# Brad Slavin

> The personal blog of Brad Slavin — manager at DuoCircle. Essays on startups, the 4-Hour Work Week, technology, business, and living deliberately, written from 2007 onward.

- Author: Brad Slavin (Manager at DuoCircle)
- Site: https://www.bradslavin.com
- Topics: entrepreneurship, SaaS, sales, email/technology, business
- Also: published author — co-author of "Common Sense Selling for Commercial Bankers" and "Sales Mastery" (SalesCoach); Amazon author page https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B01IEHSN68
- Feed: https://www.bradslavin.com/rss.xml
- Total posts: 281

## About

Brad Slavin is a manager at DuoCircle and a published author (co-author, with Jim Dunn and John Schumann, of the SalesCoach "Common Sense Selling" books). He writes here about business, sales, and the technology he works on. Earlier he was behind NetStumbler.com, the Wi-Fi discovery community. Full bio: https://www.bradslavin.com/about/

## DuoCircle products

Brad works on email security and deliverability at DuoCircle (https://www.duocircle.com). Products in the DuoCircle family:

- [DuoCircle](https://www.duocircle.com): Email security company — spam filtering, email forwarding, outbound SMTP, and hosted email protection for small businesses.
- [DMARC Report](https://dmarcreport.com): DMARC monitoring and reporting — analyze aggregate and forensic reports and move domains toward enforcement (p=reject).
- [AutoSPF](https://autospf.com): Automatic SPF flattening that keeps your SPF record under the 10 DNS-lookup limit and prevents PermError.
- [Phish Protection](https://www.phishprotection.com): Cloud email security against phishing, spoofing, and business email compromise (BEC) for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.
- [NuReply](https://nureply.com): AI cold-email personalization and inbox warm-up tools that build sender reputation and land emails in the inbox.
- [InboxIssue](https://inboxissue.com): Email deliverability testing for corporate inboxes — test against Google Workspace, Office 365, and enterprise security filters.
- [Mailflow Monitoring](https://www.mailflowmonitoring.com): Round-trip SMTP and IMAP monitoring that alerts you the moment your email stops flowing.
- [unsent.dev](https://unsent.dev): Developer email delivery platform — REST API, SMTP relay, and SDKs for transactional and marketing email at scale.

