You have to start with the basic premise that you need to know what your competition is doing.

Eat like a bird, poop like an elephant.

The Future belongs to those who can spread ideas.

Klout and various measurements of influence are fun. I love to see where I score on them, but there's a computer algorithm behind the calculation. If there's an algorithm, it can be gamed. Even if it's not gameable, you have to take a leap of faith that the number of followers, retweets, mentions, whatever really mean something.

Ambitious failure, magnificent failure, is a very good thing.

Good blurbs are short, sweet, and limited to six. They answer the question “Why should I buy this book?

An MBA is a great degree for career paths like investment banking, finance, consulting, and large companies. An MBA is not necessarily the right path for starting a tech company. You should be building a prototype, not getting an MBA in that case.