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Friday, September 30, 2011
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从第一次网购至今有7年以上了，现在几乎除了蔬菜水果等食品以外，几乎都是通过网购了，期间我搬家4次，在不同地区体验了不同快递服务，同一家快递因为快递员素质问题会导致不太一样的印象，但总的来说，在这其中申通最差，顺丰相对好一些，以下是具体体验小结，按照服务态度和总体印象从差到好排名，满分为5星。欢迎有心得的人一起来交流这些快递服务。
申通 ☆
其实想给这家公司打负五星，而且从7年前第一次和申通打交道至今几乎没有一次是愉快的，时隔多年，因为搬家了，想着快递员应该也换了一拨了，所以今年又叫过几次申通，结果又是非常糟糕的体验。首先客服小姐态度消极，周六日不愿意来取件，其次快递员素质差到极点，他们不喜欢单笔取件，希望你最好每天发很多件给他们，他才愿意来上门取件。另外，丢件，延误发件事情最多的也是这家，如果你要气死一个人，建议你让他天天发申通，保证不到几个月，那个人应该会活活被气死。而且很奇怪，也许是他们依仗着在全国网点多，至今居然还没倒闭，真是一个奇迹。
汇通 ☆
和申通一样，不肯上楼派送，哪怕对方住在二楼，都不肯上楼，一定要收件人自己下来取件，而且经常将件损坏，这个情况也不是一次两次了。
天天 ☆
中通 ☆
和上面的情况一样，丢件，发件延误也是家常便饭。
当当 ★
虽然是全国最早做网上卖书里名气最响的，但最近几年快递质量越来越差，貌似也承包给别家快递了，发货速度慢，在上海好几个地方都是不肯上楼送件，可件不是因为地区不同所以快递员素质不同，而是整体都如此，而且服务态度很恶劣，最近买的一次书角都被磨破了，村上春树的新作给当当网上代理真是一个悲哀。再联想到京东因为图书降价，遭到当当背后的小动作，可以想象已经黑暗到什么地步了。
易迅 ★ 部分东西是比新蛋和京东便宜，但快递服务态度差，不肯上楼送件，而且最糟糕的是如果非质量问题在7天内退货还要收取购买金额里的百分之二十也就是只返还百分之八十的货款，不知道这条规矩现在是否取消了。号称上海市区内当天上午拍下下午就送到，但实际上没有做到这点。
圆通 ★★★
虽然期间也发生过一些不愉快的事件，但整体而言相对那么多通来说，圆通在其中稍微好一点，在处理丢件，延误等问题上也比较负责。
韵达 ★★★
认识的几个朋友开网店的，都是用的韵达，价格比圆通更有优势，服务质量和圆通也差不多。遗憾的是我在浦东和老家原本都想用韵达，可惜两次都是遇到韵达人事调动导致只能改用圆通。
EMS ★★★
整体而言，大城市的EMS相对要比偏远小城镇的EMS规范一些，但也不能一概而论，比如最近一次因为件多也不愿意上楼送货，而且等我签字后检查才发现多件货物都有不同程度的损坏。不过大部分情况，同样都是EMS，我这边收件速度还算比较正常，送之前也会电话联系，但发到一些偏远地区的村镇地方，常常出现货物明明到了，但当地的邮局不仅不打电话通知收件人取件，当收件人主动到邮局咨询时候，经常直接说自己去找，连找件都懒的理，可件小地方的邮局有多拽。而且众所周之，越是地方偏远，当地的公务员（邮政电信水电煤等）越是很拽，常常上班的时候连人影都找不到，真是应了那句老话：天高皇帝远。
新蛋 ★★★
5年前，我几乎所有数码产品和电脑都是从新蛋上买，但自从京东出来以后，新蛋御用的奥硕快递服务质量就开始直线下滑，按理说竞争对手来了，你应该更加强服务质量，结果反倒大不如从前了。唯一值得肯定的就是新蛋至今所有送货都有纸箱，包装质量比京东好，每次发件有短信提醒，除此之外再也别无可取之处。最近两年，新蛋好像已经取消掉了和奥硕快递合作，换了一家（但不是黑猫宅急便，如果默认是黑猫宅急便到好了这个后面有说明），但情况和先前差不多。不过就算如此，至少大部分情况还能送上门，仅此一点，已经远胜过申通汇通天天中通之流。
京东 ★★★
在新蛋之后开出来的，但现在规模和盈利都远胜过新蛋了，我现在所有数码产品几乎都在京东上买了。虽然网站首页界面有些凌乱，不如新蛋首页整齐，而且包装有些简陋，就一个塑料袋，没有纸箱。但整体上，在数码产品种类和价格比新蛋都要多并且优惠。3年前有段时间也是不肯上楼派送，去年开始终于又肯上楼派送了，所以这个估计和每个地区的快递员素质有关。不过遇到件稍微一多，就不愿意上楼了，而且那个快递员我都认识了，今年买了好多次东西，每次都是他来送的，可是就算如此，就最近一次买的东西多了一些，他也不愿意上楼送货了，看来要遇到一个不管货物有多少都愿意尽责地将货物送上楼的快递员真难啊。
卓越亚马逊 ★★★☆
基本上能上楼送货，包装质量比当当好一点，图书价格整体比当当更低，而且全场包邮，不象当当上海地区要满50才包邮，所以除非是卓越亚马逊上缺货我才会去当当上买，比如村上和高木直子的新作。
凡客诚品 ★★★☆
观望了两年多，最近终于尝试在凡客诚品上买了一次东西，和新蛋一样每次发件有短信提醒，有纸箱包装，服务态度尚可，会事先电话和顾客联系约定上门时间，但不知是否能保持下去
顺丰 ★★★★
这个已经不用多费舌了，不过最近几年内部管理也趋向更严格，许多种类的东西顺丰都拒发了，价格也是民营快递里最高的，所以一份价格一份货。
黑猫宅急便 ★★★★☆
一定有人很惊讶，这家非主流不知名的小快递公司居然是我这次小结里的No.1。这里我要穿插一个小故事，那是今年上半年我在新蛋上买一个东西，然后当时几家快递里选择只有黑猫宅急便，所以就选了这家。第一次来，快递员敲门就很有礼貌，不是通常那些快递那种非常粗暴的砸门，并且第一句就是自报家门，然后一个90度弯腰鞠躬，并且提醒我先检查货物，再签收，临走前再是一个90度鞠躬，在这个人际关系冷漠处处充满不信任的年代，他们家却让人如此感动。要知道仅凭借"先检查再签收"这道程序，试问全国有哪几家快递能做到？而且人家是主动提醒！我做淘宝那么多年，自己也在淘宝上买了很多东西，没有一家快递是让我先检查再签收的，包括在本文最后里面提到的服务相对好一些的圆通和韵达，更何况还是主动提醒！！！而且说实在的，包括我自己在内的几个买家都遇到过签收后发现货物有损坏的情况，可是大家也都知道这个应该是收件人应有的权利，可是又有几家快递公司的快递员愿意耐心等待收件人先检查再签收呢，更别提那些连签字都不用（快递员自己签了），直接把件一扔就走人的那几家快递了（中通就是）。后来因为货物质量问题没过多久黑猫宅急便又来了一次，和上次一样，还是很毕恭毕敬。于是就好奇地问了一下他们的价格，结果是只收发上海，而且是1公斤以内，15元1件，价格偏高，仅限于上海是唯一的遗憾。
顶马有句关于快递员的歌曲，里面唱尽了这些快递员的酸甜苦辣，网上也流传着一篇关于快递公司背后的惹不起的内幕文章，但究其原因，终究是因为油价上涨等多种原因导致原本维持低价竞争的快递公司不得不开始从人事上压缩成本，降低快递员工资和回扣，业务培训不过关，从而进一步导致快递员流动过快，快递服务质量也就跟着江河日下了。什么时候快递员都能耐心的等待顾客先检查再签收，并且货物再多也愿意送货上门呢？也许只有等到量子网络出现的时候，也就是传统快递消亡之时才会觉醒。
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
每天来一点9/29 项目们
到pyt家里讨论hotpot、赶fetchnotes meeting前的代码。直到他放起了音乐，想起来以前在这种调调下码代码的感觉，还是这样最舒适~ 当初在加州为他完全乱买的黑胶唱碟意外得不错，很是惊喜 =)
pty最近苦想app的idea，旅游那个还行，不过重点一定要加入易整合+分享的元素，否则不会有人用也难以分享传播。
