Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule in 2010
Looking back to 2009 many great things happened with the concepts that I’ve been calling the Enterprise Tribe, with the most exciting being Tech Ranch Austin. 2009 was all about transition,...
View ArticleThe First Shot Fired in the Next American Revolution
One of the great things about being a connector is that I get to listen in across many different people- what they are saying, what they are finding interesting, and if there is any correlation among...
View ArticleGetting your startup out of Starbucks
There’s a recent article that several people have forwarded to me given that it rings true to what I am talking about around the Tech Ranch Austin all of the time… Called Getting your startup out of...
View ArticleKeep your eye on the Prize
A recent discussion around the Bootstrap Austin Network is worthy of sharing here, for it rings true for every entrepreneur trying to make a difference through his/her venture. An entrepreneur was...
View ArticleEntrepreneur: your light, and your responsibility
Entrepreneurs…. this is a call as a reminder… there’s no small game to play with regard to being an entrepreneur. I’ve often been told of the following quote from Marianne Williamson (often attributed...
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Reconnecting with Chile
Its hard to ever know how seeds once planted will grow. This and next week represent an exciting reconnection of my work with Chile. For context, in 2003, I took an early version of what was to become...
View Article“Friday Evening Experiments” fetch Nobel Prize
It doesn’t take much time to profoundly impact science and the world. Dr. Konstantin Novoselov devoted 10% of his time to “crazy things that probably won’t pan out”. One of these experiments did… that...
View ArticleThe Travis County Court System is Broken
Over the last few days I have come to believe that the system is broken. Some of you know that I was assaulted last February 2009. The last year and a half has been a healing experience for me. Its...
View ArticleOpportunities Connecting Worlds
Many have asked me what’s brought me to Chile this time. As I sit here in Antofagasta, Chile, I wanted to share this recent New York Times article that frames in the discussion. Power in the 21st...
View ArticleDoug Erwin’s Wisdom
Doug Erwin, Former Chairman and CEO of The Planet gave the closing keynote today at today’s Rice Alliance 8th Annual Information Technology / Web Venture Forum. He’s been very successful across...
View ArticleWhy Some People Have More Luck Than Others
The following article talks about how certain entrepreneurs affect how “lucky” they are in business success. Its a really interesting read, with a simple meditation (see the quote below). They are the...
View ArticlePeople Over 35 Have Recently Launched 80% Of Startups
Interesting to read the following article- given that so many young entrepreneurs get press for high flying Internet startups- but quietly in the background older entrepreneurs are building high...
View ArticleLemons, meet lemonade
One of the biggest issue that every entrepreneur must face is dealing with the “down” times… times when something (possibly) negative has happened, that distracts him/her from the key objective that...
View ArticleConformity vs Discipline
In the workplace as in many parts of life, I have found that there’s a simple distinction that guides what I tell many a new entrepreneur into their first startup. This distinction is conformity...
View ArticleReturning to Chile- moving forward with projects
You might know of the work that I started in Chile in 2003 – which was to become the basis of Tech Ranch Austin- the “Enterprise Teaming” (trademark!) framework that I originally took to Chile so many...
View ArticleVideo from the Road: Antofasta
For more info see these post: Prelaunch of a network of entrepreneurs in Antofagasta (in Spanish) A report of tonight’s activities with support from Leonardo Maldonado, Estuardo Robles, Bijoy Goswami,...
View ArticleWill there be another Steve Jobs?
A handful of us that worked for Steve Jobs in the past were quoted in this article at Mashable.com I have great gratitude for the opportunity to work with Steve and everyone else at NeXT Computer from...
View ArticleMore thoughts about Steve
There’s been a lot of conversation about Steve Jobs passing on the ex-NeXT email list (the former employees of NeXT Computer, Inc.). I shared the following perspective in response to Steve sometimes...
View ArticleHealth, Juicing, and Vegetables
Over the last few years I have lost several family members and good friends to cancer. As an entrepreneur that believes that almost anything is possible, I have used this time to decide to explore...
View ArticleCoalescing a Community to take on World Challenges
This afternoon I’ve been allowing myself to look back at some of the ideas that I think most revolutionary for dealing with some of the problems/opportunities that the world faces right now. It was...
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