I bet Godzilla could survive the dot.bomb

The internet....
That's it, the end.





No not really "the end," but could you imagine if I left my post off like that? IMAGINE IT I SAID!!!!
Sucks right? Bet you'd think I was either retarded, lazy, or thought that I would be thinking I was "deep" or some crap like that. Well I'm not....I'm all of those. I just happen to like writing silly blog posts, so the "lazy" portion dies down somewhat.
But not completely.

Anyway. Monday, March 8th 2010, was probably the greatest class I have ever had, ever. Ever. Dinosaurs? ENOUGH SAID!
In all serious though, I felt like a child in elementary school. Objects were used to teach things, and the small portion of my brain that stores all of my childhood memories was in 'lala-land.' I have no idea why, but I felt like things just soaked in....perhaps a portion of my brain is still like that of a little baby. A mushy little sponge ready to soak up education from ways of toy dinsaurs and traveling spanish girls with pet monkies (Dora the Explora reference for those that don't get it). Regaurdless, I never knew of a more perfect example of mass destruction, and T-Rex consuming action then to use toy dinos to explain the growth and then painful demolition of the Dot.Com era.
What a beautiful thing.
However, the failure did get me thinking.

What if Godzilla was apart of this era? A dino/Japanese monster/lizzard icon that can shoot lazers from it's mouth, that could stand it's own in the Dot.Com boom? Well it would be as awesome as cowboys riding dinos with tanks for arms!
....I should write that down.
The point is, had Godzilla been there, there would be no end to the era. Because Godzilla owns, pure and simple.

You + Door = Fired

What to say about Michele Armstrong, our guest speaker of the day....honestly, nothing negative comes to mind. I can honestly say that out of all of the guest speakers, I felt like the most soaked into my brain with her presentation.
Sure, I asked many-a-questions, and most (all) were questioned in a witty and extremely sarcastic manor that I present, but she answered them all...and they all made prefect sense.

When she mentioned that she posted her company's job offerings on places like Craig's List, Facebook, and Twitter, I was almost shocked. No offense, but when I think of Twitter, I think of Miley Cyrus tweeting a twat about her new highlights, or some other bull, not some mature company posting a "hiring" list. Of course, I had to ask, doesn't it diminish the company? Doesn't it lower your name, who you are?
Apparently not.
For start up businesses, it's the best. It's not a low-life scam of sorts, it can be my greatest assets! So thank you Craig's List. Free advertisement without the shame!

Asides from the advertisement standards, there was the bigger portion. How to run a company on a employee basis. After all, one man cannot run this alone....well they could, but they would likely fail terribly. I realized things that I need to successfully complete my business plan, for the long term, because making my employees happy means they won't find out where I live and stab me in my sleep.

Call Centers -- those automated voices aren't recordings, they're really just heartless people.

While I was told by guest speaker Derek Young, when I had asked him in class if "he provided the heart for IT people who had none," that it wasn't his exact way of saying it, I knew he meant he was TOTALLY on my side.
In all honesty though, to me, call centers have been known as the dread of society. The butt of our jokes, which is why we outsource them with people halfway across the world, which instead of being a joke as turned itself into some sort of stereo-type. Is that better? Maybe. Is it wrong for me to think it is? You bet!
Regardless, what Young's company Seasonal View provides, is an embrace to telecommunications of the world.
Of course this brings me back to the IT guys. What Young secretly, totally, did not say, but I know he was thinking, was that IT guys are heartless, social-outcasts. Which is why he is there to help those awkwards deal with people so that they can better their business...and maybe ask a girl out on a date. Alright, they can at least do the first one, they can't work miracles, clearly.

Personally, I felt a bit intimidated by Derek Young. He was nice, smart, and a sick passion for business that all Entrepreneurs have. His only downside was his habit of grabbing dry-erase markers. Could be a comfort of holding markers in his hand...I don't know, I'm not a doctor.
Despite that though, I think Young has a thing against IT guys. He provides his humanity skills to people (in which he didn't say, but if I could read thoughts I bet this one was there) whom have none. He believes he is a success in placing himself in society, he knows his place and is involved with the culture of it (hence Exit 133 and it's success). If I was an IT guy myself (but I'm not cause I'm a lady) I might be offended by those many things he didn't say.



