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It's easier and smarter to be in the pickaxe business. All the 'miners' will spread the word online in the form of inbound links, and for free! This type of marketing and propegati…

Creating systems is an excellent way to standardize simple, repeatable tasks so that you can delegate them. A system, process or procedure can be reduced to a checklist or diagram …

So let me get this straight. Critics of this tactic want to get rich doing their own startup, while using the very techniques they just renounced to generate traffic and conversion…

Very useful follow up to your previous article on 100% conversion rate cold calls. Thanks! By the way, how did you hear about your deer management niche?

This designer used a process similar to the one detailed in the Art of Innovation by Tom Kelly - a book that provides a fascinating and informative glimpse into the innovation proc…

Ever thought of unsubscribing if you don't want the emails? That's what most smart people do. I have had personal email contact with Derek numerous times, and although we haven't m…

Be where you are. Get a job, save money, do fun stuff with friends. Get outside. Draw. Paint. Travel, Learn guitar. Learn Spanish. Try a new sport. Join a group of some sort. Meet …

To do you need to understand. To do you need to know. This is where insightful teachers like Eric Ries and Steve Blank add value. I understand your point, but it's also inefficient…

Why not hustlemag.com? I think Hustle Magazine is a stronger name with some edge to it.

Hipmunk has a great product, strong brand and a promising business model. It sounds like they are targeting more of an early adopter technology audience in the hopes that the 'dige…

37 Signals has followed a "market by sharing" strategy since the beginning. They have no sales force or advertising and yet manage to create entertaining, educational and valuable …

Bookmarked. Will be back as Forlue looks good. What's the story behind the name?

"Once you do the math you realize there is far more travel media out there than travelers, especially in a down economy". I recently shut down my travel startup - a site that offer…

I don't know for sure, but here are my guesses: * Talent * Cash flow * Category-leading brand name * Gain strategic leadership position in rapidly growing market Assume you were to…

You're welcome Gareth. Striking a balance between enough information yet enough filtering/curation could prove to be one of your biggest challenges. Nothing that a few rounds of it…

Firstly, your landing page is beautifully designed. It's simple, minimal, and gets the job done. I am intrigued by this devops thing, but your landing page doesn't mention anything…

This is one of the most enjoyable ways to learn Ruby/Rails I have found so far. Great idea!

Assume a simple, powerful solution could be created that would organize your job search, and make it easy to track everything. This solution costs $35/month. After you sign up, wil…

Actually, if the recruiter does their job well, you'll contact them every time you are considering a career change (perhaps every 5 or 10 years) because you'd be a fool not to. Thi…

Thank you for the thoughtful and insightful comments ScottyAllen, Albahk, IamDave and Wdewind.

Sometimes it's easy to overlook the benefits of simply working in a great organization for a while rather than pursuing your 'dream' such as teaching surfing or doing your startup …

Agreed. David is certainly entitled to his opinion, but to assume that one email from a single recruiter is representative of an entire industry and the life work of tens of thousa…

He probably wouldn't send himself job offers for Rails jobs in the Valley, unlike an unfortunate and clueless recruiter who did just that! http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2598-why-a…