May242013

Business and Behavior

“The best thing you can do as an entrepreneur is to not quit.” ~ Nir A lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Nir, writes about business and behavior in his blog Nir and Far. His framework is Trigger, Action, Variable Reward, Investment. See also:

May232013

A Farm-Picture

THROUGH the ample open door of the peaceful country barn, A sun-lit pasture field, with cattle and horses feeding; And haze, and vista, and the far horizon, fading away. ~ Walt Whitman

May222013

Crowdtilt

The new trend in harnessing the crowd? Crowdtilt. It’s a startup and a description for group buying where no one is on the hook for the purchase unless a certain number of people commit to buying. It’s group buying that reduces production expense. I’m trying out a crowdtilt for t-shirts business, Teespring. You can, too! [...]

May212013

Everyone’s a Critic

Even literary masterpieces get one star reviews on Amazon: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (1954) “The book is not readable because of the overuse of adverbs.”  

May202013

It’s Only Human Natural

“Be strong. Trust yourself. Love yourself. Conquer your fears. Just go after what you want and act fast. Because life just isn’t that long.” ~ Pam, from The Office

May162013

Age 7

From the Business News Daily: “A study by researchers at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland discovered that math and reading ability at age 7 are linked with socioeconomic status several decades later. The researchers found that such childhood abilities predict socioeconomic status in adulthood over and above associations with intelligence, education and socioeconomic status [...]

May152013

Who is bell hooks?

bell hooks (purposely uncapitalized) is a writer, feminist, and Stanford alumna. “A person who thinks critically … can find ways to transform their lives.” bell hooks

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