Adam Kuebler

tullytime: Click the squares. Make sweet music. Holy mother of...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:31:01 -0500

Click the squares. Make sweet music. Holy mother of god. I will be doing this many many many hours.

"I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence Fear is such a weak emotion that’s..."

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:09:25 -0500

“I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence
Fear is such a weak emotion that’s why I despise it
We scared of almost everything, afraid to even tell the truth
So scared of what you think of me, I’m scared of even telling you
Sometimes I’m like the only person I feel safe to tell it to
I’m locked inside a cell in me, I know that there’s a jail in you
Consider this your bailing out, so take a breath, inhale a few
My screams is finally getting free, my thoughts is finally yelling through”

- Lupe Fiaso

There will always be someone better, smarter, more skilled, more passionate, more eloquent than me....

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:23:54 -0400

There will always be someone better, smarter, more skilled, more passionate, more eloquent than me. Anything good I have, for however brief a time, I’m thankful to God. Any blessings, any lessons, any gifts that I may be given, I don’t want to keep to myself, but share. I want to be the best me I can, filling Gods purpose, and I want to share that with others.

LabTwentyFour

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:01:02 -0400

Two good friends and I are starting LabTwentyFour. A few weekends this semester we are going to take 24 hours and go from idea to released product. we’ve already got some good ideas cooking. But let me know if there is anything you would like to see us build (preferably a web/mobile app).

Just walking on campus (Taken with instagram)

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:32:26 -0400

Just walking on campus (Taken with instagram)

Income Inequality?

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:49:30 -0400

An informal review of Forbes wealthiest people in America shows that only 19 of the top 50 obtained their fortune from the family business. Why do we despise them? Why do we wish to take their money from them? These are entrepreneurs that create millions of jobs and are the engines of America’s economic growth and power. They created vast wealth by hard work and intelligence, not from inheritance, as is the case with many other nations around the world. These people should be celebrated and looked to for inspiration, not vilified. The future of our economy depends on the next generation seeking to make great companies and great fortunes in America just as these men and women have done over the past 60 years.

Another interesting note, at least nine of the 50 were immigrants or children of immigrants. Another reason we need to reform our immigration system.

gary: Weddings vs. Marriage: A Business Story So true, so very...

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:14:02 -0400

gary:

Weddings vs. Marriage: A Business Story

So true, so very true, must watch!

Startups to Watch

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:21:21 -0400

Turntable.fm - It’s the best way to discover music hands down. Nothing beats actual DJs to curate music, Pandora et al can come close and I’ve found great music through them, but in the limited time I’ve been on Turntable.fm, it has been fantastic. There are also a lot more revenue stream options here than just straight up radio.

Vibe.me - Most social networks evolve (devolve) to link sharing and general status reports. However few people share their emotions, but emotions are one of the few things that really unites us as people. Just going to this site gives me

Square - So maybe it’s not a true startup anymore, but I still see big things for this company. It has a great team and seems to be positioned to be one of the few players who can actually make money transfers between normal people simple and easy. It also has tremendous profit potential.

Foursquare - Again startup is debatable, but there is still so much ahead for this company. Checkins is just the surface for this company, by itself only something for early adopters. But Foursquare is really going to connect the physical and virtual worlds in my opinion. It will be fantastic!

Change

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 17:58:26 -0400

It has been one month since everything changed. I’m in a new city, with all new people, doing new work. The only constants are my family and my God.

It might seem frightening or difficult but it has been neither. It has been exhilarating. Small changes often improve your live, but they don’t improve your mindset as much.

Such drastic change has improved my life, but also my mindset. I have grown.

I hope everyone takes any opportunity they can to shake things up and see a new world.

Short logic: Groupon IPO: Pass on this deal

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 17:34:39 -0400

Short logic: Groupon IPO: Pass on this deal:

shortlogic:

Groupon has filed its S-1 and hopes to raise $750M in its initial public offering. Given they’re currently losing a staggering $117M per quarter, despite revenues of $644M, they’ll be burning through that cash almost as soon as it hits their account.

At the moment, it’s costing them $1.43 to…

Absolutely necessary, but I'll believe it when I see it...

Thu, 26 May 2011 19:40:00 -0400

Absolutely necessary, but I'll believe it when I see it...:

White House reviewing regulation to eliminate or reduce outdated, burdensome laws. I’m hopeful, but this looks a lot like, “Hey we are reviewing this, and looking into that” I’ll believe it when I see it.

"The most successful organizing principle the world has ever known is a simple guarantee that we can..."

Mon, 16 May 2011 22:37:16 -0400

“The most successful organizing principle the world has ever known is a simple guarantee that we can buy and do things that have no point greater than the satisfaction of our own happiness.”

- Brendan Greeley (BusinessWeek Writer)

"Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative..."

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:22:59 -0400

“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.”

- Ira Glass (via nefffy)

Bahamian Taxes

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:19:20 -0400

Was considering a quick trip over to the Bahamas with my friend Sven before he headed back to Germany. Unfortunately the taxes and fees were another $132. This has happened more than once. If you want more tourism, reduce or get rid of these taxes on airfare. Just charge a sales tax. You will get more tourists and more sales tax, your economy will improve giving you people with better incomes which give you more tax!

Customer Service from Products

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:32:52 -0400

I cannot open a package fo Bobli pizza crusts without scissors or a knife. Is that bad customer service?

ianspector: C4: It’s coming….!

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:30:52 -0400

ianspector:

C4: It’s coming….!

Allegiant vs Spirit: Aircraft Costs

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 11:29:00 -0400

Allegiant purchased MD-80s from SAS for less than $4 million per plane including all interior conversions and maintenance. Spirit pays $3.2 million per year on average to lease a320s. So what if the MD-80 sucks fuel, over say a ten year period you are saving almost $30 million dollars per aircraft! (without inflation) And because you can purchase them outright, you don’t have to keep them in the air in order to make your payment, you just fly them when the demand is there!

Video

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:43:50 -0400

"You never quite know in business if what you are doing is the right or wrong thing. Unfortunately,..."

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:48:12 -0400

“You never quite know in business if what you are doing is the right or wrong thing. Unfortunately, by the time you know the answer, someone has beaten you to it and you are out of business.”

- Mark Cuban

"An incumbent [company] without a successful business model is like a drunk person firing an Uzi..."

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:20 -0400

“An incumbent [company] without a successful business model is like a drunk person firing an Uzi around the room.”

- Chris Dixon