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Author: Joel Gross
Joel Gross is the CEO of Coalition Technologies.
Viewpoint by Mauro’s House
Mauro’s House in Patagonia
Beautiful!
Terrible News- Google Reader is Shutting Down!
Bad news! Google Reader is shutting down. I have used Google Reader for five years to keep track of reading my favorite blogs and websites. Now I will have to find a competing RSS reader. Ugh.
Udacity – I love online education!
I am halfway through my first full course on Udacity.com and am loving it!!! I am adding python to my repertoire of programming languages which at this point includes c#, PHP and JavaScript. I love learning new things especially practical tools I can put to use quickly!
Hackers
We’ve had a couple of our client’s sites hacked recently. Extremely frustrating and tough to clean out. One was an old install of WordPress, but another one was a newly launched site. Super annoying to deal with, but we have to clean it all out and reinstall for the clients. Is anyone else seeing an increase in site hacks?
Notice: In Argentina March 6- 28th
I will be traveling to Chile and Argentina during the month of March to look at opening a new office down there. I will be in and out of touch during this time, but all of my team will still be here working if you need assistance with something.
Malibu Creek Rock Climbing
I really enjoy rock climbing in Malibu Creek. I have been there a couple of times now and just went on Sunday with a guy I had just met at Rockreation Climbing Gym. He brought a couple of his buddies too so the four of us went out there and had a full day of rock climbing.… read more “Malibu Creek Rock Climbing”
Maurice Taylor of Titan International: My SuperHero
Maurice Taylor, the CEO of a major tire manufacturer- Titan International- finally came out with what everyone thinks about the French labor unions. He published an awesome letter in a French daily saying the following:
- French workers work only 3 hours a day
- He would be stupid to take over a Goodyear Tire factory going out of business because the “French workforce gets paid high wages but only works three hours.
Why Being a Entrepreneur is Ego Deflating
Before I started my own company, I was extraordinarily confident in all of my abilities. I firmly believed in my superior skills in almost all areas. What was this belief based on? Not an awful lot – working for someone else in a narrowly defined job position, breezing through college as a finance major at UW, and not having really felt challenged previously.… read more “Why Being a Entrepreneur is Ego Deflating”