Before I kick the bucket I want to…

Meet my role models

  • Jim Collins (smartest mind about building a lasting, great company and life, in Boulder)
  • Jason Fried & David Hennemier Hanson (founders of 37signals, one of my favorite companies)
  • Bob Parsons (one of my first tech role models, love his 16 rules and how he goes about his life not answering to anyone doing whatever the hell he wants)
  • Kathy Sierra (great blogger, lives in Boulder)
  • Gary Vaynerchuk (needs no explanation, love his thoughts on thanking customers, etc)
  • Chris Lyman (used to write one of the best blogs ever, former Fonality CEO)
  • Marc Benioff
  • Derek Sivers (role model)
  • Brian Clark (amazing small biz owner, great mind, in Denver)
  • Sonia Simone (Brian Clark’s business partner, smart marketer, in Denver)
  • Ke$ha (A music bootstrapper. Flat broke to stardom. Unique. “Hopefully I can inspire you guys to give the finger to the cynics and fucking be yourself”)
  • Carrie Underwood (what’s it like going from average to superstar?)
  • Taylor Swift (obscessed with her for a little while)
  • Britney Spears (genius entertainer, role model, would be really interesting to talk with her)
  • Paris Hilton (genius marketer, role model)
  • Ayn Rand (wish she was still alive)
  • Peter Thiel (founder of PayPal, tech investor, major proponent of seasteading)

Have Some Fun

  • Attend Summit Series
  • Ski in Europe
  • Heli Ski w/ my Dad & Brother
  • Ski the Southern Hemisphere
  • Sky Dive
  • Bungee Jump
  • Attend a NASCAR race & tailgate in an RV
  • Attend a Packers game & tailgate in the parking lot
  • 2nd home in Crested Butte

Visit

  • Thailand
  • New Zealand
  • Australia
  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • Every state in the USA
  • Space

Accomplish:

  • Start a “real” startup (2004)
  • Graduate college (2006)
  • Make the transition from self-employed to business-owner. (You know you’re a true business-owner when you can leave your business for a year, and come back to find it’s doing much better than when you left. - Derek)
  • Find the perfect woman
  • Have a family as awesome as mine
  • Find true happiness
  • Pay myself market-rate
  • Create enough passive income streams so I never HAVE to work again
  • Be invited to speak at TED

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