Should you Give Startup Advice [Flowchart] by @ValerieRose

I stumbled into this flowchart by Valerie Coffman, an entrepreneur and data scientist who wrote a blog post “Should you Give Startup Advice” — Valerie says “Clearly, there is widespread confusion on who needs to STFU and who should share their pearls of startup wisdom. To correct this issue, I’ve created the following handy flowchart”. […]

Nilofer Merchant | Scaling a Startup in the Social Era @ thinkspace

Nilofer Merchant, Harvard Press author of “11 Rules for Creating Value in the Social Era”, A TED Speaker, and former CEO of Rubicon. Nilofer has launched more than 100 products that have netted $18 billion dollars… and Nilofer will be speaking at thinkspace tonight! Nilofer is a very important person to me as are her […]

I’m afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter.

I’ve tried my hand at time management. Which I’m okay at. But at times, I still busy myself and over commit to things. Part of me really likes being busy. And another part of me has a hard time saying “no.” And I know, I know…saying “yes” to one thing means saying “no” to something […]

Inside startups with Founders Less Than Three: Speaker – Halley Suitt Tucker

You know when someone jokes that they have “done it all?” Halley Suitt Tucker could put Chief Everything Officer on her business card. Halley is currently living in Boston and writes for a living. You name it she writes it. Halley has been blogging for 10 years, went through Techstars, and is now writing books! Halley is also CEO of BoOkBoX, and […]

Don't miss out on the parade.

The other day I was talking about my two nephews (ages 2 and 4) with my mom (age omitted at the request of my momma), and I asked her “Do you think that they will carry on their current personality into adulthood?”  My mom recalled that when I was a kid, I was extremely shy […]

Work/Life Integration: Where Relationships are King

A famous African proverb states, “if you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far, go together.” This proverb captures how important relationships are to getting things done. Relationships are at the core of all the activities that bring value to our work and our lives. Many times, relationships overlap in […]

In Remembrance.

From day one of finding out that she had stage four colon cancer, Shonda McCarty Kearns was a cancer survivor…not a cancer victim.  Her survival skills were her optimistic and faithful perspective paired with her contagious spunk and spirit.  When asked how she was feeling, Shonda would respond by saying “I’m at 100%, except for this […]

Member Spotlight: Colvin Pitts of Lytro

https://pictures.lytro.com/lytroweb/pictures/441465 Click to refocus. Click and drag for Perspective Shift. Lytro has just opened a new office in Redmond at thinkspace. We are excited to be expanding our physical presence, and are thrilled to be part of the thinkspace community. The Lytro camera lets you capture and share what you see in a whole new […]