just tristan.: Archive

Feb 10th

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Feb 10th

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“Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become...”

Feb 4th

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more python(ing).

I’m 4.5 weeks into my teaching myself how to code (5 nights + weekend days a week)!! Recently, I posted my first python program, a Trivia Game about my life and I sought feedback, via tumblr, from friends with coding experience. (Thanks Harry! Thanks Naveen! Thanks Nitin! Thanks Matt!). I was told that my code could be a little less redundant and more efficient. I hadnt taken the lessons...

Feb 3rd

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python(ing)

Hey everyone! I’ve been sticking to me Resolutions so far, and it has been great. I’ve been having good fun learning python but I wanted to reach out to my friends with some good python experience to help me out / critique my progress so far. I’ve been using the text “Learn Python the Hard Way” and it’s awesome. I’ve completed about 36 of the total 50...

Jan 22nd

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“There is only one god and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say...”

– From “Game of Thrones.” I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this quote. So applicable to entrepreneurship and a fantastic quote to use when times get tough. Stare death right in the face and say “Not today” … LOVE LOVE LOVE this quote.

Jan 22nd

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Jan 3rd

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My Favorite Companies to Watch in 2012

Last year on Dec 31, I wrote a post: Favorite Companies to Watch in 2011 I had fun doing it so decided I’d give it a go again this year. But first, a quick recap of last year’s selections before the 2012 predictions. foursquare - I’m biased, but I think we have had a fantastic year. 15+MM users now, well over 1 billion checkins, and over 600k merchants (with no salesforce),...

Dec 31st

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resolutions.

It’s about that time of year. Last year, on dec 31, I met with my good friend nathan folkman for a cup coffee at cafe barrone in Menlo Park. That was the last cup of coffee I had. I realized I had no real need for it and wanted to see if I could pull off not drinking any coffee for a full year (to start). I did it. I learned some good lessons in execution in past year. If you havent read...

Dec 29th

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