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http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/02/learning-all-the-time.html Why did you stop educating yourself when you graduated? The #1 habit successful people share with me is this: They read books to learn. They do it often and with joy. It's cheap (or free, at the library or online) and portable and specific. I love that last quote. "They read books to learn . . . do it often . . . with joy." Previously, I posted about how I like to ask job candidates what they are currently reading (http://structurallysoundtreehouse...
Have been asked: If you could have one super power, what would it be? My answer was: Teleportation. Basically, I don't think time should be wasted simply because you need to get from point A to point B. Now, if you want to take the scenic route to enjoy the beauty of nature, then that is fine. I was just referring to efficiency and being awesome. It turns out that my type of answer was a good one. It indicates that I might like to get things done, work fast, or work hard. In any case, I thought it...
http://startuplessonslearned.blogspot.com/2008/09/what-does-startup-cto-actua... So, what is a CTO supposed to be doing all day? I think Eric Ries, in the above post, sums it up pretty well. The CTO's primary job is to make sure the company's technology strategy serves its business strategy. So concise. So correct. The key phrase in that statement is "serves its business strategy". Technology often forgets why it exists. Why does technology exist? It exists to serve some function. If you work for a...
http://blogs.zappos.com/blogs/ceo-and-coo-blog/2009/01/03/your-culture-is-you... http://www.zappos.com/core-values.zhtml http://blogs.zappos.com/blogs/ceo-and-coo-blog/2008/11/06/update How you can love Zappos: Buy stuff from them
A highly recommend blog about business, management, and innovation: http://venturehacks.com/ An awesome quote from the latest article (http://venturehacks.com/articles/ordinary-people).> The problem isn't that money is a weak motivator. The problem is that money is a terribly strong motivator. By itself, money motivates the wrong people to do the wrong things in the quest for more money.
Lack of planning on your part will not constitute an emergency on my part.
CTO/CIO. Ruby. Rails.
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