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Re: Startup Ecosystems Take Time

Ben Casnocha — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:25:42 -0000

Here's my long-ish piece on how Boulder became a start-up hub: http://american.com/archive/2008/september-octo...

Re: la pasión o la nada

Ben Casnocha — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:28:37 -0000

Awesome video.

Re: Fabrice Grinda: Musings of an Entrepreneur » Top 10 ways to make better decisions

Ben Casnocha — Thu, 24 May 2007 00:19:45 -0000

Dan -- it's ben casnocha. please email me your email address: ben@casnocha.com

i can't find your email addresss and it isnt on your site best i can tell.

Re: Who’s your harshest critic?

Ben Casnocha — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:08:26 -0000

Great post Dan. The fact that you are reflecting on and thinking about these issues is awesome. They're complex and in some ways always-present at all stages of life, I think.

All the best.

Re: Lessons Learned an Entrepreneurial Endeavor that didn’t work out | Life Putting - Dan Putt

Ben Casnocha — Sat, 16 May 2009 10:23:08 -0000

Was GJG the government jobs guides? Sorry to hear it didn't work out -- I liked the concept at a high level....

Re: Looking for a Webmail-friendly Tickler Program | Charles Hudson's Weblog

Ben Casnocha — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:48:07 -0000

Great talking with you! Agreed on the need for this tool -- staying in touch with people and tickler files is tough. Salesforce.com has an auto-check-in kind of tool, which is nice, it's a little bulky for just this task.

Re: The Second Most Scarce Human Capital Resource in Silicon Valley | Charles Hudson's Weblog

Ben Casnocha — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:08:42 -0000

Great post. Similar to my recent post on hiring an evangelist, you said it better:

http://ben.casnocha.com/2007/03/the_role_of_eva...

Re: Web 2.0 as the “Founders Game” | Charles Hudson's Weblog

Ben Casnocha — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:37:43 -0000

The best way to maximize your chances of getting rich is to go to NYC and work in finance or law. Your expected return will be much higher than doing a Silicon Valley start-up.

Of course, maximizing chances at being rich isn't the only consideration!!

Re: SiliconBeat via email

Ben Casnocha — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 06:11:24 -0000

I've used FeedBlitz for several months and it has nice integration with FeedBurner, but sometimes the survey is a little hiccupy.

Re: An Experiment

Ben Casnocha — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:32:59 -0000

Hey Will, I recently riffed on Klein here:

http://ben.casnocha.com/2008/09/jon-chait-on-na...

Would be curious to hear your take on Chait's essay....

Re: Forget Job Stability - Here’s Why

Ben Casnocha — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 03:08:30 -0000

thanks for the link love and kind words!

Re: How to do market research via LinkedIn :)

Ben Casnocha — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:10:29 -0000

Don't be yet another entrepreneurship blog - be personal!

Re: Taking Notes

Ben Casnocha — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:26:38 -0000

A few years back I blogged about the importance of capturing fringe thoughts:

http://ben.casnocha.com/2006/09/the_importance_...

Re: Optimize for Happiness

Ben Casnocha — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:40:04 -0000

Bunch of thoughts here...but my quick reaction is:

1. I keep telling myself I will ask people "Who are you?" instead of "What do you do?" at cocktail parties. Haven't been able to break the habit yet. http://ben.casnocha.com/2006/02/who_are_you_ins...

2. Agreed our generation must deal with the blessing and curse of tons and tons of choice.

3. A commenter here noted how he liked all the different links in this post. But links also embody the very overload of choice you mention -- instead of just reading a five paragraph essay, I read a five paragraph essay with about a dozen micro-decisions ("Should I click the link or not?") that must be made as I go through it....

Re: Defining Entrepreneur

Ben Casnocha — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:44:04 -0000

I like the distinction between "being entrepreneurial" and "being an entrepreneur" as you note. I always talk about entrepreneurship as more a life idea than a business one, more a way of mind than anything else.

Re: First Dates

Ben Casnocha — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:51:02 -0000

Re: "You can learn a lot about a person from the photos they choose as their Profile Pictures." Gretchen Rubin had some other funny examples of this common formulation for trying to size people up:

http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_proj...

Re: How to Read 423 RSS Feeds a Day (and Keep Your Day Job!)

Ben Casnocha — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 13:28:15 -0000

I'm honored to be a favorite!

Re: Business Planning on Twitter

Ben Casnocha — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:09:52 -0000

I love it Zoli!

Re: Gen Y Talks The Talk But They Don’t Walk The Walk

Ben Casnocha — Wed, 27 May 2009 00:47:22 -0000

Thanks for the kind words, Sarah!

Re: Let’s Go

Ben Casnocha — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:14:02 -0000

Awesome - subscribed and look forward to reading!

Re: 4-Hour Case Studies: Can You Redesign a Life in 48 Hours?

Ben Casnocha — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:21:14 -0000

Hi Tim,

Just a quick thought on the value of being "connected" -- see my recent post on the topic: http://ben.casnocha.com/2007/03/overload_shmove...

I'm not quite convinced that "turning off" is the path to productivity.

Re: How to Live Like a Rock Star (or Tango Star) in Buenos Aires…

Ben Casnocha — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:31:53 -0000

I have to go there! Your other three cities (SF, Tokyo, Berlin) are all on my top 10 list for sure (SF at the top!).

Great advice.