The fact that the sculptor was killed in the making of the horse makes it all the more freaky.

What freaks me out more is the weird indian chanting over the loud speaker upon entering the Frontier concourse after getting through security.

Hey Brad,

Could not agree more with this. You are essentially asking people to shatter preconceived notions of growth or whatever metric is might be. Sometimes people form mental obstacles that are more like mirages.

How to shatter the preconcieved notions is important as well. I have another wise mentor who believes in the "50 Ideas Approach." It is simply, for whatever problem you are trying to solve, brainstorm at least 50 ideas of how to solve it. The kicker is if you cannot brainstorm 50 ideas, then you don't know your business well enough. Of course each idea will need the appropriate analysis (ie SWOT, etc), but that is secondary.

Good post.

That is pretty slick! Nice implementation.

In my opinion, this saying(s) means failure is inevitable in any business. Those who use this saying(s) try to prepare the listener for some level of failure. I don't see a difference in the two sayings mentioned, no matter the context. I think the problem is found in the use of the word "fail" or "failure" in either instance.

Some interpret the word failure/fail in the absolute sense. A better word might be "roadblock" or "speed bump." A roadblock is an obstacle confronting the startup and to the literal among us, may be a better alternative to the word failure. Use of the word failure might condition the entrepreneur to expect absolute failure, whereas the word "roadblock" conditions the entrepreneur to expect obstacles in the road to success.

Looks good over the black background!

I like this idea...rating the type of comment to further categorize. I may only want to read funny comments, sexy comments, positive comments. All could be represented with a set of icons the blog author plugs in with a few options for how they are displayed or how the icons are designed.

This would be one step beyond the up/down rating and I think it would make the commenting system more active by an order of magnitude. It could also help separate spam.

Good stuff.

First!

For some reason when I select the large format avatar setting, the pictures get blurred to the point where there is no point. Hi Res LARGE avatars please for those who want them.

Thanks.

No, I just feel they should be called out for not being the "most transparent administration in history." They overpromised and are underdelivering. I am willing to give them more time, but I am not optimistic.

Don't know why I havent asked for this yet. Me too, please B)

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