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Homework for the Perfect Startup: "I sometimes refer to a great team with a strong idea as the Perfect Startup. Somewhat like the perfect storm, quite a few things have to come together. So if you are thinking about a startup in the next few years, here is some simple homework to create that perfect storm."

How to Ride the Recession the Steve Jobs Way: "Though he's got plenty of flaws, Steve Jobs is one of my heroes. How could you not admire someone who beat cancer, helped spawn the personal computer revolution, reinvent mobile phones, not to mention nursed Apple back to health?"

Traveling the World: Getting Started: "Many people balk at the idea of planning long-term travel. It just seems far too expensive, far too difficult, far too much like … work. Budgets are hard, the time until you travel seems too rushed — or too far away — and that’s before you try to fit all those dream locations into your itinerary. Although all of this can feel true at times, planning is also a chance to explore your destination before you arrive, meet some great people and take the stress out of your upcoming trip."

Conducting Meetings Online Just Makes More and More Sense: "As more and more folks use this technology (and with $4/gallon gas) it even starts to make sense for the local business to conduct meetings across town. Think about how many times you have jumped in the car, driven 30 minutes to make a 10 minute presentation, chit chatted for another 20 minutes, jumped back in the car for another 30 minutes and, let’s see — invested 90 minutes in that 10 minute presentation. As you utilize web presentation tools — and web collaboration — and teach your customers to use them as well, your effectiveness and efficiency will soar."

Simple Efficiency Tweaks to Get More Done in Social Media: "Like most creative folks, organization and productivity skills don’t come naturally to me. So it didn’t take me too long in that position to realize that I needed a system–some kind of framework to help keep me from getting overwhelmed with all the things I had to manage. I ran across Merlin Mann’s excellent primer on Getting Things Done on 43folders.com, and I was off and running like a herd of turtles. At that time, it was more about saving my sanity than working at peak productivity–although it managed to accomplish both."

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