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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Sunday Book Review: Rework by Jason Fried
Rework by Jason Fried
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book is extremely readable. It has some great points about challenging norms in business and to push forward and do. At times, I think that some of the parts [...]
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Desert Code Camp Fall 2010 Recap
Desert Code Camp this year was held at Chandler Gilbert Community College. The venue certainly exceeded my expectations. The architecture was incredible and the rooms were well laid out. However, the most impressive thing was that wireless just worked. Easy [...]
East Valley Partnership Emerging Leaders Young Leaders Panel
Most people I know think that we need new leadership in Arizona government. I constantly hear how so many of our elected officials are incompetent or irrelevant. Clueless is a common adjective I hear in the banter. I always ask [...]
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Sunday Book Review: Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Really loved Tony’s style. Down to earth and real. If you are a manager or an entrepreneur this book has multiple messages [...]
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Political Bites: Arizona State Budget
With another budget deficit looming, what state services could be cut with the least amount of impact to the Southeast Valley?
Most of the budget is currently mandated. What can legally be reduced has already been cut to the bone. We [...]
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Entrepreneurs Put Capital to Work for Economic Growth
It doesn’t matter what country, society or region an entrepreneur operates within. They will put capital to work to help stimulate the economy. As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week the anchors at Gangplank decided to embark on a social experiment. [...]
Sunday Book Review: Making It All Work by David Allen
Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life by David Allen
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Really good content, but a lot of rehashing from original GTD. If you haven’t read GTD in a [...]
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Political Bites: Police Relationship in Community
How would you rate the relationship between residents and police in your city?
Chandler PD has done an excellent job of community building among merchants and citizens in downtown. They are actively involved with the Downtown Chandler Community Partnership engaging in [...]
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Sunday Book Review: Ready for Anything by David Allen
Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life by David Allen
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This book had a lot of good content, but it was dry at best. Read it for the content, but make sure [...]
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Observations to Making a City Walkable
When making the choice to move Gangplank to downtown Chandler one of the goals was to be in an area that was walkable. The last four months has allowed me a lot of time to observe what is important in [...]
