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Humor

“10% of People under 25 Text During Sex”

I was merely going to retweet this funny little factoid from Social Rehab – a company with apps designed to get you to reduce your online dependence – my retweet was to include an inevitable quip.  Then I realized, I had far too many clever retorts to ever fit inside

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Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial ‘Haiku’ Contest

Last week I started a new feature on this site specifically for first-time entrepreneurs: A repository of quotes, tips and advice collected from around the web, but also contributed by some of the most experienced and respected minds in entrepreneurship, technology, and venture investing. I have been posting (and tweeting)

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Marketing

Entrepreneurial Writer’s Marketing

There’s an age-old and ongoing debate about whether entrepreneurship can be taught or if it’s something that people are born with. Having both been a serial entrepreneur, and a mentor and educator in entrepreneurship, I must admit that I go back and forth on this issue often. As a mentor

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management

Looks Can be Deceiving …

Silicon Valley and the high tech world have long ago gotten over the notion that talent doesn’t always conform to dress codes and other norms. I’m not sure if it started with Steve Jobs in the 70’s – wearing shorts and sandals to meetings (without showering) – but I am

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Pete Rose Sighting

Took a quick family trip to Las Vegas last week (one of the advantages of living in Phoenix)- and spotted Pete Rose selling autographs at a memorabilia shop. Apparently no one else appreciated the irony of Pete Rose doing business in Vegas.

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