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Welcome to 2009. The new year means it’s been a little more than two years, 109 weeks actually, since I started working for myself. When I passed my first anniversary, I wrote up a post of 53 hig... [read more]
Passively Updated Microblogging For Business
Two companies (at least) are trying to apply the concept of Twitter to business intranets. This starts to sound more exciting when you wrap your head around the promise: complete elimination of status ... [read more]
Passively Updated Microblogging For Business
Two companies (at least) are trying to apply the concept of Twitter to business intranets. This starts to sound more exciting when you wrap your head around the promise: complete elimination of status ... [read more]
My Favorite Podcast Episodes
I started listening to podcasts again and have found some amazing episodes that I want to share with people. I’ve also rediscovered why being a podcast listener is so frustrating. Let me share th... [read more]
My Favorite Podcast Episodes
I started listening to podcasts again and have found some amazing episodes that I want to share with people. I’ve also rediscovered why being a podcast listener is so frustrating. Let me share th... [read more]
CrowdVine vs. Ning
In response to Luke Gedeon’s point-by-point comparison of CrowdVine and Ning I put my own explanation of when and why CrowdVine comes up on top CrowdVine blog. I think it’s a good explanati... [read more]
CrowdVine vs. Ning
In response to Luke Gedeon’s point-by-point comparison of CrowdVine and Ning I put my own explanation of when and why CrowdVine comes up on top CrowdVine blog. I think it’s a good explanati... [read more]
Introducing Jay and the New CrowdVine Blog
Jay put together an official CrowdVine blog. It’s already got a nice post where I explain who Jay is. Here are some of the cool things I think we’ll be posting there in the next few weeks: ... [read more]
How Do You Use Twitter?
The folks over at Twitter posted a video starring yours truly with a few other twitter users in support roles. Check it out: How Do You Use Twitter? from biz stone on Vimeo.
How Do You Use Twitter?
The folks over at Twitter posted a video starring yours truly with a few other twitter users in support roles. Check it out: How Do You Use Twitter? from biz stone on Vimeo.
7/4/1776 - ToDo List: 1) Start a Country 2) Find Funding
232 years ago today, a bunch of guys in Philadelphia made one of the riskiest decisions of any startup in history. Thumbing their noses at the world's dominant power, these guys said "There has to be something better"; upon signing...
7/4/1776 - ToDo List: 1) Start a Country 2) Find Funding
232 years ago today, a bunch of guys in Philadelphia made one of the riskiest decisions of any startup in history. Thumbing their noses at the world's dominant power, these guys said "There has to be something better"; upon signing...
Urban Hike Roundup
Sarah wrote up our Urban Hiking experience for the NY Times small business section. Turns out these Urban Hiking expeditions aren’t just grand adventures. They also help us keep in touch with our... [read more]
Urban Hike Roundup
Sarah wrote up our Urban Hiking experience for the NY Times small business section. Turns out these Urban Hiking expeditions aren’t just grand adventures. They also help us keep in touch with our... [read more]
Urban Hike Roundup
Sarah wrote up our Urban Hiking experience for the NY Times small business section. Turns out these Urban Hiking expeditions aren’t just grand adventures. They also help us keep in touch with our... [read more]
Lusting After Car Art
My friend Tim’s company, Infectious.com, just launched. They do vinyl art stickers for your car. For now, the art is from a select group of graffiti artists but eventually anyone will be able to ... [read more]
Lusting After Car Art
My friend Tim’s company, Infectious.com, just launched. They do vinyl art stickers for your car. For now, the art is from a select group of graffiti artists but eventually anyone will be able to... [read more]
Lusting After Car Art
My friend Tim’s company, Infectious.com, just launched. They do vinyl art stickers for your car. For now, the art is from a select group of graffiti artists but eventually anyone will be able to ... [read more]
Two Good Things
For the past year or so, Sarah and I have ended each day by telling each other two good things. For the bulk of the year, our format was for the two things to be things that happened during the day tha... [read more]
Two Good Things
For the past year or so, Sarah and I have ended each day by telling each other two good things. For the bulk of the year, our format was for the two things to be things that happened during the day tha... [read more]
Two Good Things
For the past year or so, Sarah and I have ended each day by telling each other two good things. For the bulk of the year, our format was for the two things to be things that happened during the day tha... [read more]
Deliberate Practice
Sarah and I just got back from a talk at Haas about “deliberate practice” as it relates to excellence. The idea is that how good (or expert) you become at a skill has a lot more to do with ... [read more]
Small Business Hacks
Here are my notes from the small business hacks session at Web2Open. Don MacAskill, Jen Bekman, and Bryan Mason were the major guests. Don’t discount until completion. Bryan says that when they d... [read more]
Deliberate Practice
Sarah and I just got back from a talk at Haas about “deliberate practice” as it relates to excellence. The idea is that how good (or expert) you become at a skill has a lot more to do with ... [read more]
Deliberate Practice
Sarah and I just got back from a talk at Haas about “deliberate practice” as it relates to excellence. The idea is that how good (or expert) you become at a skill has a lot more to do with ... [read more]
Small Business Hacks
