Share This post started out as a post-sxsw rant. Against how some people got big as a result of being in the right place at the right time but are not really going anywhere, so now they have that defensive “look how cool I am and how many big A-lister names I can drop” thing going [...]
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#SXSWi pt 1: Unconsummated Fangirl Stalking of @gapingvoid
Share So generally speaking, I don’t get intimidated by anyone. You make a zillion dollars more than me, are decades older, have a blog with a billion readers? Awesome. I’m much more concerned whether you are a non-idiot who is funny & has something interesting to say. I pride myself on being able to talk [...]
Skype, Starbucks & Skin Grafts: 11 Strategies to Find Friends in Fantasyland
Share I always wanted Friends. Every Thursday night in my Junior year of college, a group of us girls would run back from night class to gather in Mindy’s dorm room, drink illicit margaritas, and revel in the details of a romanticized version of New York City life. The scenario portrayed on the 1990s TV [...]
Do It With Your Eyes Open & Be Awesome: Post-#Shine Wrap Up, pt 1
Share Last week I went to Las Vegas. Why? Well, it’s Las Vegas. Okay, I also went there to throw a tweetup and hang with the other entrepreneurs attending Ali Brown’s Shine Event. After 5 days in Vegas, here’s what I learned: Sometimes you need to do it with your eyes open. The first “event” [...]
How to Seduce Me
Share I get *tons* of people sending me emails, Twitter DMs, and Facebook messages pitching me to buy their stuff, speak at their event, check over their blog, do a joint venture together, etc. It would be impossible for me to work with everyone … but a select few get my immediate response. So how [...]
The "Tell Me More" Project: How to Make Human Connections in a Digital World
Share ::scroll down for updates!:: An open letter to my readers, followers, friends, partners, clients, customers, and pretty much everyone else who I’ve met online or in real life: Over the years, at the advice of my mentors and many of the guru’s out there I’ve set up various layers of staff between me and [...]
I'm Elizabeth Potts Weinstein, a writer, teacher, and coach.