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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Technical Infrastructure is Important for the Creative Class
Investment in cultural and technical infrastructure is imperative if we want to attract and retain creative people. Just the other day I got to see my friend Tyler Hurst throw a fit because something as simple as lack of 3G [...]
Sunday Book Review: The Surviors Club by Ben Sherwood
The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life by Ben Sherwood
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Some of the stories in here were riveting. The sheer graphic nature of them kept me involved. Whether it [...]
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Political Bites: Filling Tempe Town Lake
Water is back at Tempe Town Lake, 11 weeks after the dam burst. Your reaction?
I am conflicted. It is a great economic development tool for Tempe and helps attract people and events to the area. Putting a billion gallons of [...]
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Education: Collaboration is the Stuff of Growth
This week Gangplank was full of children. It was amazing. They didn’t have someone “watching” them. They didn’t have supervision. They just were allowed to explore. Some created podcasts, others wrote in blogs, some programmed robots to achieve challenges, many [...]
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Clower Power Gratitude
I just wanted to thank Matthew Clower for taking the time to make a header image that doesn’t suck and offer it up as a replacement to what was there that did suck for this blog.
Matthew, thank you again for [...]
Chandler Represented at Invest Southwest
This year at Invest Southwest Capital Conference three of the twelve finalists are Chandler, AZ companies. It is great to see that per capita Chandler is producing results in the entrepreneurial community.
I just wanted to thank the following companies for [...]
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Crazy Hail Storm in Phoenix
The weather in Phoenix is incredible. It is extreme or gorgeous. Nothing mediocre. It is either insanely hot 115 is not uncommon and 120 is still laughable. When it rains it pours. Here is an example of a recent monsoon [...]
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Political Bites: Mesa Light Rail Funding
Will Mesa find funding to extend light rail an extra 2 miles to Gilbert Road?
I am not sure if Mesa is serious about extending to Gilbert or if Mayor Smith is posturing with the FTA to ensure funding for currently [...]
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Harsh Reality Needed to Achieve Phoenix Greatness
Often I am labeled as angry and negative, especially about my views on Phoenix, a place that I love dearly. I believe it is hard for people to understand that someone can be a long term optimist (“Phoenix will succeed”), [...]
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Old Guard Extends Hand To Creatives
For decades organizations charged with promoting Phoenix and fueled by land developers have snubbed the creatives that live there. They have built empires that are devoid of any culture and whose designs often disconnect people from each other and the [...]
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