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Archive for August 2010

What Happens When Immigrants No Longer Want To Come To America?

Brad Feld posted this on his blog the other day: Attracting Smart People to Your Community Accelerates Entrepreneurship.   The entire

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Vail Crushes It, Throws Down the Social Media Gauntlet

Most of you know I am an instructor at Vail.  I love vail.  It’s my favorite mountain and has been

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Ski Lesson’s – “Big Time”

I’m doing this in two weeks. (not the skateboarding, but the ski jump pit)  I just booked a 4 hour

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Why People Don’t Get Social Networking

I was talking with someone the other day about Twitter and the importance of building a social presence.  Their response

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How to Build an Accurate Sales Forecast

I gave my two cents earlier this week on why sales and earnings forecasts fail.   They fail because of

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They are Called Spoils for a Reason – They Spoil

The mechanic who became a mechanic to join the union for the benefits, is rarely a good mechanic. The aspiring

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When It’s Time for a Startup to Hire a Sales Guy (Gal)

Hiring a professional sales person can be a stressful event for a start up.  Hire too early and waste lots

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Bad Forecasts Aren’t a Mistake

The New York Times had a great op-ed piece today about companies missing forecasts.   The premise – CFO’s and

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Don’t Confuse Like with Rights

Mark Suster and Fred Wilson wrote two powerful posts last week in defense of Gay Marriage and The Cordoba Mosque.

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The Right Angle Matters

I led a strategy session not too long ago. It started it with a bitch session.  Everyone had 60 minutes

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