The people who get the most opportunities also start fast. They overachieve from the very beginning. They ask the best questions and always seem to have good ideas. Advice for creative doers from Bing Gordon and other successful entrepreneurs. Pair with Derek Sivers on the secrets of entrepreneurship and Roman Krznaric on how to find fulfilling work. (via explore-blog)
Need a job? Create it! “You may ask yourself, what is that beautiful house? You may ask yourself, where does that highway lead to? You may ask yourself, am I right, am I wrong? You may say to yourself, my god, what have I done?” – Lyrics from, “Once in a Lifetime” by Talking Heads When I think about what crazy, disorienting times these are for job seekers I can’t help but recall the lyrics from this song by the Talking Heads. Are you, or someone you know in
“If you’re not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.” – Reid Hoffman, Founder Linkedin Hoffman and many other entrepreneurs believe that it’s better to launch a product and tweak as you go, rather than to wait until the product is perfect before launching. Of course, critics of this approach would say, “you only get one chance to make a first impression.” What do you think? -Jeanine
People do their most creative work when they are motivated by the work itself.
Cyclists who use bikesharing programs are much less likely to wear helmets than people who ride their own bikes. A team of designers in London has come up with a solution: Temporary helmets you can throw away. But are they really safer? Innovative? Or just ridiculous?
Every feature has some maintenance cost, and having fewer features lets us focus on the ones we care about and make sure they work very well. – David Karp Amen.
On Selling Bananas to Monkeys and Other Business Start-Up Tips. I’m sure you’d agree that it’s much easier to sell a banana to a monkey than it would be to try to convince a fish that bananas are delicious and they ought to eat them. Perhaps it could be done, but it sure would be time consuming and expensive. The same holds true for starting a business. Though, you’d be amazed by how many businesses have been created by super smart people with a naïve notion that the shear awesomeness
fred-wilson: a rebuttal to this nycgov: Mayor Bloomberg met with Y Combinator entrepreneurs in Mountain View, California about why they should start their companies in New York City. #entrepreneurship
(via thenastygal🙂 Turn it up to eleven.
“An entrepreneur takes big leaps, dreams big, never looks back, believes, works hard, & hardest of all – ignores the naysayers..”#thismuchiknow