Ideas are Inevitable

May 7, 2011

Every week I get a phone call or request to meet from an entrepreneur with a big idea. I am all too familiar with that uneasy feeling you have when an idea takes over your brain. The fact is, ideas are inevitable, execution is everything.

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Location data from my iPhone

April 23, 2011

Here’s a fascinating visualization of where I hung out in the last year created by iPhoneTracker. Some of the data is based on tower triangulation, so it is not 100% accurate. For example, I can’t remember going to Canada, but I did kayak off San Juan island.   iPhoneTracker is an open-source application that maps [...]

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The Weakness Interview Question

April 20, 2011

What is the right way to answer the weakness interview question? This blog post tells you how to answer “what is your biggest weakness?”

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Destroying my CityVille

March 27, 2011

I started playing CityVille so I could learn about the “game mechanics” behind the game. Sure enough, I got sucked in and started playing too much. So, I decided it was time to destroy my city.

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Gamification is not Game Design

March 17, 2011

Game designers hate gamification (taking something that is not a game and  turning it into one). They feel that it cheapens their craft to throw points and badges on something to get more people to do it. Gamification employs strong psychological effects to modify behavior. So, is adding a leader board to make your customers [...]

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Mobile website design – how to prepare your site for mobile

February 10, 2011

Have you noticed that if you visit some Web sites on your phone, they redirect you to a page sized for your phone? Other sites don’t and look terrible. It amazes me how many big web sites have not taken a few simple steps to customize their home page for smart phones. If you have [...]

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The secret technique for getting filthy rich

February 9, 2011

Wow. This marketing pitch really turns my stomach. I got on Trey Smith’s Software System product launch email list by following an affiliate link from Ed Dale. I’ve gotten a lot of value from stuff Ed’s given away for free in the past, but this one is blatantly over the top. (I’m not going to [...]

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Mobile Web Development

January 28, 2011

For several months, I’ve been tracking the evolution of mobile browsers as the next client platform for Web applications. When explaining the technologies involved, I find I keep answering the same questions repeatedly. Understanding how the pieces fit together is not obvious, so I’ve written it up.

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10 Great 4 Hour Workweek Quotes

January 25, 2011

I’m a big fan of Tim Ferriss. My earlier 4 Hour Workweek Quotes post has been very popular, so I thought I’d share some more quotes. These quotes are from the author himself, whereas the earlier quotes were from other significant people that the author cited. 1. Focus on being productive instead of busy. 2. [...]

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4 Hour Bike Racer

January 9, 2011

My primary New Year’s resolution for 2011 is to win a bike race. I have raced before, mostly 15 years ago. I’ve been inspired by the pragmatic approach of The 4 Hour Body, but it is missing a chapter on cycling. Here is my attempt to write that chapter.

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