How to get the Seth Godin MBA
If you didn’t see it a few days ago, Seth posted that he’d be teaching a few lucky people how to change the world (more details here). Here are some things you can do to GREATLY improve your odds of getting into the program...
The 3^3 Project
It’s almost the end of 2008 and I want to try something different — something fun that will interrupt the relentless stream of business-related posts. I’m calling it “The 3^3 Project”. What I want you to do is this...
Great people vs. Everyone else
Here's my favorite quote from Michael Gerber’s “The E-Myth Revisited” — a book that a few people have recommended to me. Finally got around to it.
“What you’ll wish you’d known”
My buddy Jeff Widman sent me this article the other day. It’s a rejected high school graduation speech that Paul Graham wrote. While a few of his points are overly simplistic, it’s definitely worth reading. But if you don’t have time to read it, here are some notable excerpts:
Google > God
Over the years, I’ve met several individuals who were do-gooders solely because they wanted God to know that they were heaven-worthy. I’ve always thought this was an odd and hollow way to behave, considering how closely it parallels a child’s relationship with Santa at the beginning of December....
Why blog?
This is my 100th post. I honestly never intended to even have a blog, but we were required to start one for the internship with Seth. And you know what? It’s probably the best thing I’ve ever done for my career...
Why McCain’s online marketing sucked
There’s no question that Obama’s marketing campaign was one of the most amazing, grandiose, and well-executed plans in the history of marketing. But I’m honestly tired of reading about it, so let’s talk about why McCain’s online campaign kinda sucked(*) and how you can avoid his mistakes.
For the love of god, put me through to a human
I had to research some San Francisco movie theaters today – I can’t really say the reason for why I was doing this, but I was doing it for someone who needed specific info about theaters in the Bay area. Anyways…
