On Wednesday, I traveled to New York City to make a presentation about JobDig. The Big Apple. How exciting!
Here is how the first day of travel went:
11:30 AM: I arrived early for the 12: 50 PM flight. Bonus–I upgraded to first class for only $75, since I was saving about $300 [...]
Archive for June, 2007
Oh, These Glamourous Business Trips or What I Learned From This Trip Was Patience
Posted in June 30th, 2007
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Death by PowerPoint
Posted in June 28th, 2007
I am in New York City today, presenting Jobdig at a Private Equity Conference. My presentation was 13th out of 20 this afternoon.
Conferences like this are good. Other entreprenuers like us get to present their companies to a roomful of venture capitalists…and, if you get their interest, meetings are held and investments are [...]
Sure, I Start It All Off Writing About Paris, and Now–the Dilbert Guy Even Gets In On It.
Posted in June 26th, 2007
Paris got out of jail.
Scott Adams, who is the creator of Dilbert, writes about Paris Hilton in his blog today.
Can’t…Resist…
Well, by now he’s in Paris. I’m referring to Paris Hilton’s boyfriend. Unless you live in a pineapple under the sea, you know that Paris just got out of jail. She’s got some catching up to [...]
Confidence Course
Posted in June 25th, 2007
At times, we all lack confidence. In a new job? You probably lack the confidence that you can do all that is expected. Meeting new people? We all get nervous about meeting someone for the first time.
Some people, however, seem to always have that air of confidence around them…a sort of [...]
Summer Doldrums and What to Do About Them
Posted in June 21st, 2007
It is nice outside, perfect even. There’s biking, hiking, golf and playing softball. There are barbq’s, boats, and girls walking their dogs. And then, there’s work.
If we lived in France, you would have the entire summer off. Ok, I am kidding, maybe half of it is all. Those French .wimps.
But [...]
How To Run a Sales Contest
Posted in June 20th, 2007
by wwds in Work-related
To create a sales contest, first start with the concept. Make it fun, involve everyone, give money away at the time (not later) and tie it to some metric that makes sense for the business. We are doing one now here at JobDig that involves everyone racing remote cars around [...]
Are You Ready to Start Your Own Business? Read This First.
Posted in June 20th, 2007
One of the nation’s best entrepreneurs is Marc Andreessen. He works in the Silicon Valley, knows all the players and has created companies worth over $5 billion; nevermind, all the other companies he has invested in, advised or observed. He writes a blog which is copied below.
The hidden power of blogging [...]
How to Find Your Passion
Posted in June 19th, 2007
Career advisors are often asked…’well, how do I find my passion?’ I’m no career advisor but I do have gray hair so I get asked that. Since no one pays me for this type advice, I generally have a smartass answer like, “I think you can find passion at Deja Vu on Washington Avenue. Just [...]
A Kansan in Silicon Valley: “For Your Paris Collection”
Posted in June 16th, 2007
by wwds in Work-related
Separated at Birth
Posted in June 15th, 2007
Thanks to EppsNet, and Paul Epps.
Tags: Lurch, John Kerry, separated at birth, the Adams Family, Munsters
