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    SWSX! started by kevinfrey
    I hope your going to be there.  I’m looking forward to learning a ton, meeting people doing cool stuff, and hopefully hearing some great stories.

    Make sure you tell me yours.
    Changing Perceptions started by kevinfrey
    Not the easiest thing in the world by any means, but I work on it a lot.

    It’s almost certainly why I started writing.  It’s definitely why I quickly jump out of a conversation about software development (what I do and what I know) and into what your doing with your business and how your making [...]
    Take it to the bank started by kevinfrey
    I love to think about ways that banks could be better.  It’s especially fun right now, while banks are folding left and right, and taking on government money. Small disclosure here, as I spent the first part of my career learning at a rather large bank, and took away invaluable experience.  I loved it.  BUT, [...]
    Choose Wisely started by kevinfrey
    Market is going either up or down today, how should I play it?

    Which direction should I turn for lunch, left, right, or straight?

    What color should I paint my walls, blue, red, orange, or magenta?

    More than anytime in your life, possibly in history, you are presented with choices in almost everything you do.  Its [...]
    Developing started by kevinfrey
    If you are sitting back, learning, and trying to figure out how your going to make money on the flip side of this broken market your just silly.  Oh and if you haven’t bled out at least a little money then you suck.

    I picked an awesome time to wratchet up my investing/trading habits.  More fun […]
    Skills, and Perceived Limitations started by kevinfrey
    “What do you do?”

    Nothing wrong with the question at all, but I immediately find it irrelevant to the overall make up of who I am.  Not to mention what I can accomplish. You should too.

    Corporations, heck even smaller companies, all do one thing to you immediately.  Place a skill set label on you and immediately […]
    Happy Path started by kevinfrey
    I talk about being simple a lot.  I like software to be simple.  It’s not as hard when you keep it that way.  That’s important for a lot of reasons, but for me the most important is relating how that software is going to put dollars in your pocket.

    The single most overlooked aspect of simplicity […]
    Power Of Two started by kevinfrey
    I am probably the farthest thing from a political person you can find on the planet.  I try to follow as much as I can, but I will be the first to admit that I keep elections at arms length. I don’t know why I’m like this.  I take a super keen interest in all […]
    Switching Gears started by kevinfrey
    I’ve wrote about adding randomness to your routine here. Its amazing what it will add to your creativity. In that light, I figured why not delve into a follow up on a slightly similar theme. It’s about dealing with adversity, and the challenges of things that will never go away.

    Look at it as a […]
    How to Get There started by kevinfrey
    Direction. Inspiration. Momentum.

    People that know me know that I like to boil things down to their simplest aspects.  It might be because I’m slow or not quite as smart as the rest of us out there, but that’s not the point.  Direction, inspiration, and motivation as I see it, are the three things I need […]
    Do You Really LIKE it? started by kevinfrey
    If this question isn’t the most popular of all time, it has to be close: “How is your job going?”. Inevitably the kosher answer is, “It’s going good”.

    Rarely do you get the outlier event of a person telling you how much they LOVE what they are doing.  And if they do tell you that, they […]
    What Your Missing in Managing started by kevinfrey
    There isn’t a more frustrating thing in the world than dealing with management that doesn’t get it.  I know everyone fundamentally has some issue with someone in power at work above them, whether its their direct manager or being out of tune with someone above that lives in the clouds.

    It’s only natural. It is like […]
    Learn with Stupid (me) started by kevinfrey
    In a world of never-ending lists, I figured why not make one of my own?  I am pretty sure, in the next 5-10 years, all writing whether it be factual or fictional will just be pages of lists.  That way everyone can read the first couple points on each page, make an incorrect inference, and […]
    Elephant Gun Blasted started by kevinfrey
    I’ll admit it.  I got my a@# handed to me on my most recent foray into options.  I’ll also admit that I totally stole the title of this post from a phrase my friend Andy uses. I can’t help it, as it sums up BEAUTIFULLY what happened to me today.

    Here’s a quick synopsis:

    I have […]
    Make Your Own Rules started by kevinfrey
    Corporate America is an awesome place to find all kinds of things that need changing.  I’ve wrote about them before here.  Another concept I have been trying hard to get myself into is “making my own rules”.  Of course this is within reason, and I’m talking strictly about furthering the business.  For example, I’m not […]
    Beautiful Blue Sky started by kevinfrey
    So, in reality we are all searching for the thing that is going to make us the MOST happy.  Something that will keep our interest.  Something to keep us working hard, honest and feeling rewarded at the end of the day.

    Y combinator had a great post HERE about ideas that they would like […]
    Knock, Knock started by kevinfrey
    Who’s there?  Opportunity probably.

    It’s something that I am constantly searching for.  It’s around almost every door you peek behind.  I tend to think there is one coming up with GOOG releasing earnings.  The markets in the tank for sure, and people are all over the place, but yesterday was promising.  The Freddie, Fannie situation is […]
    Feeling Sentimental started by kevinfrey
    Everyone seems to have figured out the top and the bottom of the Market lately…er wait, its the top . Its a constant reminder to me of how complex the economy is and how most everyone is dead WRONG. It’s probably why value strategies have withstood the test of time against all detractors […]
    Power of the Feedback Loop started by kevinfrey
    I get frustrated really quickly to send emails when I am in my office.  I would much rather pick up the phone, walk over to an office or use Instant Messenger.  Since I am somewhat of a geek, IM usually takes precedence.  IM is such a great productivity tool for 1 plain and simple reason:  […]
    Of Markets and Music Theory started by kevinfrey
    I usually don’t post about music, and talk about artists I like or dislike, and I’m not going to here.  I do, however, like to relate similar concepts that I understand to things that are difficult to grasp. As I can see it, right now the markets are in a period of dissonance. […]
    Change is friendly started by kevinfrey
    My brother got me inspired with his post here.

    What do you like doing?  What are the things you do, where you constantly find yourself stress free, without worries, and not thinking about how terrible your next day is going to be?

    Cue music. That’s where I am heading. I am not exactly sure where […]
    Trading For Me Is Hard. Really Hard. started by kevinfrey
    I’m learning the hard way that trading to make money in the short term is far from easy.  I feel like I know about 20-33% of what I need to know.  That makes me feel really, really uneasy.  I feel decent analyzing companies for value and investing on a play that needs some time to […]
    Grey Hair Advancing started by kevinfrey
    Brand Spanking New… started by kevinfrey
    Yes, yes, I know I missed this whole “blogging” boat. I actually have attempted several times at various interests of mine, but as is with all hobbies interests wain. Instead I have decided to focus my blog on building on my online presence. If at some point in the future someone wants […]
    Put Your Gaurd Down started by kevinfrey
    Probably like a lot of you out there, I had no idea what to expect when I entered into corporate America.  I was likely more unprepared because I was trying to break into a technical field with a business degree and really no software skills other than ones I learned myself. I keed, UofL […]
    Content, the King started by kevinfrey
    I am getting really tired of the endless articles reading about the trials and tribulations of Twitter.  Frankly the assertions that people are making are absurd.  I read a particularly good one today in this article. These guys can talk all they want about developers bailing, but the developers aren’t the ones making twitter […]
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