miscellaneous
I am continually impressed with the startup community that is growing so fast out in Chicago. I was there last week for some (intense and awesome) meetings, and while in town I dropped by Code Academy (codeacademy.org, not to be confused with codecademy.com) to check in since I
books
I recently read Education of Millionaires, which wasn't about at all what I expected but turned out to be a great read. It was a mix of: * Inspirational stories about people who created great lifestyles, often through startup companies, without impressive academic credentials * Identification of key skills to
miscellaneous
Now that I'm out of my twenties, I feel equipped to actually offer advice and I've been recently skimming Ramit Setih's personal finance book I Will Teach You to be Rich (under $3 on Kindle), which is packed with great advice. I feel fortunate
miscellaneous
I just changed the car key "fob" batteries in two Honda vehicles (2005 and 2007), and thought I'd share the screwdriver and batteries I used: * Great small screwdriver set: Boxer 30 Pcs 4mm Precision Screwdriver Set * CR1616 batteries: Maxell CR1616 Lithium Coin Cell (5 Pack) I
books
A few weeks back, I read most of Millionaire Mind (it's so freeing to realize that you don't have to finish books or read them in order -- thanks Mark and Bob) and was impressive with a couple of great concepts (Julien Smith summarized the book
miscellaneous
In a recent email blast, Ramit Sethi (great blogger who focuses on finance and productivity) said: why entrepreneurs should not buy a house How often do we do something or want something without considering WHY we really want it? For example, if I were to say, "Why do you
agile
I was in Chicago last week for CodeAcademy's (.org, not .com) demo day, and I was blown away. CodeAcademy is an intense, 12-week program that teaches web application (Ruby on Rails) and web design skills to people with a wide variety of backgrounds (including many without a technical
agile
This weekend I experienced the intensity that was Lean Startup Machine DC (#LSMDC). I went with without lots of expectations -- I haven't read The Lean Startup book, I haven't been to any similar events, and I didn't know anyone who had. It turned
technology
Jason Calacanis blogged earlier this week about the Cult of Amazon Prime, and made some great points. I'm a huge fan of everything Amazon, including Prime and their Kindle e-reader devices. I made a list of why I'm a huge fan of the new Kindle Touch
productivity
The inaction and frustration that comes from feeling overwhelmed wastes energy and doesn't shrink your growing todo list. That's why making progress on the important action items is so key -- it's essential that you build some momentum, just take a bite-sized chunk out
agile
Time management is always tough, and lots of people have written some great things on the topic, such as David Allen's Getting Things Done. A connection I made recently that I found fascinating was the intersection of agile software development practices (Ken Schwaber's books Agile Project
productivity
Meetings can be horrible, horrible events. My least favorite part is when a new work product (document, spreadsheet, website, etc.) needs to be created, and no one has taken the initiative to create the first draft. This first draft seems so overwhelming to create initially, sometimes because there’s a