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Business

The Blur

February 16, 2010

Today I guest post David Spinks’ blog.
You can subscribe to David’s blog here. Follow David on Twitter here.
David is a guy I respect enormously because of his integrity and the quality of his ideas. Thank you David for asking me to do this, it was a pleasure once again.
Do read my guest post “The Blur” [...]

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The End Of Education

December 23, 2009

One of the most harmful consequences of our outdated educational system is the idea of an “end.”
No matter how inflated education is nowadays (I’m dying to see what the education industry will come up with once MBA’s fall into the commodity category), it always establishes graduations. When you graduate it means “you are done.”
Note: [...]

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Why Artists Are Having Trouble Making Money

November 20, 2009

Milena Thomas is holding a very interesting series on her blog “Art and Avarice.”
The series is called “Spread The Wealth For Artists”, and my post “Why Artists Are Having Trouble Making Money” is up.
Read my guest post here.
You can subscribe to Art and Avarice here, and follow Milena on Twitter here.
Let me say that this [...]

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Commoditization Of Education: Second Theory

October 27, 2009

John comments:
Education has been devalued in that last couple of decades but I think the blame should be placed on students. Rampant grade inflation to meet the needs of consumers (students) who don’t want to study so hard anymore, mean that the rigor and exclusivity of higher education are disappearing. Anyone can go to university [...]

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Chat With Tyler Hurst

October 22, 2009

This is a short segment of a long chat about “following your passion” with my friend Tyler Hurst, who tweets a lot.

Carlos: I‘m trying to stay away from that concept lately. I got it. It’s time to move on.
I talked with my boss today (someone that I truly admire because of her character and [...]

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Prisons, Fear and Personal Branding

October 12, 2009

Let’s skip all the positive things about social media that have been mentioned countless times, and criticize it for a change:
Social media is a prison.
It’s unnatural, we are not supposed to like everyone.
But we are trying.
The more you get involved in things like Twitter or Facebook, the more people you connect with, the more polite [...]

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Down With Entrepreneurship’s Glamour

October 9, 2009

Today I guest post at Jun Loayza’s blog, Become a Young Successful Entrepreneur.
Subscribe to Jun Loayza’s blog here. Follow Jun on Twitter here.
Jun is a very good friend, a wonderful person, and one of the most passionate hard workers I have ever met.
Thank you bro for letting me write for your blog.
Do read my guest post “Down [...]

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