## 4-Hour Work Week

- [Tim Ferriss's travel pack on display here](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/12/03/tim-ferrisss-travel-pack-on-display-here-2/): want to know whats in Tim Ferriss's celebrated travel pack? Check out What's in Your Pack, Timothy Ferriss? –
- [6 tips from the 4hww](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/11/30/6-tips-from-the-4hww/): Lynn Terry who puts up Internet marketing ideas, tips , reviews etc on The New Rich, Lifestyle Over Money summarises Tim Ferriss in 6 concise
- [One post a month if the author successfully implements 4hww](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/11/30/one-post-a-month-if-the-author-successfully-implements-4hww/): Tim Richardson is greatly impressed with 4hww and plans to post atleast one per month i.e, if he follows it and manages to make his work and life richer. Read
- [Leverage as the base](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/11/30/leverage-as-the-base-2/): When you apply the laws of leverage to life, it’s the creation of a new lifestyle design, one which allows for travel, independent living, a great lifestyle
- [Just a few ways to use a Virtual Assistant](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/11/26/just-a-few-ways-to-use-a-virtual-assistant/): * Proof read your documents before you send them to clients * Plan your business lunches, give them access to your calendar and have them coordinate your
- [Living the preaching of the 4 Hour Work Week](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/11/15/living-the-preaching-of-the-4-hour-work-week/): Tim Ferriss is living what he is always preaching at Uwe's blog: Is being connected soooo
- [An Interview with Timothy Ferriss – Ajaxworld Magazine](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/11/15/an-interview-with-timothy-ferriss-ajaxworld-magazine/): A nice long interview with Tim Ferriss at Interview: Timothy Ferriss, Bestselling Author of The 4-Hour Workweek @ AjaxWorld
- [Is Timmothy Ferriss Lying?](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/11/15/is-timmothy-ferriss-lying/): Is the 4hww possible for all? Is Tim really practicing what he preaches? For more on these lines, check out this comment on
- [Learn Language by Deconstructing](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/11/14/learn-language-by-deconstructing/): Planning on a mini-retirement? If it is not in your home country, you will certainly need to learn the native language. And Tim Ferriss's approach to
- [Culling Information Overload](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/11/14/culling-information-overload/): No on can take advantage of you without your permission. Very apt if you have been complaining about information overload. More at Information Overload on
- [New York Times and Timmothy Ferriss](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/11/13/new-york-times-and-timmothy-ferriss/): A detailed 2 page article appears in theNew York Times about the 4 Hour Work
- [Selective Ignorance](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/11/12/selective-ignorance/): On selective ignorance to unclutter life and more in a good video at BlogWrite for CEOs: Tim Ferriss, author of the best-selling The 4-Hour Workweek, on
- [Batch Processing](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/11/03/batch-processing/): A good review on batch processing at Business Services, ETC – A Virtual Assistance Company Which Gives Business Owners Freedom by Managing the BS,
- [Social Media fuels Literacy Fund Drive](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/11/02/social-media-fuels-literacy-fund-drive/): The power of social media is becoming obvious. Litliberation is being successfully fuelled by social media activity. One such site is B.L. Ochman's weblog:
- [4hww listed as a self help book :-)](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/11/02/4hww-listed-as-a-self-help-book/): This blog lists 17 self help books with 4hww included. The others too are good. Change your thoughts to change your
- [4HWW is full of Promise](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/11/01/4hww-is-full-of-promise/): For everyone who wants to live indoors, still have regular meals, travel the world even but still be at work, Karen Burns, Working Girl » Work Only Four Hours
- [Personal Outsourcing for a Better Lifestyle](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/11/01/personal-outsourcing-for-a-better-lifestyle/): Personal outsourcing is a definitely a winner says PAs for the rest of
- [4 Hour Work Week Book Review – 2ndhome Blog](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/29/4-hour-work-week-book-review-2ndhome-blog/): The 4hww is a must read for everyone who has crossed or is approaching retirement says Book Review: The 4-Hour Workweek | Vacation Homes & Investment
- [Streamlining customers?](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/29/streamlining-customers/): Got any doubts/ queries related to streamlining your customers? Consult The Sydney Morning Herald Blogs:
- [4hww does influence even before actually reading it](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/29/4hww-does-influence-even-before-actually-reading-it/): Never has a book had more of an effect on me prior to reading it says Review of the Four Hour Work
- [Time = attention](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/28/time-attention/): Time management is directly related to attention management says dmiessler.com | A Time Management Nugget from Tim
- [Tim Ferriss' micro management carries more impact](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/28/tim-ferriss-micro-management-carries-more-impact/): I think I find Tim Ferris more relevant when it comes to how to manage the details.\" says “4 hour workweek??? is for those who don’t love what they do : Rashmi
- [Let the bad things happen](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/28/let-the-bad-things-happen/): Oftentimes, in order to do the big things, you have to let the small bad things happen. This is a skill we want to cultivate.\" echoes this blog at Educational
- [Geek Celeb show!](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/28/geek-celeb-show/): So many happening geeks, and all of them at once. Overwhelming. Look at San Francisco is Rich with Geek Celebrities–
- [Social media to save the world.](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/27/social-media-to-save-the-world/): Social media opens up possibilities like never before. In one click , you can donate money, spread a message, reach thousands of people and assist those who
- [On Tim Ferriss and LitLiberation](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/26/on-tim-ferriss-and-litliberation/): Tim Ferriss's goal to gather $1 million to fund a school in Vietnam is now widely known. There are links that lead to the cause at Tim Ferriss Takes on
- [What is the real problem with productivity?](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/26/what-is-the-real-problem-with-productivity/): Time management is all about taking action, not just about sitting and mulling over time plans. See blog Smooth Harold | The Blog of Blake Snow: The problem
- [4hww book review](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/25/4hww-book-review/): The author starts off saying the 4hww is interesting as well as an easy read. Moving forward he explains the concepts, DEAL and more at Networking Insight:
- [Insights and tools for living and working from anywhere](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/25/insights-and-tools-for-living-and-working-from-anywhere/): Tim Ferriss with 'The 4 hour work week' and Lea Woodward “X Marks The Spot: The Indispensable Guide To Living As a LIP And Working From Anywhere??? offer
- [The new wave of idleness](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/25/the-new-wave-of-idleness/): Are people giving up money for relaxation? Interesting thoughts at Virtual Economics: In praise of
- [A mini 4hww](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/24/a-mini-4hww/): Long and detailed, this is the mini version of 4hww at The 4 Hour Workweek: Questions and Actions about Time Management « Corrie
- [Blog on internet warfare](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/24/blog-on-internet-warfare/): How could office habits and expectations be the same as fifty years before even after the advent of computers? More such intriguing thoughts at
- [On the big picture](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/22/on-the-big-picture/): “it’s the big-picture generalists who will predict, innovate, and rise to power fastest??? Catch this blog at Links for 20 October 2007 | Life
- [Tim Ferriss tips on 4hww](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/22/tim-ferriss-tips-on-4hww/): The key tips from 4hww available at Our 4-Hour Workweek: 4-Hour Workweek Tips From Tim
- [Is 4hww achievable?](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/21/is-4hww-achievable/): There are firm believers in 4hww and there are those who wonder if its possible. I feel the non-believers do not know the 4hww fully and hence are not
- [Take a direct shot at fans](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/19/take-a-direct-shot-at-fans/): Very informative post on atrracting fans directly at Radiohead, The 4-Hour Work Week and the Importance of Raving Fans |
- [4hww, a popular business book](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/15/4hww-a-popular-business-book/): A number of secrets for living in the now compiled under 4hww make it a compelling best seller. Find more such books at Gr8riches – Making Money Online » Blog
- [On the Newly Rich](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/13/on-the-newly-rich/): Cool blog on the Newly Rich at Jed Wood Interview –
- [Doing Important Things Effeciently](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/12/doing-important-things-effeciently/): Doing the most important things efficiently is what really matters. DoWhat!?: Scorched Oatmeal Life Lesson makes good
- [Meaningful concepts well applied](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/12/meaningful-concepts-well-applied/): Julian found every 4hww concept highly meaningful and has been working his way up in life applying the same. Know more about him at The 4-Hour Workweek —

