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Rework
By Porchlight
In 1999, Jason Fried was one of the founders of 37signals - then a web design firm, and now a software development company. That transition occurred when the small company found challenges in keeping track of all the project components and information. They developed an in-house software program to help keep things organized, and it worked.
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This makes sense
By Porchlight
"There's no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it.
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Broken Windows, Broken Business
By Porchlight
The first thing I saw staring back at me from my email this morning came from the author of Fascinate, Sally Hogshead, whose manifesto led yesterday's ChangeThis issue. Being from Sally, it was a kind and generous message, but there was something there at the end that made my stomach feel a bit more empty than it really was. "Could you fill in my URL on the intro page (I think it's just blank right now)" she asked.
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Regrets
By Porchlight
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor.
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ChangeThis: Issue 67
By Porchlight
The latest issue of ChangeThis has been published for all of you out there in the thinking public. Take it out for a spin tonight. Introduce it to your friends.
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What's in a name?
By Porchlight
I know a lot of people who just don't read business books. It's just not something they're interested in. Maybe the perception is that a book can't provide all the answers, or that they'll figure things out on their own.
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Stressed out?
By Porchlight
2009 was a challenging year, and the challenges haven't stopped in 2010. In fact, we all are likely working even harder to dig ourselves out of last year, or maintain our solid standing in the current one. With that work, comes stress, and unless we manage that stress properly, our hearts will pay the price.
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Elbowroom: Space the Final Frontier
By Porchlight
The time has come for 800CEOREAD to move into their new space! It's been a long time coming and we're still trying out different things that work for us to get settled in nice and cozy like. Here's a few pictures of what it's like so far.
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Twitter gifts
By Sally Haldorson
I'm torn about Twitter. Most days I struggle with what to add to our company Twitter account. While I can write a haiku at a drop of a hat, I blank out when trying to create potent 140 character messages.
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"Do Cool Stuff that Lasts"
By Sally Haldorson
There's a new article today on Salon titled: Healthcare Reform Rock Star, featuring one of our favorite authors, Atul Gawande. Gawande is a staff writer for the New Yorker and author of The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right, and Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance, books we copiously recommended. And his first book, Complications, garnered rave reviews.
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