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Preaching to the choir is a waste of time (14)
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Activist, poet, and musician Saul Williams is catching gruff from fans for allowing Nike to use his song “List of Demands” in commercials. Williams wrote an open letter defending the use of the song. I received a lot of questions from some about why I would allow my song ‘List of Demands’ to be used in a Nike campaign. Ironically, half of the people now reading this post never heard of me until that commercial ...Shared by Chris Glass (4) Dr. Ernie (48) Eric (5) etlund (5) Gio (14) Jan (5) Jeremy Harrington (6) John (12) Leon (4) Mahesh CR (2) pberry (8) sameer (13) voidfiles (11) Ward Andrews (8)Contribute comment -
Memo To Comcast: Show Us the Meter For Metered Broadband (25)
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Comcast is out telling defending its bandwidth caps and how they are not bad. And how 250 GB transfer is plenty and enough to do whatever we want to do. Of course, in today’s terms that is more than enough, but what happens in the future. Nevertheless, If they are going to put caps, then they need to give us to what I think is an acceptable expectation - a meter. Metered billing needs a ...Shared by 100rabh™ (8) Adam (10) Brad Davis Seal (23) brownpau (39) Devlin D (2) Erik C. Thauvin (19) Forrest (21) James.Urquhart (7) Jeff (10) John Magnus (16) johnmarkos (6) Kevin (14) Mahesh CR (2) Mark Stevens (10) Nick (51) Nitin Badjatia (3) Rahul Gaitonde (15) richhand (14) Robert Accettura (11) Sam (6) todd (10) tonyleachsf (2) usrbingeek (4) Varun Mahajan (6) Zac (3)Contribute comment - google-diff-match-patch - Google Code (3)
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Too Much Reading Can Destroy Your Life : Robust Writing (4)
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“To know and not do is not to know.” - Lao Tzu I’m a huge advocate of regular reading. I’ve written on some of the benefits: it can make you a better writer, it can expand your understanding of the world, and it can foster self-discipline. But, too much reading can prevent you from achieving your goals and enjoying your life. The quote above from Lao Tzu came to my attention via a comment Melani ...Contribute comment -
Panamaps: A Multi-Layered Map - O'Reilly Radar (14)
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A map is valuable for its ability to convey information. Too much and its illeligible; too little and the map isn't very useful. Layers are used by cartographers to make maps more usable. Layers are easy to turn on and off on digital maps, but it's difficult to have multiple ones on a physical map. The recently-released Panamaps are able to have three layers on a single map. You can get Panamaps for Chicago and ...Shared by b (23) b-rad (13) etlund (5) Hamish.MacEwan (11) Ian Mulvany (3) Mahesh CR (2) Meghan A (0) Régis Gaidot (12) rjhintz (34) Thomas Amberg (34) Tom Insam (0) tweez (31) Vitor (5) voidfiles (11)Contribute comment -
F|R: How to Avoid Feature Creep with Your Software Apps (28)
onIn my favorite movie, Wonder Boys, Prof. Grady Tripp is a writer who hasn’t had a best seller in years. His work in progress is a 1,500 page behemoth. Upon sneaking a peek at the magnum opus, one of Tripp’s most devoted students takes it upon himself to point out to the professor that some of his scenes suffer from overkill — being brought to life in such excruciating detail that they actually diminish the ...Shared by AJ (154) Alexander Ljung (5) Andrew M (6) C.K. (116) CannonGod (190) Convos (0) Corvida (60) Devlin D (2) Gregg Hartling (5) Kyle (0) lizunlong (4) looprock (0) Mahesh CR (2) Mary Trigiani (0) MichaelMJ (7) MidgetWombat (6) Mike (1) Nikki (67) Nitin Badjatia (3) oblonski (0) Paul Capestany (0) pongle (1) Rob (105) Seshu Karthick (8) Seth (0) soupireland (3) Talk (2) willdeluca (2)
- Devlin D said: Great article! With the ability to do more with less in software nowadays it is often hard to say no to a shiny new feature. These are some great metrics to look at to see just how badly your app needs that "next big thing".
