Wensing, M.

Things I'm learning about business and life through the act of starting a startup.

May 23, 2013 at 1:33pm

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In its 2013 Atlantic hurricane season outlook issued today, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting an active or extremely active season this year.

— NOAA predicts active 2013 Atlantic hurricane season

May 21, 2013 at 8:29am

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[T]he report concluded that the Weather Service was not always clear in its messages, and that the best information was often hard to root out on the NWS Web site. A recurring complaint heard by the report’s authors: “Too many clicks” were necessary to find out what was going on.

— Hurricane season comes with plan for better forecast - The Washington Post

8:28am

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An infusion of Sandy-related dollars from Congress will help the National Weather Service upgrade two supercomputers that are used in virtually all U.S. weather predictions.

— Hurricane season comes with plan for better forecast - The Washington Post

May 13, 2013 at 11:10pm

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Yet every so often there is something, perhaps inexplicable, which drives a man to clench his teeth and swallow those words and continue to pursue a seemingly unattainable dream, when most of us – perhaps, all of us – allow the reality of our lives and the sting of disappointment to dictate our destiny.

— The Re-education of Chris Copeland: How a 29-year-old rookie made it to the NBA - SBNation.com

May 10, 2013 at 12:11am

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So over at the Capital Factory, I met with folks behind the start-up called Stormpulse, which uses government data on weather to help businesses anticipate disruptions in service.

— Remarks by the President at Applied Materials, Inc. - Austin, TX | The White House

May 7, 2013 at 11:37pm

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Engagement is when your customer is realizing value from your SaaS.

— SaaS Churn Rate Improvement: Monitor and Drive Engagement

April 15, 2013 at 3:27pm

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A change is inevitable, that change implies a big opportunity, and this is the right team or product to help us take advantage of that change.

— Founders, Equip Your Champions | tomasz by Tomasz Tunguz

January 15, 2013 at 5:53am

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5 Design Books You Should Read — David McKinney →

December 18, 2012 at 12:03am

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Under these conditions, companies have to sell themselves because they do not have a sustainable business.

— Why You Should Want to Pay for Software, Instagram Edition - Alexis C. Madrigal - The Atlantic

October 23, 2012 at 12:46pm

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Investors’ opinions are a trailing indicator.

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The Hardware Renaissance

There are always exceptions.  But as a general rule, the class of people known as investors are not the pioneers of the present frontier.