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Learning Leadership From The Movie 13 Days

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I don’t care what your political orientation is, if you want an awesome two hour lesson in leadership watch the movie Thirteen Days. It’s the story of the 1963 Cuban Missile Crisis based on the book by May and Zelikow titled The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Amy and I watched it last night. I was exhausted from two weeks on the east coast and was having trouble speaking (Amy refers to it as “getting the dregs of Brad.

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I’ve Failed Over and Over and Over Again in My Life

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What a great short Nike commercial staring Michael Jordan. “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”. Tags: Failure.

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Van Gogh’s Starry Night Updated

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I’ve always been a huge Van Gogh fan. Starry Night is one of my favorites and is also regarded as one of Van Gogh’s best (or most) important works, even though he apparently didn’t like it very much. This morning, when cruising through my Daily folder which includes the Astronomy Picture of the Day site, I came across a new reproduction titled Starry Night Scavenger Hunt.

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Who Wants To Be A Tech Star?

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Today’s first Tech Star video has nothing to do with TechStars. Instead, it will go down in history as another nerd period piece by Terry Kawaja from GCA Savvian. I first met Terry when we hired him to be CFO of Raindance Communications to help take it public. We had a twisted sister streak then which he maintains to this day. Enjoy the video – it’s a great one.

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Founders 2010 #4: Let’s Be Honest

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Your friends Jason and Brad make guest appearance, as does the infamous Do Not Call list. "Let’s Be Honest" The Founders | TechStars Boulder | Episode 4 from TechStars on Vimeo. Tags: TechStars the founders.

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Swimming At Night

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I hurt my back three months ago. It is a stupid injury – I lifted a printer out of the back seat of my dad’s car and as I was straightening up I turned to the left and twisted my lower back. Three months later I’m finally feeling almost better. My marathon plan for 2010 is trashed; I’ve reset and am now looking toward an October marathon in Detroit.