Author: Joel Gross

Joel Gross is the CEO of Coalition Technologies.

Incremental Life Hacks Lead to Vast Improvement

I have discovered that small incremental life hacks stacked upon one another over time leads to a vast improvement in your quality of life.  What are some examples of incremental life hacks that I use?

  • I do burpees each morning, adding an additional one each day.
  • I do some form of exercise each day (rock climbing, Crossfit, basketball, flag football, hiking, etc)
  • Use a spreadsheet that emails me each morning and asks me to update it.
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Quora.com: I love it!

For those of you who have not yet tried Quora.com, I strongly recommend it.  Tons of smart, well-written advice from successful people.  It is really helpful for getting expert opinions on just about any topic.

2 Characteristics of an Entrepreneur

Two characteristics I have observed about entrepreneurs (both successful and unsuccessful) are:

  1. Bring certainty into an uncertain world.  A business owner can never be sure if his employees will do the work or a client will pay.  He has to take fickle people and use a business model to translate that into certainty for both his customers and employees.  
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Magento Review – Why Magento Isn’t Like Other Platforms

Magento has only been around since 2008, but in the relatively short time since its original beta release, Magento has become a real force in the world of eCommerce. Having used all of the major shopping cart platforms myself, I have seen just how awesome and how terrible a system can be, depending on the amount of time and effort invested by the company.… read more “Magento Review – Why Magento Isn’t Like Other Platforms”