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What I Read On Spring Break

Feld Thoughts

Amy and I just spent a week off the grid in Hawaii with my partner Ryan, his wife Katherine, and their son. Last year on spring break we cancelled a trip to Hawaii (with the McIntyres) because of the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster in Japan. The Titan’s Curse - Rick Riordan: Book #3 of Percy Jackson.

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The Power of Connection

Scalable Startup

I’ve discounted the value of face to face recently as much as anyone, leaning heavily on asynchronous electronic communication for much of my business and personal life, and even using broadcast communication (twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, email, …) to replace individual communications. We couldn’t move.

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Founders and dysfunctional families « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Reply ericnakagawa , on May 27, 2009 at 1:03 am Said: I was raised in a pretty rough neighborhood (Halawa Housing, in Hawaii). Reply Kamal Ravikant , on May 26, 2009 at 11:07 pm Said: Interestingly, this is exactly what Hemingway said when asked for the one trait a great writer needed.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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There are also different definitions of failure. Harley Goes Lean to Build Hogs. Venture capitalists "bury their dead very quietly," Mr. Ghosh says. They emphasize the successes but they dont talk about the failures at all.". start-ups fail, he says. Pension Crisis Looms Despite Cuts. Subscriber Content Read Preview. Most Popular.

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How to Start a Travel Agency

Up and Running

A lean business plan would be a perfect fit for your business. Even if you do intend to pitch your business idea to lenders and investors, you can start with a lean plan, and flesh out the rest of the info later on. Introducing Lean Planning: How to Plan Less and Grow Faster. A Standard Business Plan Outline. Build Your Brand.

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

trillion out of our homes and spent 2/3rds of it on flat screen TVs, trips to Hawaii, time shares, Apple products and everything else we couldn’t afford. VC funding is definitely back from the constipation that was 2009 replete with frothy valuations chasing dreams of the next Facebook, Groupon or Zynga. We took $2.3

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Episode 8: Charlie’s Bcast Email, Startup Incubators, and 10 Reasons Why Startups Fail | The Bcast

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Definitely check out your area. ” You’re like, “Oh” and you’re lawyers in Hawaii. All these lean businesses, all these wants who want to take as little time as they can to forecast these financials, we’ve talked about this a little bit on the podcast before. Peter: Caroline.