September 2010
19 posts
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The New Retirement: Not Tuning Out, Just Not...
A few ago the Missus and I took a year off corporate work to reboot and recharge our batteries. Inspired by The 4-Hour Workweek and Stefan Sagmeister we always refer to this time as our mini-retirement. The word “sabbatical” felt wrong as we weren’t tuning out, just not clocking in. And we weren’t taking “time off” from life, just from the corporate world. ...
Sep 17th
“honey, I’m on the Internet!” ”Um, no Mom. You’re on AOL. That’s different.”
– Mark Suster Both Sides of the Table 2x Entrepreneur turned VC (via fred-wilson) OMG - that is freaking funny. 
Sep 17th
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“You have to sell before you assess. Half of a startup’s early sales activity is...”
– Dan Arkind, Early Stage Hiring (via putorti)
Sep 17th
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do more
lessisless: Do more than attend; participate Do more than believe; practice Do more than care; help Do more than be present; belong Share your energy, talent and commitment to creating a stronger community for a better world (via @anndar)
Sep 17th
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Sep 17th
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The New Personal Business Model
I’m pretty sure we need to change our personal business model. Fully loaded with debt by mortgaging all foreseeable future salary is no way to live. We need to rethink. Just as businesses are being disrupted by smarter, faster and more innovative entrepreneurs our traditional ways of earning and spending will have to change. Thinking like an entrepreneur means low burn rate and long run...
Sep 16th
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Hello, Deflation!
I’ve been in the deflationary and double dip camp for the past year, seeing the stock market reach unsustainable levels while unemployment has been staying around 10% (U3) and 17% (U6). The stock market started to agree in the end of April when we had the first of many daily plunges.  The dollar reversed it’s decline on August 9 and then John Chambers @cisco declared rough times ahead...
Sep 15th
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WatchWatch
Great thoughts on lean startups.
Sep 14th
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Living The Dream
I look back at the past year and I’m blown away by all the amazing change that has happened in our life. You would think that change happens in your teens and then it’s all a slow match towards retirement. Hell no, we have had a wonderful son, gone through a brutal surgery, started our own advisory consultancies, traveled across three continents, cooked like there is no tomorrow and...
Sep 13th
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Mark Cuban’s investment advice is utterly brilliant. I’m specifically referring to number three: 3. Cash Creates Transactional Returns.   What does this mean ? It means that you should analyze what you spend money on over the course of a year. You will get a better return on your money by being a smart shopper and taking advantage of  cash, quantity or other types of discounts...
Sep 12th
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Sep 11th
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“With shows like Jersey Shore and The Real Housewives of New Jersey as popular as...”
– Albe Zakes on Garbage Moguls (new reality show)
Sep 7th
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“If you are not prepared to be wrong you’ll never come up with anything original.”
Sep 6th
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“So save your money. Pay off your credit cards. Put your money in the bank where...”
– From Mark Cuban’s blog post “The Stock Market is still for Suckers and why you should put your money in the bank” - Great advice from a billionaire rule-breaker. 
Sep 4th
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“70 percent of freelancers surveyed are happier working independently than when...”
–  More People Are Choosing the Freelance Lifestyle, New York Times, September 1, 2010
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