April 2010
12 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-25) →
Red Hot Chili Peppers (5) Death Cab for Cutie (2) No Doubt (2) Passion Pit (2) Andrew Bird (2) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Apr 29th
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'When you've got a hammer in your hand, everything...
I recently finished a book in which one scientist references the Handy Hammer Syndrome:   ‘When you’ve got a hammer in your hand, everything looks like a nail.’ He’s referencing some research by a student who claimed (against established thought) that early man evolved into runners, but the scientist knew the student was an avid runner himself (so he was using the...
Apr 26th
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ListenStylman’s right about the rain, but this...
Apr 25th
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Apr 22nd
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Part 2 of The Startup by NYC3.0.
Apr 15th
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436. Hold your heroes to a higher standard.
(via rulesformyunbornson)
Apr 14th
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Apr 13th
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“I had little monetary incentive to stay after the acquisition. Yet two years...”
– Fantastic story from @epaley.  This is how we feel about HomeField and I shared that in the comments (copied here): “Fantastic post, Eric. We (the founders of our startup) feel very similarly. It’s about creating value for real customers. We’ve caught flack from some investors...
Apr 12th
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“The Startup” – HomeField Documentary Part 1 For the past 5 months or so, the guys behind NYC 3.0 have been covering us for their master’s thesis at the Columbia School of Journalism. It was a little weird to have a couple guys with cameras coming to our team meetings, interviewing us about HomeField and even following us around after-hours, but we got used to it and we’re happy to provide even...
Apr 10th
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Don't Tolerate Incompetence
Yesterday, my friend and biz partner Joe said to me: “You may be the closest person to [Teddy] Roosevelt I know.  He just didn’t tolerate incompetent people whatsoever.”   Joe’s reading a book on Teddy right now.  We sort of revere the guy because he was a total badass, and I took Joe’s remark as a compliment. I think I learned this from my parents.  Entrepreneurs...
Apr 9th
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Apr 4th
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ListenThe Certificate by The Hilltop Hoods Some Aussie...
Apr 4th