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Culture + Hiring: A Positive Feedback Loop of Buenoness 11 May 2013 | 12:15 am
For the remainder of 2013 I am dedicating the majority of my time at GiveForward to focus on just two things: culture and hiring. In my view, culture and people are two of the most critical element...
GiveForward is Hiring an Art Director 28 Feb 2013 | 04:13 am
GiveForward is hiring an art director. (Bueno!) And we’re giving away $1500 or free burritos for a year to anyone who refers us the person we hire (Super-Bueno!) Please share this job description w...
I Am Moving Back to Chicago 25 Feb 2013 | 09:09 pm
This spring I will be moving back to Chicago after spending the last year in my home state of California. It’s exciting to get back to Chicago and I wanted to share a little bit about the decision t...
The Six Stages of the Startup Lifecycle 25 Jan 2013 | 01:49 am
As far as I can tell there are six stages to a startup lifecycle. What is super-convenient for this blog post is the fact that all somehow end in the same three letters: I-R-E. STAGE 1: DESIRE If th...
Dinner with Tony Hsieh 18 Jan 2013 | 12:35 am
I won a contest and get to have dinner tonight in Vegas with one of my all-time role models, Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos. I’m super-excited about the opportunity but could use some help. If I can only...
The Accidental Entrepreneur 24 Oct 2012 | 09:04 pm
Innate desire to make a dent in the universe + repeatedly getting punched in the face by a problem + decision to stop getting punched in the face = entrepreneur. I just came back from the Dublin Web ...
Jedi Max 20 Oct 2012 | 01:08 am
What happens when a community rallies together to help a stranger? This summer I witnessed something that totally blew my mind and warmed my heart. Last May Brad Feld decided he was going to raise mo...
The Evolutionary Convergence of Ideas 5 Oct 2012 | 07:34 pm
The other morning I read a blog post from one of my business role models, Seth Godin. He wrote: “Instead of outthinking the competition it’s worth trying to outlove them.” When I read his post, I coul...
Is Blogging Dead? 29 Sep 2012 | 08:18 pm
There has been a lot of scuttlebutt in the blogosphere * over the past year that BLOGGING IS DEAD. In fact if you Google the words “blogging is dead” you will find over 60 pages filled (ironically) ...
Idea Assassins 16 Aug 2012 | 09:25 pm
“Do few things but do them well. What doesn’t work, kill quickly.” This is not a quote from Sun Tzu. It’s from Simon Rothman, who is probably just as smart. Simon was one of the very early guys at eBa...
