February 2012
7 posts
BRYCE DOT VC: Don't Overplan Your Life →
brycedotvc:
The other day I stumbled across an old presentation I gave to the Strategy Department at the BYU Marriott School back in 2008. As I flipped through the deck, I came across a slide that took me back to a specific moment a defining piece of advice was dispensed.
It was 1999 and and I had life…
Love this.
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In the beginning, focus on just "one thing" →
Love this from Fab CEO Jason Goldberg:
“We have this concept at Fab called the ‘one thing,’ which is: Do one thing, and do that one thing better than anyone else,” Goldberg says. “We’re almost religious about that.” New opportunities pop up for Goldberg and cofounder Bradford Shellhammer all the time, but they say no to anything that isn’t...
Dear Instagram... →
Now this is how you apply for a job!
Even reached the radar of an Instagram investor…
I’ve never met @byalicelee. But, when I see hustle like this, I am sure I will eventually: dearinstagram.byalicelee.com
— Chris Sacca (@sacca) February 21, 2012
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“If Mr. Plouffe has an ideological bent, other than being a Democrat, it is not...”
– From Knife Seller to the President’s Hard Edge
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/20/us/politics/plouffe-obama-aide-lends-firm-hand-to-campaign.html?pagewanted=2&ref=politics
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The people's republic of coders →
“THE BEST-placed people to lead Ireland out of the current economic situation are probably not suited executives or politicians presenting well-meaning jobs plans. No, the drivers of Ireland’s next economic upswing are most likely wearing hoodies and scuffed trainers and have to be in bed by 10pm on school nights.”
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Bijan Sabet: Thinking about Facebook's S-1 and... →
Today’s LSI start-up blog of the day:
bijan:
Today we all read a lot of information about the Facebook S-1 registration. The execution and performance of the company is simply stunning.
There are plenty of folks that have written great insights about the key metrics of the business that were disclosed in the filing.
I’m not going to…
