MAD SMARTS: Archive

Feb 23rd

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Feb 23rd

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Amazing Startup, LacrosseRecruits.com is looking... →

Feb 22nd

Feb 7th

How Groupon capitalized on my temporary insanity →

moneyisnotimportant: cnnmoneytech: As a Jersey gal, I’ve been a Giants fan since I was a wee one. So yesterday was, well, pleasing. I holed up to watch the game with childhood friends, bit my nails down to the quick, and got elbowed in the face when the group of us jumped around screaming and the clock ticked down to zero. After I determined that I hadn’t lost a tooth, I picked up my phone...

Feb 6th

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“Money isn’t everything. In fact, a sense of purpose is more important than the...”

– Fast Company http://www.fastcompany.com/1813831/the-wikipedia-way-of-motivating-your-employees

Feb 6th

Jan 31st

Colorado Startups... Support Local Tech... →

Jan 28th

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Jan 24th

A little help!

Hi Guys and Gals, I need a favor… again. We are up for the finals in a NEW pitching event but we need some serious help to break in to the top group. That means if you can vote again even if you voted last time. It takes about 30 seconds and you need to create an account at Vator.TV but they won’t spam you. Step 1- Click on this link….. http://vator.tv/registration Step 2-...

Jan 17th

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Smartly Stupid and Stupid Smart

I got some bad news this past week. My company was up for a chance to pitch at an event in Silicon Valley. We were in the last 12 companies… 8 will get to pitch 4 got left out. I was sorely disappointed that we didn’t get an opportunity to pitch but you have to tough skin in this business. In fact we’re back at it and could use your support so we can pitch at really cool event in a...

Jan 17th

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Japanese Department Store May Want to Look Up the... →

Jan 10th

Don't Be an A$$ H*le!

Back by popular demand…Don’t be an Asshole I was reading a Tech Crunch post about one of the coolest companies I know, Nokero. If you haven’t checked them out, please do…http://nokero.com Nokero is a collection of smart people who are dedicated to getting solar lightbulbs in the hands of the billion plus people worldwide without regular access to electricity. Their business is simple....

Jan 10th

Thank You! Moblify is In!

I just got word that Moblify made it to the second round of the Founders Showcase. Thank you to all of our friends who voted! You have no idea how much we appreciate it! We’ll hold open our friends and family FREE Moblify Account for the next few days. Click HERE… http://www.moblify.me/signup_free.php Use the coupon code BETA Cheers, http://moblify.me/chris

Jan 7th

Vote in the smarter than Iowa Caucus →

Jan 4th

Free Membership to Moblify

Hello Friends… My startup Moblify, has the chance to pitch at a prestigious event in Silicon Valley but we need your help to get there! We’re currently out of the running and need a lot of help over the coming days to get in the running. You can learn all about us and vote us in to the Founders Showcase here: http://showcase9.strutta.com/entry/229909 In return for your 10 seconds of...

Jan 4th

The 3 Worst Startup Pitches of All Time

I want to conclude my short week of posts around pitch competitions by telling you the story of the three worst pitches I have ever witnessed and hopefully finding something we can learn from their shameful, shameful, failure. (I’m kidding… every pitch is a good pitch.) I don’t need to change the names to protect the innocent because I truthfully don’t remember the company or the peoples’...

Jan 1st

The 5 Worst Pitch Competition Mistakes

I’ve entered our new project Moblify in the Founders Showcase, a competition that features emerging companies. Take a couple of secs and vote for us HERE. Through my time at the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship, Founder Institute and bumming around the Denver / Boulder Startup Community I have literally heard 1,000,000,000,000 (that’s a gizzilionbillion in case you were counting)...

Dec 29th

Dec 28th

The Death of @cefranks (The Account Not Me)

Last year I played around with the concept of 2 Twitter accounts. My first account @madsmarts I was going to repurpose to blog on startups while I would create @cefranks to have personal conversations with my friends. I think the idea could have worked if I had any more time in my day and was willing to cut down on my sleep even more (I’m not). But I had collected a bunch of friends in both...

Dec 27th

Dec 24th

“Really happy with all the super hot and lonely women that keep following me on...”

Dec 20th

Matt Galligan: Santa Claus isn't a myth. →

mattgalligan: Photo courtesy of istolethetv Santa Claus is very real. The young father stood in line at the Kmart layaway counter, wearing dirty clothes and worn-out boots. With him were three small children. He asked to pay something on his bill because he knew he wouldn’t be able to afford it all…

Dec 18th

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Fast Company: Infographic Of The Day: How Bikes... →

Dec 17th

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Dec 15th

Are you a Teboist or a CMF?

I’m a fan of Tim Tebow for many reasons: 1) He’s a good person who is also a good football player. 2) The Broncos are fun to watch again. 3) He reminds me of how we played football growing up in Texas… run, run and run some more. I’m not sure why he’s such a polarizing figure. I’m not particularly religious but I don’t judge people who are. Especially those that do good and don’t push their...

Dec 14th

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The Magic of Thinking Big at Colorado State

I Love my Colorado State Rams. I went to CSU from 1993 - 1997 perhaps the best time ever to be on that campus. Fast forward a decade or so and I’m trying to start a big company. Why, because I believe in the magic of thinking big. My belief is that special things happen when you are not afraid to think big. Win or loose you are much better off swimming in deep waters than splashing about in...

Dec 14th

Steve Jobs Telling the History of Apple(via... →

This very rare video was recorded in the 1980s. It shows Steve Jobs talking about the origin of Apple. It’s fascinating to see how he hints at the Next Big Thing, back when the Macintosh was still a secret project in development.

Dec 13th

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Dec 12th

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Dec 10th

The Personal Pivot

We hear about pivots in the start up community constantly. Loosely defined a pivot is when a company changes directions to chase a different opportunity. I think it is a bit of a silly idea since all the smart start up folks I know are CONSTANtLY pivoting. Perhaps a better analogy would be the startup tango… lots and lots of pivots. But here is the question I would like to discuss today....

Dec 9th

The Why You Live in Denver List

I’ve been kicking around an idea lately. I love Denver. If there is a better city on the world I have yet to find it. With nods to my old home of San Diego, San Fran, Seattle and Barcelona, Denver rules them all. Here’s the problem. I’m not sure that I have been living up to MY expectations as a Denverite. I have not soaked up nearly enough sun, not pedaled nearly enough single track and...

Dec 9th

Amazon vs Netflix

Just a quick compare and contrast. I’m a big fan of Amazon. I have an Amazon Cloud Music Player Account which has been a real help with freeing my hard drive of lots of music. I became a bigger fan when last week I received this email: Hello, Thanks for your prior purchase of the 50 GB Amazon Cloud Drive storage plan. Beginning today, all paid Cloud Drive storage plans include unlimited...

Dec 9th

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