April 2009
18 posts
“It seems to me that you have a huge opportunity to “do it right” in...”
– A well-respected genealogy blogger in a Twitter direct message to me today. He was commenting on the APG message board discussion of Ancestry’s new “Expert Connect” service, a direct competitor to Genlighten.
Apr 7th
“I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down”
– Nehemiah 6:3, as quoted by Elder Dieter Uchtdorf at the Priesthood session of General Conference tonight. Am I doing a great work? Or is what I’m doing a sign that I’ve been “distracted” from the great work I *should* be pursuing?
Apr 5th
Apr 4th
“Getting revenue early will lead you to more revenue opportunities, and you will...”
–  True Ventures: The VC Startup (RWW Interview) - ReadWriteWeb (via hiten) Dean’s take:  I believe this to be true… and it’s just about time for us to test it in the real world.
Apr 3rd
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Apr 2nd
Apr 1st
March 2009
19 posts
Full-Court Press
C, AKR and I all worked together tonight on UI tweaks, bugs and text edits for the alpha. Full day of it planned for tomorrow too. Revenue here we come…
Mar 31st
Still lots to get done
Working hard to whittle down the list of To-Do tasks to get ready to pull back the curtain a little on the Genlighten Rails Alpha. Definitely feeling the pressure to get it out there, combined with the realization that the many “little” remaining items represent a large amount of effort that will probably drag on much longer than I’d like. Ah well… no one said it would be...
Mar 30th
Mar 28th
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Mar 27th
Mar 26th
“Conversations With Myself: What Should I Work On? Me: Self, I’ve been...”
– Dharmesh Shah, Startup Conversations with Myself from the OnStartups.com blog.
Mar 24th
Mar 22nd
“The New York Times wants to write about my company. It will take me no time or...”
– From Venturehacks: http://venturehacks.com/articles/launch I’m still trying to figure out how to avoid the pitfalls of a formal launch, while still garnering the benefits of attention and free publicity from interested media.
Mar 20th
Mar 19th
“Now I’m back in this building… at the same conference… and I’m now one of those...”
– http://blog.genlighten.com/2009/03/14/some-entrepreneurial-nostalgia/
Mar 15th
“What can you possibly do to be productive as a family history researcher in 20...”
– Knutson, C.D. and Krein, J. “The 20-Minute Genealogist: A Context-Preservation Metaphor for Assisted Family History Research”, in the proceedings of the BYU Family History Workshop, March 12th, 2009.
Mar 14th
Mar 13th
The Three Words that Every New Bride Wants to Hear
A sister in the Val Verda somethingth Ward sacrament meeting I attended yesterday told a funny story.  She and her husband had been married less than a week.  The bishop of their new ward in Arizona asked him if he and his wife would speak in sacrament meeting.  Husband said yes.  Wife hates to give talks.  Was mortally ill at the thought… dreaded it every moment.  Sunday morning, she just...
Mar 10th
South Davis Family History Fair wrap-up
Lowlight: Determined lady who had to have her drawing entry stamped right this second and couldn’t wait until I had my Genlighten sign duct-taped up.  She eventually came back while I was talking to someone and snuck around behind me to get to the stamp.  Forgive me, but I sure hope she didn’t win anything. Highlights: Strong attendance in each of the three talks (especially the...
Mar 8th