Let’s face it. Layoffs are all to common right now. It’s a rough economy. However, I think it’s easier to get back to work than people realize. All it takes is a different perspective on your job search. This fall, my life has really forced me to examine how I focus my attention and intention. In [...]
Categories: BarnBuildr,Changing Minds,Entrepreneurship,Networking,Reflections
Tagged: BarnBuildr, Bootstrap, Economy, employment, Entrepreneurship, Getting Hired, Marketing, Practice, Social Architect, Super Bowl, Tech Ranch Austin, Unemployment, Volunteer
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- December 5, 2011 – 10:15 am
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- By Austin
This is a post from the Tech Ranch Austin blog, and a response to Tech Ranch Partner Cristi Jakubic’s blogging post about why not to blog. When Cristi Jakubic writes something, everyone around the Ranch pays attention. This goes double for me. Few others have the experience she does in the trenches of marketing. Cristi [...]
Categories: Entrepreneurship,Social Architect,Tech Ranch Austin
Tagged: Blogging, Disagreement, Entrepreneur, Marketing, Tech Ranch Austin
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- March 12, 2010 – 1:18 pm
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- By Austin
TED was here over the weekend. And he brought with him some really interesting news on what motivates us in the workplace. Author Dan Pink, who has said many things that I like, including the statement that Right-Brainers will take over the world (GO TEAM), gave an inciting talk about the nature of motivation in [...]
Categories: Entrepreneurship,Social Architect,Tech Ranch Austin
Tagged: Dan Pink, Entrepreneur, Motivation, Olympics, Practice, Tech Ranch Austin, TED
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- February 24, 2010 – 4:21 pm
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- By Austin
The time came 2 weeks ago to take the BarnBuildr Program to the next level. Moving from one level to the next will involve a 3-step Process that I will go into here, and also at (Plug Alert) www.barnbuildr.com. Visit our website to see what we’re doing, and to enjoy Jonas Lamis‘s design work. The [...]
Categories: BarnBuildr
Tagged: BarnBuildr, Crowdspring, Jonas Lamis, Tech Ranch Austin
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- December 21, 2009 – 3:26 pm
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- By Austin
The way that I am currently working to architect connections in Austin right now is through a program at the Tech Ranch called BarnBuildr. We are targeting the substantial amount of folks that are highly trained in the various Technology companies, like Dell and IBM, that helped make Austin a bit of a “satellite campus” [...]
Categories: BarnBuildr
Tagged: BarnBuildr, Depression, Economy, employment, Entrepreneur, Tech Ranch Austin, Unemployment, Volunteer
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- October 26, 2009 – 10:44 pm
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- By Austin
When I use the catchphrase, Social Architect, I am referring to the process of building a social connection, a bridge, if you will, between formerly disparate individuals.
Categories: BarnBuildr,Social Architect,Tech Ranch Austin
Tagged: Austin Gunter, BarnBuildr, Definition, Entrepreneur, Social Architect, Tech Ranch Austin
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- October 10, 2009 – 8:49 pm
- Author:
- By Austin