HAVE TO ADD EXTRA STUFF
So, I'm adding this in, mostly cause I have to...thanks.
But guest speakers.
I must say for everyone my class has had, I've opened my mouth at least once. I feel it shows a value of respect for the speakers. But...if I were to be asked "how many times I've questioned our speakers" well that would be just impossible. Wouldn't it?
I don't keep track of my questions, I just know it's at least one for each, and sometimes more.
The End.

The Who, the What, and the How of the Crazies: A Moment with Bruce Kendall

You might be reading this and thinking: "Oh wow, The Crazies?...that's like that movie The Crazies! You know, that one that looks really, really, re-he-lay bad. The one that's essentially a zombie movie, where they replace zombies with crazy people...hence the name." Well get that thought out of your head! Dear god, do you really think I would ever talk about such a terrible movie?....unless of course it were to reference what I think you would have thought what I had been thinking of.
And...if you were not thinking that in the first place...well good for you.

What this is actually about is my revelation.
What kind of revelation, you may ask (and in this blog YOU WILL ALWAYS ASK). Well it's a revelation of how entrepreneurs are completely insane. I mean it. There is little difference between a homeless man, in the city of Seattle, shouting in the street, than that of an entrepreneur....except, perhaps an office, or a suite.
I owe no one other than Bruce Kendal, economic developer in Peirce County, for this insight.

Honestly...it didn't take Mr. Kendal for me to discover this, actually I knew it at about three guest speakers ago.
In all honesty, I didn't think much about Mr. Kendal. I found his approach rather...dry. However, his passion was clear about entrepreneurship, which is mainly what ensures my hypothesis on the entrepreneur-insanity. Even still, I found it difficult to listen and let his words fully register in my brain...which resulted in my notebook being filled with scribbles of dinosaurs instead (at least no one can say I wasn't being proactive, right?).
I normally don't enjoy behaving as rude as this, because I am a perfect student,and anyone who disagrees should give me their home address. Regardless, Kendal disappointed me in his delivery. He brought my hopes up with his opening words, saying "no discussion about economics can start without talking about your high-school or college mascot." Which of course brought in the questioning of our (the classes) previous mascots, which aloud momentary banter that was quiet enjoyable. But then came the desert of dryness, that long-going power-point, that was delivered in a way that reminded me of the teachers and parents in a "Peanuts" cartoon.
But enough of the complaints. The point is I learned something, little, but at least it was something.

It doesn't matter if it is Spider Man, he won't help building out your company with that on...

The idea that I have decided to pursue in my awesome of all awesome ideas, is that of a product I have personally entitled as a "What's-it."
What's a "What's-it?"
You may ask, and of course you may ask, because in my head and in my blogs, all of my readers adore me and wish to know what it is that I am at work with....because they recognize my genius.
Well, ha! You would like to know....so you can steal my idea, and claim it as your own, well I'm smarter than that.....I got you fooled, didn't I? Of course.

I will say this much though. What I am creating is some sort of online, mobile application. It is something that would be available online freely, but on the profitable side it would be accessible as a phone application, where it would work more efficiently and actually pin-point a users location to direct them to what it is the service offers.
But how can I build this out?
I'm spiffy with a pencil, and graphic designs are a strength of mine. That, and I know how to stretch a dollar. But one man (or woman.....since I have the lady parts) cannot do it alone.

While financially I am in a hole. In my own little dream world I do have money.
So, if I were to start this business, I have an idea or two up my sleeves.

Personally I find an application company, a small gig....to start at least.
My company wouldn't need more than say....ten to thirteen people to start.
Since most of the process involves online data gathering, I would need at least four data collectors for the application. Preferably there would be two to collect information on surrounding stores, and two for restaurants. I would have two to connect to satellite maps that would register to users through their cellphones to pinpoint their locations and show them surrounding locations. That leads to six employees already for the technical mumbo-jumbo.
From there I would need one website designer that would monitor online data for mainstream users and the application for mobile users. Then I would need a graphics designer to make cool little do-dads that are appealing to the public eyes.
I would need two PR representatives, one that would spread the word of "What's-it" for commercial use, and one to gather reviews that would be available for the application for users to see (reviews would be both from critics and from general users).
I would need someone to answer office phones as well.....cause I hate doing that....dear god. Preferably someone that can handle customer service calls too....at least for the beginning of the business.

But before ANY of this. I would need a few lawyers, and an accountant to handle the money, so I can blame them for my problems and slap them.....not literally though....well maybe.