## Just Me

- [My Baby is Ugly. From Concept to a nearly functional MVP.](https://www.bradslavin.com/2012/03/16/my-baby-is-ugly-from-concept-to-a-nearly-functional-mvp/): 394 days ago I posted to HackerNews that I not only had a startup idea but after a few brief conversation I had also \"secured\" some funding to build an MVP.
- [Direct and to the point](https://www.bradslavin.com/2011/12/02/direct-and-to-the-point/): “He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.??? –Oscar
- [Disney Social Action – Give a Day, Get a Day](https://www.bradslavin.com/2010/01/13/disney-social-action-give-a-day-get-a-day/): Lisa shared a website with me last night about social action, volunteering and of all places Disneyland. The meat of the matter is – Disney wants to inspire a
- [The Darwin Awards for 2009 Are Out….](https://www.bradslavin.com/2010/01/05/the-darwin-awards-for-2009-are-out/): My rules for keeping out of the running.. Use dynamite sparingly Look before you leap Don't jump back in the lake Leave the balloons to the movie Up.
- [Fire Extinguisher for Flame Wars](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/12/10/fire-extinguisher-for-flame-wars/): Where was this post three weeks ago? http://www.bitrebels.com/geek/do-not-feed-the-trolls/ A great article about the love hate relationship that trolls have
- [Traffic Information About the Video](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/11/18/traffic-information-about-the-video/): I have had some emails requesting some insight into where the traffic is coming from. Well it started with Engadget yesterday and then spread to twitter and a
- [Comment Conversion Rate for Youtube](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/11/18/comment-conversion-rate-for-youtube/): I was reviewing the comment to views conversion rate on the youtube video and it really sucks. I think it works out to be .006% views to posts. Not
- [Earth Class Mail: A better way to handle physical mail](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/03/17/earth-class-mail-a-better-way-to-handle-physical-mail/): Earth Class Mail is a service that I have been looking at for a long time as a solution to my bad habit of NEVER checking my mailbox. They have a system that
- [LinkedIn.com Milestone](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/10/29/linkedincom-milestone/): Last night I hit a personal milestone on the social networking site Linkedin. I have 300 business connections and contacts from all over the globe. I have been
- [I forgot to vote…](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/10/29/i-forgot-to-vote/): Perhaps it was my lack of desire, perhaps it was the late night of blogging…no matter what the excuse – make sure that you don't forget to vote. Watch this
- [Writing a book on Marketing](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/08/09/writing-a-book-on-marketing/): I have started to write a book.. the working title is the \"math of internet marketing.\" The intention of the book is to provide a workable framework for
- [Brad Slavin for President.](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/07/21/i-am-running-for-president/): I got sent an email from a friend… Talk about 6 Degrees of separation. I always knew that there were other Brad Slavin's in the world, but its fantastic to see
- [Google Gets a New FavIcon](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/06/07/google-gets-a-new-favicon/): What the Heck is Google doing? You may have noticed that our favorite search engine Google has a new . That small little icon that you see in your web browser
- [Changing the Group Dynamics – 4 Hour Work Week](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/03/09/changing-the-group-dynamics-4-hour-work-week/): Attention Fellow 4-Hour Work Week Aficionados. So far people have shown great participation in the 4HWW meetup many people are engaged in this active dialog on
- [The Meaning of Integrity](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/03/03/the-meaning-of-integrity/): Doing what I know to do. Doing what I said I would do. Doing what others expect of me even though I did not say I would do it. Doing what is expected of me to
- [Leaving India](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/01/08/leaving-india/): Its midnight Maharajah and I am sitting in the lounge at the New Delhi airport waiting for a flight that is about ten hours away. I have not written for the
- [Bombay – Train Time – Santacruz Station to Church Gate](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/01/05/bombay-train-time-%e2%80%93-santacruz-station-to-church-gate/): Being our first night we headed back to our hotel in a Second class train ride. Our original journey on Sunday morning cost us 156 Rupees, which equates to a
- [Technology is Fragile](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/12/30/technology-is-fragile/): Technology is fragile. What we expect and what we receive are usually in sync, especially if we have used the technology before. When it gets out of what,
- [Quote of the Day](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/12/23/quote-of-the-day/): Lisa Day 3 – My burp just tasted like
- [India – LAX to New Delhi](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/12/22/india-lax-to-new-delhi/): Today started at about 6am with the final packing and getting ready. I made sure that I printed (again) the boarding passes and the information for the first
- [Muse Missteps](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/12/02/muse-missteps/): First Muse Failed I am a big fan of the 4 Hour Work Week, I maintain one of the largest 4HWW groups on meetup.com and started the 4 Hour Work Week Forums as
- [Turkey Trot 5k San Diego Run](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/11/26/turkey-trot-5k-san-diego-run/): On Thursday I just completed my very first 5k. It was the SDJA Turkey Trot. The race started at 8am and Lisa and I were consistently in the middle of the pack
- [Rancho Bernardo List of Homes Destroyed](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/24/rancho-bernardo-list-of-homes-destroyed/): List of Homes Destroyed in Rancho Bernardo **This list was compiled by the Office of Council member Brian Maienschein and is not an official listing of all
- [The Worlds On Fire](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/22/the-worlds-on-fire/): With San Diego burning, I am reminded of a song by the Housemartins called The Worlds On Fire. Growing up the Housemartins and the Beautiful South were one of
- [29 Hour Days](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/21/29-hour-days/): Its about 3pm on Sunday and I woke up about two hours ago after being out until sunrise. But before I get there lets start at the beginning. Friday night I
- [They Might Be Giants – San Diego](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/05/they-might-be-giants-san-diego/): Last night I went to the TMBG Show at the House of Blues and it was absolutely fantastic. The old faithfuls like Istanbul (Not Constantinople), Anna Ng,
- [A Purpose Worthy of My Life](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/09/27/a-purpose-worthy-of-my-life/): The purpose that my life is for is to create a connected world where everyone feels love, connectedness and is actively united by participating in their
- [Men still go for looks, women for wealth](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/09/05/men-still-go-for-looks-women-for-wealth/): There is a new study that was published about the preferences of the modern day single. They state that \"the results suggest that modern-day singles, like
- [Twentieth Anniversary of living in America](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/07/22/twenty-years-in-america/): On this day in 1987 a twelve year old boy and his parents got off the plane in San Diego seeking a different life. Twenty years have given me thousands of
- [99.99% of the way there](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/07/16/lawsuits-settle-when-you-hate-your-attorney-more-than-you-hate-the-other-side/): There is not much that I know but I do know this: Lawsuits settle when you dislike with your attorney more than you dislike the other
- [Lost Temper](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/07/11/lost-temper/): Today I lost my temper… I had hoped that it was just a sign of jet lag, I have worked so hard to have made no progress. “Don't allow your animal nature to rule
- [The Dance](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/07/09/the-dance/): Have you ever had one of those conversations that you just knew was going to be the last of its kind with a person? This evening I had a bare all with my
- [Day ?: All over the South of Turkey](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/07/07/day-all-over-the-south-of-turkey/): I don’t quite remember where I left off, but I know that it was more than a few days ago. So much has happened and yet so little has changed. I’ll give you a
- [Day 8: Anatolia](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/07/04/day-8-anatolia/): A day on the Med. What could be better than taking a day trip on the Mediterranean? How about a day trip on the Med with a beautiful woman, sun tanning and
- [Day 7: Antalya](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/07/02/antalya-turkey/): We know what early to bed early to rise makes us? But how about late to bed early to rise? What exactly does that create? Today was a travel day from the Kona
- [Day 6: Cappadocia](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/07/01/day-6-kappadocia/): Three-forty five in the morning after going to sleep at midnight was not the easiest thing that I have ever done, but I was amazed how easy it was to wake up
- [Day 3: Instanbul to Ankara](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/06/27/istanbul-to-ankara-day-3/): I am writing this after two swigs of the Turkish Uzo that they call Raki and I am also onboard an overnight train to Ankara the capital city of Turkey. Raki is
- [Day 2: Istanbul](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/06/26/istanbul-turkey-day-2/): Its midnight Cinderella and I have just finished my second day in Turkey in the old city of Istanbul. Today was a whirlwind of sight, smell and experiencing.
- [Day 1: Travel and Istanbul](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/06/26/turkey-day-1/): The day before the day of was not quite as busy as I expected, I went to REI and picked up a pair of zippered pants and a hat for the trip. It was their 4th of
- [Our little faults](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/06/20/out-little-faults/): We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones. Francois de La Rochefoucauld French author & moralist (1613 –

