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by farout 16y ago
Susan Blackmore says genes evolve using the technique: copy, vary, select. All have you have here is market validation. The issue is not implementation as odd as it sounds. Who is your market? How will you reach them economically and timely
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by farout 16y ago
At Exxon, they used to switch people every several years. The way it worked was: year 1 - learn to do this new position year 2 - actually do it correctly year 3 - now that you can do it correctly, can you improve it? Do you enjoy it and wan
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by farout 16y ago
besides being harsh - why does she reject it? Her reasons were that she showing that she believed in her children when they did not believe in themselves. Now I definitely have to read the book. I just read her wsj post.
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by farout 16y ago
The books others have suggested are very good. However here are 3 that will challenge you to produce: "QBQ! The Question Behind the Question": as the review says:aimed at purging the "blame, complaining, and procrastination" from the workpl
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by farout 16y ago
great ideas. Time and how it affects our mental models of how we see the world. Good example about talking with kids about their actions and consequences. Thanks!
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by farout 16y ago
Wow that is harsh. When I read her article, I shared it with my husband and my mom. My mom was shocked and saddened by it. My husband understood that she was essentially saying that she believed that her child could do it - like a coach who
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by farout 16y ago
Thank you. This is so true: "It takes time to find your internal voice, learn when to trust it, and stop fearing outside opinion." When I was young I did as I was told. It was easiest way for people to leave me alone so I would have time to
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by farout 16y ago
I liked your synopsis. Haha. I had to smile at "Contrast, Repetition, Alignment and Proximity and don’t be a wimp." for Robin William's Non-Designer’s Design Book. I brought up CRAP in a meeting and I swear everyone thought I had three head
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by farout 16y ago
Oops, you are right there are nuances. In my case, I just wanted to start companies. Many MBAs are for managing companies. In this case, MBA is ideal.
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by farout 16y ago
I completely agree. I was considering a MBA several years ago. My friend made the statement: MBA is about brand recognition. Since you want to be local, go to only MIT or Harvard, otherwise just start your company. Apparently Jack Welch mad
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by farout 16y ago
it comes down to brand and articulating that brand in an unique way so that it is news. ok here are some ideas: 1. This is an idea from a book "The Summer Kitchen". In there the lady opens a pastry shop in a rich neighborhood. The grand op
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by farout 16y ago
There are so many goodies in this talk. This one nails it. "measure two things: value test: does it make value? if yes, does it have an engine of growth that is working?" Thanks Mark for taking excellent notes. I was unable to attend since
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Excellent notes from Eric Ries talk in Boston by Mark Bao(journal.markbao.com)
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by farout 16y ago
43 and a woman
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Ask HN: Please review my app in iTunes: TipEasy(itunes.apple.com)
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by farout 16y ago
edits:For creating awesome websites: I liked CSS Mastery and I like reading cssgarden.com and alistpart.com for ideas. I also like to take existing websites and redo them to make them better just for my own pleasure. And if I really am plea
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by farout 16y ago
there are tons of awesome books on amazon - look for the bestsellers and highest reviews. One that helped me with logos is: Logo Design Love I also liked the Classical Effects in Photoshop. Foe websites: I liked CSS Mastery and on the cssga
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by farout 16y ago
I would try: http://www.amazon.com/Building-iPhone-Apps-HTML-JavaScript/d... Building iPhone Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript: Making App Store Apps Without Objective-C or Cocoa [Paperback] Despite its title, it was the perfect book fo
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Unambiguous colors for colorblinds and non-colorblinds(jfly.iam.u-tokyo.ac.jp)
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by farout 16y ago
Learning a musical instrument as long as you are willing to practice is easy. Really. I would recommend against hiring a undergraduate music student. The may be economical option but these folks may have the "The Curse of Knowledge" as per
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by farout 16y ago
This explained the issues well. Thank you for posting it. Other reading material that may be of interest: <a href=" http://www.amazon.com/Lady-Tasting-Tea-Statistics-Revolution... Lady Tasting Tea: How Statistics Revolutionized Science
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by farout 16y ago
this is exactly what David Cancel said in his post Oct 2010 http://davidcancel.com/3-startup-lessons-i-learned-the-hard-... : Believe me failing sucks really bad but there are no repeatable patterns that lead to startup success. None. Stop
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by farout 17y ago
he definitely would be a microserf then
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by farout 17y ago
I have been sales for years - the books mentioned are good not great. If there was one that was my favorite out of the 200+ ones I read, "let's get real or let's not play" by khalsa. It is good for you for several reasons: 1. based on consu