http://www.alyjuma.com Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:47:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It does sound a bit like a contradiction, but I think that this is one of the keys to a solid education. When we are at educational institutions, there is always this natural push towards being focused on the subject matter, specific topics, theories, skill sets, etc and I think ... http://www.alyjuma.com/headline/avoiding-focus-and-education The internet consists of ridiculous amounts of information and its easily the cheapest, and quite possibly one of the best ways to educate yourself if you know where to look. The following are my top free resources for online education! 1. RSS Feeds/Readers This is the most straight forward resource. Truly its ... http://www.alyjuma.com/featured/best-free-education-resources-online Reading books is one of the best forms of self education ever created. Ever since I've graduated from college I've been reading more and more, and learning about things that I had no interest in previously. What types of books should I read? Everyone seems to have an opinion on what kinds ... http://www.alyjuma.com/featured/the-practice-of-reading A recent infographic on Entrepreneurs was released by Grasshopper this week, giving us a better look at today's entrepreneur's. A few things that stood out to me. The average age was about 31 with approximately 50% of entrepreneurs being from age 26-35. Average education level was a college degree. Sixty percent were bringing ... http://www.alyjuma.com/featured/a-look-at-todays-entrepreneurs Everyone always says they procrastinate, it's their biggest weakness, so on and so forth. But is it really procrastination that we all believe we are suffering from or is it something else all together? I feel that most of us are usually doing one of two things when we are ... http://www.alyjuma.com/featured/procrastination-the-truth When I was in college and working on my first startup, it was all about the plan. You need a business plan, you need financial projections, you need to know where you'll be in 5 years, so on and so forth. Where did all that planning really get me? Nowhere. Planning ... http://www.alyjuma.com/musings/planning-is-guessing Why do we need to be experts? Apparently we need to focus on one thing and become great at it because if we spend too much time on everything then we'll never reach this level of specialty in anything. And being an expert in your field means everything nowadays... Malcolm ... http://www.alyjuma.com/musings/expertise-vs-innovation One of my absolute favorite resources for inspiration and ideas are TED talks. If you don't know already, TED stands for technology, entertainment, and design and was founded 25 years ago. Essentially TED is a conference that is invite only, and serves as a platform for the top minds in ... http://www.alyjuma.com/entropy/ted-and-tedxdar Video lecture from David Heinemeier Hansson about startups, restraints, education, and success. Brought to you by Stanford's Entrepreneurship Corner. [videofile][/videofile] http://www.alyjuma.com/media/unlearn-your-mba Open source has taken the world by storm, especially in the software market as we see more and more solutions everyday. Although currently the focus is software, the open source model is one that we will no doubt see in all aspects of life in the near future. One great ... http://www.alyjuma.com/media/open-source-model-analyzed