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Top 5 Reasons Business Execs Fail to Work Effectively with Product and Engineering Execs (31)
onAll too often, technology companies fail to find the right balance within their business executives. When a business exec is too technical, she may not have the aggressiveness or “street smarts” to help a young company succeed. If a business exec isn’t technical enough, he might swim out of his depth and make wrong decisions about key technology or product hires. You may have heard it referred to (unkindly) as the Mechanic Dilemma: Business execs, ...Shared by Aashay (4) Andrew Ruess (94) Cade (4) Coop (19) Daniel Langendorf (19) David Daniels (6) Edin (6) Eunice (12) Hiten Shah (4) Jacob Palicki (0) Jauder (8) Jay (5) John (12) kalle (2) Kyle (0) Mahesh CR (2) Marie Casas (15) Mike (1) Nitin Badjatia (3) Nocky100 (1) pongle (1) Ranvir (0) Rick Turoczy (62) RMathew (7) ScottGutt (0) sczizzo (5) Seth (0) Shyam (6) Simon (31) spandana inspiration (1) Vinayak (0)Contribute comment
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The importance of trust and the value of frameworks (3)
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David Cruickshank has written a great guest post on Techcrunch UK this morning - Trust me, I’m a start-up. His basic point that trust is very important, is one that is sometimes forgotten in business. The whole post is well worth a read, but I particularly liked the framework he offers for understanding the building blocks of trust (this comes from the essay Trust & Trust Building): Ability - our competency to deliver on our ...Contribute comment -
When Your Blog is a Grand Stage (14)
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I believe you have a very wonderful speech inside you. It is the kind of speech that inspires and equips people like me. Blogging is more powerful than we normally consider it. It’s an opportunity to try out our voice, to share our perspective, to present a point of view. In many ways, this is your chance to speak on a grand stage to an audience who is interested in what you have to say. ...Shared by Ayelet (16) giyotana (0) isaak (14) Justin Rasmussen (0) kamikyo (8) Keven Elliff (4) Kneale Mann | RedFish Group (18) Lindsey (1) Lithosphere (7) Maggi (5) Mahesh CR (2) Michael Bekiaris (3) Mike F (357) Tinu (9)- Justin Rasmussen said: This is a great article that everyone should read, we should take an inventory check and ensure we are working towards these goals. These are real, actionable and better yet attainable!
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When Your Blog is a Grand Stage (7)
onI believe you have a very wonderful speech inside you. It is the kind of speech that inspires and equips people like me. Blogging is more powerful than we normally consider it. It’s an opportunity to try out our voice, to share our perspective, to present a point of view. In many ways, this is your chance to speak on a grand stage to an audience who is interested in what you have to say. ...Shared by giyotana (0) isaak (14) janequigley (5) kamikyo (8) Mahesh CR (2) Michael Bekiaris (3) Mitch Joel (1)Contribute comment
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Tim Ferriss interview | Derek Sivers (15)
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One of the best things any movie, book, or music can do is permanently change you. Tim Ferriss’ #1 bestselling book, The 4-Hour Workweek, changed my life. Whether you are a musician, entrepreneur, employee, or all three, everyone has too much stuff you have to do, and not enough time for the stuff you want to do. Tim hit a point with his own business that you probably recognize : working 16-hour days, 7 days ...Shared by Alper Çugun (4) Chris Bailey (1) colladude (1) Dave McDowell (1) Eduardo Fernandes (2) Jay (2) Jbud1 (2) John Zeratsky (0) Kipp Bodnar (17) Mahesh CR (2) mase (12) Mateusz Drożdżyński (1) Rob Knight (0) Steve C Livingston (19) TriExpert (0)Contribute comment -
the girl effect typographic movie (17)
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a typograpical movie about the powerful social & economic change brought about when girls have the opportunity to participate in their society. [link: girleffect.org]Shared by _original (33) Andrew Ferguson (9) Andrew Gwozdziewycz (9) Calle (0) Cassi (0) Chandoo (9) Dominic Hopton (0) Gordon (0) Ivan Žužak (3) Jan (5) Karl-Anders (0) Konstantin Weiss (15) koovus (50) Mahesh CR (2) Paulo Pereira (6) Pimienta (2) Todd (0)- Mahesh CR said: If only every true idea came draped in such resplendent attire!
- Gordon said: uhhhh....
- Paulo Pereira said: nice movie.
