15 karma · joined July 26, 2007
I heard many times "well something like this happened at XYZ company and this is what we did and it didn't or (or did work". Granted many problems are new with each venture, they all had a vast set of knowledge and startup experiences between them. I learned a lot by working with them and hearing their reasoning behind decisions.
Their network was also very, very strong as a result of having been around the block. This made for easy access to almost any company we needed to speak with.
It is also neat (and I learned the most) to be able to communicate on a very high level in all discussions. It was a totally different experience from the prior startup where I had to preface everything with a breakdown of the basics first (this is what SEO is and how it words).
For me it was helping the homeless. There are many ways to help homeless people, but I think the best way is showing them that someone still cares just if even to only help serve a meal. The St. Vincent de Paul Society has many things here you can do. I suggest serving meals where you get a chance to interact with them. The meal is great way to help at a basic level but where you can do these people the most good is to just smile and ask how their day is going... Show them kindness. Give them hope.
That is the way I feel I can best help the homeless at this moment.
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