Category Archives: Entrepreneurship
3rd Annual Blue Beanie Day
Blue Beanie Day is a day in support of web standards. In other words - good websites done right. I photoshopped mine on, since I don't have a beanie.
Also posted in Digital Gunslinging, Web Design Tagged Blue Beanie Day 2009, Nick Armstrong 17 Comments
Thank You!
I'm very thankful to have so many wonderful people in my life - it's a testament to the power of community and forward thinkers that I have anything more than a cardboard box over my head.
Tons of Fail… Values, Branding, and Sheep
What kind of college student are you if you can't ask -potentially- red flag questions at the risk of looking like a total ass? That's what college is for. That's how you learn.
Also posted in Personal, Too Real To Be Fake Tagged American Furniture Warehouse, Brian Schwartz, Entrepreneurship, Greeley, Jake Jabbs, University of Northern Colorado 20 Comments
Sometimes You Gotta Dive In…to the Trash
As Kim, the organizer, introduced yours truly to the 40+ attendees, I was elbow-deep in the trash pulling out anything plastic I could get my hands on and tossing it into the now-uncapped recycling bin.
Wait, What? China?
BusinessWeek thinks we should be more concerned about the price of tea in China than the state of our own job market?
The Hierarchy of Success as it Relates to Killing Kittens
How often do you start at the execution (Just Do It) phase for every-day tasks? Almost always, right? Some things just don't need goals, a strategy, or tactics to accomplish - like feeding the cat.
Also posted in Digital Gunslinging, Personal Tagged Seth Godin, The Hierarchy of Success Leave a comment
When the "right" way won't let you get it Right…
It's hard to fight convention, the "right way" everyone knows (like play an E chord). Traditional wisdom demands you play the chord the right way. Traditional wisdom would have been wrong - 22 Grammys wrong.
Also posted in Let's Make This Happen Tagged Become a Rebel, Break the Rules, Do Something right, It Might Get Loud, The Edge, The Right Way, U2 Leave a comment
Trust and Pricing
Without inherent honesty about accurate and fair pricing, someone's getting screwed. Without trust, it's only natural to assume you are the one getting screwed, even if this isn't the case.
Posted in Entrepreneurship Tagged Business, Entrepreneurship, Ethical Business, Pricing Leave a comment
Salt in a Deep Wound
It is unfair to ask more of this country's middle class, without first calling to task the ones who orchestrated or profiteered from the downfall of the American dream. Everyone will have to work to fix the economy, but we must first all be playing by the same rules.
Also posted in Digital Gunslinging, Personal Tagged American Dream, Entrepreneurs, Job Loss, Recession, Small Business, Unemployment Leave a comment
#Sunshine2Seattle Day 3 (Part 2) and 4 – Igniting The Night and Straight On Til Morning