Category Archives: Entrepreneurship

Bob Campbell Memorial Service Videos

Written by Michael McFadden on January 3, 2012 — Leave a Comment

Below are three videos from the memorial service for Bob Campbell. The official obituary if viewable here. Picture Tribute (4 min 15 sec) Played at the memorial service. Sorry for the ads on this video. It was the only way I could use the songs. Just click on the “X” to close them. Memorial Service [...]

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A Tribute to Robert Campbell

Written by Michael McFadden on December 16, 2011 — 7 Comments

Official Obituary Below.  Videos from the Memorial Service are available here. Dec. 16, 2011 A TRIBUTE TO ROBERT M. CAMPBELL Gifted Entrepreneur, Industry Leader, Devoted Husband, Father and Humanitarian Robert M. “Bob” Campbell, one of the most influential leaders in the California commercial real estate industry for more than four decades, passed away on December [...]

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User Friendly View of the Federal Budget

Written by Michael McFadden on November 14, 2011 — Leave a Comment

Regardless of personal feelings on the Fed budget, Jess Bachman took on the initiative to map out every Federal department and their spend (including what they spent last year), and created a user friendly visual depiction of the Feb Budget. Worth checking out for a couple reasons: As far as the author knows, this is [...]

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EffectiveUI and 15 Million Elephants Help ‘Fight the Famine’

Written by Michael McFadden on November 8, 2011 — Leave a Comment

Below is a press release from EffectiveUI and 15 Million Elephants.   As many of you know I’m working for EffectiveUI.  I’m also friends with one of the founders of 15 Million Elephants (15ME).  15ME is a great new platform that is helping large charities raise money. EffectiveUI and 15 Million Elephants Help ‘Fight the [...]

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A Googler Rant: Platform vs. Product

Written by Michael McFadden on November 1, 2011 — Leave a Comment

Oct 12 this rant from Steve Yegge (ex Amazon and current Googler was posted on Google plus).  Since no one actually uses Google plus I figured I would post to my blog and share via Facebook and Twitter. It’s definitely worth the read. Here’s the link to Steve Yegge’s entire essay/rant: https://plus.google.com/112678702228711889851/posts/eVeouesvaVX Here are a few [...]

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How Good Are You At Saying No?

Written by Michael McFadden on July 22, 2011 — Leave a Comment

Michael Hyatt recently posted a great blog on reasons we need to say no.  You can read his full commentary on the subject here. If we don’t get better at saying “no,” Other peoples’ priorities will take precedence over ours. Mere acquaintances—people we barely know!—will crowd out time with family and close friends. We will [...]

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Congrats to Lijun Jiang

Written by Michael McFadden on June 6, 2011 — Leave a Comment

I had the pleasure of working with Lijun in Nigeria 5 summers ago at Access Bank.  It’s great to see she recently won the 2nd annual Excellence in Business Leadership Award. Congrats! Excellence in Business Leadership Award Ceremony recap At a ceremony at Saïd Business School on 19 May, Dean Colin Mayer formally announced that [...]

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