fetchnotes的网页版很不错，alex他们早就开始用自己的产品了，我们的iphone版快点出来吧！下周搞定杂七杂八的东西之后就能alpha了（API和DB的连接原来都是下个iteration）。一下子很有动力呢！
pty最近苦想app的idea，旅游那个还行，不过重点一定要加入易整合+分享的元素，否则不会有人用也难以分享传播。
fetchnotes的网页版很不错，alex他们早就开始用自己的产品了，我们的iphone版快点出来吧！下周搞定杂七杂八的东西之后就能alpha了（API和DB的连接原来都是下个iteration）。一下子很有动力呢！
每天来一点9/28 白准备又不是白准备
本来紧张地等待电话，看旧的面试题、整理自己做过的project，还赶紧做了顿午饭终于好好吃了点肉。结果晚些收到邮件，担心我目前的parttime所以改约几个月后。几个月后是什么情况= =
罢了。今天的收获就是准备，看面试题很有意思，而整理好project后也让自己很有满足感（反正就是behavior的，不用太技术）。贴上来吧反正不会有什么人看到就好。不过我还真是记不住bug啊，当初debug成什么样了都，都不记得有什么bug= =
罢了。今天的收获就是准备，看面试题很有意思，而整理好project后也让自己很有满足感（反正就是behavior的，不用太技术）。贴上来吧反正不会有什么人看到就好。不过我还真是记不住bug啊，当初debug成什么样了都，都不记得有什么bug= =
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
zz阿北，一个不留神“玩”出个豆瓣
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从2004年10月开始，北京朝阳门丰联广场的星巴克咖啡店多了一位常客。一个30多岁，衣着休闲的男子，肯定会在中午背着笔记本上门，然后打开电脑，旁若无人的工作到下午4点左右。店员们早就摸透了他的脾气，直接上一个中杯的今日咖啡就好。
此公便是豆瓣网创始人杨勃，网名“阿北”，豆瓣网几乎就是在北京和上海的几家星巴克写成的。“丰联广场星巴克有个小伙子特别好奇，知道我是在写网站后，经常问我还有多久才上线”，杨勃有点遗憾，如果不是搬家去了上海，全部店员都可能成为豆瓣的用户。
从2005年3月至今，由1个人开发、4个人运营的书评、影评、乐评网站豆瓣网，已经有5万多注册用户，成了web 2.0们的代表。这对于曾经把物理作为事业，“计算机不过是工具和兴趣”的杨勃来说是“玩”出 点明堂。
纸上谈兵
1983年的某一天，陕西工学院（现在的陕西理工学院）机房的老师有点诧异。一个初三学生，从口袋里掏出个写满代码的纸条，请求帮忙跑一下这个“程序”。实际上，这群来自附属中学的学生是被安排来参观“像乌龟壳、速度还不如PC”的苏联计算机，在这以前他们只见过计算器。
“那个老师最后还是帮我输入了程序”杨勃回忆说，这个计算“把1元钱换成零钱有多少种换法？”的程序，是他照着《少年科学》描述的方法编成的，当时的想法是借着参观的机会借机器测试一下是不是正确，结果“虽然得时间长了点，但最终还是得出了结果”，从此杨勃就开始对计算机产生了兴趣。
对计算机的兴趣开始并未成为杨勃的追求，“父母认为，数理化才是科学，计算机不过是工具，我也那样认为”，于是从清华到加州大学他的专业一直是物理，其间编程只是“玩”。“当时在清华上机需要‘机票’，撕掉一个角的票只能上不带图形卡的电脑，所以我就拿着带角的票到处寻找有图形卡的机器，这样就可以玩游戏，编游戏”，“在美国读博士的时候，一到假期先去电脑公司编程挣足1000－2000美元，然后就出去旅行，从西南角的南加州开车到西北角的加拿大边境”。毕业后，杨勃去了IBM公司做硬盘的计算模型。
2000年前后的归国创业热潮也影响了杨勃，他早就不满足于安逸“在IBM，你可以看到数十年后的发展，职位，甚至退休后一共可以赚多少钱”。回国后杨勃成了一家物流咨询企业的CTO，直到2004年初。
从驴宗到豆瓣
2004年7月中旬，回到美国“找感觉”的杨勃来到一家华尔街企业面试，“面试官也是一个华人，他说很羡慕我，有在大陆创业的经验，他问我为何不留在大陆继续创业，留在华尔街虽然很安逸但却没有发展”。杨勃接触了很多公司后发现已经因为创业“心野了”，已经不能回到“朝九晚五”的生活，在回国的飞机上杨勃打定了主意，“一定要自己创业、一定要做自己喜欢的事情”、一定要做互联网”。
“我的想法是和朋友聊天得到的”杨勃说，“他们点子很多，提出了很多建议，直到一天说起旅游的”，杨勃的朋友们讨论，“在开车去云南，青海时发现了一些小的旅店，酒店特别好，特别想推荐给别人，这样就可以分享信息并且约定搭伴旅行的伙伴”。
2004年9月杨勃为自己的旅行网站制作了商业计划书，并且将这个网站命名为“驴宗”，在论证这个商业计划时一些朋友认为，自助旅游的人群还是太少了，但是这个网站本身的想法更好，如果找一个更宽的领域可能有更大的发展。朋友的建议让杨勃放弃了“驴宗”，将眼光投到“书”这个更宽广的领域。
杨勃说，放弃“旅游”选择“书”是经过很仔细的分析的。考虑再三，杨勃将豆瓣的核心思想总结为，“可以发现不同的东西，并且适合自己”，他解释说，朋友的推荐往往对购买某种产品非常关键，现在豆瓣扩大了推荐的群体，你会相信特定陌生人的推荐，这“可以理解为一种以书等具体物体为媒介的人脉关系网”。
在确定以书为主要方向前，有人曾建议用时髦的数码产品、汽车等，但是杨勃认为手机的新品也就那么几十多种，很容易研究透。对每个手机的评价虽然具有价值，但是让大众参与，“让每个人都点评的价值不大”。这种产品更适合由几个工程师完成评论，采用类似硬件网站目前的模式。“书就不同了，每年出版的书大约数十万种，没有人知道全部的种类，因此需求十最为旺盛的，价值也是最大的”。
滚雪球
从2004年10月开始开发经历了5个月，2005年3月6日，杨勃的豆瓣网开张了，并且第一天就有用户注册。杨勃说那时的搜索引擎还找不到豆瓣，第一个用户可能是在寻找域名时无意敲打douban进入的。虽然第一个用户只“注册了个ID，到处看了看，没有做任何事情，并且此后也没有再来”但依然令杨勃不能忘记。
“需要用户产生内容的网站开始最困难，需要想办法找些基础的内容让用户来参与，然后产生滚雪球效应”为此豆瓣想到的办法是提供比价系统。这个系统实际上是一个搜索引擎，用户可以利用这个搜索引擎找到同一本书在卓越或当当的价格。
“开始我以为搜索是很困难的，试着写了一个，结果一次就成功了，此后我们才开始做网站本身的界面等等”，杨勃特别欣赏图片网站flickr那种简洁的页面，因此豆瓣的用户界面“借鉴了flickr”。后台的技术也是由杨勃一人完成的，“豆瓣的规划就是冲着100万用户去的，而且是一个纯动态的网站，因此我特别重视服务器端的技术“杨勃称，目前豆瓣网虽然有5万注册用户，但是只有一台单AMD处理器的服务器，内存刚被升到2G，到“100万用户时，最多10台服务器”。
在用户、技术积累改进的同时，豆瓣网的功能也在积累和改变。开始豆瓣只有书评，推荐方式只有2种，一种是有每个用户通过自己喜欢的一些书找到同好的人，然后根据这些同好的列表获得推荐；另外一种是机器根据用户的数据库信息进行推荐。后来，随着用户的创意出现了自由组合的小组，同城板块、二手交换等。
豆瓣的生意
“网站开张第一个天就有人通过豆瓣去当当买书”杨勃已经不能记起第一笔生意的具体信息，他表示豆瓣网的收入来自与书商分帐和广告，目前的营收可以支付网站的日常运营费用。
像所有Web 2.0的网站那样，杨勃也宣称对用户“永远免费”，“我们的核心价值是让用户发现新东西，如果我们做的好，用户就会发现有价值，就会去买。这样我们等于帮助商家做了营销，因此我们会与之分帐”，目前豆瓣已经在和当当、卓越分帐，杨勃称来自豆瓣的的10次点击就会发生一次购买行为。豆瓣未来另外一个营收手段是广告。
