January 2012
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Lessons from The Last Lecture
“Engineering isn’t about perfect solutions; it’s about doing the best you can with limited resources”
“When there’s an elephant in the room, introduce it”
“Luck is where preparation meets opportunity”
“The brick walls are there for a reason. They’re not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show...
Women In Tech in NYC →
Great Betabeat article about the women making strides in New York’s Silicon Alley.
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Find a Cofounder
Yesterday I met with the founder of a social advertising company in San Francisco. She is a really fun person - totally energetic, enthusiastic and more than willing to give advice. As an ex-googler, she understood the entrepreneurial spirit I have been “raised” with.
Since I have been working on a presentation and mocks of my own, I asked her about how much she would want to see done...
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Life is Progress
Life is progress. It takes time to love who you are, love someone else and love life. There’s no need to rush. This is life…. it’s messy, difficult and emotionally draining but it’s so worth living the short time we have and making the most of it…. be true to yourself and know that this life is yours to live, and yours alone.. and don’t let anyone ever tell you...
“Every time you want to make any important decision, there are two possible...”
– And that, folks, is what makes entrepreneurship so friggin’ hard. And so friggin’ necessary.
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“Entrepreneurship is the pursuit of opportunity without regard to resources...”
– they were more likely to start out poor. They’re used to making do without resources. Opportunity is the only real resource you have.
April 2011
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Tackling the Sizing Problem
How is it that I can be a size 27 in jeans, a size 0 at Ann Taylor and a size 4 at H and M.
http://gothamist.com/2011/04/25/scanner_tries_to_stop_vanity_sizing.php