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William Gibson - Idoru http://www.amazon.com/Idoru-William-Gibson/dp/0425190455

It is incredibly important to have an understanding spouse or partner. I'd argue that your spouse or partner can often be critical to your overall success. I think they have to fee…

There is simplicity on the other side of complexity. Not sure who said that, but that is another way I've heard this idea expressed.

Replied to this post a couple of weeks ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3120510 . Continue to slug it out with the Goliath that is Pearson. To their credit, they are engagi…

I knew something like this would eventually surface, but didn't realize it'd come from Pearson. We actually launched a very similar business model/site a year ago. I've been waitin…

Both!

You are not alone! Indeed, I think this is a key issue for all of us to address as globalization becomes more and more of a reality and degrees become less credible predictors of c…

Teach, would love to hear the details!

You can also find them here: http://nixty.com/courses/directory?category=0&school=1&#...

Just created a course here: http://nixty.com/course/AVC-MBA-Mondays . It is a wikicourse, so feel free to add content and help build it out.

We are addressing the problem with www.nixty.com. We launched in July. There is definitely a lot of opportunity here. There are also a lot of challenges in addressing this market. …

http://nixty.com/course/Web-Design-Essentials-XHTML-CSS

I enjoyed meeting Scoble. The guy was really sick during this interview and still managed to come out and meet with me. He clearly cares about his work and is passionate about tech…

Congrats!!!

In no particular order... 1. Conscientiousness - ability to track details and be organized - huge predictor of success in most domains. 2. Grit - it is going to be incredibly hard.…

Nice contribution!

It seems pretty commonplace now for signups to go something like this: Step 1 Sign up and verify you are not a robot --> Step 2 Connect and invite friends through an email import p…

You might consider a type of incentive program or a revenue share approach. If people refer others, then you give them a certain percentage of whatever money they yield.

Yes, until it is disrupted.

We are getting ready to launch our new service (www.nixty.com). We have a list of a couple of thousand people that have signed up for the beta. I'm putting together an invitation t…

I think quality is better than quantity. Build relationships with folks you are targeting. Take them out to lunch. I know in-person meetings are not something most of us love to do…

We are building this very thing at www.nixty.com. Benwerd, I'm familiar with Elgg and have actually consulted with Harold Jarche a few times (several years ago). If either of you a…