Someday, everything interesting you see online that has a presence in the real world will have an “Add to foursquare” button. And foursquare will nudge you to get off your ass and experience these things in person.
teendrama :: hello my name is dennis.
@dens reblogged my photo from the ICA today and added this. I love this idea.
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My scarf keeps me warm outside and props up my ipad inside. (Taken with instagram)
At my daughters audition (Taken with Instagram at Boston Ballet School)
There are many times in startups and in life where tireless perseverance pays off.
Even if the mission or company ultimately fails, the failure is honorable, critical lessons are learned and the journey continues.
The one place where I think you should think twice about tireless perserverance is in hiring.
Hiring requires a focused dedication to do it right. But I’m always very cautious when I see startups trying like mad to recruit an individual and the process taking seemingly forever.
There are exceptions but my gut says that if it takes too long, there isn’t a rhythm, if there it feels like unrequited love, if the negotation is rough and painful, if the candidate seems endlessly indecisive, then you should just move on.
Yes, the person might be a “rock star” or have the right experience for the job. but when something isn’t right about the process and it’s better to end it cleanly in the beginning vs a long drawn out process that won’t go anywhere. Or have the person join and then leave in a year.
Its particular true when a startup recruits an exec from a large company. There are number of times hiring a big company exec can work but it works when the candidate is in love with the people/product/opportunity at the startup. If they spend countless energy thinking about missing their big fat paycheck and low risk job, then they aren’t the guy/gal for you.
This cycle – hope, hype, despair, rebound, etc – has been interesting to watch (and live through) over the past 25+ years. It is is worth pointing out though that what happened with the Internet is not unique to the Internet – the cycles just happened a little faster. Most significant inventions and industries (cars, etc) have undergone similar transitions. Success seems to require a mix of passion, perspective, and perseverance.
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Heres my song for cover friday. Band Of Horses taking on the Replacements.
Because if this is gonna be a Christian nation that doesn’t help the poor, either we’ve got to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we’ve got to acknowledge that he commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition — and then admit that we just don’t want to do it.