Author: ccrystle
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The UnBlog
I haven’t been blogging regularly. As one of my six readers you might have noticed. I’m not sure exactly why, but I needed a break. Maybe it’s gotten stale. Maybe it’s that I’d rather be coding than writing, and if I write I want to write about code. I’m working on a side project: autosave…
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Hustle
Rambling PreambleHow you see the world just might inform whether you make it or not. I don’t know what it is about me, but I tend to react to news based on my sense of justice–personal justice, social justice, economic justice–whatever the category, I have this bias toward what I perceive to be just. Or…
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When Founders Founder
This post isn’t about anyone specifically; it’s about most founders, I suspect, including me. I say that because I talk with dozens of founders, and many of them will see themselves in this post. This past weekend, about 40 people gathered in Lancaster for Startup Weekend Lancaster, sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation. I was an…
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No New Posts for a Bit
I’m taking a break from blogging, as you might have noticed if you’re one of the three readers of this blog. I simply haven’t had the inspiration lately, but I do hope to get back to the daily post soon. In the meantime, go read Brad Feld’s latest posts or Steve Blank.
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Punt to Feld: Be Vulnerable
Busy week, so go check out Feld’s post about the power of honesty, openness, and vulnerability in leaders. And then browse some of this other recent posts–good stuff.
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Startup Monday: uEncounter.me
One of Startup Lancaster’s passionate founders has a new angle on mapping–it’s basically a social mapping platform that allows you to map your experiences with a lot more detail and connection than Google Maps alone. Leslyn Kantner lives near the Delaware/PA border and drives up every month for Startup Lancaster. I’d say she is one…
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Startup Lehigh Valley, First Meeting
Last night we held the first of what I hope will be regular monthly meetings of tech startup founders up in Allentown. It was a good start–7 startup founders at different stages of life and progress with their dreams. Let’s see if I can remember…we didn’t talk about models or the specifics much, just about…
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Startup Monday: Lehigh Valley Tech Founders Group
The Lehigh Valley Tech startup scene seems to be very active. Ben Franklin Technology Partners has an accelerator program at Lehigh University, and Allentown sports a tech accelerator as well. They’ve held lots of events including hackathons and Startup Weekend. Tonight we start Startup Lehigh Valley–a peer mentor group for startup founders. Modelled on Startup…
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You Are Not Alone, Again
Last year I wrote this post about dealing with the isolation of being a founder of a startup. Aaron Swartz’s suicide hit me hard in a lot of ways. I didn’t know him and won’t guess why he killed himself. I don’t know his situation, and when more of his friends and family let us…
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Startup Weekend Lancaster, PA
Startup Weekend Lancaster is coming up in late February–here’s the first blog post by one of the organizers. It’s a national program sponsored by the Kaufman Foundation, and finally coming to Lancaster. The premise is simple: people get together and create startups over a 54-hour period. Have an idea? Come on out. Coder? Welcome. It’s…
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