## Business Resources

- [Google Announces +1](https://www.bradslavin.com/2011/06/02/google-announces-1/): I wrote last time about Google Offers and today they have finally released it to the public. Floyd's Coffee Shop in Portland is the first official Google
- [Linkedin – It's Like a Network in the Dessert…](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/11/23/linkedin-its-like-a-network-in-the-dessert/): A while ago I posted about linkedin, and I just saw this video today. It pretty much sums up how most people feel about the site. It has gotten to be a
- [Microsoft Store Video Front Page on Engadget](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/11/17/microsoft-store-video-front-pag-engadget/): I woke up this morning and my cell phone was vibrating, I thought that it was a server that had gone down and these were the inbound emails…but alas it was
- [Local Bank Win Out Over Mega Banks in San Diego](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/10/02/local-banks-win-out-over-mega-banks-in-san-diego/): The Background Story – My Quest for a local bank in San Diego About a year ago I opened an additional business account at Regents Bank in San Diego after
- [Dan Kennedy Information Marketing](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/09/18/dan-kennedy-information-marketing/): Just got off of conference call with Dan Kennedy where he discussed his A to Z marketing strategy and his info summit. Just like most info marketers he gave
- [The Tough Enonomy is Invading the Schools](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/09/10/the-tough-enonomy-is-invading-the-schools/): Lisa gave me the most amazing birthday present ever she enrolled me in Machine Shop Basics for some personal development. I have always wanted to learn how to
- [Is Hummingbird the Twitter automation tool worth the money?](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/05/08/is-hummingbird-the-twitter-automation-tool-worth-the-money/): Hummingbird claims to be the software that the “Twitter Elite” don’t want you to know about. The developers claim that by using Hummingbird software you can
- [Facebook Worm In Action..](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/12/12/facebook-worm-in-action/): Today I received a strange email from a friend on facebook. She is not the type to send random spammy emails so when I got this I was a little suspicious.
- [Insuring your E-Business Success](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/06/02/insuring-your-e-business-success/): I have a number of clients who have equipment colocated all over the country, these sites range from individual and corporate blogs, e-commerce websites and
- [Lifelock – Who To Trust? The Lawyers or the Company](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/05/23/lifelock-who-to-trust/): It really makes it difficult to find a product that performs as advertised, when you do you hang on and advocate it whenever possible. As a happy lifelock.com
- [So you’re LinkedIn – Who Cares!](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/04/29/so_youre_linkedin_who_cares/): A client of mine David called me just this week and said “Hey I have just joined LinkedIn.com, I have about a dozen new connections…now what?” And I had
- [Go Green in the Office for Earth Day](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/04/22/go-green-in-the-office-for-earthday/): Happy Earth Day 2008 ! Here are some tips on saving energy in the workplace. The average desktop computer uses about 120 Watts (the monitor uses 75 Watts, and
- [10 Myths of Offshore Software Development](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/04/16/10-myths-of-offshore-software-development/): 1. I can save 75% of my project costs by offshoring. While this may be possible in some rare cases, the savings will be more in the 30 – 50% range. Although
- [Chick It Up](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/04/15/chick-it-up/): As a technologist there is nothing that I hate more than technology when I am having a problem. Specifically I am talking about voice mail and auto-responders
- [Your iPhones Sucks](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/03/17/your-iphones-sucks/): Despite what some clients believe I do not work for Blackberry nor for Microsoft! I do however have some pretty strong opinions about the iPhone and their
- [Live at a Ken Blanchard Taping](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/03/15/live-at-a-ken-blanchard-taping/): Yesterday I was invited to be a participant at the video taping of Ken Blanchard speaking about motivation and goals for a new DVD. I was sitting front and
- [50 Muse Ideas for the 4 Hour Work Week](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/03/13/50-muse-ideas-for-the-4-hour-work-week/): Muse Ideas 1. private label rights 2. 4HWW template 3. website MCAT and LSAT 4. online scuba diving log 5. sell your house DVD 6. yoga for [niche] 7. fitness
- [Google Spam Filtering with Postini](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/02/06/google-spam-filtering-with-postini/): Dare I say that they have done it again? Has google rewritten the rules for spam filtering for business? Googles press release as of today has some interesting
- [Touching Your Customers](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/02/05/touching-your-customers/): I am sitting here reading the February 4th edition of the San Diego Union Tribune (yes, I research and write my own newsletters, I don't outsource this to
- [8 Top Things You Need to Know about 2008 Server](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/01/21/8-top-things-you-need-to-know-about-2008-server/): For those of you who have been long time subscribers to TechTalk you know that I am not a fan of Microsoft Windows Vista. In fact I think it is the one piece
