Conversations Around Town: Nelson de Witt

Last Tuesday, I headed downtown to do some work from a Starbucks that happens to be a great work environment (read: they have outlets and large tables).  I posted on Twitter that I was heading down there, and got a message from Nelson de Witt (@mcescobar1) saying he was in the area. We ended up hanging out for a couple of hours, talking about everything from working for yourself, to automation, to inventory...

A Fundamental Understanding of Outsourcing

A friend of mine, Sara Lingafelter (@theclimbergirl) (check out her rock climbing blog for great insights into what it’s like to be addicted to climbing), recently pointed me toward a loose, conversational podcast called ConfabShow. Out of curiosity, I listened to the show that she participated in, Confab #10. Coincidentally, one of the hosts (once I get the person’s name, I’ll update this post)...

Outsourcing Tips from Elance (link)

Click here for the article: Elance Buyers Share Outsourcing Tips Just a quick entry since this came in my inbox, and is highly relevant to today’s earlier post about outsourcing. Four main parts to the article: Communication is Key Evaluate Providers Like a Pro Proactively Manage Your Projects Additional...

Making Outsourcing Work: The Plan

If I were to be honest about my experience with outsourcing, some form of the word “dabble” might be able to be used with some form of accuracy. Last Fall, I hired GetFriday, a virtual assistant company for about $9/hr.  My experience was less than satisfactory, especially considering the level of my requests.  Later, I spent a lot of time trying to figure out the fundamental breakdown in my...

Wisdom

GMail tells me that Socrates once said: “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” I like that. I’ve had conversations recently that brought forth the idea that the deeper you get into things, it seems that the more there is to know.  It’s much like a logarithmic equation that never reaches the axis. If this analogy is true, then Socrates’ wisdom might be wise, despite...