posted in Entrepreneurship, Posts, Technology by Ryan W.
When you’re launching a new business, determining your pricing is a crucial but extremely difficult task that’s more art than science. Worse, for many businesses, adjusting pricing later is difficult, so you need to get it fairly close to right the first time around, or at least build some slack into the system so you [...]
12.22.08 Posted in Development, Entrepreneurship, Goals, Personal, Posts, Social Media, Technology by Ryan W.
I’m going to start a new tradition where I create a small website, service, or other project. Here are the rules:
It has to be launched in less than 25 pomodoros (12.5 hours), including brainstorming, design, development, launch, and initial marketing
That’s it.
Why am I doing this? Here’s why:
Startups are getting cheaper and cheaper to launch. But [...]
12.19.08 Posted in Future, Posts, Science, Social Media, Technology by Ryan W.
This post is not very well thought-out, nor am I qualified to write it, but it’s something I remember pondering while I was traveling in Asia, particularly in China. Many of the distinct cultures of the world today are the result of thousands of years of near isolation. Chinese culture is a good example, as [...]