The value of AND
Fred Wilson’s recent post on the N+1 theory got me thinking this week about the choices that we make and how we’re defined by those choices. For example, many of us are forced to choose between this and that when…
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Just because it’s easy for you …
“Just because it’s easy for you doesn’t mean it’s easy for everyone.” –Ed Epping, Williams College It’s been a lot of years now since I heard these words during a drawing class — it was valuable advice then, and I…
Having a to-do list (even if you hate it)
I hate to-do lists. Let’s be clear. A to-do list is the best way for me to remember that I haven’t finished doing something. If I start making lists I’ll remember all of the things I once thought were important…
How to be useful on Twitter
3 Steps for Making Yourself useful online. Be useful on Twitter. There are a few things you can do to make yourself helpful, to provide additional value, and not too annoy your new-found Twitter friends. You can do this by…
3 Things You Can Do To Support Your Customers
What’s your brand on Twitter, or more broadly, what’s your brand online? I delight customers (or at least, work to delight them) in my work life online, and I try to do the same thing whenever I encounter someone new…
I Recommend Raspberries
I recommend Raspberries. No, not the kind that you can get at the store. The kind that grow in your backyard (or perhaps, a friend’s backyard), taste best when eaten straight off the cane (warm from the sun) and can…
Connector, Maven, or Salesperson?
Malcolm Gladwell, in his 2000 book The Tipping Point, describes three types of people who innovate and foster change. Connectors, Gladwell writes, are the hubs that allow different social networks and groups to contact each other, like the friend you…
Your Pitch is Everything.
Ever start talking to someone about an idea that you hold dear to your heart, only to find that when you say it out loud it doesn’t come out *quite* the way you want? Your pitch is the difference between…
You should learn more physics. Really.
What? Why would you want to teach quantum mechanics to your business? Why is it important to know anything about Physics? And ow. My brain hurts. (So really, it’s about seeing order in chaotic systems, and understanding that – at…
Automate the stuff you do all the time
If you’re in a job like mine (which is likely if you’re reading this), you type. A lot. In fact, you probably type most of your day away. Would it surprise you to know that much of the time, you’re…
