There's something about a sister. You love 'em. You can't turn 'em into a brother. Or, a really nice Prada purse. I'm sure my sister, a major fashionista, would appreciate a really nice pair of Louboutin's rather than having to deal with me sometimes. You can't blame her. I mean, unlike me, shoes don't ask [...]

Creative? Have ideas but don't always know how to execute them in the way you see them in your head? Ira Glass has a few words for you. Ira Glass on Storytelling from David Shiyang Liu on Vimeo.

Failure is tough for most of us. In the corporate world it's might easier to stave off the failure beast by shears numbers but it's endemic to startup life. So if you want to be in that world you're gonna have to learn how to get cozy with it.  Don Dodge of Google recently spoke [...]

"To be lost is to be fully present, and to be fully present is to be capable of being in uncertainty." Rebecca Solnit, A Field Guide to Getting Lost I used to have a thing about getting lost. Hated it. Braced against it with piles and piles of maps.  Until I went to Morocco. Besides [...]

It's that time of year. Yep. New Year's Resolution time. If you're anything like me let me tell you what's going to happen. Feeling fat and loathsome after a long holiday of eating, being sedentary, spending too much and not doing much you… Step 1: Make a whole bunch of resolutions that are largely unachievable. [...]

Here are a few of my favorite posts from 2011 which just happened to fall under two of my favorite topics. Decision Making Good Decision? Bad Decision? The Best Five Decisions I've Made   Entrepreneurs & Startups There is no Pink Tech Ghetto (September) Startup Weekend Boulder: The Wisdom Edition 8 Weeks Away From Having [...]

I had FOUR (count 'em) Thanksgivings yesterday. Well, I was invited to Four. I actually only made it to two. Now I know that's only 50% but still–it's probably more than you made it to–am I right? [Smiles smugly] My second Thanksgiving was with my friends Sarah Welch, Ef Rodriguez, Jeremy Tanner and their lovely [...]

I started a new gig last week. My first day was very successful. Remembered everyone's name, figured out what the company does  (which is good considering I'm heading up marketing for the company) and…found the bathroom. On the second day I not only found the bathroom…I somehow managed to flush my keycard down the toilet.  [...]

One of my favorite bloggers, Schmutzie recently wrote a post about the 5 Best Decisions of My Life. Inspired, I decided to pick through my life to find mine. Writing Even when no one else is reading. It helps me sort out my thoughts on things. It also means that my creativity isn't limited to [...]

The latest episode of TechStars shows the entrepreneurs at week six of the program. It seems that most of the teams are settling in. This episode was filled with many great sound bite gems. It was the Fred Wilson and David Tisch show in this regard. My favorite is this one… "They're about 8 weeks [...]

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