Embarrassment in Entrepreneurship?

A great quote from the founder of LinkedIn:

"If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late."

http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/technology/article/the-iterate-fast-and-release-often-philosophy-of-entrepreneurship-ben-parr




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Opportunity: State Operations Manager, East Tennessee

Tennessee, like neighboring Virginia, has a broadband initiative plan. Broadband, as noted during the presentation a group of participated in at Supercomm 2009, is a key to balancing economic development with innovation.

As such, this might be of interest to readers: a job opening at ConnnectedTN.org


Connected Tennessee is a part of Connected Nation, the country’s leader in working with communities and providers to break down the digital divide. If there is someone you think might be a good fit for the position, please hasten them to visit the job posting currently available at http://www.connectedtn.org/about_us/careers.php.

The departing person will be available to assist in the transition, as will Executive Director, Michael Ramage.

Pop Up Shops - A Mall Owner's Dream?

Yahoo News and Time magazine have a great story about "pop up shops" which appear in malls for a period of time. The article's premise is that mall owners and management need to fill empty mall slots, especially during the holiday season, and that entrepreneurs with a good idea and enough inventory might just be the ticket to sprucing up the facade between now and year's end.

Just, please nothing offensive at the Johnson City Mall, given their impeccable taste.