“我们还可能增加书、电影、音乐以外的产品，但是我认为最有实质性帮助的仍然是英文版豆瓣”李勃认为，“美国人喜欢读书，而且书卖得贵”，因此英文的市场更大，更加成熟，“我们已经打算和亚马逊合作，目前英文服务器已经架设完成，英文版的开发也基本完成”。
豆瓣目前在国内的工作重点已经转移到推广上：和读书等传统媒体合作，加强广告宣传等都已经提到议事日程。11月23日记者见到杨勃时，他正在把豆瓣迁来北京，在北京注册公司，招兵买马，他说“考虑到文化圈子，人才因素，豆瓣还是应该来北京发展”。
在资本方面，豆瓣早期的资金不过是几个朋友总额不到二十万元人民币的“天使投资”，杨勃说已经有风险投资找到门上了，不过他个人还是倾向再找一些愿意长期投资的“天使投资”。（完）
从2004年10月开始，北京朝阳门丰联广场的星巴克咖啡店多了一位常客。一个30多岁，衣着休闲的男子，肯定会在中午背着笔记本上门，然后打开电脑，旁若无人的工作到下午4点左右。店员们早就摸透了他的脾气，直接上一个中杯的今日咖啡就好。
此公便是豆瓣网创始人杨勃，网名“阿北”，豆瓣网几乎就是在北京和上海的几家星巴克写成的。“丰联广场星巴克有个小伙子特别好奇，知道我是在写网站后，经常问我还有多久才上线”，杨勃有点遗憾，如果不是搬家去了上海，全部店员都可能成为豆瓣的用户。
从2005年3月至今，由1个人开发、4个人运营的书评、影评、乐评网站豆瓣网，已经有5万多注册用户，成了web 2.0们的代表。这对于曾经把物理作为事业，“计算机不过是工具和兴趣”的杨勃来说是“玩”出 点明堂。
纸上谈兵
1983年的某一天，陕西工学院（现在的陕西理工学院）机房的老师有点诧异。一个初三学生，从口袋里掏出个写满代码的纸条，请求帮忙跑一下这个“程序”。实际上，这群来自附属中学的学生是被安排来参观“像乌龟壳、速度还不如PC”的苏联计算机，在这以前他们只见过计算器。
“那个老师最后还是帮我输入了程序”杨勃回忆说，这个计算“把1元钱换成零钱有多少种换法？”的程序，是他照着《少年科学》描述的方法编成的，当时的想法是借着参观的机会借机器测试一下是不是正确，结果“虽然得时间长了点，但最终还是得出了结果”，从此杨勃就开始对计算机产生了兴趣。
对计算机的兴趣开始并未成为杨勃的追求，“父母认为，数理化才是科学，计算机不过是工具，我也那样认为”，于是从清华到加州大学他的专业一直是物理，其间编程只是“玩”。“当时在清华上机需要‘机票’，撕掉一个角的票只能上不带图形卡的电脑，所以我就拿着带角的票到处寻找有图形卡的机器，这样就可以玩游戏，编游戏”，“在美国读博士的时候，一到假期先去电脑公司编程挣足1000－2000美元，然后就出去旅行，从西南角的南加州开车到西北角的加拿大边境”。毕业后，杨勃去了IBM公司做硬盘的计算模型。
2000年前后的归国创业热潮也影响了杨勃，他早就不满足于安逸“在IBM，你可以看到数十年后的发展，职位，甚至退休后一共可以赚多少钱”。回国后杨勃成了一家物流咨询企业的CTO，直到2004年初。
从驴宗到豆瓣
2004年7月中旬，回到美国“找感觉”的杨勃来到一家华尔街企业面试，“面试官也是一个华人，他说很羡慕我，有在大陆创业的经验，他问我为何不留在大陆继续创业，留在华尔街虽然很安逸但却没有发展”。杨勃接触了很多公司后发现已经因为创业“心野了”，已经不能回到“朝九晚五”的生活，在回国的飞机上杨勃打定了主意，“一定要自己创业、一定要做自己喜欢的事情”、一定要做互联网”。
“我的想法是和朋友聊天得到的”杨勃说，“他们点子很多，提出了很多建议，直到一天说起旅游的”，杨勃的朋友们讨论，“在开车去云南，青海时发现了一些小的旅店，酒店特别好，特别想推荐给别人，这样就可以分享信息并且约定搭伴旅行的伙伴”。
2004年9月杨勃为自己的旅行网站制作了商业计划书，并且将这个网站命名为“驴宗”，在论证这个商业计划时一些朋友认为，自助旅游的人群还是太少了，但是这个网站本身的想法更好，如果找一个更宽的领域可能有更大的发展。朋友的建议让杨勃放弃了“驴宗”，将眼光投到“书”这个更宽广的领域。
杨勃说，放弃“旅游”选择“书”是经过很仔细的分析的。考虑再三，杨勃将豆瓣的核心思想总结为，“可以发现不同的东西，并且适合自己”，他解释说，朋友的推荐往往对购买某种产品非常关键，现在豆瓣扩大了推荐的群体，你会相信特定陌生人的推荐，这“可以理解为一种以书等具体物体为媒介的人脉关系网”。
在确定以书为主要方向前，有人曾建议用时髦的数码产品、汽车等，但是杨勃认为手机的新品也就那么几十多种，很容易研究透。对每个手机的评价虽然具有价值，但是让大众参与，“让每个人都点评的价值不大”。这种产品更适合由几个工程师完成评论，采用类似硬件网站目前的模式。“书就不同了，每年出版的书大约数十万种，没有人知道全部的种类，因此需求十最为旺盛的，价值也是最大的”。
滚雪球
从2004年10月开始开发经历了5个月，2005年3月6日，杨勃的豆瓣网开张了，并且第一天就有用户注册。杨勃说那时的搜索引擎还找不到豆瓣，第一个用户可能是在寻找域名时无意敲打douban进入的。虽然第一个用户只“注册了个ID，到处看了看，没有做任何事情，并且此后也没有再来”但依然令杨勃不能忘记。
“需要用户产生内容的网站开始最困难，需要想办法找些基础的内容让用户来参与，然后产生滚雪球效应”为此豆瓣想到的办法是提供比价系统。这个系统实际上是一个搜索引擎，用户可以利用这个搜索引擎找到同一本书在卓越或当当的价格。
“开始我以为搜索是很困难的，试着写了一个，结果一次就成功了，此后我们才开始做网站本身的界面等等”，杨勃特别欣赏图片网站flickr那种简洁的页面，因此豆瓣的用户界面“借鉴了flickr”。后台的技术也是由杨勃一人完成的，“豆瓣的规划就是冲着100万用户去的，而且是一个纯动态的网站，因此我特别重视服务器端的技术“杨勃称，目前豆瓣网虽然有5万注册用户，但是只有一台单AMD处理器的服务器，内存刚被升到2G，到“100万用户时，最多10台服务器”。
在用户、技术积累改进的同时，豆瓣网的功能也在积累和改变。开始豆瓣只有书评，推荐方式只有2种，一种是有每个用户通过自己喜欢的一些书找到同好的人，然后根据这些同好的列表获得推荐；另外一种是机器根据用户的数据库信息进行推荐。后来，随着用户的创意出现了自由组合的小组，同城板块、二手交换等。
豆瓣的生意
“网站开张第一个天就有人通过豆瓣去当当买书”杨勃已经不能记起第一笔生意的具体信息，他表示豆瓣网的收入来自与书商分帐和广告，目前的营收可以支付网站的日常运营费用。
像所有Web 2.0的网站那样，杨勃也宣称对用户“永远免费”，“我们的核心价值是让用户发现新东西，如果我们做的好，用户就会发现有价值，就会去买。这样我们等于帮助商家做了营销，因此我们会与之分帐”，目前豆瓣已经在和当当、卓越分帐，杨勃称来自豆瓣的的10次点击就会发生一次购买行为。豆瓣未来另外一个营收手段是广告。
“我们还可能增加书、电影、音乐以外的产品，但是我认为最有实质性帮助的仍然是英文版豆瓣”李勃认为，“美国人喜欢读书，而且书卖得贵”，因此英文的市场更大，更加成熟，“我们已经打算和亚马逊合作，目前英文服务器已经架设完成，英文版的开发也基本完成”。
豆瓣目前在国内的工作重点已经转移到推广上：和读书等传统媒体合作，加强广告宣传等都已经提到议事日程。11月23日记者见到杨勃时，他正在把豆瓣迁来北京，在北京注册公司，招兵买马，他说“考虑到文化圈子，人才因素，豆瓣还是应该来北京发展”。
在资本方面，豆瓣早期的资金不过是几个朋友总额不到二十万元人民币的“天使投资”，杨勃说已经有风险投资找到门上了，不过他个人还是倾向再找一些愿意长期投资的“天使投资”。（完）
每天来一点9/27 career fair lucky ending day =) jiayou!
