YouTube – Famous Failures
great video on failure
Why Zappos Pays New Employees to Quit—And You Should Too – Harvard Business Online’s Bill Taylor
Great article that offers a glimpse into zappos management policies and their fascinating bribe to quit policy. Yes, they actually bribe their employees to quit their jobs. Why Zappos Pays New Employees to Quit—And You Should Too – Harvard Business Online’s Bill Taylor
WSJ – Bubbles
Image via Wikipedia Here’s a great article on bubbles from Friday’s WSJ. I think this is a great definition of just exactly what a bubble is, whether tulip bubble or dotcom bubble: Bubbles emerge at times when investors profoundly disagree about the significance of a big economic development, such as the birth of the Internet. […]
The Next American Frontier – WSJ.com
“Being good entrepreneurs, it’s time to look ahead, develop a good plan, and then bet everything on ourselves.” Great piece in WSJ today on future of American Entrepreneurship. We are raising a generation of entrepreneurs. The Next American Frontier – WSJ.com
It’s never the right time…
Image via Wikipedia A friend of mine called me the other day to discuss his plans to leave his job and start a business in a year. I could feel his excitement, and supported his decision. But the truth is I didn’t really believe in his plan, and I don’t really think he did either. […]
Brazen Careerist: “Bad career advice: Do what you love”
I don’t know how I stumbled on to this post, but it was really thought provoking for me. At first I wanted to get defensive, think about why she was wrong and point out that she had contradicted this post many times in the past both in one of her books and in other blog […]
“How to Do what you Love”
Continuing with my blog theme for the last weeks (or years) I wanted to post some quotes after reading Paul Graham’s long (but very good) essay on the subject of doing what you love. I found this quote particularly interesting based on what I wrote about last week in terms of not knowing what doing […]
“If at first you don’t succeed, you’re in good company” – WSJ
I loved this piece in yesterday’s WSJ about failure. I think we’ve all been inspired or excited by some of the many, many stories of people overcoming obstacles in their lives on their way to success. Thomas Edison’s 1,000 failed attempts at creating the light bulb is a famous one (“I didn’t fail 1,000 times,” […]
Venture Voice show 48 – Frank Addante on Time
Great quote from the most recent Venture Voice by serial entrepreneur Frank Addante: The biggest asset that I have is my time. I have to think about how to best invest my time. As a VC you can always raise more money. you can always get more money, hire more people…But you can never get […]
Vote for Best Warren Buffett Bite of All Time
Yes, I love Buffett and I especially love Buffett quotes. Some his best: “We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.” “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” […]