You’re probably wondering what the heck my lizard brain is and why it would be posting to my blog. I don’t blame you. When I first heard the term I was just as confused as you might have been when you read the title of this post. I first heard the term in Seth Godin’s…
Details37 episodes later there’s a free online show/webcast/podcast (whatever you call it) that pleasantly surprises me week after week. That show is This Week In Startups – also known as “TWIST” The show is the brainchild of Jason Calacanis. Jason is an entrepreneur with an amazing track record. He started and sold Weblogs, Inc. and…
DetailsHere’s my take on the iPad. I’ve read enough blogs and opinions this morning that I figured I’d throw mine into the mix. I’ve never done a post like this but what the heck. As someone who’s in the market for an electronic book reader I’ve really been eying up the Kindle. My father got…
DetailsWith the Internet getting ready to explode due to Apple’s Tablet announcement today, I really got thinking about my Uncle Bob. It was my Uncle who first introduced to the Macintosh and helped me purchase my first Mac: A Blue & White G3. The machine was like a gift from the gods. Moving from Windows…
DetailsHere’s how I got off the drug known as “email” in January 2010. Now of course I didn’t give up email totally, but I’ve freed up an insane amount of time by changing the way I use email. I used to check email non-stop. It was usually the first thing I did in the morning…
DetailsSaying “I want to make a lot of money” isn’t good enough. Here’s the thing, many people set broad goals in life and end up never accomplishing anything. The biggest and most well-known examples of this are: I want to make more money I want to lose weight The goal might be stated like this:…
DetailsI have to admit that I’m sometimes amazed at the things people say online. Just this weekend I was surfing around bragbook, I mean Facebook, and I noticed an old friend of mine made an interesting status update. The update read: so-and-so ” is drunk on a Wednesday!” No disrespect to my friend who may…
DetailsYesterday I was speaking with a client about pricing a new online service. The client kept referring to the “perceived value” of the service if he charged more than his competitors. Let’s say we have two items and one is $69 bucks and the other is $99. They are both almost identical yet many people…
DetailsOne of my goals in 2010 is to read a lot more. I bought so many books in 2009 and I bet I only read about 20% of them. If you have seen my last post, you’ll know that I recently read the expanded and updated version of “The 4-Hour Work Week.” by Tim Ferriss.…
DetailsHey everyone, Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable holiday season, but now it’s time to get back at it. I apologize for any typos or grammatical errors in advance, but I’m tired and fat from too many delicious treats over Christmas. I’ve spent the last 4-5 days driving my wife…
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