身体不适，没打算cf。但是走过的时候看到Mobiata、SAY、Hulu还是好心动，拖着非常虚弱的身体投了前两个，casual地离开了~
晚上Hulu的info session把人品补回来抽奖得了个Roku2，再一下子把一天的虚弱踢开和Vanassa、Brian聊了自己刚才想到的几个idea，聊得很欢乐！我还是idea取胜啊，但是之后的面试>< 开始攻面试题吧！
晚上Hulu的info session把人品补回来抽奖得了个Roku2，再一下子把一天的虚弱踢开和Vanassa、Brian聊了自己刚才想到的几个idea，聊得很欢乐！我还是idea取胜啊，但是之后的面试>< 开始攻面试题吧！
Monday, September 26, 2011
每天来一点9/26 career fair!
天要下雨也不是我能反对的，带着一大堆东西去network自然不方便，还好有ber，强大的后勤支持 =)
ThoughtWorks，TrialPay，Apple，Occipital，Barracuda Networks，Twilio，Indeed，Orbitz，A16Z。都是计划好的几家公司。没有找到Hulu，完全没有去Yahoo、MS、Amazon。
明天开始就可能会有电话面试进来，准备好。还有一系列followup。
Sunday, September 25, 2011
今天起，每天记一点
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不止一次想要记下些一天的心得，多半是小小的感悟和经历。现在终于沉不住气要开始记录了。事情也许暗暗各有关联，但是心得却能间断跳跃，很有意思。
9/19 一
这天的tc做得很蛋疼，算法应该是对了，可惜复杂了，而且可怜的c++没有java那么强大的库，parse string错了，最后手忙脚乱中仍旧没有改好。继续练手，加油吧！
9/20 二
所以说一个好的project一定要有一个天才designer。向绍爷求助后三小时就给出了绝赞的设计图，救我于第二天的presentation，实在太感谢了。设计真是个了不起的行业，A picture is worth a thousand words =)
9/21 三
此生的三次pitch都在soloway的课上，第二次偿到了顺利pitch的喜悦。结果presentation的时候面对一教室的人就结巴了。而后来在路上碰到Josh和Calvin时却都说得很溜。public speaking仍需加强，抓住毕设的机会！
educational e-publication & Soloway.
9/22 四
和twitter来的Siwei聊得甚欢，他是个很棒的recruiter，善于激发别人对twitter的热情。twitter从09年的26人到10年的130人到11年已经有500+了，在盈利模式尚未明确的情况下，这个苗头让人隐隐感到不太对头。不过仍旧能从Siwei身上感受到初创公司的轻快。twitter很重视user的感受和用户数据；他们的为了信息更好更快传递的目标也很打动我；而其中一些问题（如海量用户的信息传递次序）还有待商榷。对了，Siwei是做后台structure的。
9/23 五
似乎很多很棒的事对我都是从无心特意参加的活动中获得的，比如这天的听一家random公司SeniorLiving.net的CEO Todd Walrath讲述他如何用Google来开始他的事业（从搜索数量获得user demand，从不同query的搜索结果找entry point，做SEO，在做产品前先谈下客户），结束后正在很尴尬地一个人吃着free food，这个叫做Pawel的波兰研究生上来和我闲扯，我就很顺溜地和他说了Yumney的项目，他提了建议，我又问了他的领域（statistics）。总之聊得很欢乐，最后交换了邮箱。心情好 =)
9/24 六
第一次Yumney product design和milestone会议开得很棒，很高兴组员能认同我的customer management process，和Shibo的view/model design也创意四射。只是恨不能自己已经熟练地掌握了技能/business知识立马和用户交谈并做出成果了。这次会议是我印象中少有的成功，很高兴和二位合作 =)
谈钱变色，我很不喜欢。title、share本来没怎么看中，因为觉得一定会是平等地分配吧，结果初步计划就出乎意料了。不是为了强硬要占更多，而是为了维护那分平等似的。有时候我不太明白什么应该去争取，若不是他提出异议我一定就轻易同意了。后来听着二人的对话越来越不是滋味，如果退的让的只是金钱那就罢了，不过先被伤到的感性因素就难以克服了。把信任排名摆上台面赤果果地说，即便是事实，也真扎耳朵。
（突然明白，老爸从来不计较什么的性格，才让他能和朋友一起打拼事业，而别人反以他为老大。如果要和朋友甚至是比较要好的朋友做事，记得重情，绝对不做第一个或者完全不做翻脸/占便宜的人。若是和纯粹的公事同事来往就能省却这些麻烦了。倒不是说要重情而忘了公司利益，只是一些时机、权重、因果的衡量不同罢了。）
9/25 七
除却apple、fb、google外筛选出12+4+1家公司重点交流。今天的reception有幸和A16Z、Barracuda Networks、Mybuys、Indeed、还有twilio（！可惜居然不招国际生！）的recruiter聊天。大家都很nice很健谈，这就是recruiter嘛，要让每个人都觉得自己有机会，当然不能把别人在第一关就吓跑啦。别高兴太早，明后天去踩点聊聊天，好好准备面试才重要。（又要开始安排calendar了呵呵~）欧可惜TrialPay今天没有来，对他们公司很感兴趣呢。
P.S. 中校的秋天好美 =)
不止一次想要记下些一天的心得，多半是小小的感悟和经历。现在终于沉不住气要开始记录了。事情也许暗暗各有关联，但是心得却能间断跳跃，很有意思。
9/19 一
这天的tc做得很蛋疼，算法应该是对了，可惜复杂了，而且可怜的c++没有java那么强大的库，parse string错了，最后手忙脚乱中仍旧没有改好。继续练手，加油吧！
9/20 二
所以说一个好的project一定要有一个天才designer。向绍爷求助后三小时就给出了绝赞的设计图，救我于第二天的presentation，实在太感谢了。设计真是个了不起的行业，A picture is worth a thousand words =)
9/21 三
此生的三次pitch都在soloway的课上，第二次偿到了顺利pitch的喜悦。结果presentation的时候面对一教室的人就结巴了。而后来在路上碰到Josh和Calvin时却都说得很溜。public speaking仍需加强，抓住毕设的机会！
educational e-publication & Soloway.
