Embracing Disruption: The Pirates Are Coming

June 14, 2013 By Nathan Toups 1 Comment

The pirates are coming, innovating sharing technology, anonymity tools, challenging the status quo. The pirates are coming, and we should take notes…

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Embracing Disruption: Big Business Owns Your Thoughts

June 10, 2013 By Nathan Toups Leave a Comment

Imagine a system where individuals contribute to a great work of knowledge. Imagine everyone sharing information and ideas for the good of mankind.

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Embracing Disruption: Cookbooks & Quilting Clubs

June 7, 2013 By Nathan Toups Leave a Comment

In a sharing community the more people that understand a concept or posses a skill, the more valuable the community is as a whole.

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Embracing Disruption: Drones & iPhones

June 6, 2013 By Nathan Toups Leave a Comment

The iPhone and smartphones like it have revolutionized how people interact with the cloud, but there is a lurking question related to what can and cannot be loaded on these devices.

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Embracing Disruption: Amazon’s Revolution by Evolution

June 4, 2013 By Nathan Toups Leave a Comment

Many people know Amazon.com as the world’s largest online retailer. But, what far fewer people know is that Amazon is one of the leading innovators in cloud technology…

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Turning Pro: A Practice Is Lifelong

April 11, 2013 By Martin Whitmore 2 Comments

Life is the pursuit. Life is the hunt. When our hearts burst… then we’ll go out, and no sooner.

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Turning Pro: The Pain of Being Human

April 5, 2013 By Martin Whitmore Leave a Comment

The Gnostics believed that exile was the essential condition of man. Do you agree? Steven Pressfield does. The artist and the addict both wrestle with this experience of exile.

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Turning Pro: Shadow Careers

March 16, 2013 By Martin Whitmore 7 Comments

If you’re dissatisfied with your current life, ask yourself what your current life is a metaphor for. That metaphor will point you toward your true calling.

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