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Home Sweet Home

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ May 31, 2011 / Leave a comment

If there are typos in this post I apologize I am currently hurdling south on I75 towards Pittsburgh and typing with my thumbs. I have been away from the Burgh for the past two weeks for a combination of fun and work trips that’s taken me from Switzerland to Vegas...
Travel Day

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ May 26, 2011 / Leave a comment

I’m in the air and then on the road today, so you’ll have to do without my typical wit and wisdom. I would suggest rocking out to some Tom Cochrane though if you get the chance, it’ll be on while I’m driving up I75 through Michigan this afternoon. Also, if...
A Few Reflections on the Occasion of my 28th Birthday

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ May 16, 2011 / 1 Comment

This world demands the qualities of youth; not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the life of ease. - Robert F. Kennedy Today is the...
Remissioning, Regularly

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ May 2, 2011 / Leave a comment

This post isn’t about revising, recommissioning, resubmitting, being in remission or any of the other ridiculous suggestions spell check has for “Remissioning”. It’s about not getting so far down in the weeds that you forget which way is up. It’s about making sure that you’re not just moving, but moving...
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...