Maxwell Murphy

I can't

What does I can't really mean?

I've noticed that almost every time I say "I can't" I'm really saying I can't in five minutes.  Or I can't with no preparation.  Or I can't with no study.  Or I can't with my normal just-chillin effort.

Take three days to figure something out and all the I canters will think you're a genius.

We live in a time when everyone's a marketer

Everyone has a megaphone/audience/followers/friends.

What is possible now that was never possible before?

"Come up with a way to make it fun or interesting or virtuous" -- Jason Calacanis

Organizations and People succeed because they solve perfect problems. -- Seth Godin

They ask a right question.

Something that was previously off the table comes on the table.

"If you're not working on your best idea right now, you're doing it wrong." -- DHH on TWIST

Full show is here.

"Anytime I'm in a bad situation, as an entrepreneur, I try to look at it and say, 'how could I turn this and make it the best possible situation for me, and it's very hard to do that." -- Jason Calacanis

This Week in Startups, May 13th 2010.

Adwords and Groupon: Both cash machines ask the same question

How much would you be willing to pay if we materialize a customer out of thin air?

Holding Back

Have you been holding back?  Have you been NOT putting yourself into the situation?

Have you been acting like people will like you better if they don't even know you?

Have you been minding your own business so much that nobody ever notices you?

It's time to let the world know you're poorly dressed, have bad breath, make lots of mistakes, come over uninvited, and stay too long.  It's the only way anybody will ever love you.

I give you permission to reach out and initiate in every social situation you're in for the rest of your life.

I give you permission to treat each new person you see from across the room like a fascinating work of art.  I give you permission to look and really see people.  I give you permission to start conversations.  I give you permission to go up and say, "how are you gentlemen doing today?"  I give you permission to enter the room without hesitation.  I give you permission to be yourself in every situation.  I give you permission to feel comfort and joy and to be completely in the moment.

The people who reach out and make friends with the world are the kings.  The people who live in fear of saying the wrong thing, looking bad, and intruding are the prisoners.

"If you've got a hundred and fifty IQ points, sell thirty, because you just don't need em." -- Attributed to Warren Buffet