I recently applied to an incubator program (like Y-Combinator) where I would get a small amount of funding, 4 months, a mentor and office space to further build out the company I started this past…
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Business Plan Competitions
I recently competed in two different business plan competitions, and came in first place in each of them. For the first competition, I was going up against two other individuals who had started their own…
Blogs In General
Today, for the first time in a while, I checked my Google Reader. For those who don’t know, it basically compiles updated blog entries from different sites and blogs I have chosen to follow. I…
“Lean” Blogging
As my one reader knows, this blog has almost no reach. However, I’m ok with that because I am using it as more of a way for me to practice clear thinking. I also intend…
Starting Polyphasic Sleep
I recently finished Tim Ferriss’s newest book, the Four Hour Body. The entire book is packed with ways to hack the human body and gain strength, get bulk, lose weight, injury-proof the body, etc. One…
Social What?
In two short weeks, I am going to Chicago to pitch my business idea at the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization conference. To prepare, several students selected to go on the trip have been meeting with a…
Making Business School Worth It
I recently finished The Entrepreneurial Imperative by Carl Schramm, President of the Kauffman Foundation for entrepreneurship. In the book he spends a lot of time talking about the need for business schools to teach entrepreneurship…
The Wonder of a Virus
Today I had one of those “WOW” moments where I am just amazed at what talented people can accomplish. I read this article on Yahoo today and was blown away that something like that could…
Starting Is Easy
For years now I have taken the advice “just get started!” to heart. I have begun working on three ideas, two affiliate marketing sites (this is not one of them), three blogs, begun teaching myself…
Anti-Social Media
Social media has transformed interactions of all kinds. One of the biggest changes has occurred in the way businesses can now interact with people. Instead of calling a number with your burning cereal-related questions and comments, you…