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Go Live With The Whales

YoungUpstarts

Those were fun, relaxing, and rejuvenating experiences, but they were designed to be comfortable and real vacations. While in Puentas Arenas I traveled with a group mostly composed of people from the American west coast, predominantly Seattle and Alaska. One worked the North Slope of Alaska. Being Uncomfortable.

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

SoCal CTO

I took my Macbook Pro (an older model from about 18 months ago) up to Alaska, left my Lenovo x300 in Boulder, and went native Mac. Like it or not, you are now entering the dreaded realm of “formal business processes.” Develop your business plan. Of the 8 founders at the dinner, half of them had a design/ui/ux background.

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Webinar Recap: Create a Business with Your Art (Q&A with Ann Rea)

Up and Running

Let me just tell you this is really applicable to any creator, who is building a business. I’ve worked with musicians, jewelry designers. I think if you think identity as a creator, and feeling a little bit of disconnect with the business side, I am here to translate between the two worlds. That’s how I did it.