- [Server Virtualization, What Your Outsourced IT Company May Not Be Telling You](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/11/27/server-virtualization-migrate-a-server-the-smart-way/): I am not going to get into the nuts and bolts of operating system virtualization but I am going to give you enough information to follow along. Software
- [Reverse 911 for Cell Phone San Diego CA](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/24/reverse-911-for-cell-phone-san-diego-ca/): The reverse 911 Emergency Notification system does not call cell phones or VOIP phones. Here is the link to the Office of Homeland Security for Reverse 911
- [Zoomable Google Map For San Diego Fires](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/23/zoomable-google-map-for-san-diego-fires/): I found this link to an up to date map of
- [Disaster Preparedness for Businesses](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/23/disaster-preparedness-for-businesses/): San Diego is on fire, there are eight wild fires that have been burning with zero percent containment for more than twelve hours. I am writing this on my
- [Driving Web Traffic Now! With Landing Pages](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/16/driving-web-traffic-now-with-landing-pages/): Okay – So you didn't have time to follow the guidelines that I have been sending to you all year and now here you are in Q4 of 2007 and you need some MAJOR web
- [Lifelock Promo Codes](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/09/30/lifelock-promo-codes/): I scoured google to find a list of Lifelock Discount Codes with their corresponding values. Here is a short list for the Lifelock Coupon Codes: identitylock30
- [Business Blogging](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/09/25/business-blogging/): A few months back I wrote about Blogging for your business, what is known as CEO blogging. This is where the internal voice of the company, the day to day
- [iPhone unlocking – Who has the upper hand?](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/09/04/iphone-hack-who-has-the-upper-hand/): Everyone either owns one, has played with one or wants one, the Apple iPhone is the biggest consumer product on the shelves today. The blend of technology and
- [Doman Registration Scams](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/08/14/doman-registration-scams/): I have been connected to the Internet for a very long time and I am always the super skeptic about any online offer and I always have my guard up for Internet
- [4 Hour Work Week – 4HWW – San Diego](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/08/02/4-hour-work-week-4hww-san-diego/): Hot on the heels of my last post I have just started a 4 Hour Work Week group at meetup.com. I know that some of you on my list are not in the San Diego area
- [4 Hour Work Week – 4HWW – Meetup](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/08/02/4-hour-work-week-4hww-meetup/): Last week I hosted the first ever San Diego 4 Hour Work Week Meetup and it was FANTASTIC. There were seven of us at the first event and I have scheduled the
- [4 Hour Work Week](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/07/31/4-hour-work-week/): What was it about the last email that got so many people's attention? Was it the prospect that there is someone out there who is willing to do the dirty work
- [The Brave New World. Working with a Virtual Assistant](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/07/17/the-brave-new-world-working-with-a-virtual-assistant/): I am not going to tell you that \"all the cool kids are doing it!\" But some of the busy executives are. The trend for Virtual Assistants or VA's as it is known
- [Peer-to-Peer Lending – An Industry Insight](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/06/24/prosper-zopa-peer-2-peer-lending/): Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending is a part of the overall social computing activity that is driving the rise in power of consumers on the Internet. This is revealed
- [100 Tips for ECommerce](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/06/22/100-tips-for-ecommerce/): 1. Never leave unanswered emails for more than 48 hours. Better to answer emails in 8 hours. 2. Let the customer see the shipping charge without registering!
- [Web Analytics](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/06/19/web-analytics/): When it comes to tracking the activity on your website there are a number of ways to gain insight into the behavior of your visitors. Long gone are the days
- [Web Conversion Ratios](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/06/12/web-conversion-ratios/): I may be jumping ahead of myself, but this is a really important concept to understand before you invest in your online marketing or new web site. I should be
- [Paying for Privacy](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/06/07/paying-for-privacy/): I just finished reading an article that spoke about a Carnegie Mellon University study that showed that people are willing to pay more to buy from an online
- [Googles Pay Per Action](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/06/04/google-pay-per-action/): PPC and PPA Advertising Feel free to forward this tip to friends, co-workers, employees, customers or relatives who you feel might enjoy it or benefit from it.
- [We all need a plan](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/04/25/business-plan-for-brick-and-mortar/): I have a number of clients that are brick and mortar that I have been helping with the creation of a business plan. I have been using a really simple template

