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IT Certifications, Innovation, and Career Growth – Making the Right Decisions
I often get asked, “What certification should I get next?” There is no right way to answer this question without a deeper analysis of why a certification is being sought in the first place. I’ll focus specifically on IT certifications … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Life, News, Technology, Tips
Tagged best certifications, best IT certifications, Bill Gates, CCIE, CCIEs, CCNA, certifications, Cisco, Cisco CCIE, Cisco CCNA, CompTIA, CompTIA Linux+, employment, IT certifications, job, job opportunity, jobs, Larry Page, linux, Mark Zuckerberg, opportunity cost, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, technologist, top certifications, top IT certifications, vmware
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Is Life and Work Like a Big Game of Chess?
Chess is fascinating. I always tell people it reminds me of real life in the way of developing a strategy, reading your competition and thinking several steps ahead of them, and of course battling it out for that final checkmate. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chess, Entertainment, Tips
Tagged 1962 Candidates Tournament, 1962 Candidates Tournament in Curacao, Bobby Fischer, business is chess, Chess, Chess Grandmaster, Curacao, famous chess game, famous chess games, Fischer, Grandmaster, is business like chess, is life like chess, life is chess, Mikhail Tal, Robert Fischer, Sicilian Defense
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Investing Into Entrepreneurs More than Ideas/Products?
I’ve seen it many, many times where investor(s) invest into an idea because they have some belief in the idea/product but more belief in the entrepreneur(s) behind it. This isn’t to say that investors/angels just throw money down on worthless … Continue reading
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Tagged angel, angel investor, angel investors, angels, Business, cash, entrepreneur, entrepreneurs, founder, founders, funding, investor, investors, start-up, start-ups, startup, startups, Upstart, venture, venture capitalist
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The Importance of Making Quick Decisions
As with so many things in life, I’ve found through experience just how critical and rare it is to have the ability to make quick decisions. Nowhere is this more important than in business, but it can also apply to … Continue reading
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Tagged analysis, analysis paralysis, Business, business decisions, business partner, business rule, business rules, business tip, business tips, chossing a business partner, decisions, electronic trading, Importance of Making Quick Decisions, New York Board of Trade, productivity, quick decisions, the pit
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