You’ve probably heard the saying hindsight is 20/20. Everything seems to get crystal clear as you look back on your life and see all of the mistakes you made. Why did you sell when you should have bought? Why did you go left when it’s so clear you should have gone right. How could you have been such an idiot? Those were such glaring mistakes. Or were they?
America is a nation of self made people who are taught from a young age that we can become anything we want. We’re a “pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps” type of place. We fancy ourselves the masters of our own fate. For a long time I thought this was a good thing.
A few weeks back I watched the opening episode of Shark Tank. It’s a show where aspiring entrepreneurs get to pitch their business concepts to VC’s like FUBU founder and CEO Daymond John and real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran There were some really solid presentations but one moment in particular stood out to me.
I had the most stressful vacation ever last week because I had to go car shopping each day. I’m not a huge fan of haggling with used car salesmen so one might think that this promptly ruined my vacation but strangely enough just the the opposite happened.
Should you create a product that you love or one you believe other people will love?
Our very own Charles Williams recently published an NES ringtone pack on his blog. If the mention of games like Duckhunt, The Legend of Zelda, and Super Mario Bros 3 find you hearkening back to the good old days, then you should appreciate this. Enjoy.
There’s a simple question we do our best to avoid- “Why?” It’s only one word but it packs quite a wallop. It’s a difficult question because it makes us question our assumptions, which isn’t normally comfortable but is almost always profitable.
Lot’s of consultants, books, and bosses encourage better time management. Clear checklists, more efficient meetings, and the ability to discern between the urgent and the important are all touted as the keys to career success. However, not everyone agrees with this theory.
Most web copy sucks. We’re so afraid of offending or turning someone away that we play it safe and write copy that sounds like other ‘professional’ websites. This means we rarely offend but also rarely engage. Here’s a quote from a random small business website.
If you consider yourself an idea junky; if the future interests your more than the past or present; if you’re into technology, entertainment, and design; then friend you need to check out TED.com. Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world.