Conversations From Air Traffic Control

This is what I think conversations in Air Traffic Control are like. It’d make for a good YouTube series. Radio Tower, this is Ghost rider requesting a flyby. Mike What? No. Don’t be stupid. You’re in a 767. Just land the damn plane. Hey Frank. Must be another Top Gun marathon on TNT again –…

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Business Opportunities In Cuba

Obama Announces U.S. and Cuba Will Resume Relations. This is not normally a topic I would write about on my blog so I won’t get into the political reasons behind this new revelation. I am neither qualified nor overly interested. What does interest me, however, is ways businesses can take advantage of this situation. Obama speaks about…

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My Family Tree

Over Thanksgiving I went to Florida with my Welsh friend to visit my parents and grandma. Nanny (my grandma) was telling us stories about how her first job out of high school was at the FBI as a clerk and about her German grandparents. My friend was amazed at how recently my mom’s family came over…

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Homes For Sale

10974 Taconic Way Duluth, GA 30097 My parents recently moved to Florida and decided the snow bird life is overrated. They plan to sell their home in Johns Creek, Georgia. The sound proofed home theater was perfect for hours of rock band and the sound proofed drum room allowed me to practice my craft without driving my parents…

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Bands And Startups

Bands and startups follow similar paths to success so it’s no surprise that a lot of musicians turn to technology to fund their musical goals. I’ll compare the two paths using the Lean Startup Methodology. BUILD The build portion of the Lean Startup Methodology is similar to the garage band. Most bands and startups start in the garage just like…

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4 Ways Not To Run a Candy Business

I’m a big fan of musicals and chocolate so naturally Willy Wonka is one of my favorite movies. I subconsciously began humming a song from it about a week ago and I looked it up on YouTube. There are some good business lessons to be learned from this short 2min scene so I outlined just a few below. 1….

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