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  • Twitter co-founder Biz Stone suffering from case of incurable “hallucinogenic confidence”
    Twitter co-founder Biz Stone suffering from case of incurable “hallucinogenic confidence”

    Doctors say, "Sorry, there's nothing we can do. He's an entrepreneur."

  • Why you’re not making progress?

    "We didn’t do shit."

  • Are you crazy enough to be a successful entrepreneur?
    Are you crazy enough to be a successful entrepreneur?

    Delusional overconfidence appears to have its advantages...

  • GoDaddy’s billionaire founder shares his simple success formula: “Make a little money from a lot of people”
    GoDaddy’s billionaire founder shares his simple success formula: “Make a little money from a lot of people”

    Worst case scenario: "They can't eat you..."

  • Attention Tweeters: here are the best (and worst) times to post to Twitter

    When you post makes all the difference...

  • Could this be the real reason why no one is watching your web videos?

    Video buffering drives people crazy

    And it has absolutely nothing to do with what's in them...

  • Content marketing tips: Don’t write copy for your business
    Content marketing tips: Don’t write copy for your business

    Tell stories instead...

  • Wanted: Experts who wouldn’t mind some free publicity in popular news outlets
    Wanted: Experts who wouldn’t mind some free publicity in popular news outlets

    Reporters are looking for sources to quote. Could you be one of them?

  • The “best networker in Silicon Valley” on how to connect with people
    The “best networker in Silicon Valley” on how to connect with people

    Yes, you can become a networking monster without being a total sleazeball

  • Richard Branson: “This is more important than money when starting a business…”
    Richard Branson: “This is more important than money when starting a business…”

    Hmmm... kite-surfing with beautiful, naked women?

  • Legendary comedian: “Failure is the secret to success”
    Legendary comedian: “Failure is the secret to success”

    Women don't respect salad eaters...

  • What a US Army Ranger Special Ops soldier can teach you about leadership and persistence
    What a US Army Ranger Special Ops soldier can teach you about leadership and persistence

    Just suck it up and do the work...

  • How buying a pizza for a stranger lead to a multi-million dollar internet business
    How buying a pizza for a stranger lead to a multi-million dollar internet business

    It's just a matter of creating your own luck...

  • When I was a young man

    I wanted to change the world...

  • The most simple success formula
    The most simple success formula

    From a guy who helped make the internet possible...

  • Richard Branson: The most important thing entrepreneurs need to remember
    Richard Branson: The most important thing entrepreneurs need to remember

    The secret that helped make him billions...

  • Success tips from the legendary music mogul who discovered Bruce Springsteen
    Success tips from the legendary music mogul who discovered Bruce Springsteen

    Know your strengths, and your weaknesses...

  • If you’re starting a B2B, you had better get this right

    Go mobile, or go home...

  • Teens: “OMG… We’re like so totally bored with Facebook”
    Teens: “OMG… We’re like so totally bored with Facebook”

    Why they're leaving, and where they're going...

  • One simple thing you can do that will make you seem more likable
    One simple thing you can do that will make you seem more likable

    Or just angry and crazy, if you're not careful...

  • Are you ready for the biggest shift in technology since the advent of the internet?
    Are you ready for the biggest shift in technology since the advent of the internet?

    "Staggering growth"... 1,000,000,000+ more users on the way

  • 2 out of every 3 dollars spent on apps goes towards…
    2 out of every 3 dollars spent on apps goes towards…

    Forget about those silly productivity apps

  • Ballsy 17-year-old takes a chance, builds a $100,000,000 per year business
    Ballsy 17-year-old takes a chance, builds a $100,000,000 per year business

    No experience? No education? No problem...

  • Here are the most common (and costly) web site mistakes
    Here are the most common (and costly) web site mistakes

    This is what a pro says after doing 500 website reviews...

  • Study shows 75% more people will tweet your posts if you include this
    Study shows 75% more people will tweet your posts if you include this

    Pictures are nice.
    But this is better...

  • The drastically different buying habits of liberals and conservatives
    The drastically different buying habits of liberals and conservatives

    Important if you're launching a new product

  • How to get more followers on Twitter
    How to get more followers on Twitter

    (and not annoy the shit out of the ones you do have)

  • Looking for women with money to spend?
    Looking for women with money to spend?

    You won't find them on Google Plus...

  • Why you may be losing out on a ton of free traffic from Pinterest
    Why you may be losing out on a ton of free traffic from Pinterest

    How to cater to those "power pinners"

May 25th, 2013

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  • The best advice for the class of 2013?
    The best advice for the class of 2013?

    Time to drink too much and learn all the things an idiot ought to learn...

  • Beware the effects of Digital Darwinism
    Beware the effects of Digital Darwinism

    Or: Why I won't be starting another tech business any time soon...

  • Why you should choose a path full of surprises
    Why you should choose a path full of surprises

    The only path worth taking...

  • Travel a lot? Here’s a way to quickly get your hotel status upgraded
    Travel a lot? Here’s a way to quickly get your hotel status upgraded

    How to get 3 free months of Marriott Platinum status

  • Antidepressant medication: more dangerous than depression?
    Antidepressant medication: more dangerous than depression?

    The treatment can be worse than the problem

  • When is the best time to buy a plane ticket if you’re on a budget?
    When is the best time to buy a plane ticket if you’re on a budget?

    Remember these travel tips if your goal is to save money...

  • Michelangelo: If you knew how much work went into it…
  • The educated mind

    It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
    -Aristotle

  • Is sugary soda making your joints ache?
    Is sugary soda making your joints ache?

    Sure it tastes good, but...

  • This FREE online language course will help you learn a language faster than Rosetta Stone
    This FREE online language course will help you learn a language faster than Rosetta Stone

    100,000 active daily users can't all be wrong

  • Deepak Chopra’s work and success principles
    Deepak Chopra’s work and success principles

    Your work is an act of worship

  • Facebook is ruining your life
    Facebook is ruining your life

    FB proven to be a misery-making time suck

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