Here are my notes from the small business hacks session at Web2Open. Don MacAskill, Jen Bekman, and Bryan Mason were the major guests. Don’t discount until completion. Bryan says that when they d... [read more]
Small Business Hacks
Here are my notes from the small business hacks session at Web2Open. Don MacAskill, Jen Bekman, and Bryan Mason were the major guests. Don’t discount until completion. Bryan says that when they d... [read more]
Slashdot Review for Regular Expression Pocket Reference
Michael J. Ross gave the second edition of Regular Expression Pocket Reference a score of 9/10 in his Slashdot review. He was particularly impressed by the lack of errors. As of this writing, there are... [read more]
Slashdot Review for Regular Expression Pocket Reference
Michael J. Ross gave the second edition of Regular Expression Pocket Reference a score of 9/10 in his Slashdot review. He was particularly impressed by the lack of errors. As of this writing, there a... [read more]
PitchCamp
Live blogging from StartupLounge's PitchCamp. Going around the table with introductions and initial pitches.A lot of interesting ideas that people are pursuing. "Drink your own Kool-Aid. Learning Should... [read more]
PitchCamp
Live blogging from StartupLounge's PitchCamp. Going around the table with introductions and initial pitches.A lot of interesting ideas that people are pursuing. "Drink your own Kool-Aid. Learning Shoul... [read more]
Great Sessions at Web2Open
Web2Open is coming together with some sessions that I’m pretty psyched for. The Open is the free unconference side of Web 2.0 Expo. Like other unconferences you can show up the morning of and add ... [read more]
Great Sessions at Web2Open
Web2Open is coming together with some sessions that I’m pretty psyched for. The Open is the free unconference side of Web 2.0 Expo. Like other unconferences you can show up the morning of and add... [read more]
Great Sessions at Web2Open
Web2Open is coming together with some sessions that I’m pretty psyched for. The Open is the free unconference side of Web 2.0 Expo. Like other unconferences you can show up the morning of and add... [read more]
Skilled workers, where art thou?
I read this story today in which AT&T's CEO says that "We're having trouble finding the numbers that we need with the skills that are required to do these jobs" referring to filling 5,000 customer service positions that AT&T is...
Skilled workers, where art thou?
I read this story today in which AT&T's CEO says that "We're having trouble finding the numbers that we need with the skills that are required to do these jobs" referring to filling 5,000 customer service positions that AT&T is...
Slashdot Review for Regular Expression Pocket Reference
Michael J. Ross gave the second edition of Regular Expression Pocket Reference a score of 9/10 in his Slashdot review. He was particularly impressed by the lack of errors. As of this writing, there ar... [read more]
Take the Next Step, Paul
In college I had a wonderful Humanities professor who insisted on making us write short essays so we could practice writing succinctly. After each essay she would personally sit down with us and critiqu... [read more]
Retro Audio
This is so sweet. I found a post about a new venture from my Dad, Forget CDs Or iTunes - Buy Your Music On Reel-To-Reel Tape From The Tape Project. First, the picture is amazing. I’m pretty sure t... [read more]
Take the Next Step, Paul
In college I had a wonderful Humanities professor who insisted on making us write short essays so we could practice writing succinctly. After each essay she would personally sit down with us and critiq... [read more]
Retro Audio
This is so sweet. I found a post about a new venture from my Dad, Forget CDs Or iTunes - Buy Your Music On Reel-To-Reel Tape From The Tape Project. First, the picture is amazing. I’m pretty sure ... [read more]
Retro Audio
This is so sweet. I found a post about a new venture from my Dad, Forget CDs Or iTunes - Buy Your Music On Reel-To-Reel Tape From The Tape Project. First, the picture is amazing. I’m pretty sure... [read more]
Take the Next Step, Paul
In college I had a wonderful Humanities professor who insisted on making us write short essays so we could practice writing succinctly. After each essay she would personally sit down with us and critiq... [read more]
How I Picked Blue Violin
Servinity, a local company, posted on its blog how it picked its name and logo. I thought I'd share how I picked Blue Violin because it's a question I get asked occasionally and because the process I went through was...
How I Picked Blue Violin
Servinity, a local company, posted on its blog how it picked its name and logo. I thought I'd share how I picked Blue Violin because it's a question I get asked occasionally and because the process I went through was...
Recent Purchases
I purchased three things in the last year that I’ve ended up being very happy with. System76 Pangolin Laptop Last summer I decided to switch from OSX back to Linux. I don’t think Linux is b... [read more]
Recent Purchases
I purchased three things in the last year that I’ve ended up being very happy with. System76 Pangolin Laptop Last summer I decided to switch from OSX back to Linux. I don’t think Linux is ... [read more]
Recent Purchases
I purchased three things in the last year that I’ve ended up being very happy with. System76 Pangolin Laptop Last summer I decided to switch from OSX back to Linux. I don’t think Linux is b... [read more]
Let There Be Light
Tonight I released the full source code to Blue Violin under the GNU Affero General Public License. You can get the code at http://code.google.com/p/blueviolin/ . I chose the Affero General Public licen... [read more]
Let There Be Light
Tonight I released the full source code to Blue Violin under the GNU Affero General Public License. You can get the code at http://code.google.com/p/blueviolin/ . I chose the Affero General Public lice... [read more]