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    • 2012 – InfoActive
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2013 S.W. Road Trip – Day 04 – Carlsbad, NM

By Adam Perkins On May 23, 2013 · Add Comment · In Lifestyle
Holy cow.  Another packed day. First I went to Carlsbad Caverns and wandered around the area for a couple of hours.  I ran around the area leading into the park like a crazy person, excited about all the views, lizards, cacti, and little mini paths!  Managed to get in early before most of the tourists [...]
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2013 S.W. Road Trip – Day 03 – Austin, TX to Carlsbad, NM

By Adam Perkins On May 22, 2013 · Add Comment · In Lifestyle
Wow I did a lot today.  :–) It started out with me thinking there would be more crazy weather..and there was going to be.  More tornadoes incoming into Austin.  Possibly thunderstorms and other hail like weather.  Ooo exciting.  But I decided to heat into Austin on foot regardless.  I started by finding the train.  It [...]
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2013 S.W. Road Trip – Day 02 – Fort Smith to Salado TX

By Adam Perkins On May 21, 2013 · Add Comment · In Lifestyle
Today was a good day.  Started out right eating some coconut flakes, Larabars, and got on the road right away.  The goal was to get past Dallas before rush hour and also get a Crossfit workout in!  Mission accomplished! I purchased a boring non-texas belt at the local Walmart.  They sold 10 gallon cowboy hats here. [...]
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2013 S.W. Road Trip – Day 01 – Madison to Arkansas..sas.sassss..

By Adam Perkins On May 20, 2013 · Add Comment · In Lifestyle
The Back-story So I’m doing this road trip thing.  Taking 2.5 weeks off from work and real life and attempting to travel, code a bit, and also check out some startup hubs in Austin, Tucson, and Boulder.  Also hiking the grand canyon and generally exploring cool things outside of my normal routine! Why? Why wait? [...]
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How To Proposition a CTO

By Adam Perkins On March 30, 2013 · Add Comment · In startups
Here are some thoughts how to solicit a CTO.  It is very similar to how you might pitch an investor.  I get a good number of leads every month by entrepreneurs who want me to build their web apps.  So I’m getting pretty good at picking up on some best practices.   Things to Do Start Strong [...]
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10,000 Mistakes

By Adam Perkins On February 28, 2013 · Add Comment · In startups
You’ve probably heard the concept that it take 10,000 hours to become an expert at something.  That might be the case for playing guitar, bob sledding, or being a mechanic, but as an entrepreneur you have a higher milestone to hit.  You have to make 10,000 big hairy mistakes. Consider this.  The first few hundred [...]
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Startup | Work or Love

By Adam Perkins On January 13, 2013 · Add Comment · In startups
There are many people who talk about how much work a startup is.  (Define startup as anything you start not just high growth tech companies).  The time it takes to get something going, the risk involved, how most people do the startup on top of their already hectic lives, building traction or the product or [...]
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Gut and Intuition

By Adam Perkins On December 11, 2012 · Add Comment · In business
STOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPP!!  Something deep down inside you is screaming at you, you can barely feel it and are trying to shove it down and out of your mind.  You are having a conversation with a potential partner and just have this little nagging feeling that something isn’t quite right.  Perhaps you are about to bring on [...]
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Pace of Success

By Adam Perkins On December 3, 2012 · Add Comment · In startups
Pacing is everything to a startup.  Are you hustling?  Or are you making excuses for your lack of progress? Paul Graham said growth is everything for a startup. Growth is a measure of progress.  Speed or pace is a measure of efficiency and time.  Both concepts together is a measure of momentum.  You need momentum [...]
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Madison Startup Scene

By Adam Perkins On November 21, 2012 · Add Comment · In startups
Just back from Montreal, I was excited to jump into Madison, WI and the startup scene here. There are a number of different initiatives going which are changing and empowering the startup scene in Madison (and Wisconsin). Capital Entrepreneurs:  A local networking group focused on early stage startups.  Also a good resource to start to [...]
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