Adam Chavez

I’m re-reading “Art of the Start” & thought I’d take some notes — then I thought, “Why not just post them on my blog? Kill 2 birds with 1 stone” So here you go. Enjoy!
Question: How can you tell if an entrepreneur is pitching?
Answer: His lips are moving.
Pitching Tip 1:
In the first minute, [...]

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I had the opportunity to sit down with Ryan Caldwell last week. He’s the CEO of Entice Labs, a startup based in Provo, UT that is changing the way companies recruit and attract talented people in technology. Using cutting-edge, patent-pending technology, Entice Labs allows employers to reach five times as many job candidates at [...]

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1. Go to docs.google.com (login with your gmail or google account)
2. On the left-hand side you’ll see a box that says “new.” Click that.
3. A drop-down menu will appear. Click form. An editable version of your form will appear.
4. Edit your form.
5. Click “Save” and you’ll be given a link that you can share with [...]

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A chance for a student to work at a vc-backed startup this summer, and learn venture capital at vSpring once a week!
Update: We’re very interested in candidates with a background/passion for GTD.
Location:
Salt Lake City, Utah
Industry:
Finance/Banking - Venture Capital
Job Function:
Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Product Management, Project Management, Supply Chain Management/Logistics
Description
Internship:
Looking for 8-12 interns to work with [...]

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My friends Tyler and Rich and I are fed up with slow computers. So…
We started this Facebook group, “My Computer is So Slow”, to find other people who feel the same way.
If you have a few minutes, join the group by clicking the above link — and then let your friends know about it.
Thanks!

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If you ever wanted the answer to the question, “What’s going on in the Utah tech community?” Jordan Gunderson has the answer. He’s compiled the Utah Tech Events Calendar, which you can access directly from the top navigation of this site.
Alternatively, you can just google “utah tech events” and the calendar will be the [...]

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Somebody from this group stopped me in the Wilk and gave me a flyer for this Thursday’s event. I’ve been wanting to learn more about Linux for some time now, so I decided I’d check it out. Maybe I’ll see you there.
Details from the flyer:
Install Fest
Thursday, January 15, 2009
6:30pm
120 TNRB
Website
Free Software
Free Tech Support
Fully Customizable

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From the Linux installer site:
Wubi is an officially supported Ubuntu installer for Windows users that can bring you to the Linux world with a single click. Wubi allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu as any other Windows application, in a simple and safe way. Are you curious about Linux and Ubuntu? Trying them out [...]

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1. Log in to LinkedIn
2. Go here
Copy and paste the code to your site/blog.
If you have any problems have questions, comment below or contact me.

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Here are the details for the upcoming Web Startup Group Meeting:
Date: 8 January, 2008 (Thursday) at 7:00PM in 1170 TMCB
Download Flyer
BizTech:
“Javascript Libraries” - Brian Whitmer
FastPitch: (5 min each)
1. “User-Content Utilities” - Matt Bills
2. “Olifont - Investment Proposal” - Ben Buie
3. “Launch It! Weekend (Feb. 13-16)” - David Gardner
GroupGab:
1-3 minute blurb each with some discussion (whomever [...]

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