9/22 四
和twitter来的Siwei聊得甚欢，他是个很棒的recruiter，善于激发别人对twitter的热情。twitter从09年的26人到10年的130人到11年已经有500+了，在盈利模式尚未明确的情况下，这个苗头让人隐隐感到不太对头。不过仍旧能从Siwei身上感受到初创公司的轻快。twitter很重视user的感受和用户数据；他们的为了信息更好更快传递的目标也很打动我；而其中一些问题（如海量用户的信息传递次序）还有待商榷。对了，Siwei是做后台structure的。
9/23 五
似乎很多很棒的事对我都是从无心特意参加的活动中获得的，比如这天的听一家random公司SeniorLiving.net的CEO Todd Walrath讲述他如何用Google来开始他的事业（从搜索数量获得user demand，从不同query的搜索结果找entry point，做SEO，在做产品前先谈下客户），结束后正在很尴尬地一个人吃着free food，这个叫做Pawel的波兰研究生上来和我闲扯，我就很顺溜地和他说了Yumney的项目，他提了建议，我又问了他的领域（statistics）。总之聊得很欢乐，最后交换了邮箱。心情好 =)
9/24 六
第一次Yumney product design和milestone会议开得很棒，很高兴组员能认同我的customer management process，和Shibo的view/model design也创意四射。只是恨不能自己已经熟练地掌握了技能/business知识立马和用户交谈并做出成果了。这次会议是我印象中少有的成功，很高兴和二位合作 =)
谈钱变色，我很不喜欢。title、share本来没怎么看中，因为觉得一定会是平等地分配吧，结果初步计划就出乎意料了。不是为了强硬要占更多，而是为了维护那分平等似的。有时候我不太明白什么应该去争取，若不是他提出异议我一定就轻易同意了。后来听着二人的对话越来越不是滋味，如果退的让的只是金钱那就罢了，不过先被伤到的感性因素就难以克服了。把信任排名摆上台面赤果果地说，即便是事实，也真扎耳朵。
（突然明白，老爸从来不计较什么的性格，才让他能和朋友一起打拼事业，而别人反以他为老大。如果要和朋友甚至是比较要好的朋友做事，记得重情，绝对不做第一个或者完全不做翻脸/占便宜的人。若是和纯粹的公事同事来往就能省却这些麻烦了。倒不是说要重情而忘了公司利益，只是一些时机、权重、因果的衡量不同罢了。）
9/25 七
除却apple、fb、google外筛选出12+4+1家公司重点交流。今天的reception有幸和A16Z、Barracuda Networks、Mybuys、Indeed、还有twilio（！可惜居然不招国际生！）的recruiter聊天。大家都很nice很健谈，这就是recruiter嘛，要让每个人都觉得自己有机会，当然不能把别人在第一关就吓跑啦。别高兴太早，明后天去踩点聊聊天，好好准备面试才重要。（又要开始安排calendar了呵呵~）欧可惜TrialPay今天没有来，对他们公司很感兴趣呢。
P.S. 中校的秋天好美 =)
Friday, September 23, 2011
zz “What do you wish you knew before you started a business?”
"What do you wish you knew before you started a business?"
1. I wish I would have known how unpredictable things can be at ALL times. I read a lot before starting my business and realized unexpected things happen, but never did I realize the frequency in which they do. You really need to learn how to adapt everyday to things you may not have forseen waking up that morning. – Scott Fineout, http://www.607magazine.com
2. Before going into business I wish I knew the importance of having an established "Advisory Board". Having a mentor is one thing but having a counsel of people who are not only experts in various business related functions but are also cheerleaders and coaches for your success is another. – Kellie L. Poseywww.keleventsllc.com
3. I wish I knew about the value of keeping it simple. Starting out young with plenty of energy and great ideas led me down many paths of distraction. Instead, by focusing first on what sells, why and at what price and then staying true to that over time, I would have saved a lot of headaches, time and supported profitability a lot sooner. The saying KISS is popular for a reason and particularly applicable when you're an entrepreneur. -Deborah Osgood www.bdki.com
4. The one thing that I wish I knew before starting a business was how much time you spend learning – it is constant – from self development, to business basics, to social media, – talk about wearing many hats! Oh my and thought motherhood was challenging. I love to learn new things but had no idea it was going to be like this. You have to learn how to act, how to present, how to close, how to keep in contact, how to prospect, and how to keep customers! – Michelle Morton http://www.sochomebusiness.com/
5. Focus on yourself as much as your product/service. The recipe is only as good as the Chef preparing the dish. – Mujteba H. Naqvi http://www.bonvoy.com
6. That whatever my start-up budget is… I should have multiplied it by three - Aliya Jiwa http://spunkystork.com
7. The most important, and costly, lesson I had to learn is that in order to grow in a good economy, and in order to survive in a bad one, it's necessary to understand that one person can't do it all. It requires the efforts of a team (sales, accounting, production-service delivery, management, etc.) to be effective. Too many young entrepreneurs, myself included, feel they can do it all. That's a huge mistake. – Tom Coalsonhttp://www.tomcoalsonconsulting.com/
8. Financially, I learned that you should get incorporated and need to have a great accountant that specializes in small business taxes.I also discovered that success is easier to achieve if you learn from people that know more than you instead of going it alone. – Eddy Salomon www.WorkAtHomeNoScams.com
9. I wish I would have known that the hardest part of owning and operating my own business would NOT have been how to create revenue on a monthly basis. I wish I would have hired a full time IT guy and a shrink to manage with my sales force! – Bradley W. Smith http://www.debtfreeassociates.com/
10. I really wished I developed more social skills early on to spend more time developing relationships. Networking has been key to bringing in more business and I had practice this social ability more, then business may have come sooner rather than later. – Ali Allage www.boostlabs.com
11. The best thing i did is to outsource all my administrative tasks. Now i have enough time to focus on other important tasks. – Gagan http://www.fortepromo.com
12. Never pay full price for anything online (office supplies, stock photography, services, etc.)–always Google for coupons. – Bill Even www.TheComingWave.com
13. Location, location, location. It really is true! – Tanya Peila www.tanyapeila.com
14. Finding the right Accounting / Financial Manager right up front was our biggest learning and biggest mistake. Completely changed our financial performance and caused us to hit a wall we should have avoided. – Mike Cleary http://www.abcom-inc.com
15. I wish I knew how much general information I would need to know and how long the process would take. Almost three years later Im still in the "set-up" phase to my business and teaching myself all about websites, graphic design, business law, bookkeeping, customer service, etc. - Leslie Boudreau http://www.inn-photo.com
16. It's important to get customer validation early on. You can have the greatest technology, or website, or service, or whatever, but it's ultimately meaningless if you haven't verified that there are actually customers willing to spend money on or around what you do. - Adam Rodnitzky www.reteltechnologies.com
17. Business partnerships are like marriages and should be entered with the same care. Like marriages, there are a lot of assumptions about what the partnership is/is not and communication about those will lead to better success. - J. Kim Wright www.CuttingEdgeLaw.com
18. I wish I had known how few true entrepreneurs there are out there. Every time I thought I had a kindred spirit with whom to share experiences, lean on for support and provide support to them, it turned out that they were looking for a paycheck. Find a partner and a kindred spirit BEFORE you launch. – Tom Reidwww.certifiedKsolutions.com
19. Small business owners should carefully reflect on how they can tastefully build referral sources through all contacts, and how to utilize social networks, including the vast resources of the internet, to build a referral base and, in turn, a client base. - Jay Weinberg http://www.jayweinberg.com
20. I wish I knew how important it is to never rely on anyone else. I wasted a number of years "networking" in hopes of people referring business. It never worked. My career took off when I assumed responsibility for every aspect, including marketing and sales. – Rob Frankel http://www.RobFrankel.com
21. I did not realize the level of sacrifice that would be required to become not only an entrepreneur, but a successful entrepreneur. Don't get me wrong, it is worth every single second, but I had no idea that friends and family would not be able to relate. – Amber Schaub http://www.rufflebutts.com/
22. I wish I had understood how little time I would have to do the things that I need to do in order to "produce" and to make money. Make sure that you spend your time and your energy on the revenue generating matters. Spend the money necessary to get help. Pay someone else to take care of all of the admin stuff. – Francoise Gilbert http://www.ITLawGroup.com/
23. I wish I knew how hard it was to manage employees and have good, competent help. I also wish I knew how to market, advertise, and work these social media tools. - Jamie Puntumkhulhttp://jlpeducationservices.vpweb.com
24. Have a serious exit strategy & plan prior to opening doors. As an entrepreneur I was ready and willing to take the plunge to open my own company, but didn't realize I had to structure my company around the exit strategy (i.e. make it sellable and transferable, and self sustaining without my everyday presence). -Christopher N. Okada www.okadaco.com
25. With my first companies I wished I had lined up a client and received a commitment to buy before I jumped in the water. – Patrick J. Sweeny II http://www.odintechnologies.com/
26. I wish that I would have known that my MBA wasn't necessary to be an entrepreneur. I started business before and thought the MBA+ would give me a better insight to prevent me from making mistakes but I believe you either have it or you don't. – Janice Robinson-Celeste www.CelesteStudios.com
27. I wish I would have known how expensive running a business is – mainly payroll taxes, medical insurance, etc. We researched all of our fixed costs, however, the more we billed out, the less we keep. – Marian H. Gordon www.yippeeprinting.com
28. Find the very best, most knowledgeable people you can afford and hire them with not just salary, but incentives. The better the people, the better the job done and advice given. – Ric Morgan American Business Arts Corporation
29. Several years after starting my business I learned that the best source of advice and peer support are fellow entrepreneurs, especially those who have attained the level of business success to which I aspire. –Charles E. McCabe http://www.vaceos.org
30. I wish I had understood the value of investing in high-level talent. As a start-up, it's scary to think about hiring someone whose experience demands a higher-level salary. So you tend to hire less experienced individuals, but they typically don't bring the intellectual capital or business savvy that can help you grow faster. – Susan Wilson Solovic www.SusanSolovicOnline.com
31. Starting a business is like getting married, you think you know what youre getting into and that youll be better then the median, but when it comes down to it you have no idea. – Summer Bellessahttp://elizamagazine.com