## 15 Minutes

- [JFS Curb Appeal Event – Helping Seniors in San Diego](https://www.bradslavin.com/2014/05/01/jfs-curb-appeal-event-helping-seniors-san-diego/): I volunteered for a JFS Emerging Leaders event where we helped a woman named Angel, who had broken both of her arms to clean her house and to tidy her back and
- [JFS Feeding America San Diego](https://www.bradslavin.com/2014/05/01/jfs-feeding-america-san-diego/): I was lucky enough to have had my camera at the JFS San Diego Feeding America volunteer event. I was able to ask a few questions of Ashley Harrington about
- [Kane Miller – SocialAdr.com – 4 Hour Work Week Interview](https://www.bradslavin.com/2011/08/23/kane-miller-socialadr-com-4-hour-work-week-interview/): The 4 Hour Work Week book has influenced thousands of people to create better lives. One of the ways that people who want to create better lives come together
- [Linkedin – Apply with Linkedin Button](https://www.bradslavin.com/2011/07/26/linkedin-apply-with-linkedin-button/): The apply with Linkedin Button has been released which allows businesses to accept job applications from users via their Linkedin profiles. The small button is
- [Agile User Story Cards for Keynote / Powerpoint](https://www.bradslavin.com/2011/03/18/agile-user-story-cards-for-keynote/): As a non-programmer I was struggling to find a way to build user stories. So I created this quick keynote template. Please be aware that I have only watched
- [Swiffer WetJet modification with Sugru](https://www.bradslavin.com/2010/09/07/swiffer-wetjet-modification-with-sugru/): The swiffer wetjet is a great product to clean your floor but one you run out of fluid you are beholden to their proprietary cartridge for a refill. This is
- [Sugru – Smart Hacks Super Pack](https://www.bradslavin.com/2010/07/01/sugru-smart-hacks-super-pack/): Today I received my Sugru Smart Hacks Super Pack from the UK. For those of you who don't know about Sugru you can find http://www.sugru.com and on Facebook at
- [Standing Desk Experiment](https://www.bradslavin.com/2010/06/21/standing-desk-experiment/): Using a standing desk to supercharge your life. You may not be familiar with the concept of a standing desk, but they have been around for hundreds of years.
- [Undercover Boss, an Amazing TV Show](https://www.bradslavin.com/2010/03/29/undercover-boss-an-amazing-tv-show/): Undercover Boss just shook my cage. I have been following the 4 Hour Work Week low information for over 4 years now. I own a TV but I don't have cable so it
- [Fear of Getting Fired](https://www.bradslavin.com/2010/03/22/fear-of-getting-fired/): I am about 45 minutes into the Movie Up in the Air oh-man what a heartbreaking movie thus far. The part that was the most disturbing was the part where people
- [There is a big difference…](https://www.bradslavin.com/2010/01/16/there-is-a-big-difference/): between thinking about doing something and doing something that you have been thinking
- [A Rose by any other Name](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/11/20/a-rose-by-any-other-name/): Dear Brad of brad-slavin.com Sorry for the confusion and the upsurge in traffic. I hope the redesign goes well.
- [Lots of Youtube Email in the Inbox…](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/11/18/lots-of-youtube-email-in-the-inbox/): Now that's a lot of mail in the inbox… Last count 1740 video comments, almost 400 additional contacts. Not
- [Microsoft Store in Mission Viejo](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/11/16/microsoft-store-in-mission-viejo/): Last night on our way to a birthday party at the Derby Deli & Dueling Piano Bar – Lisa and I stopped in at The Shops at Mission Viejo mall to kill some time.
- [Top Online Marketing Resources and Websites](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/11/02/top-online-marketing-resources-and-websites/): A quick list of some of my favorite marketing resources, Marketingsherpa.com – One of the top research firms that track with is and is not working in all
- [Initial Meeting Confirmation Email](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/11/01/initial-meeting-confirmation-email/): Whenever we set an appointment with our client over the phone, it is a good idea to follow up your conversation with an email outlining your objectives. The
- [Positive Online Reviews: <br/>A simple template to send to your clients](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/10/06/asking-a-client-for-a-positive-online-review-of-your-business/): Chasing down positive review for your business can be daunting. Here is a quick template that I put together to ask for a positive online review using one or
- [Facebook FML](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/09/18/facebook-fml/): I just had my first Facebook FML – I guess it had to happen sooner or later. I went to high school with
- [Dan Ariely – Are we in control of our decisions?](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/08/28/dan-ariely-are-we-in-control-of-our-decisions/): A amazing video on decision and how context and the default changes the
- [Utterguys.com Poor Customer Service](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/07/18/utterguys-com-poor-customer-service/): Utterguys.com you are at the top of my list today – Customer service is just so critical. I just got off the phone with Jason over at the UtterGuys.com – Its
- [FAA confirms data breach 45,000 People Affected](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/03/08/faa-confirms-data-breach-45000-people-affected/): Looks like the government is at it again. Doing their best to keep our information safe (subtle irony here). There were 48 files that were breached from a
- [Mediatemple Review](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/02/18/mediatemple-review/): Sick and Tired… This describes my year long spiral into unhappiness with Mediatemple.net. Fantastic reviews online, but overall a really crappy provider. I use
- [The Story of Stuff](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/12/04/the-story-of-stuff/): Lisa showed this to me a few months ago and it has been drilling my head about consumerism and \"stuff\" in general. It is certainly worth the few minutes it
- [Virtualization Journal](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/01/21/virtualization-journal/): Its always nice to see your name in print. Today I found this article about me in Sys-Con.com. The Virtualization Journal is one of the top industry
- [Calea Interview for Itmanagement.com](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/08/22/calea-interview-for-itmanagementcom/): I was interviewed this week for an article in ITManagement.com about CALEA compliance. Here is the full article and a link to the original at IT Management
- [CALEA Compliance](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/07/12/calea-compliance/): Skyriver has worked very hard on becoming CALEA compliant. We worked with a vendor Solera Networks on our project. They felt that we had an innovative solution
- [Skyriver's Backhaul Upgrade](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/06/08/skyrivers-backhaul-upgrade/): Working at one of the largest Broadband Wireless providers in California is exciting. What is even more exciting at times is seeing your hard work and efforts
- [Skyriver Communications Expands Its Wireless Broadband Coverage Into Orange County](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/03/20/skyriver-communications-expands-its-wireless-broadband-coverage-into-orange-county/): SAN DIEGO, March 20 /PRNewswire/ — Skyriver Communications (www.skyriver.net) announced today it has added Orange County to its fixed wireless footprint.
- [St. Bernard Eliminates Thousands of Spam Emails Per Month for Skyriver Communications](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/03/20/liveprism-spam-filtering/): Readers will remember a few weeks ago I was talking about the anti-spam solution from St. Bernard Software (previously Singlefin) and just how amazing I
- [Spam Filtering](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/02/15/liveprism-antispam/): About three years ago I started using an anti-spam / anti-virus filtering service known as Singlefin, now St. Bernard Software product called LivePrism. It has
- [Wimax Forum](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/01/22/wimax-skyriver/): This release is a little old, but thats OK. As part of my 15 minutes series I am keeping track of my name in the Press, either positive or negative. WiMAX
- [Skyrivers Expanded Coverage](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/01/08/skyriver-pasadena-wireless-wimax/): As part of my 15 minutes series there was a press release about our expanded broadband wireless coverage in Pasadena. As you know I work for a broadband

