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The Lean Startup – a New Philosophy for Non-Profits

March 6, 2013
The Lean Startup

I’ve been following up on my new year’s resolution to read more books, and began reading The Lean Start Up by Eric Ries. I could add all sorts of glowing recommendations to the long list of accolades from all over the globe, and I will. This book has the power to transform business as usual for the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Entrepreneurship, re-entry, social enterprise Tagged: change, Entrepreneurship, Eric Ries, opinions, re-entry, reform, social enterprise, The Lean Startup

Global Entrepreneurship Week 2012

November 15, 2012
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It’s been a while. No, seriously, it has really been a while since I’v written here. Its not that there hasn’t been a tremendous amount of change to journal. There has been plenty! It isn’t that my mind has just been languishing on the sidelines of existence and not creating any new juice. It has been creating … [Read more…]

Posted in: Entrepreneurship, inspiration, social enterprise, videos Tagged: change, criminal justice, Entrepreneurship, inspiration, opinions, rants, reform, social enterprise

In which I will discuss TLC, Bill and Ted, and the Rapture, together in one semi-coherent thought.

May 23, 2011

Jesus was probably a time traveler, and never really meant to become an idol worshiped by half the human race. This statement really has nothing to do with anything but if you’re going to say something inflammatory, you might as well say it first. I like the stories about the guy and I think the … [Read more…]

Posted in: inspiration, re-entry, social enterprise, spirituality Tagged: change, criminal justice, imagine, inspiration, opinions, prison, rants, re-entry, reform, social enterpries, spirituality, the journey

Morality Hath No Place In Faith

November 9, 2010

Since the dawn of humanity, man has sought to somehow account for those things which he cannot otherwise account for. Early civilizations created myths to help them to understand the nature of their surroundings, and to provide solace in the rather harsh reality people of the time found themselves in. As time wore on, the … [Read more…]

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On Google and Our Inability to Form Original Thoughts

October 10, 2010

Google the words “perception quotes”. Now, invest twenty minutes reading the diverse information the search engine brings back. The breadth of those having something to say about the limits to human perception is vast. For thousands of years the majority of the human race has operated their lives in a vacuum, oblivious to the experience … [Read more…]

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