July 2009
10 posts
Jul 26th
“I believe the real driving force is thousands of Etsy sellers using Twitter (and...”
– Fred Wilson, How Etsy Uses Twitter, from his A VC blog Since I’ve often described Genlighten.com as “Etsy for Genealogy Document Retrieval”, it should come as no surprise that I see Etsy’s Twitter strategy as a perfect fit for us. As our providers Twitter about the lookups...
Jul 25th
“An entrepreneur is only able to mentally fully commit if he is able to break any...”
– Leo Sternlicht, The Overconfident and Unrealistic Entrepreneur I’ve pretty much broken my prior reservations… but I’m still a long way from quitting the day job. I’ve got the overconfident and unrealistic part down, though.
Jul 20th
Genlighten Presentation at the EGS Monthly Meeting →
Our presentation tonight went fairly well. About 50 in attendance… some great questions/suggestions, and very productive chat with a local APG leader who strongly encouraged us to attend the International Black Genealogy Summit coming up in October. Highlight was the live demo Cyndy and I did of the lookup ordering / fulfillment process (and client-provider messaging in real time!)
Jul 17th
Jul 15th
“If you’ve never supported your own software, spending just one day doing...”
– Nick Bradbury, If You Want to Write Useful Software, You Have to Do Tech Support I’m actually kind of looking forward to doing this.
Jul 14th
“But perhaps the most memorable moment of the tour came on the evening in...”
– Simon Winchester, Book Touring in Beijing I’ve spent a grand total of three weeks in China (on a Kellogg study abroad session 3 summers ago.) I share the Chinese people’s optimism for their country’s future.
Jul 14th
Jul 14th
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“If rewards do not work, what does? I recommend that employers pay workers well...”
– from Alfie Kohn, “For Best Results, Forget the Bonus”, via Hacker News Choice, collaboration, content… and equity?
Jul 11th
“I think we need a new word. Something that isn’t demeaning. Something...”
– Josh Kopelman on why we need a better term for “Lifestyle Business.” I haven’t been able to come up with anything better than the options given by the commenters to Josh’s post. I kinda like “Kauffmann Business” (suggested by commenter Miles.) Personally,...
Jul 9th