From Abstruse Goose: http://abstrusegoose.com/474
This is why I stopped using the Headstart Series.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
What to Do When Looking For Advice on the Internet
The internet is a great resource, but there can be a downside. Too much information of varying quality is presented at once. It's hard to tell what's good and what's not, but here are some lessons I've learned when looking for startup advice.
1. Look at a lot of different sources. This applies to most research, but especially so with startup advice. Different startups go through different journeys, and not all are equal. I look for pointers that show up repeatedly in different advice articles. If it occurs often enough, there's probably a reason.
That being said, make sure the advice sources are diverse. If you look at several blog posts and they all reference each other.
2. Don't email people. It's likely your message will be lost in a group of thousands and/or deleted as spam. Facebook or Twitter are better for this sort of thing. Or if the person you want to ask has a blog, find a relevant article and leave a comment there. It's possible you'll find an article that will answer your question anyway.
3. Disconnect and Relax. If you read for too long, you get overwhelmed. Take a break and stop reading. Don't try to do everything all at once. Keep your perspective.
4. Just go out and do it. Create your startup, or whatever you want, and learn by actually doing it. Advice can only take you so far. In the end, there is no substitute for lessons learned through mistakes.
1. Look at a lot of different sources. This applies to most research, but especially so with startup advice. Different startups go through different journeys, and not all are equal. I look for pointers that show up repeatedly in different advice articles. If it occurs often enough, there's probably a reason.
That being said, make sure the advice sources are diverse. If you look at several blog posts and they all reference each other.
2. Don't email people. It's likely your message will be lost in a group of thousands and/or deleted as spam. Facebook or Twitter are better for this sort of thing. Or if the person you want to ask has a blog, find a relevant article and leave a comment there. It's possible you'll find an article that will answer your question anyway.
3. Disconnect and Relax. If you read for too long, you get overwhelmed. Take a break and stop reading. Don't try to do everything all at once. Keep your perspective.
4. Just go out and do it. Create your startup, or whatever you want, and learn by actually doing it. Advice can only take you so far. In the end, there is no substitute for lessons learned through mistakes.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Z:wordz iOS app soon to be released!
There isn't an exact date, but the app will be released once the DUNS number registration is finished.
Hoops upon hoops of registration.
Hoops upon hoops of registration.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Useful Search Combination Site–No Tracking
As anybody who's searched the web will know, different search engines give different results. Sometimes, the site you're looking for is at the top of one result list and never appears on another one. Wouldn't it be nice if you could compare two search engines on the same page?
So here's a web page that lets you search two search engines at once: DuckDuckGo and Google. The bonus is that you don't get tracked at all.
When you click on a link in the results, it opens in a new tab.
The site can be found here
So here's a web page that lets you search two search engines at once: DuckDuckGo and Google. The bonus is that you don't get tracked at all.
When you click on a link in the results, it opens in a new tab.
The site can be found here
Monday, August 13, 2012
Great Motivational Article
Found an article from Blog of Impossible Things about living life to the fullest. It has good points, and it's eerily accurate.
This is part of the reason I'm starting Z:wordz now.
http://joelrunyon.com/two3/apathetic-living-and-the-edges-of-reality
This is part of the reason I'm starting Z:wordz now.
http://joelrunyon.com/two3/apathetic-living-and-the-edges-of-reality
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Urls in Billboards
What I've noticed: there aren't any. Not usually, anyway.
Z:wordz could probably fill that gap.
Z:wordz could probably fill that gap.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
For Anyone Thinking about Founding a Startup
Don't try to do it alone.
Running a company is much more than just throwing a product at people. I didn't know that at first, but it didn't take me long to learn. Building a company requires lots of different skills, not all of which you may have. If you worry about everything, you may stress yourself out.
Besides, it's good to share the excitement with someone else.
Running a company is much more than just throwing a product at people. I didn't know that at first, but it didn't take me long to learn. Building a company requires lots of different skills, not all of which you may have. If you worry about everything, you may stress yourself out.
Besides, it's good to share the excitement with someone else.
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