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How To Demo Your Startup (163)
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Jason Calacanis’ most recent post to his email mailing list is particularly relevant to our audience. He’s spoken with 200 companies in ten minute increments as they give their pitch to be a part of the upcoming TechCrunch50 conference. I agree with all of his thoughts below based on my own experience getting pitched from thousands of startups over the last three years. If you are pitching a company to the press, a conference, a ...Shared by Aanarav Sareen (9) Aaron (5) adang001 (6) Aeh310 (9) Al (3) Alan Veeck (0) Alex (18) Alex Carpenter (18) Andrew Boardman (61) Andrey (6) Anol (2) anonydon (14) Aron (10) Bastien (27) Bill (8) Bill (2) Bill HR (8) Brad Garland (6) Brit (23) C.K. (116) Caleb Elston (13) Can Özmen (3) CannonGod (190) Carl Fyffe (2) CB (12) Chandu Thota (0) Chris J Guerra (11) cmurph (18) colladude (1) Consiliera (4) Cory (1) Cris (0) cuqui (19) cvander (5) Danbrown (0) Daniel (1) DOCBook Howto (98) Ed (0) eLd0raDo (11) Emily (0) Emma (7) Eric (9) Eric (4) eschnou (9) Evgeni L. / Reepicheep (8) expertseries (4) G$ (3) Gaurav (4) Gautam (14) Giuliastro (4) glaforge (35) Gordon Murray (1) Haltse (17) Harun (1) Hashim (18) IdoNotes (0) igormoreno (13) iuri (5) J.R. (2) Jason L (18) JasonV (2) Jay (1) Jbud1 (2) JeeBs (2) Jeff (0) Jeff (0) Jerome (6) jetienne (2) Joel (2) John (11) John (2) John (12) John (0) Jon. L (1) Jonathan (0) Jordi De Groof (12) Josh (17) Julián Romero Nieto (1) Justin Ribeiro (1) k1v1n (3) Kaşif Ha (17) Katie (0) Kenneth (5) kevan (5) Kevin Hamer (9) Llwllyn (9) louisgray (111) maccman (9) Mahesh CR (2) Major Tal (0) Marina Martin (2) Martin (10) Martin Ström (0) Matt (9) Michel (0) mickek (1) Mike (18) Mike Aizatsky (0) mr.petruccio (28) mr94 (10) Mudiam (1) Neil (4) Nick (0) Nick (0) noahp (11) OGG (1) Olli Sulopuisto (22) orc (10) Otto R. Radke (2) Oudi Antebi (0) Pablo (20) Patrick Thornton (0) Paul Helmick (24) Paul S (4) Paulino (1) Pejman (0) PoPPaP (8) Rajiv Doshi (10) Richard Olsen (1) Richmarcia (0) Rizwan (9) Robert Scoble (61) Ron (3) Roy (0) Sam I Am (0) Satej Sirur (5) Scott (10) SD (5) Sebastian (0) selfexile (1) Seth (0) Sherman (13) shivanand (4) Shyam (6) simplynutty (0) Sonciary (0) Stanislav Shalunov (0) Stewart Rogers (7) StreetForce1 (39) Sue (11) syllabub (0) TedCHoward (5) The one (0) Tim Elliott (4) Todd (14) Tom Wentworth (2) Tomek (0) Tony (2) truman (1) Uday Kiran (7) Vincent van Wylick (17) vinoth (3) Vivek (11) weinberg81 (0) wrburgess (1) Xdroot (31) xrx (23) yaegor (1) Yan (9) Yihong (4) Zach Scott (3) Zsombor (16) zuzur (6)Explore read 12 notes- Haltse said: i really hope that the same rules applied to HR slideshows and new info. Very tired of the approach that Hey we have over a million bucks of talent in this room BUT! we're going to read to you from the screen.
- colladude said: demo startup
- Jonathan said: Seems like a lot of good advice about pitching.
- Nick said: Great article for web startups
- Paul S said: All good points
- SD said: Jason , please start blogging. Your emails are toooooooooooooo looooooooooooong to read.
- Chris J Guerra said: very useful info
- Neil said: Excellent advice for ALL kinds of tech presentations...not just startup stuff
- John said: This is great advice for anyone who has to make presentations, whether in tech or not.
- Stewart Rogers said: must read in more detail!
- Martin said: Great info here for anyone demoing their hard work.
- JeeBs said: Great advice on the finer points of doing a demo of your product. As clear and definitive as you can get.