32. The biggest thing I've learned and wish I would have known before I had started our company is the difference between sales and marketing. Everyone says sales and marketing together like they're the same thing. They're not. - Scott D. Mashuda http://www.RiversEdgeAlliance.com
33. I wish I would have known how important a real business plan was, a marketing strategy, and exit strategy were. You should really plan your first two years and have a hit list of sales/marketing opportunities that are interested before you take the leap. – Ben Wallace www.innovative-memories.com
34. Probably the most important thing I wish I had realized earlier was how little I knew about how consumers bought things on the Internet. I have been a web developer for years and knew all about technology, but little about marketing and getting inside the mind of the consumer. – Sara Morgan http://www.custsolutions.net/
35. You can't put your life on hold while waiting for your venture to hit. I have tremendous regret around all of the family events, vacations, and time with friends that I missed because I was working on getting my film/company off the ground. - Pamela Peacock http://www.shadowlightpictures.com
36. Admittedly, we went into GiveForward knowing we'd have to be flexible and patient. All of the good books tell you this, but no one really tells you how emotionally draining that wait can be. – Desiree Vargaswww.GiveForward.org
37. Hands down without a doubt no questions asked – effective marketing. It truly does not matter how great your product or service is unless someone knows about it you are still behind the start line. – Leanne Hoagland-Smith http://www.processspecialist.com
38. I thought if I had a great product and an attractive, functioning website customers would come. Boy, was I wrong! In the online world its all about SEO (search engine optimization)! – Semiha Manthei http://www.firststeporganic.com/
39. I wish I'd have known that the only thing important in business is building a product that someone will buy. That's it. It's real easy for first time founders to get caught up in visions of grandeur – but in reality, the only things that matter are having a great product, and having customers that will pay actual money for it. - Brett Owens http://www.chrometa.com/
40. Business books and all the education in the world can give you the foundation for starting a business, But they cannot show you the cold hard truth about how difficult it can be to start a business. – Michael Grosheimhttp://www.thesocialtweep.com
41. One thing I wish I knew right off the bat is the benefit of networking. I spent a lot of time trying to tackle everything on my own, but its really important to reach out to fellow entrepreneurs, complimentary businesses, family and friends for advice and support. – Cailen Ascher Poles http://www.cailenascher.bravehost.com/
42. I wish I had known how important it is to outsource to other professionals instead of trying to do everything myself, and ultimately not always doing everything correctly. – Jennifer Hill www.jhilldesign.com
43. I wish I knew exactly how important it is to prioritize tasks and goals. One of the most important lessons I've learned in the last few months is to prioritize what is important, in order of its proportionate worth. It is easy to do the little things that make you feel like you are accomplishing something, but it is the big important things that need your full attention – even if it is uncomfortable. – Evan Urbania www.chatterBLAST.com
44. I was naive enough to think that if I had a great product that helped people and at the same time had the lowest prices available for the products we did sell that word would spread and people would be excited to use our product. – Chris Sorrells www.ErgonomicsSimplified.com
45. I wish I had known that you dont need to be right with your first iteration of your business plan. Young businesses naturally deviate from their roadmap as the founders ideas about what will work get tested by reality. Smart entrepreneurs listen to the feedback they get and adapt. – Matt Lally http://imaneed.com
46. I wish I'd understood the incalculable value of having just the right executive assistant, someone who can leverage your time and actually be an extension of yourself. - Barry Maher www.barrymaher.com
47. I wish I had more marketing skills to take my business to the next level. At this point I have to hire someone as I am super limited in this area. – Deb Bailey http://www.powerwomenmagazine.com
48. I've learned that I can't micromanage everything, no matter how much I want to. Sometimes you have to delegate certain responsibilties to others. Not only did this help keep me sane, but it was good for team building amongst employees. – Lev Ekster www.cupcakestop.com
49. I wish someone would have explained the difference between sales verses marketing. – Tom PryorWWW.SBDCEXCELLENCE.ORG
50. I wish I knew depth of the thought process needed in starting a business, especially on a personal level. I wish I understood how my thoughts would affect my business. – Jennifer Ann Bowershttp://rosebridgecreations.com
51. I wish I understand "cash flow". I figured that as long as I brought in lots of business, the business would be great. Cash is king and always keep MORE of it than you forecast or expect to need. – Ryan Kohnenwww.ryankohnen.com
52. I wish I had taken a class, or gotten practical experience in, using business accounting software. The investment would've been minimal, and it would've saved me (and my accountant) hours of frustration. Additionally, I wish I had spent a few bucks on an accountant to set up my books properly. – Shane Fischerwww.fischer-law.com
53. What I didn't know then was the value of networking. You never know where business will come from. And having friends and acquaintances from political, business and social circles may prove to be your best new business referral! – Melissa Stevens www.fkmagency.com
54. I wish I completely understood what "cash flow" meant and how important it is to live within a budget and how important it is to hire the correct people, rather than just able bodies. – Kelly Delaneywww.cakes4occasions.com
55. The one thing that I wish I would have known before going into business more, was my own strengths and how I use them on a daily basis. – Jason C. Raymer http://www.bluegrassautoglass.com
56. Trademark/ Copyright info – 3 months after we had started one of the businesses we had to completely scrap all the branding and build a totally new site, social media, EVERYTHING due to a legal issue regarding trademark. – Sarah Cook http://www.RaisingCEOKids.com
57. I wish I knew how to proficiently do marketing via the web, newsletters and blogs. The other key thing is to get the right coach. I eventually used www.onecoach.com, headed by John Assaraf of "The Secret", who finally helped me pull my business together. – Nancey C. Savinelli www.naturalhealthctr.net
58. I really had to understand the "basics" of business and how to capitalize on the small opportunities to given to me and turn them into "larger than life" success stories. – Darren Magarro www.thedsmgroup.com
59. I wish that early on I had sought out more business leaders in my field. It wasn't until I was a bit older that I realized the value of the knowledge to be learned from veteran industry players and how it could help me grow my business. – Jim Janosik Aladanmediagroup.com
60. I wish I had seriously thought about branding and the longevity of the brand. Looking back, I should have thought about what was going to define my company, what would be a look that would last for years and not go out with the trends, and what image I wanted my customers to see when they first started researching my company. – Katie Webb http://www.becomeintertwined.com
61. If you have taken the time to think through things (price, service, contracts, delivery) don't be so quick to change it up just because a Client wants you to. – Joni Daniels http://www.jonidaniels.com/
62. I wish I knew not to expect things to happen for us. Often times, we were waiting to get lucky and not making our own luck. We learned that nothing is going to get handed to us on a silver platter and if we want it, we have to go out and get it. – Ben Lerer http://www.thrillist.com/
63. At the time of founding it I was so focused on survival I didn't think about the exit strategy. – Laurence J. Stybel stybelpeabody.com
64. I wish I'd know how much easier it is to build a business around an established market that's already looking for a solution to its problems rather than trying to build the market around the business I wanted to start. – John Crickett http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.co.uk/
65. How challenging it is to get people who request our services to pay. Since we are a nonprofit/community organization, everyone thinks our services are free because of grants or corporate giving. – Candi Meridithwww.GoodForYourself.com
66. You have to have some sort of passion in order to be successful. But no matter how much you want to believe it, doing what you love because you love it and doing what you love as a business are different. Don't expect every day to be bliss. – Andy Hayes www.travelonlinepartners.com
67. I wish I knew it didn't take tons of money to get started, so I would have started it sooner. I think that holds a lot of people back. – Candy Keane http://www.ThreeMusesClothing.com
68. When I was opening my first business, I made the near lethal error of leasing a business location without a plan. Once I got in the location I had to do three times the amount of marketing necessary just to contend with the competition. I spent more on marketing than I would have spent on the extra rent of a better spot on the street I was on. – S. Zargari www.assuranceadvertising.com
69. I would have spent more time selecting the most qualified technical resource by interviewing more people more strenously to ensure we got the most talented resource for our money…both short term and long term –Jennifer Myers Robb http://www.hergameface.com
