…is not a truck, as Ted Stevens would have you believe.

I find myself blogging about Startup Weekend…again. This time it’s Kansas City Startup Weekend, which by all accounts looks to be a fantastic event, much like any other Startup Weekend I’ve attended to date.

What does not cease to amaze me is the difficulty of getting over the initial hump of forming a cohesive team in such a short period of time. I now firmly believe that’s where Start ups from any weekend will either succeed or fail. Read more

I’m curious to consider how many times readers have been asked this question in the past week, specifically in regard to their professional career. The overuse of the question “How’s that going for you?” has repeated itself (a lot!) in it’s own sarcastic fashion. I’ve noticed in in TV shows, movies, but even more dangerously in everyday conversation. Especially in an economic downturn, commentary that focuses energy on a sarcastic or negative aspect of personal or professional growth can be deadly. Read more

Recently I went through not one but two renditions of Startup Weekend and its methodology for attempting to create viable businesses within a 48 hour period. Fun stuff. Read more

Alluding to Triangle Startup Weekend shortly after it started, it seems fitting that in my recoil I should comment on the absolutely kick-ass fashion in which the event was executed. Read more

Now seems to be a better time than most to begin, seeing as how it’s 4am on a Saturday. Read more