September 2009
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-27) →
Cymbals Eat Guitars (13)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs (5)
black mold (2)
Yeasayer (1)
Buffy Sainte-Marie (1)
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Spacey stuff, but I can dig it. May throw it on a...
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“Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.”
– Caterina.net: Working hard is overrated (via fred-wilson)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-20) →
M. Ward (15)
Jay-Z (5)
Modest Mouse (3)
Red Hot Chili Peppers (3)
Bloc Party (3)
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First Post, No Pressure.
Welcome to Tumblr, @JoeYevoli. Only thing I’d point out about Joe, and this is the most important part of this development, is that he didn’t always say “yes.” He used to say “no.” I like ‘Joe Yes’ much better.
joeyevoli:
Just trying to start this off, so I’ll post a quick message. While I was staying at Reece Pacheco’s (Overtime Media CEO)...
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Join Reece Pacheco in 'Fort Greene Tennis' on... →
for serious, i want to play tennis tomorrow at Fort Greene. Who’s in?
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-13) →
Jay-Z (15)
The American Analog Set (9)
Taken By Trees (7)
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (6)
Curtis Mayfield (6)
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Venture Hacks, Steve Jobs and customer development
VentureHacks is a great resource for entrepreneurs, and I check in on their posts often. Recently, VH posted “Steve Jobs does customer development: No new features.”
In the article, VH cites Jobs from a recent interview about the new iPod and the iPod Touch:
Steve Jobs: “Originally, we weren’t exactly sure how to market the Touch. Was it an iPhone without the phone? Was it a pocket...
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the curious and the stubborn
“curiosity is man’s grandest learned skill.”
daisyames:
it’s week two point zero, and that’s about how long reece has been fooling around on the backboard with my tennis rackets. today was the big debut on a real court, and not to my surprise, he was good. what was actually surprising was his ostensible ability to improve in one hour - transforming into quite a great little rallier! a...
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Taken By Trees - ‘My Boys’ (cover of...
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Big Food vs. Big Insurance - NYTimes.com →
Some scary stats in here about U.S. consumption. I’m glad I’m not a soda drinker…
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“The story of America isn’t about people who quit when things got tough....”
– Obama’s Remarks For School Address (As Prepared For Delivery) | LiveWire
So many great quotes in this speech. Inspiring.
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“i know that i can compete with the best in the world now, and i will know that...”
– melanie oudin, the 17 year old prodigy after reaching the quarterfinals of the us open. its a mature realization to know that being among the greatest now will be something that will stay with her forever. being cognizant of your own potential whether you achieve that or not has different affects on...
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2 Thoughts on Competition
robgo nails it here. #1. Comparing feature sets is an easy way to spiral out of control thinking you need every feature under the sun. Often, you don’t need a thousand fancy features to get a job done.
#2. Someone is always trying to beat you, whether you OR they know it yet doesn’t matter. Be the best at what you do (serving your users), or go home.
Last sentence is my...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-6) →
Curtis Mayfield (15)
Jay-Z (14)
Princeton (10)
The Generationals (9)
Minus the Bear (7)
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How @OvertimeMedia relates to Paul Graham's...
I love Paul Graham’s essays. He consistently posts excellent thoughts on start-ups. I was
reading his recent post about Determination, when I started across some of his older posts.
A favorite is Startups in 13 Sentences. Here’s how @OvertimeMedia fits into his picture:
Note: I just noticed some of the formatting is messed up. I’ll fix it later.
1. Pick good cofounders. ...
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Re: Will the future of TV start with sports?...
So, I’ve fully bit into DISQUS and really love it. Consequently I’ve been participating in some great discussions online.
Here’s another comment on @Bijan’s blog asking “Will the future of TV start with sports?”
Great point about sports advertising, but like Bijan said, the DVR has done a lot of damage here. Last spring, I watched the Celtics in the NBA...
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Ernest Greene of Washed Out... →
britticisms:
is getting married.
is currently living on a peach farm near Macon, Georgia with his parents.
mixes his songs at night when his parents go to bed.
started producing his Washed Out songs only a few months ago.
Sometimes I just love the internet because it can truly act as a great equalizer, at least in terms of music. First there was Memory Tapes and now Washed Out, two...
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WatchHa. The Onion nails it as usual.