The Challenge for Startups

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“The default state of the world is to stay the way it is, which means the default state of a startup is failure.” Chris Dixon “The default state of a startup is failure“ Nobody ever said this was easy. Get to it.

Interruptions in the Workplace

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I love Big Think. Jason Fried (37 Signals) reports on the current state of the workplace (via Philip): https://bigthink.com/videos/big-think-interview-with-jason-fried This is pretty accurate. Some managers are better than others, but the interruption concept is spot on. I love working remotely, in my cave (see Rands…
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DevLearn Report: Social Media (#DL09-P5)

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Pre-Conference Workshop P5: Making Social Media Work with e-Learning – Mark Oehlert, Defense Acquisition University Quotes to Remember: “Start small, think big, move fast.” “Let’s move from subject-matter experts to subject-matter networks.” “Teach capabilities, not content.” The New Knowledge Management Companies with strong Knowledge Management…
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Freelance in Real Life

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Wow. If you’ve been there, like I have, this is awesome, and ridiculously accurate. (via Brad)