Ben Franklin’s Biggest Regret
In 1736 the unthinkable happened. Ben Franklin, long an opponent of inoculating children against Smallpox, lost his son Franky to the disease. Losing a child must be the greatest burden a parent could bear, but to do so in this manner surely yielded extra heartache to Franklin and his wife…
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James Altucher: I told my dad, “I’m a lucky guy.” He said, “But are you lucky in love?” I was six years old. Love was the most disgusting thing in the world to me. What the hell was he talking about? Love was living in another neighborhood at that time.…
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Good evening, Early Risers Tech Skype Translator preview is now available. The Skype Translator preview app works in English, Spanish, Italian and Mandarin for spoken word, and in 50 languages for IM conversations (TechCrunch). The preview is only available for Windows 8.1 and 10 preview users soon to…
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Good evening, Early Risers Tech Facebook launches new in-app purchase install. Why do we care? This is a win-win-win for Facebook, direct marketers, and customers. Previously, app ads required Facebook users to download the app and find the advertised product before a purchase could be made. Now, when…
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The Day I Stopped Saying ‘Hurry Up’
When you’re living a distracted life, every minute must be accounted for. You feel like you must be checking something off the list, staring at a screen, or rushing off to the next destination. And no matter how many ways you divide your time and attention, no matter how many…
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Good evening, Early Risers Tech Microsoft one-ups Google with Office 2016’s new co-authoring feature. Late yesterday, Microsoft let the public download a preview of Office 2016. One change everyone is talking about is Office 2016’s new real-time co-authoring in Word. While Microsoft and Google both support co-authoring on…
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How to Fix Your Family
Parents and engineers have at least one thing in common. They both like to find solutions. They like to fix things. When I’m consulting with a family, it’s obvious to me when parents give unwanted advice to their kids. But when I go home, I fall prey to the same temptations…
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Good evening, Early Risers! Tech Facebook Messenger now has video chat. Today Messenger launched VOIP video chat. Basically, FaceTime but for iOS and Android. Check out this short video demonstrating how it works. Career Free pass to go shopping from Google Ventures. Designing a website? First, put yourself in…
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How to Pick a Million Dollar Name
You’ve probably heard the expression, ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover,’ but the reality is most people do judge books by their covers. In fact, they do the same with most products, services and websites. Here’s why you want to carefully consider any name you choose… Back in 1982,…
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The Most Important Lesson From My Parents
Did you hear the one about CNN host Anderson Cooper losing out on $200 million? It sounds like the start of a bad joke… but there’s no punch line. Cooper, the son of heiress Gloria Vanderbilt, was disinherited from the family fortune. But there’s no bad blood. His mother planned…
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If You’re Not a Good Listener… You May Have a Big Problem
The tension in the room was palpable… The members of the Olander family sat in a circle of chairs. All except the oldest son, Adam. He was conspicuously absent. The family members and I were gathered because there were problems in the family business… and they were spilling over into…
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5 Strategies for Living a Simpler, Fuller Life
About eight years ago, I did a little experiment. I wanted to find out if it really is possible to do business from anywhere in the world. So I packed my family off to Rome (one of my favorite cities) for a six-week “working vacation.” I not only learned that,…
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