In 2000, a short 15 years ago, the epic movie that likely initiated the current flurry of new superhero blockbuster movies every other weekend, was released. Yup, the original X-Men movie came out. 15 Years ago. There's been a trilogy, a few Wolverine spinoffs and a "new class", and throughout all the films, Hugh Jackman has been the constant character as Wolverine. He is the ONLY actor to be in all seven movies, and he's rumored to be in the next ...
Archives for January 2015
What Elon Musk Can Teach You About Doing The Impossible
If you missed it, Elon Musk did an awesome AMA on Reddit the other day. Oh, and he just announced that he’s going to build a test drive for his entirely new made up form of transportation called the hyper loop. http://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/555803747792609280 I love Elon, not only because MARVEL decided to base the Tony Stark movie iteration off of him (billionaire, genius, playboy philanthropist), but because he is constantly thinking big. Not ...
The Stories You Tell Yourself Will Be The Stories You Live
Ever since I got laid off from UPS while I was stuck living in my parents basement, I’ve been obsessed with the idea of a person's "story." Really, I just wanted to figure out why mine was so bad, how I could make it better, and then actually get out and DO it. As a side note: If you want the best book to help you start writing your own story - get it here. Don’t ask questions. Just read it. It's obvious that writing the whole story of your life ...
You Can’t Delegate Responsibility
Over the past year, I’ve done a lot of hiring and outsourcing as all of the projects in Impossible Ventures continue to grow. I’ve outsourced graphics, coding, wordpress development, app development, UX, blog management, I brought on a few different team members and let a few go. I learned a lot about myself, my team and management, but one thing I learned is that you can outsource a lot of things, but you can’t outsource responsibility. It’s ...