70. Get a coach – someone who can walk you through the jungle to get you to the gold. Why bother flying blind, when others have blazed the trail before you? Starting a business without a coach is like getting in the car and driving. Sure you can move–and fast–but using a map is so much smarter than not. – Richard J. AtkinsHTTP://WWW.IMPROVINGCOMMUNICATIONS.COM/
71. I wish I'd known it would not be enough to know my stuff cold. (I'm a subject matter expert, but the same would apply to someone with a product.) You have to really know (or be willing to learn FAST) how to market yourself and have a plan to do it. – Judy Hoffman www.judyhoffman.com
72. I just wish I knew how much free goods I would have to give out in order to promote my products. – Jacqui Rosshandler www.eat-whatever.com
73. I wish I knew that there was a fine line between self-employment and un-employment. Second, I wish that I knew more about the competitiveness of my type of business and had spent some time interviewing people who were successfully doing what I wanted to do. – Cyndi A. Laurin www.guidetogreatness.com
74. I wish I had known that starting a business would give me so much happiness, and worry. I knew that it would be hard, but I had no ideas of the hills and valleys that would come with being a business owner. – Shay Olivarria www.BiggerThanYourBlock.com
75. I knew that starting a business was going to be a lot of work, but I didnt know much work and that it was going to go slower than I had expected. I wish I had known that there was going to be a lot that I didnt know, but that its ok because Ive figured it out (and am still figuring it out!) along with way. – Grace Batemanhttp://www.perupaper.com
76. Everyone will not be happy or supportive of you starting a business or succeeding in it, and that's okay, as you do not need their nod, their vote of confidence or their praise… you have your own. – Anahid Derbabianwww.integritycommunicationsco.com
77. Don't work with your spouse. If you want to wreck a marriage, be together 24/7 with one person exerting power over the other. – Susan Schell http://www.citadeladvisory.com
78. Relationship Marketing – I wish I had understood the importance of staying connected with past clients and nurturing relationships with current clients. Your personal life, your spiritual life and your professional life is all about the relationship. – Sandie Glass http://www.sandstormideas.com/
79. I wish I would have realized earlier the importance of having a core group of target customers. Find a handful of people and build a trust with them. Test various products and services on them and eventually use their passion and your business to fuel evangelism to grow as you refine your business model. -
Dayne Shuda http://huntingbusinessmarketing.com
80. If you're young, and especially if you're a woman, you may be tempted to undersell your product or service – or worse, give them away – in order to get into the game. Don't. Set up a pricing structure that's in line with your business plan and allows you to grow your business. – Ruth Danielson http://www.msmarketintel.com
81. I wished I had learned about the need for business systems and process documentation and why they are important. I have found they are a life saver to developing a work environment that thrives since everyone in the company knows what they are supposed to be doing and can easily reference the steps. – Adam Saylerhttp://arthurwinn.com
82. What I wish I knew before I started a business was a really great business advisor! Most of us go into a business with a big heart for the product and lots of excitement. Few of us really know how to run a business. –Kelley Small www.smolakfarms.com
83. I wish I knew how long it would take to build a steady stream of clients and establish strong relationships with customers and vendors. - Alexis Avila www.preppedandpolished.com
84. I didn't take into account what being a home business owner would mean I mean I'm in my house a lot! I have to eat 3 times a day and there are very few delivery places where I live – so making a mess in the kitchen 3 times a day, and cleaning the office myself. – Maria Marsala http://www.ElevatingYourBusiness.com
85. I wish I had known how demanding entrepreneurship is on the entire family. It took me months to realize that they were giving as much or more than me by picking up the slack around home and giving me space to pursue a dream. – Carrie Rocha http://www.pocketyourdollars.com/
86. To be patient. When I first started, I expected results instantly. I'd get frustrated when things didn't work the way I planned. Luckily, I didn't have any hang-ups about failing, so I kept trying new things and slowly built upon those things that worked. – Naveed Usman http://www.theusmangroup.com
87. How much money would I make in the first couple years of operation. Obviously, this answer would of told me to find a steady job and do this on the side until I really got it going 3-4 years later. – Marc AndersonTalktoCanada.com
88. I wish I knew that cash flow wasn't the same as profits, that employees are not paid friends and that you should always trust but never let anyone open your bank statements. – Anne-Marie www.brambleberry.com
89. The one thing I wish I had done differently is not spent money on advertising offers that don't pay off. This is business people don't often do things out of the goodness of their heart. I've learned to be a lot more skeptical of "opportunities" I get offered. – Adrien TheNakedHippie
90. One piece advice I would give to people just starting up that I wish knew is that success is less about the idea and more execution. Don't wait until you have the great idea or have refined all the plans, just get something up and start iterating. – Ben Hatten www.legalriver.com
91. How important it is to network, instead of attempting to fly solo. Fortunately, my belated learning didn't negatively impact my company for too long but the soaring would definitely have occurred sooner had I considered the value of self-promotion. – Marlene Caroselli www.caroselli.biz
92. I wish I knew how much my time was really worth and the best way to set my rates. I made an early mistake by charging too little and booking myself so tightly that I didn't have enough time to work on some projects the way I wanted to and I couldn't hire anyone to help me because I didn't allow for the added cost. – Susan Bender Phelps www.OdysseyMentoring.com
93. I wish I knew the importance of networking when I first started my web design company. It took me a few months to realize that referrals and networking are the best types of leads. People want to do business with people they like! – Becky McKinnell www.iBecCreative.com
94. First, that being successful causes growing pains that are a major headache. A good headache to have, but difficult challenges nevertheless. Second, it would have been nice to know it can take a year or so for things to take off. Starting a business can be frustrating in the beginning and you really have to be determined to succeed. – Nick Veneris Xomba.com
95. Dont listen too closely your friends who might be good business people but who have never started a business. They mean well, but their assumptions are way different as an employee of a company than they could ever be as a principal shareholder in a business. – Elizabeth Pitt CaregiverNeeded.com
96. I wish that someone had told me that managing a business isn't about numbers, but rather all about people skills. During my first management foray I fell face first in the dirt. People called me a micro-manager because I got too much into the nitty gritty of how to do the job rather than allowing them to find their own way. – Steve Richard www.vorsight.com
97. I wish I had known that starting a business requires you to ride an emotional roller coaster. You can go from the highest highs to the lowest lows in a matter of hours because a startup company always seems be on the verge of either collapsing or taking off like a rocket. Now making my business grow is all the more exhilarating because I survived demoralizing low points to get it off the ground. – Alex Andonhttp://www.jellyfishart.com
98. That it is OK to trust your instincts — even when they are not necessarily backed up by years of finance/accounting or business school credentials – Jenn Benz www.benzcommunications.com
99. Less time spent on paid marketing/advertising efforts and more time screening and building strong partnerships with influential journalists, writers, editors and television producers. – Philip Farinahttp://www.farina-associates.com
100. I now know that businesses are extremely organic & have a way of taking on a life of their own – now I know that though things don't always work out as planned, there is always another opportunity around the corner…understanding this from the beginning would've saved me a lot of stress! – Rina Jakubowiczhttp://www.rinayoga.com
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Aaven Jin
Computer Science Engineering
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Thursday, September 15, 2011
早晨激励自己下
~为了keep me excited when i wake up的事~
There are a lot of things I wish to have done better. But it doesn't matter. Let go. We are where we are. We look forward. Let's stop looking back. It's all about tomorrow. Let's invent tomorrow.
被问道有什么事情后悔没做好的，Steve说只需着眼将来。
You can see through the other side and go "Yes, this could be huge", but there is huge risks that nobody ever knows. It feels great. It keeps you working every morning, and tells you there is something exciting around the corner.
Steve描述着他对risk和idea的看法。
突然想起来。。。昨天晚上梦到自己在看D5视频，然后soloway走过来问这是什么，我说D3。。。不过他没发现，嘻嘻，还点了点头。。
There are a lot of things I wish to have done better. But it doesn't matter. Let go. We are where we are. We look forward. Let's stop looking back. It's all about tomorrow. Let's invent tomorrow.
被问道有什么事情后悔没做好的，Steve说只需着眼将来。
You can see through the other side and go "Yes, this could be huge", but there is huge risks that nobody ever knows. It feels great. It keeps you working every morning, and tells you there is something exciting around the corner.
