December 2011
8 posts
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The Soul of a Sitcom
Recently caught up on some podcasts and I HIGHLY recommend that every entrepreneur listen to Bill Simmons’ BS Report podcast with Louis CK (especially web entrepreneurs). It’s a two-parter, probably about 1.5 hrs in total but TOTALLY worth it. You can grab them here.
There are a ton of great little nuggets in this conversation, but I really liked when Bill & Louis started...
“If I try my best and fail, well, I tried my best.”
– Steve Jobs, 1998 (via bijan)
“Problems are inevitable, but misery is optional.”
– Vernon Malone
“It is not healthy for companies to trade at prices well beyond what they are...”
– A VC (via bijan)
I wish more people understood this.
“Let’s not fuck this up by thinking too much.”
– Clint Eastwood
Why Austin may be the best US city
The more I come to Austin, the more I love it. Last time I was here, I wrote about Austin having a strong, tangible, yet undefinable Soul (I even tried to come us with a recipe for the city). After spending a few days there this week, I am coming closer to understanding what makes it great.
Austin is great b/c:
it’s got smart people everywhere, but without the pretension and...
BRYCE DOT VC: Promoting From Within →
brycedotvc:
One of the great things about the job of being a VC is taking risks on people that pay off.
By their very nature, founders of startups are often unemployable.
They prefer blazing their own trails and that’s not usually a good fit for the the process, constraints or politics of a BigCos. As a…