## TechTalk

- [Migrating Email to Google Apps](https://www.bradslavin.com/2010/04/18/migrating-email-to-google-apps/): I just helped a friend migrate her email to a Google Apps Hosted account. While there are a number of ways to migrate your existing email to a Google Apps
- [Google Voice Now For Cell Phones](https://www.bradslavin.com/2009/10/29/google-voice-now-for-cell-phones/): My favorite Google Voice feature is the ability to have all of my voice-mails transcribed and emailed to me. Most of the time there is about an eighty percent
- [iPaper a New Web Document Format](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/02/20/ipaper-a-new-web-document-format/): iPaper from Scribd has launched an online document viewer that some are claiming will be the Adobe Acrobat killer. Scribd is claiming to have a superior
- [SPAM Filtering: A reference for the rest of us.](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/01/29/spam-filtering-a-reference-for-the-rest-of-us/): Fighting SPAM has never been easier and harder at the same time. I know that it sounds like a contradiction but there is so much technology out there to
- [Myspace Hack and Identity Theft](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/01/26/dmaul-and-the-myspace-image-hack/): A 17-gigabyte file containing more than half a million previously private Myspace images has surfaced online — one of the largest privacy breaches on a Web 2.0 social network.
- [Reputation Management](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/02/reputation-management/): Before you start reading this weeks edition try something, head to google.com and put your name in the search query and then search your company name. Make
- [Do you need to solve a business issue?](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/06/07/do-you-need-to-solve-a-business-issue/): Remember I have written an article 99 Business Tips that you may find very
- [Google Maps for Mobile Updated with GPS](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/06/04/google-maps-mobile-with-gps-blackberry-8800/): I use a TomTom 700 GPS unit in my car because my Ford Explorer did not come equipped. I would never consider owning a car without GPS now that I have
- [In a time when courage is tested.](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/06/03/in-a-time-when-courage-is-tested/): Alfred Adler states that – It is always easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to
- [E-Commerce – Look before you leap](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/05/18/e-commerce-look-before-you-leap/): There are significant advantages to having an E-Commerce section on your website which may include greater sales, customer retention and the ability to sell
- [Google Knows Your Phone Number](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/05/09/google-knows-your-phone-number/): By typing a residential phone number into a Google Search window performs a reverse number lookup can list your name, address and even a map of your address.
- [Google Apps for the Blackberry 8800](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/05/05/google-apps-for-the-blackberry-8800/): A few days ago I checked my Gmail with the Blackberry browser, it was easy to log in and navigate it was just a little slow accessing the site over http. Then
- [10 Reasons Why It Doesn’t Pay To Be The Computer Guy](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/05/04/10-reasons-why-it-doesn%e2%80%99t-pay-to-be-the-computer-guy/): Reason #10 – Most Of Your Accomplishments Are Invisible The computer guy never hears anyone tell him, “I just want to let you know … everything is working
- [Its all about the WiFi](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/02/21/wifi-networking-for-business/): Its all about the WiFi One of the core competencies that we have at Skyriver is wireless networking, we install large scale WiFi networks in hotels and we have
- [Good Password Policies](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/02/07/good-password-policies/): Picking a good password is the first line of defense in keeping your private data safe. Logging out or locking your computer before leaving for the evening and
- [Is Your Printer Bleeding You Dry?](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/02/06/is-your-printer-bleading-you-dry/): I go into a number of offices each month that just have the \"wrong\" printer for the job, I want to give you my advice about the cost of printing in the
- [What to look for in Business Internet Service](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/01/30/what-to-look-for-in-business-internet-service/): There are several options available to your business when you need to update your Internet connection. Broadband is the only viable option but selecting the
- [Finding a Better Browser](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/01/23/finding-a-better-browser/): There are several different web browsers available, so choosing which is best might prove difficult. Probably the three most widely used browsers are Internet
- [Does your business really need a website?](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/01/15/does-your-business-need-a-website/): More and companies have their own websites and most businesses are connected to the Internet, and use the World Wide Web as a major source of information. A
- [Upgrading to Vista](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/01/02/upgrading-to-vista/): Windows Vista has been in development for roughly five years and I have been actively involved as a beta tester for the last few months. If you are thinking

