What makes a joke funny?
After thousands of years, you’d think that the priest, rabbi and jokes would have run their course. But they haven’t. I wonder if Priests have heard them all, just like the lawyers I know. Don’t expect a joke from me. Here’s a clean one for those in need. So its all timing. Every time, all [...]
Lawnmower Bum
This story is something I have reflected on more often and more often as ‘the economy’ causes belts to tighten. It is a true story. Witnessed by two people, I am one. It is about a story of tenacity without resources. I don’t like the word Bum in my title, but it is very descriptive [...]
Self Interest – Adam Smith says GO!
Does a celebrity get behind a cause without being first impacted?Maybe, but probably not. Therefore their actions are selfish in nature first, then self less. As you read this, you may think I’m insensitive to others, but I’m really just thinking about my own lack of action related to causes I’m not impacted by personally. [...]
Violet Gray was a Venture Capitalist
Violet was Lucy’s snobby friend on the Peanuts cartoon. My first ‘imprint’ of entrepreneurship and getting told ‘no’…was learned when I was probably about 12…and it was a cartoon. Here’s the frame by frame…play by play breakdown. Frame 1: The ‘Inspiration’…a Peanuts character (forgot which one) was watching her cat play with a crumpled up [...]
Entrepre-poor
I’ve been increasingly disappointed in Web 2.0, however I haven’t yet lost hope for the second coming of the Internet, as many great services are being made available. I also see a lot of stuff that doesn’t really make any sense. I forget where I read this part, but I think there are too many [...]
Entrepre-neer?
Last thing we need is another mash up, but just one more on a pile of useless names only helps people (read marketing professionals) keep their jobs. I’ve always wanted to be an engineer, not a train driver, but somebody who makes stuff from known principals, whether with chemicals…ala Chemical Engineer, or mechanical things..ala Mechanical [...]
Oh Yeah? Kook Aid
There is a pessimistic phrase in the “entrepreneur” community used often when a startup starts believing too much in themselves….it’s a harsh cliche really, as the roots are somewhat disgusting but somehow overlooked. Hold on while I take a sip of my own Kool-Aid. Yeah..that’s it. When something is too good to be true, or [...]
