December 2009
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-27) →
The Whitest Boy Alive (23)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs (15)
Red Hot Chili Peppers (10)
Minus the Bear (10)
Bloc Party (6)
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WatchKind of ridiculous, but it’s cool to see the innovation nonetheless.
Thanks to Gillis for the link.
Skiing Waves in Hawaii - Salomon Freeski TV via Teton Gravity Research
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Watchdaisyames:
on a moving subway… only in new york!
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-20) →
Minus the Bear (20)
Pure Ecstasy (9)
Bibio (7)
Lupe Fiasco (7)
Emanuel and the Fear (6)
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“Hey hey you say” by Papas Fritas
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Fun cover for Friday morning via @stylman:
Yo La...
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Tiger voted "athlete" of the decade?! Are we...
To be clear, I’m not griping about the fact that Tiger is one of the biggest let-downs in history. Furthermore, I’m not denying that Tiger is really, really ridiculously good at golf.
But it’s f*ing golf! It’s not a sport! Golfers aren’t athletes!
I mean really - at one point this guy was considered the best in the game:
And who did Tiger beat for this...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-13) →
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros (2)
Lands & Peoples (1)
JJ (1)
Bibio (1)
Kurt Vile (1)
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On Preparation
I had a meeting with a potential investor recently, for which I prepared a pitch deck and an extended executive summary.
Prior to my meeting, I went through every slide and every paragraph to make sure our story and our projections were air-tight.
I also had versions of both prepared in Keynote and Pages as well as in Powerpoint and Word. Then I made PDF versions of each, and for the pitch...
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“And therein lies the best career advice I could possibly dispense: just DO...”
– Charlie Hoehn (via @joeyevoli)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-6) →
Lupe Fiasco (22)
Cymbals Eat Guitars (5)
Modest Mouse (4)
Saves the Day (4)
Thursday (4)
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Creating an operating plan for 2010
Solid, timely advice from @bijan.
@bijan:
This time of year, many venture backed startups have created or are putting together their operating plan for 2010.
Few suggestions for early stage/pre revenue companies:
0. Keep it simple.
1. Start with the ending. What do you want to accomplish by the end of next year and why?
2. Set quarterly objectives
Quarterly objectives help your board...
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Does every startup need a Steve Jobs? |... →
An excellent read about Apple’s balance of business and design.
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WatchI’m so stoked off @TheOnion right now…
lacrosse:
“One minute your getting stoked about some weird looking tree…”
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“the last minute of this song is...