Entrepreneurship: Never Confuse Reputation with Status

Tue, 28 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000

It is very important to demystify these two terms, because, as you will see below, status is an entrepreneur’s self-saboteur.

Status

Status is like a crystal goblet, with indescribable beauty and seductive curves, but when you least expect it, it falls from the table, breaks, cuts your foot, and cuts the foot of the person beside you.

Enough of fantasy, imitation, and plasticized life. None of this improves our lives or those of our community in the slightest.

Nerd Talk: Getting Real About Your Career

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

In today’s Nerd Talk, I’ll share another excerpt from a conversation I had with my friend Macelo. You’ll find some interesting thoughts on software development, the job market, college courses—in short, careers. Here’s the conversation:

Valério says: A great book for you to read: Getting Real.

Macelo says: What’s the book about?

Valério says: Whatever programming language you use, Get Real. It’s about how to build real software projects.

Macelo says: Haha. I see. I’ve been through an experience. Is it about UML? Or some other kind of modeling?

Reputation on Kind of Idea

Entrepreneurship: Never Confuse Reputation with Status

Status

Nerd Talk: Getting Real About Your Career