How to do a successful start-up

You can sometimes find life wisdom in unusual places. CNET has a summary of Scott McNealy's main points from a talk he gave at the recent Plug and Play Expo in Sunnyvale, CA that's focused on how to do a successful start-up. Who's Scott McNealy? He and some dudes started up Sun Microsystems. If that's not enough help, Google it.

Try these on life/start-up wisdom rules:

1. Have a controversial strategy
2. Break the rules of business, but don't lie cheat or steal to do it. [NOTE: he could have just said, "Innovate - don't repaint and call it innovation!"].
3. Get a little money, but not too much.
4. Have a cause.
5. Just do it, but marry well. [Scott delayed marrying till 39].

Is God calling you to a start-up of some kind? If so, what do you think about Scott's start-up rules?

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LifeChurch and online community tools

There's an article at ReadWriteWeb, one of top web watchers, on how LifeChurch in Edmund, OK (but with 12 video-venue sites in different states) is leveraging the web thru online tools.

LifeChurch is attempting to get their church engaging online together using a variety of web tools such as Internet campus evites, Tweets (using Twitter) and a live video stream thru Mogulus. Additionally, they are partnering with RaggamuffinSoul.com.

When you check this all out, you'll see it represents a rich environment to both build community and grow out beyond the community.

What does this look like when it's global ?