Steve描述着他对risk和idea的看法。
突然想起来。。。昨天晚上梦到自己在看D5视频，然后soloway走过来问这是什么，我说D3。。。不过他没发现，嘻嘻，还点了点头。。
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
呼，打气
写完那样一栋楼的梦想，心里轻松了很多，好像整个人就被它占据了似的。
手头项目太多了，终于到了这样的情况。本来以为再多项目也不过是coding嘛，自己乐得如此。没想到这两天更多花在logistics上，心烦意乱。现在想来似乎对这种routine啊logistics啊有些反感了。
罢。
现在是2011年9月14日晚上11点29分，距离我到这个世界上21年还有不到4天时间。
以前心慌找不到热情所在。这两年，我找到了，还遇到了几个相当志同道合的朋友。
以前心里暗暗希望成绩能表明一切。这一年，我知道什么叫浮云了。
以前觉得再也不会与这里的社会有些许融入了。这一个暑假，我感到一点参与了。
以前总是要选择给力的队友吧。这两个星期，我反问何不自己更靠谱些呢。
以前心跳最快是在课堂上想提问但是最终憋在人群中。这一周，我流畅响亮还挺带感地在四十几个老外面前propose了idea（感谢soloway）。
以前更多的一定要逞强。这三天，从另一个朋友身上学着去调和、转化而不是硬生生接受或放弃。
以前总觉得时间过得不紧不慢。现在，我的没分每秒都不想白白流逝。
缺陷也存在。但我能感受到自己向上的势头。我不会停。
给自己加油。
事情多了，也是个机会安排好，协调好。更学着把握重点，关注关键。还要休息好，调整好。动力不是压力，别让失眠更严重。
嘻嘻，运动什么的还是很开心的嗯，这个时间别计较！
手头项目太多了，终于到了这样的情况。本来以为再多项目也不过是coding嘛，自己乐得如此。没想到这两天更多花在logistics上，心烦意乱。现在想来似乎对这种routine啊logistics啊有些反感了。
罢。
现在是2011年9月14日晚上11点29分，距离我到这个世界上21年还有不到4天时间。
以前心慌找不到热情所在。这两年，我找到了，还遇到了几个相当志同道合的朋友。
以前心里暗暗希望成绩能表明一切。这一年，我知道什么叫浮云了。
以前觉得再也不会与这里的社会有些许融入了。这一个暑假，我感到一点参与了。
以前总是要选择给力的队友吧。这两个星期，我反问何不自己更靠谱些呢。
以前心跳最快是在课堂上想提问但是最终憋在人群中。这一周，我流畅响亮还挺带感地在四十几个老外面前propose了idea（感谢soloway）。
以前更多的一定要逞强。这三天，从另一个朋友身上学着去调和、转化而不是硬生生接受或放弃。
以前总觉得时间过得不紧不慢。现在，我的没分每秒都不想白白流逝。
缺陷也存在。但我能感受到自己向上的势头。我不会停。
给自己加油。
事情多了，也是个机会安排好，协调好。更学着把握重点，关注关键。还要休息好，调整好。动力不是压力，别让失眠更严重。
嘻嘻，运动什么的还是很开心的嗯，这个时间别计较！
去concert时突然想到的，我觉得你也会爱上的 9/11
到了没有时间随便写写的程度，这样过了几天就承受不住，憋闷得难受。打开blogger才发现周末就留下一篇写了几行没来得及写完的日志。呼，感觉正站在一个交界处，向前要赴汤蹈火，后退就在夹缝中生存。
上次写到。感谢Ann的邀请呢，去Ark看了一次小型concert。四五百人的室内场地，十平米的小舞台，五个人尽情尽性的表演，观众的热烈反应，二十几部乐器，和节拍配合恰到好处的灯光效果。
还记得当时是想说，在concert时做的一个梦。就像小时候的幻想那样，盘算着要给一栋大楼设计楼层。
地下室。就要是像这样的舞台和小型观众席，价格不菲的各种设备是不可少的，可调控的灯光也是一定要的。隔音效果要绝佳，不能扰民。这样一个地下室，为中国的青年乐队开设，提供场所练习、演出，不要让没钱买不起乐器而断了他们的梦。观众也该大部分是年轻人，价格低廉的门票还包括一人一罐饮料。即便是零星的几个观众，台上的乐队也必然全心投入，唱出一整个现场的气势来。
天台。是一定要安设泳池的，对，就像新加坡那家宾馆那样的天台泳池。抬头便是天。在水里睁眼还能看到玻璃外的远景。如此如此。
顶楼至楼下几层。运动层，自上至下是室内篮球场，保龄球馆，健身房，乒乓羽毛球馆。在高层迎着日出日落大篮球的感觉一定很赞，所以东西的墙面一定要是整面的落地强化玻璃。嗯其实每层都应该这样，透明感。
其他楼层。一楼是摄影展，让我学习学习。或者画展，让我陶醉陶醉。两楼舞蹈房，四面环绕的大镜子。其他好多我都没有想好，空着吧。或者都装吃的，啊哈哈。
最重要的是，在十几层的位置，有一层办公楼。要透明感，空间感，立体感。敞开式工作区间，每个区间养一盆赏心悦目的小植物。楼层中心放snack round table，两边放drink bar。区间可以像拼图那样自由移动和组合就好了，当然也是可以固定的。四个角落放音响也许不错，好的音乐促进效率。
对了，要不在高层设个全玻璃的凸出隔间，让人感受高度。还有在运动层下面设一个发泄层，分两间。一间全黑，软的回声墙，软的地，空无一物，专门让人大喊发泄。一间全白，一面落地窗，站在落地窗前往白墙上砸瓷器、玻璃杯、随便你砸什么，或者站在墙边往玻璃上扔彩色颜料水袋，就像往这个世界扔颜料一样。嗯，希望有点艺术感。黑屋隔音要绝佳。
嗯，就是这样一栋楼。
p.s. 那天听的主乐队是Carbon Leaf，赞。正值911十周年，他们还献唱了一首The War Was Uncovered，再赞。
上次写到。感谢Ann的邀请呢，去Ark看了一次小型concert。四五百人的室内场地，十平米的小舞台，五个人尽情尽性的表演，观众的热烈反应，二十几部乐器，和节拍配合恰到好处的灯光效果。
还记得当时是想说，在concert时做的一个梦。就像小时候的幻想那样，盘算着要给一栋大楼设计楼层。
地下室。就要是像这样的舞台和小型观众席，价格不菲的各种设备是不可少的，可调控的灯光也是一定要的。隔音效果要绝佳，不能扰民。这样一个地下室，为中国的青年乐队开设，提供场所练习、演出，不要让没钱买不起乐器而断了他们的梦。观众也该大部分是年轻人，价格低廉的门票还包括一人一罐饮料。即便是零星的几个观众，台上的乐队也必然全心投入，唱出一整个现场的气势来。
天台。是一定要安设泳池的，对，就像新加坡那家宾馆那样的天台泳池。抬头便是天。在水里睁眼还能看到玻璃外的远景。如此如此。
顶楼至楼下几层。运动层，自上至下是室内篮球场，保龄球馆，健身房，乒乓羽毛球馆。在高层迎着日出日落大篮球的感觉一定很赞，所以东西的墙面一定要是整面的落地强化玻璃。嗯其实每层都应该这样，透明感。
其他楼层。一楼是摄影展，让我学习学习。或者画展，让我陶醉陶醉。两楼舞蹈房，四面环绕的大镜子。其他好多我都没有想好，空着吧。或者都装吃的，啊哈哈。
最重要的是，在十几层的位置，有一层办公楼。要透明感，空间感，立体感。敞开式工作区间，每个区间养一盆赏心悦目的小植物。楼层中心放snack round table，两边放drink bar。区间可以像拼图那样自由移动和组合就好了，当然也是可以固定的。四个角落放音响也许不错，好的音乐促进效率。
对了，要不在高层设个全玻璃的凸出隔间，让人感受高度。还有在运动层下面设一个发泄层，分两间。一间全黑，软的回声墙，软的地，空无一物，专门让人大喊发泄。一间全白，一面落地窗，站在落地窗前往白墙上砸瓷器、玻璃杯、随便你砸什么，或者站在墙边往玻璃上扔彩色颜料水袋，就像往这个世界扔颜料一样。嗯，希望有点艺术感。黑屋隔音要绝佳。
嗯，就是这样一栋楼。
p.s. 那天听的主乐队是Carbon Leaf，赞。正值911十周年，他们还献唱了一首The War Was Uncovered，再赞。
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