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David Cancel on Startup Competition

Marcus — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:30:00 +0000

I love highlighting David’s writing. He doesn’t write often, but when he does, it’s right.

The best line (spoiler): “I believe a startup only has one real competitor, indifference.”

http://davidcancel.com/true-startup-competition/

Pull it together

Marcus — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 03:52:23 +0000

All of the things that you experience start to mean something if you can sustain the hope that there is a meaning behind things. Pulling it together suddenly is the most fun part of all. It’s *almost* effortless. You become known by your works, which give you leverage, that you don’t even need because you are now better by practice.

Feels like magic when you can pull it together.

Expanding into Boston

Marcus — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:20:31 +0000

I’ve been in Boston for 8 months now. Not full time, more like 15 days a month. The culture, social circles and most importantly weather have all been challenging to acclimate to. But that probably would be true anywhere, especially when you have spent the last decade in a city as embracing as Nashville.

But it’s spring now, the bitter winter is starting to break, I’m figuring my way around, and I’m starting to meet people who have heard of me through their own network. Boston is not yet home, but it’s certainly no longer foreign.

And frankly, Boston is an amazing city full of amazing people. One of the most genuine, endearing and capable places I’ve ever lived.

Not quite sowing seeds, but certainly preparing soil, and grateful for the magic carpet that brought me here, and the mighty rock in Nashville that has my back during this journey.

Try Something, Just Because It’s Scary

Marcus — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:25:20 +0000

Todays lesson comes from my youngest son, who agonized over coming off a ramp on his skateboard for an hour, but after trying (and falling) now can’t get enough of it and is trying to jump off of every ramp at Rocketown.

Try it because you’re afraid… thats the stuff you’ll love the most.

See you at Tech Cocktail NYC

Marcus — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:43:05 +0000

Pretty excited to meet all of NYC’s tech community and the founders from Techstars at TechCocktail NYC on Friday. I’ll be there representing both my startup Moontoast and my microfund Jumpstart Foundry. If you are gonna be there, please find me and say hi!