{"id":316,"date":"2011-08-15T15:48:13","date_gmt":"2011-08-15T19:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/?p=316"},"modified":"2011-08-15T15:48:13","modified_gmt":"2011-08-15T19:48:13","slug":"guacamole-recipe-dont-ask-permission-ask-forgiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/guacamole-recipe-dont-ask-permission-ask-forgiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"Guacamole RECIPE: Don&#8217;t Ask Permission. Ask Forgiveness."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Larry Chiang scandalously shows granular tid-bits in how to start as an entrepreneur. He edits the Bloomberg  BusinessWeek channel \u201cWhat They Don\u2019t Teach You at Business School\u201d.  After Chiang\u2019s Harvard Law keynote, Harvard Business wrote: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/25\/what-they-don%E2%80%99t-teach-you-at-stanford-business-school-at-harvard\/\" target=\"_blank\">What They Don\u2019t Teach You at Stanford Business School<\/a>\u201c (its the same title as his NY Times bestseller). If you read his scandalously awesome \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/11\/what-a-supermodel-can-teach-a-stanford-mba\/\" target=\"_blank\">What a Supermodel Can Teach a Stanford MBA<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/gigaom.com\/2008\/02\/21\/howtoworktheroom\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Get Man-Charm<\/a>\u201d, you will like his latest post:<\/p>\n<p>Guacamole RECIPE: Don&#8217;t Ask Permission. Ask Forgiveness.<\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"20\" width=\"100\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"cropped-head-shot1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/cropped-head-shot1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>by Larry Chiang<\/p>\n<p>Something surprising and new I observe in the market is the transparency of tech speakers.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In the same way that Paul Graham did office hours at Disrupt in a transparent method, entrepreneurs are looking for these tips.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"400\" height=\"300\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" id=\"ep\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"https:\/\/ireport.cnn.com\/themes\/custom\/resources\/cvplayer\/ireport_embed.swf?player=embed&#038;configPath=https:\/\/ireport.cnn.com&#038;playlistId=648682&#038;contentId=648682\/0&#038;\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><embed src=\"https:\/\/ireport.cnn.com\/themes\/custom\/resources\/cvplayer\/ireport_embed.swf?player=embed&#038;configPath=https:\/\/ireport.cnn.com&#038;playlistId=648682&#038;contentId=648682\/0&#038;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Would you like a sequel post that coincides with a TechCrunch party recap and summary for SAT<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2009\/03\/31\/guest-post-hack-an-afterparty-an-exercise-in-entrepreneurship\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2009\/03\/31\/guest-post-hack-an-afterparty-an-exercise-in-entrepreneurship\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an article that is part of my Guacamole Recipe Series for  Engineering Entrepreneurship. My article, &#8220;Entrepreneur Tip: Don&#8217;t Ask  Permission. Ask Forgiveness.&#8221; details how to execute on the advice. Its a  sequel post to the above TechCrunch article.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PjCaLrKdJVw?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At Stanford, I am an EIR and my job has been to help engineers get  street smart and my metaphorical vehicle is guacamole recipes. Guacamole  is easy to make but hard to make in a legendary, award-winning  fashion. I engineer guacamole recipes for entrepreneurs to beat the  catch-22s of a startup<\/p>\n<p>Here is a video on this series I preview at CNN: <a href=\"https:\/\/ireport.cnn.com\/docs\/DOC-633798\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/ireport.cnn.com\/docs\/DOC-633798<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ejeIz4EhoJ0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"20\" width=\"271\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"382\"><strong><strong><strong>If you liked this\u2026<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><strong><strong><strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/What-Teach-Harvard-Business-School\/dp\/0553345834\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"default\" src=\"https:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/12\/mark-mccormack.jpg\" alt=\"default\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twurl.nl\/237lia\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Larry\u2019s mentor Mark McCormack wrote this in 1983.<\/strong><strong> His own book came out 09-09-09. It is called \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/What-Teach-Stanford-Business-School\/dp\/0615301487\" target=\"_blank\">What They Don\u2019t Teach You At Stanford Business School<\/a>\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/twurl.nl\/237lia\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.wordpress.com\/how-to-hack-into-moderating-a-sxsw-panel.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n*** BONUS ***<br \/>\na party invite for you&#8230;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:195px; text-align:center\" >\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/calendar-widget?eid=1462308805\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"450\" width=\"220\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" ><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family:Helvetica, Arial; font-size:10px; padding:5px 0 5px; margin:2px; width:195px; text-align:center;\" ><a style=\"color:#ddd; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/features?ref=ecal\" >Online event registration<\/a><span style=\"color:#ddd;\" > powered by <\/span><a style=\"color:#ddd; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com?ref=ecal\" >Eventbrite<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>This post was drafted in an hour and needs your edits\u2026 email  me   if you see a spelling or grammatical error(s)\u2026 larry@larrychiang  com<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><strong><strong><br \/>\nLarry Chiang started his first company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucms.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">UCMS<\/a> in college. He mimicked his mentor, Mark McCormack, founder of IMG who    wrote the book, \u201cWhat They Don\u2019t Teach You at Harvard Business  School\u201d. <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><strong><strong>Chiang is a keynote speaker and bestselling author and spoke at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.creditcard.org\/testimony.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Congress<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucms.com\/Larry-Chiang-World-Bank-Beijing-Presentation.htm\" target=\"_blank\">World Bank<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><strong><\/p>\n<p>Text or call him during office hours 11:11am or 11:11pm PST +\/-11    minutes at <a href=\"tel:650-283-8008\" target=\"_blank\">650-283-8008<\/a>. Due to the volume of calls, he may place you on    hold like a Scottsdale Arizona customer service rep. If you email  him,   be sure to include your cell number in the subject line. If you  want  him  to email you his new articles\u2026, ask him in an email <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif\" alt=\":-)\" \/> <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You can read more equally funny, but non-founder-focused-lessons on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/-\/e\/B002E4CZXA\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Larry\u2019s Amazon blog <\/em><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"width:425px\" id=\"__ss_6277737\"> <strong style=\"display:block;margin:12px 0 4px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/larrychiang\/what-a-super-model-can-teach-a-harvard-mba-about-credit\" title=\"What A Super Model Can Teach a Harvard MBA About Credit\">What A Super Model Can Teach a Harvard MBA About Credit<\/a><\/strong> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/6277737\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:5px 0 12px\"> View more presentations from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/larrychiang\">Stanford University, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, GigaOm, TechCrunch, VentureBeat and 13 Syndicated Outlets<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Larry Chiang scandalously shows granular tid-bits in how to start as an entrepreneur. 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