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Why do you dislike conferences?

by mikekarnj on September 25, 2008

(Update (10/2/08): Thanks to swissmiss for pointing out that “hate” is a strong word, so I’ve changed it to “dislike”) As I’m putting together and curating The Feast Conference, I’ve started to generate some new ideas to make the entire (…)

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The New Orleans 100

by mikekarnj on August 6, 2008

The New Orleans 100: A look at The Good That’s Happened Since Katrina. Millions of voices will unite to speak out about positive change in New Orleans during the week of August 25th – the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.  The (…)

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Before I turn 30 Goals

by mikekarnj on July 29, 2008

Inspired by Matt’s post, I’ve decided to do the same.  I’m going to publish my goals on here so everyone can see my successes and failures.  Or both.  I read somewhere that less than 1% of people write down their (…)

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Viral Expansion Loops

by mikekarnj on April 30, 2008

While reading through the latest issue of Fast Company, I came across a great article about Ning.com. The intro paragraph reads, “it isn’t just a site where users can build their own social networks — Ning is a model of (…)

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Startup New Orleans

by mikekarnj on March 12, 2008

The city of New Orleans is looking for the crazy ones. “The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect (…)

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