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Sunday Musings – Life is too Short to Live With Regret, Life is too Long to Live Without Purpose

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ February 27, 2011 / 2 Comments

Typically on Sunday’s I run a post where I collect all of my tweets from the week and include a trivial fact about Sauerkraut. Today, I’m going to run a musings post (one that’s about a subject a little bigger than this blog normally covers) instead of Sauerkraut because with...
The To Do List of the Project Based Life

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ January 18, 2011 / Leave a comment

It’s either been a slow week for Pittsburgh Startups and Social Media or I’ve been too busy to track it, hard to tell from where I’m sitting. So instead of either of those, I’m going to give you some friendly advice and solicit your feedback on it. The topic, how...
2011: The New Year’s Resolutions Post

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ January 3, 2011 / Leave a comment

I wrote a whole post last year on how I suggest putting together your resolutions. Namely, it was a three step program. First, identify your ground rules. Second, build your resolutions based on life goals. Third, actively work to find the tools necessary to help you reach your goals. Now...
On The Move

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ December 10, 2010 / Leave a comment

Today’s the big day that I officially move back to Pittsburgh. I’ve got the truck all packed up and I’m sitting in my empty office with only my computer remaining to be boxed up. So I thought I’d take a minute and do two quick lists; things I’ll miss about...
The College Years

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ October 23, 2010 / Leave a comment

A lot of people do what they have to do. You want to get yourself to a position where you can do what you want to do. -Chamillionaire Believe it or not, Chamillionaire (the rapper) was actually referring to entrepreneurship and his next line had nothing to do with ghettos. ...
Funded!!!

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ October 7, 2010 / Leave a comment

The company I work for down in Charlotte just closed it’s Series A funding and I thought my blog buddies might be interested in hearing about it. Funding is a subject I cover here from time to time (always without being specific to my company). It is a great opportunity...
PodCamp Pittsburgh 5

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ September 18, 2010 / Leave a comment

In case you’re not aware of it, PodCamp Pittsburgh is online this year! I’m planning on watching some of the sessions online and there are little chat rooms, so join up even if you (like me) can’t physically attend. I’ll probably be paging in and out as I work from...
The Golden Handcuffs You Don’t Notice Until They’re Tight

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ August 25, 2010 / 1 Comment

There is a concept in business known as golden handcuffs. It’s used by companies in industries with high-turnover to retain employees. These companies offer their employees stock options that don’t vest for years, retention bonuses that they have to return if they leave, or retirement programs that get larger year...
Intentionally Healthy

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ August 3, 2010 / Leave a comment

My health is something I’ve long wrestled with for as long as I can remember. I tend to be one of those guys that follows a boom/bust method of getting healthy. I’ll find something I get excited about and ride it for a few days, then ride bacon cheeseburgers for...
Why I Love Blogging

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ June 19, 2010 / Leave a comment

This may sound a tad bit egotistical, but I consider myself a bit of an armchair intellectual. I thoroughly enjoy nearly-academic conversation about a wide variety of topics (especially technology and business). The problem is that being a full-time intellectual holds absolutely zero appeal to me. I love the fruits...