Category Archives: Entrepreneurship

Reminiscing about Provo411.com and Scraping the Course Catalog

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Richard K Miller

One of my first web development projects and biz partnerships with Brian Stucki was Provo411.com. We were roommates at BYU and conceived of a website where students could share events -- parties, concerts, football games, etc. We were already in … Continue reading →

Posted in BYU, Business, Entrepreneurship, Main, Programming, Tech | 4 Comments

President of the United States, Teacher-in-Chief

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Richard K Miller

I'm hopeful about the potential for President Obama to be Teacher-in-Chief. I did not vote for President Obama. I strongly dislike much of his agenda, including the expansion of abortion rights, the "creation" of jobs by government fiat, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Government, Main, Politics, United States | 2 Comments

Markets are like parking lots

Posted on July 18, 2007 by Richard K Miller

Markets are like parking lots. To get a spot: Get there early, or Park where there's less competition (but you'll have to walk more), or Find a proprietary advantage that sets you apart and locks out your competitors Parking is … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Entrepreneurship, Main | 3 Comments

Amtrak series: Ruby on Rails on Rails

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Richard K Miller

This will be the most technical of my posts in the Amtrak series, but it's not just for computer geeks so stay with me. Here we go. Ruby on Rails is a "web application framework", a way for programmers to … Continue reading →

Posted in Amtrak, Business, Entrepreneurship, Open source, PHP, Programming, Ruby on Rails, Tech | 1 Comment