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23 Interesting Things You May Not Know About Cody

Saturday, April 11, 2009

I consider each and every one of my blog readers a valuable part of my community. You continue to return here week after week to listen to what I have to say, so I figure I'll let you know a little bit more about myself. Here are 23 interesting tidbits about me!

‘I Will Teach You To Be Rich’ Blogger Ramit Sethi’s New Book Release

Monday, March 23, 2009

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Ramit Sethi is a friend and an insightful blogger who's got hundreds of useful, actionable tips to help you save money, spend more wisely, and invest where it counts. And he's just released his first book, I Will Teach You to Be Rich!

Global Entrepreneurship Week: Unleashing Ideas Around the World Nov. 17–23

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

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In several recent years, the Kauffman Foundation has hosted Entrepreneurship Week USA, or E-Week. Well now it’s truly a global event with schools and organizations around the world holding activities to promote entrepreneurship. Global Entrepreneurship Week 2008 starts in just 4 days! Visit UnleashingIdeas.org to learn more and view the video below for more about Global [...]

College Grad Special: The Top 10 Best Commencement Speeches

Monday, May 26, 2008

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Happy Memorial Day, dear readers. Today is an important U.S. holiday when we offer remembrance for all the women and men who have lost their lives in military service to our nation. It is also a time for family gatherings and BBQs that for many families coincides with their children’s’ next rite of passage as [...]

Filtering Through the Static: My Media Consumption Habits

Friday, May 23, 2008

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I’ve put together a primer on my media and entertainment consumption as part of the Media Diet internet meme. It’s a big post, but I highly recommend each and every one of the useful links contained here, and if you take just five minutes to read through this, I’ve included a few little gems on [...]

5 Kickass Benefits of Entrepreneurial Learning

Friday, February 29, 2008

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John Hennessey is the president of Stanford University, U.S. News & World Report’s #4 university in the nation and voted one of America’s best colleges for entrepreneurs by Fortune Small Business. Hennessey is one academic who has an entrepreneurial legacy himself, as he transferred his important research in microprocessor technology to actual industry application by [...]

The Top 10 Universities with Great Free Online Courseware

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

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This is for you dedicated students and other fans of continued learning! A degree from a top university often comes with a hefty price tag. But these days you can nearly get an online education from these institutions for free! Though the business world indeed puts a high premium on the actual credentials you can put [...]

Carl Schramm on Entrepreneurship

Friday, January 4, 2008

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I’m still traveling through Spain for the holidays, but I have some useful goal-setting exercises on the way soon! In the meantime, here’s some interesting material to keep your appetite satiated. At the 2007 Entrepreneurship Week USA opening ceremonies at Stanford University in California, Carl Schramm (President and CEO, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation) surprised [...]