PaulGraham.com
For would-be entrepreneurs and early-stage investors the essays on this site are
must-reads. The author, Paul Graham, is smart and experienced! Although most of
the examples reference software/web-based start-up businesses, the advice and lessons-learned
are applicable to almost all new ventures. With more than fifty essays on the site
I would filter the must-reads for those interested in start-ups to:
The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups
How To Fund A Startup
The Equity Equation
Google Earth
Satellite imagery. Download the software it is well worth it.
WorldTimeServer
Quick check of current time worldwide.
Zillow
Residential real estate pricing with aerial and satellite imagery.
Google Language Translator
This is just way cool. The site translates text from an email, website, Word document
and the like, to and from multiple languages.
The May Report
Business pulse and gossip of the Chicago tech community.
Joseph Kittinger
Colonel Kittinger: 16 August 1960 free-fall jump from 102,800 feet! Flew 483 combat
missions in Vietnam--shot down 11 May 1972 and spent 11 months as a prisoner. A
real hero and the real-deal!
Jump video
Wikipedia