I believe the company should start out small, perhaps joining in a partnership with a popular cellular phone, like the iphone.....or....others.
Most of the jobs are juggling more than one task, which creates, what I believe, a great way to have a mix of titles, and a balanced of importance. Every part is equally important in the company.
Which in turn creates a happy family......but I have the power to fire them from the job-family....which is kinda awesome.

Please give me money for my "man-purse"

It's strange when you have a guest speaker, and the two main things you're left with are that he's good with money...and he was never shot at in a previous job. Personally I think dodging a bullet or two would make his stories more interesting. But hey, that's just me.

To be honest, after hearing John Dimmer talk, it was almost like being pushed down a flight of stairs and told to start back at step one.
...unless you like....die as you hit the bottom, then I suppose it would be hard to start again.
Regardless, to hear that John Dimmer started his role as an entrepreneur with nothing in mind twisted at my gut. His passion wasn't lead on an idea, but just to have his own business. Where's the passion toward the product in that? Sure, if you have passion in the job, I'm sure that simply pushing on the rush of business alone can give you an adrenalin boost but that's not what I thought this was all about.
I mean, how can you sell a product like a man-purse if you have no confidence for it, but only for the drive of the business?

Perhaps it's me that is wrong.
But this is my blog, so in these pages I am always right.
So we'll just say you need passion for both...or something.

Another thing that twisted at me, was his higher stand for the entrepreneur. His "entrepreneurs always think on a different angle then the rest of the world" speech. Not that I didn't appreciate his opinion, but I went to a freakin' art school for three years, and if everyone there didn't think a little bit differently than the rest of the world too....then I don't know what.
Perhaps I as just a bit offended. Not saying he's not special, or he doesn't think he's different than most. But originality comes from where you think of it (which doesn't make it so original to personal-self, but roll with me here), I should know, I am completely loony.

The pros and cons, comparing Spongebob to Jon Goodman.

Let me begin this blog by telling the summary of an episode of one of the greatest cartoons of all time....Spongebob Squarepants.
In one particlar episode of Spongebob Squarepants, entitled Chocolate with Nuts, Spongebob and his loyal friend Patrick diced to become *drum-roll* entrepreneurs!
I know, right? What seven-year-old watching this show wouldn't know they were talking about?!?!
Any-who, the episode begins with Spongebob waiting for the mail, after receiving it, he discovers a magazine entitled "Fancy Living." After Spongebob' neighbor Squidward comes to retrieve the magazine that is really his (apparently their mailman isn't good), Spongebob asks his neighbor just how did those people in the magazine get so rich (rich enough for the fish inside to have shoes!). Squidward replies "They're entrepreneurs, they sell things." From this, Spongebob and Patrick decide they would like to be rich, and that they should sell thins as entrepreneurs.
The two decide to become traveling chocolate bar salesman. At first it doesn't go so well, the two become distracted, and they eventually sit down to think of tactics to get ahead in the game. Patrick offers the idea of getting naked, but Spongebob insists that they save that for selling real-estate.
By the end of the 11 minute episode the two eventually become greatly successful (actually one customer buys all of their chocolate bars)...and that's it, the end.

This of course relates to the next topic....

Jon Goodman.
And no that's not a typo. Trust me, I know how you feel. When I hear the name "John Goodman," I instantly think of an overweight man that played Fred Flintstone in the "real-life" movie of the old cartoon.
But this Jon Goodman is minus the "H" and a certain man part....because the he is actually a she. And therefore not a man.

Anyway, how do these two relate? Well they relate in the negative side...so technically they do not really relate at all. The two support completely different ideals.
Within her lecture, Jon Goodman said "Those that become an entrepreneur to get rich, will never be rich." Yet, to rebuttle, to get rich and have a "fancy living" is exactly the reason that Spongebob and Patrick became entreprenures...for a day..or 11 minute cartoon episode, but that is asides the point.
The point is the CHILDREN. What are they being told? That it's all about the money? Well for shame Spongebob.

In all honesty though, through Jon Goodman's lecture, it was this episode of Spongebob that entered my mind over and over again. It made me laugh how her words seemed to sync up with the episode.
Jon Goodman said "Failure is an extraordinary experience," and in the beginning that was what Spongebob faced. She said that "there is no such thing as a new idea," and Spongebob and Patrick took their idea for a marketing scheme (which was to lie to the customer) from a billboard.
The two do have things in common, even if aiming for opposite purposes.
Where the talking sponge and starfish are for profit, the woman with the same name as the guy who played Fred Flintstone and who is impossible to find in a google search is for passion.