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How To Demo Your Startup (226)
onJason Calacanis’ most recent post to his email mailing list is particularly relevant to our audience. He’s spoken with 200 companies in ten minute increments as they give their pitch to be a part of the upcoming TechCrunch50 conference. I agree with all of his thoughts below based on my own experience getting pitched from thousands of startups over the last three years. If you are pitching a company to the press, a conference, a ...Shared by @runb@laj! (0) Aanarav Sareen (9) Aaron (5) Adrian Howard (1) Adriana (18) Aeh310 (9) Al (3) Alex Carpenter (18) Alexander Ljung (5) Amir (6) Andreas (0) Andrei (6) Andrerib (9) Andrew Walkingshaw (13) Andrey (6) Andy Cary (0) Anol (2) anonydon (14) Aron (10) Aydin (2) B.J. Schone (2) barbara (1) Bastien (27) Ben (3) Ben (74) Benjamin (805) Benny (0) Bill (2) Bill (8) Bill HR (8) blackbelt (0) brady forrest (1) BryanSays (1) btw0 (8) Can Özmen (3) Carl Fyffe (2) Carmen Leilani (16) Chandu Thota (0) Charles (3) Chi-chi Ekweozor (13) chris (305) cmurph (18) Consiliera (4) consolejockey (1) Cory Shaw (2) craig (46) Cris (0) Damian (0) Dan Grigorovici (2) Danbrown (0) david (5) davidorban (7) Dibau Naum h (9) dmkanter (0) dobata (324) Dominik Wind (0) Dorai (14) Drew Olanoff (117) Ed (0) Eino (3) eLd0raDo (11) Emma (7) Eric (4) Eric (1) Ettore Pasquini (1) Eugene Petrenko (0) Eugenio (2) expertseries (4) frank_tentler (1) Gabriel Radic (1) Gaurav (4) giro (10) Giuliastro (4) Gordon Murray (1) Green Flash (6) GS (3) Gustavo (3) guy (479) Harun (1) hbenny (9) Ian Irving (2) Idan Gazit (0) IdoNotes (0) Ignatia (2) igormoreno (13) iuri (5) J.R. (2) Jack Wilson, K4SAC (4) James Osborn (3) James Sherrett (1) jason (0) Jason L (18) Jay Liew (9) JeeBs (2) Jeff (0) Jeff (0) Jeremy Gordinier (6) Jerome (6) Joel (2) John (0) John (2) John Park (5) jon (5) Jon Henshaw (5) Jon Phillips (7) Jon. L (1) Jonathan (0) Jonathan (28) jonpape (7) Jordi De Groof (12) Julien Le Nestour (0) Kaşif Ha (17) kevin (19) Kevin Hamer (9) Kevin Sablan (10) Kristen (180) Kuldeep (1) Kyle (3) Kyle James (27) Kyle Mulka (0) Lars Trieloff (1) lizunlong (4) Llwllyn (9) Luigi Montanez (1) lunamoth (22) Mahesh CR (2) Major Tal (0) Manish Bhardia (2) Marc Dahan (0) Martin (10) Martin Ström (0) Matt (9) Matt (18) Max Timchenko (0) Mayank (14) Michel (0) mickek (1) Mike Prasad (0) Mike Williams (0) mjs (8) Mohamed Marwen (3) Mudiam (1) Murat Aktihanoglu (5) Nathan McDonald (0) Neel Ketkar (1) Neil (4) Nicholas Mercer (7) Nick (0) Nick (0) Nico (1) noahp (11) Nu New Olympics '08 (0) OGG (1) Olga (10) Olli Sulopuisto (22) orc (10) Orunner (6) Otto R. Radke (2) Pablo (20) parkylondon (26) Patrick Thornton (0) Paul Bradshaw (12) Paul S (4) Paulino (1) Pejman (0) Peter (4) Phil (0) philip (0) Pierre Henri Clouin (0) PoPPaP (8) ProfVegas (144) Ramit Sethi (4) Ray (0) Ricardo.Borelli (4) Richard Olsen (1) Rizwan (9) Rob Hyndman (5) Roman Porotnikov (2) Ron (3) Roy (0) Ryan (2) Sam I Am (0) Sandesh (0) SAPRI B.ROSLI (24) saul klein (2) Scott (10) Sebastian (0) selfexile (1) Shaun Connolly (0) Sheehan (6) Shimoda (0) shivanand (4) Sonciary (0) Spencer Fry (10) Stanislav Shalunov (0) stelabouras (5) Stephanie (2) Steve Ryner (5) Stewart Rogers (7) Stubbs (1) Sumanth (6) Sun Tzu (313) syllabub (0) Tal Siach (373) tewfiq (31) Tim Elliott (4) Tim Heineke (1) Todd (14) Todd Loren Sinclair (0) Tom Wentworth (2) Tomek (0) Tony (2) truman (1) Uday Kiran (7) vinoth (3) Vivek (11) warrior007 (213) webtime (355) willpate (0) wrburgess (1) yaegor (1) Yan (9) Yaron Orenstein (1) Yihong (4) Zach Scott (3)Explore read nine notes
- dmkanter said: good stuff, thanks @roopeshsheth!
- Paul S said: All good points
- Neil said: Excellent advice for ALL kinds of tech presentations...not just startup stuff
- JeeBs said: Great advice on the finer points of doing a demo of your product. As clear and definitive as you can get.
- Nick said: Great article for web startups
- John said: This is great advice for anyone who has to make presentations, whether in tech or not.
- Jonathan said: Seems like a lot of good advice about pitching.
- Stewart Rogers said: must read in more detail!
- Martin said: Great info here for anyone demoing their hard work.
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Amazon Elastic Block Store goes live! (26)
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Amazon today unleashed the next EC2 feature: ‘SAN storage in the cloud’, aka EBS or Elastic Block Store. Of course RightScale is ready and supports all the features of EBS in the das
