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Monday, June 27, 2011

With a Little Help from HBS

Startups can be pretty hectic. It's nice to have people and articles to look to for advice. Here are a few HBS articles I found useful.

Recovering from the need to achieve. Basically, high achievers are addicted to achieving goals, but feel a sense of emptiness. To get over this "condition", follow the following steps: let go of the past; create a vision or specific goal with an agenda; seek support through mentors and a network; don't blink (or fall back on old behaviors); and take action that makes you vulnerable. Spend quality time with family and friends away from your phones.
Business lessons from Bono. Take stock frequently to evaluate if you're making the best use of your people, authority, and resources.
Top 10 legal mistakes entrepreneurs make.

Enjoy! There are tons of other resources out there. Stay tuned.

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Advice from Dilbert

Stephen shared this article with career advice from the creator of the cartoon Dilbert. Go SSE!

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Now that I'm talking with more fashion bloggers, I revisit my unsightly blog and laugh. I spent part of my rainy weekend morning checking out top blogger widgets, refreshing the look and feel of this blog, and wondering - could I start a fashion blog? Well, it's harder than it looks.

Step 1: Figure out to take the right photos with your camera phone, or other phone. Look stylish, and serious. A big grin doesn't quite look right.

Step 2: Capture the right angles to show off the fashion piece you want. Showing off heels have the downside of focusing in on thighs. Play around with the angles.

Step 3: Capture beautiful details that have nothing to do with yourself. I like this type of fashion blogging content the most.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

how copy can be visual

playing with making copy more visual. logos really do matter to make a brand pop on a page.

Polyvore Press

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Books to read

I recently got a Kindle and am obsessed with reading on it. For example, I read during commercial breaks, on the train, etc. Here are a couple book recommendations from one of my favorite professors at the GSB, Irv Grousbeck:

The Last Lion by William Manchester (Churchill biog.)
Means of Ascent by Robert Caro (LBJ biog.)
The River of Doubt by Candice Millard (re Teddy Roosevelt)
90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper
Complications by Atul Gawande
The Big Short and Liar’s Poker, both by Michael Lewis
The Scalpel and the Soul by Allan J. Hamilton
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Truman by David McCullough
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson

Sunday, November 7, 2010

advice

"if you can make everyone around you comfortable, with you, then you can get a whole lot done"

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Tasteful Publicity

My startup recently launched a new product for Facebook where users can "Style a Friend" and post to their walls. I volunteered myself to be featured in an example style collage shared with new users, and am happy I did. Taking One for the Team meant my stylish teammate could dress me up in a stylish outfit (see below). Way better than wearing a chicken costume or spinning a roadside sign.