## Broadband Wireless

- [Nail in the Coffin of Coachella Valley Internet Provider DISC](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/02/25/nail-in-the-coffin-of-coachella-valley-internet-provider-disc/): On Friday I received a phone call from the owners of DISC wireless to see if I was interested in buying their assets and customer lists. The conversation was
- [Disc Wireless Outage Continues – Week 3](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/01/21/disc-wireless-outage-continues-week-3/): No one likes to see someone in their same industry struggling to keep subscribers happy and informed when there is a catastrophic network outage. At this point
- [DISC Wireless Still Down](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/01/14/disc-wireless-still-down/): I was hoping that DISC Wireless would have been able to restart their service this weekend but it seems that they are still running into problems with XO
- [Shakeup in the Coachella Valley Internet Market](https://www.bradslavin.com/2008/01/12/shakeup-in-the-coachella-valley-internet-market/): It seems that one of the business internet service providers in the Palm Springs, Coachella Valley and Indio has been disconnected from the Internet. DISC
- [Industry Press / Broadband Wireless Exchange Magazine](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/11/15/industry-press-broadband-wireless-exchange-magazine/): Its always nice when a article about your company gets picked up by the major players in your industry. Robert Hoskins from Broadband Wireless Exchange
- [Skyriver Communications Emergency Response to Fire Storm 2007](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/26/skyriver-communications-emergency-response-to-fire-storm-2007/): As you all know I work at Skyriver Communications as their VP. of Engineering. Skyriver is a very progressive company that is led by Saeed Khorami. Part of our
- [POTUS in San Diego](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/25/potus-in-san-diego/): In response to the current fires in San Diego County; Skyriver responded to the ever changing needs of the President of the United by providing a last minute
- [Volunteering During the Fires](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/10/25/volunteering-during-the-fires/): Today I got to make a difference in the lives of people who were affected by the San Diego Fires. Skyriver Communications choose to come to the aide of the
- [Citywide WiFi Reality Sets In – The Economics Suck](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/09/24/citywide-wifi-reality-sets-in-the-economics-suck/): In an article at http://www.physorg.com they were talking about the \"ambitious plans for big Wi-Fi networks to provide free or low-cost wireless Internet
- [Penetrating the Orange County Broadband Market](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/03/20/orange-county-broadband/): It has been electric the last few weeks because we have finally entered into the Orange County Broadband market. This is a significant milestone for Skyriver
- [Waiting for Wimax](https://www.bradslavin.com/2007/02/13/waiting-for-wimax/): A major player in the Broadband Wireless hardware space took us to lunch today with the intent of introducing some new products and clarifying their roadmap.

## Founder Institute

- [Market Research – Founder Institute](https://www.bradslavin.com/2012/11/08/market-research-founder-institute/): Week two of Founder Institute and we are working on Market Research. I am working on project two FormActivate with my co-founder and we are making a strong
- [Vision and Values – Founder Institute](https://www.bradslavin.com/2012/10/29/vision-and-values-founder-institute/): Here is where we stand. Things are going well for us in the technology area, we reciently completed some new integration into the platform to expand our reach
- [I was just accepted to Founder Institute San Diego](https://www.bradslavin.com/2012/10/17/i-was-just-accepted-to-founder-institute-san-diego/): I have some really exciting news to share with all of you. I was just accepted into an early-stage startupaccelerator called the Founder Institute

## Start Up

- [ThinkContact New Website is Live](https://www.bradslavin.com/2012/11/08/thinkcontact-new-website-is-live/): The website for my newest application ThinkContact is live. We have not recieved Apple application approval yet and we are hoping to have it with in the next
- [Think Contact has been submitted to the Apple Store](https://www.bradslavin.com/2012/11/06/think-contact-has-been-submitted-to-the-apple-store/): Sort your contact by occupation rather than by name. http://www.thinkcontact.com Read more