Quote: Success

Sucess is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill

"It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." Charles Darwin

And how things have changed!

Sample this:

In the physical world scarcity is what leads to value.
In the digital world abundance is what leads to value.

From A VC

Change

"It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent,
but the one most responsive to change." Charles Darwin

And how things have changed!

Sample this:

In the physical world scarcity is what leads to value.
In the digital
world abundance is what leads to value.

From A VC

Birdbath

Birdbath
Originally uploaded by Stephen Downes.

Icosahedron

Icosahedron
Originally uploaded by Richard Sweeney.

made entirely from paper only. 20 unit modular piece. amazing.

A beautiful setting

Our apartment
Originally uploaded by Caged.

Driving in India

This is absolutely amazing. This is common in every city in India. But it never appeared so interesting till I saw this video.

Neele gagan ke tale

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Originally uploaded by dmaritz2001.

Behind the waterfall 2

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Originally uploaded by dmaritz2001.

Not behind the waterfall

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Originally uploaded by dmaritz2001.

Behind the waterfall

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Originally uploaded by dmaritz2001.

Above and below

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Originally uploaded by dmaritz2001.

Safe and Sound

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Originally uploaded by dmaritz2001.

Safe at home.

Chatra Chaya

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Originally uploaded by dmaritz2001.

Lovely perspective.

Top 10 mistakes by entrepreneurs

As per Steven Pavlina the top 10 mistakes made by the self-employed are:

1. Selling to the wrong people.
2. Spending too much money.
3. Spending too little money.
4. Putting on a fake front.
5. Assuming a signed contract will be honored.
6. Going against your intuition.
7. Being too formal.
8. Sacrificing your personality quirks.
9. Failing to focus on value creation.
10. Failing to optimize.

Start-ups and Plans

An insightful quote by Paul Graham on start-ups:

Almost everyone’s initial plan is broken. If companies stuck to
their initial plans, Microsoft would be selling programming languages, and Apple
would be selling printed circuit boards. In both cases their customers told them
what their business should be– and they were smart enough to listen.

Internet as Idea-processor

Very interesting idea by Dave Winer:

The value of writing publicly on the Internet is that you can solve
problems quickly, by using a network of people who pool what they know
to create something larger. When the Internet works this is why it
works.

Read the complete article here.

Eagle

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Originally uploaded by franomilano.

Wonderful detail in the photograph.

Oak Tree at Santa Teresa Park

Oak Tree at Santa Teresa Park
Originally uploaded by erin_designr.

Amazing photograph. Through a keyhole.