Interesting [post](http://www.quicksprout.com/2009/11/04/finding-the-right-business-partner/) on choosing a business partner. Neil makes some great points. The single biggest thing for me is to get along with whomever you pick. What I mean by that is that you actually want to be … [Read more...]
Zen Habits: The Only Way to Become Amazingly Great at Something
This [post](http://zenhabits.net/2009/11/the-only-way-to-become-amazingly-great-at-something/) from Zen Habits reminds me of a creative writing class I took a while back. The required reading was a set of well known authors. We would read and discuss a selection each week. These … [Read more...]
Creative Class: Locate Where the Talent is
This [post](http://www.creativeclass.com/creative_class/2009/11/03/locating-where-the-talent-is/) over at Creative Class brings up a broader issue. It's hidden in the India outsourcing comment about the pendulum is swinging back toward not outsourcing. If you have a critical mass … [Read more...]
Men With Pens: How To Kill Scope Creep
Great [post](http://menwithpens.ca/scope-creep) on a real problem with any project -- defining done. The product version of this is feature creep and it can crush a teams spirits. Defining done is the single biggest thing that any project needs to nail early and confirm often. … [Read more...]
Copyblogger: The 3 Fatal Diseases that Kill Good Blogs
Even though this talks about Blogs, this [post](http://www.copyblogger.com/blog-killers/) applies to all individual contributors that try starting a businesses. Sure, doing the work is the fun part but once you branch out on your own, you need some business acumen or you will … [Read more...]