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First principles and philosophy: mental models, worldview, frameworks for understanding

Building

Sales and Marketing — the good, the bad, and the Ugly

The good: * Introducing someone to something that genuinely serves a need that they have (marketing) and having them accept it on terms that are

18 Feb 2015 · 1 min read
Building

Some Thoughts from pushstart’s Mentor Connect

Kim Heras and the Pushstart crew put on another Mentor Live event last night. Think speed dating for start-ups and mentors. I was

15 Dec 2012 · 3 min read
Hot Takes

iPhone 5 First Impressions

My wife and I were among the hordes who queued up for an iPhone 5 this morning. First impressions on iPhone 5: * Fast. Like

20 Oct 2012 · 2 min read
Building

Your Idea Sucks

tl;dr: I love your idea. I want to hear about your idea. Please, do not interpret this post as me stifling your idea.

24 Sep 2012 · 2 min read
Hot Takes

iPhone 5 First Impressions

My wife and I were among the hordes who queued up for an iPhone 5 this morning. First impressions on iPhone 5: * Fast. Like

20 Sep 2012 · 2 min read
Security

Sms Scams – What Can Be done?

First things first… If you receive a spam SMS you should forward the message to the Australian Media and Communications Authority Spam SMS service

26 Jun 2012 · 2 min read
Security

Sms Scams — What Can Be done?

First things first… If you receive a spam SMS you should forward the message to the Australian Media and Communications Authority Spam SMS service

16 Jun 2012 · 2 min read
Hot Takes

Auction Sniping 101

This is a quick little how-to that will hopefully save a few people some pain. I’m going to presume you know what

13 Dec 2011 · 2 min read
Building

Invention Is a flower, Innovation Is a Weed

“Here’s the difference between a visionary and an entrepreneur. Both have visions, which are a dime a dozen. But an entrepreneur has, in

17 Oct 2011 · 1 min read
Building

Definition of an Entrepreneur

entrepreneur (n): a person who’s prepared to work 16 hours a day for themselves to avoid working 8 hours a day for someone

12 Oct 2011 · 1 min read
Building

A Little Less Conversation – the Ascending Close

An interesting trend in Internet marketing is to deliberately under-inform prospects re what your product is about. You provide just enough info to

10 Oct 2011 · 1 min read
Hot Takes

What Is a Board

The word “corporation” was originally a shipping term – A group of people would pool their resources to fund and form a corporation which was

12 Sep 2011 · 1 min read