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Mindfire book is FREE today: download it here

Posted on April 15, 2014 in Mindfireby Scott Berkun

Hi folks. It’s my birthday, and to celebrate I’m giving away one of my most popular books Mindfire: Big…

Thanks for helping spread Mindfire (the report in numbers)

Posted on March 26, 2013March 27, 2013 in Mindfireby Scott Berkun

Thanks to everyone who spread the word about the free download of my book Mindfire. As of this moment…

How to get your name in my books

Posted on March 21, 2013April 27, 2013 in Mindfireby Scott Berkun

A few weeks ago I asked for photos of Mindfire out in the world. I promised to include their…

Learning from how Mindfire was made

Posted on March 20, 2013August 2, 2013 in Mindfireby Scott Berkun

To help celebrate the launch of Mindfire 1.1 (free for 48 hours), here’s a round up of the many…

Get Mindfire 1.1 Free for the next 48 hours

Posted on March 20, 2013March 20, 2013 in Mindfireby Scott Berkun

Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds is a collection of my best and most provocative essays. It’s short, fast,…

Tomorrow get Mindfire 1.1 for free

Posted on March 19, 2013March 20, 2013 in Mindfireby Scott Berkun

The revised 1.1 edition of Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds is finally finished. More than 100 typos, fixes…

How to design a great book cover (Behind the scenes)

Posted on March 14, 2013February 16, 2016 in Books, Mindfire, Writing Wellby Scott Berkun

The 1.1 edition of Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds, a collection of my best essays, was officially released.…

Mindfire 1.1 Launch: Wednesday 3/20 – help wanted

Posted on March 13, 2013 in Mindfireby Scott Berkun

An updated edition of Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds, with more than 100 fixes, typo corrections and other…

Used copies of Mindfire selling for $300+

Posted on February 15, 2013 in Mindfireby Scott Berkun

I’m happy to announce that Mindfire 1.1 will be here shortly. Over 150 minor corrections have been made, making…

Last call: Mindfire photos wanted

Posted on September 13, 2012 in Mindfireby Scott Berkun

There are about 12 awesome photos so far, and the photographers will all get their name in the upcoming…

Get your name in Mindfire 1.1: just take a picture!

Posted on August 30, 2012 in Mindfireby Scott Berkun

Among other writing projects, I’ve been working on a revised and cleaned up version of Mindfire: Big Ideas for…

The future of outsourcing

Posted on June 29, 2012 in Business, Mindfireby Scott Berkun

Dave Rodenbaugh, from How to buy a website, was one of my kickstarter supporters for my latest book Mindfire, a…

Mindfire: Typos wanted

Posted on April 9, 2012 in Mindfireby Scott Berkun

I’m working on a 2nd edition of Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds, to clean up some typos and…

Are societies more against individuals than ever?

Posted on March 8, 2012October 27, 2012 in Mindfire, Philosophy, politics, reader's choiceby Scott Berkun

Imran Farouk, one of my kickstarter supporters for Mindfire, had this request for a blog post: Q: How has…

Mindfire #33 book on Kindle for Philosophy

Posted on February 29, 2012 in Mindfireby Scott Berkun

Thanks to all your support and word spreading, Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds is the #33 book on…

Amazing list of what people want me to write

Posted on December 21, 2011 in Mindfire, Writing Wellby Scott Berkun

At the book launch party  for Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds last month, Much fun took place. (Photos by…

Mindfire Day: the summary

Posted on December 7, 2011September 2, 2013 in Mindfireby Scott Berkun

You folks are awesome. I know it’s annoying to keep getting asked to tweet, and post, and dance, in…

When is it time to quit a job to follow a dream?

Posted on December 7, 2011 in Mindfire, Philosophyby Scott Berkun

Andrew Rosen of Jobacle, one of my kickstarter supporters for Mindfire, had this request for a blog post: How do…

Can you thrive on a sinking ship?

Posted on December 7, 2011 in Management, Mindfireby Scott Berkun

Josh, one of my kickstarter supporters for my Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds, asked this question. My place…

Today is Mindfire day: Details for how to help

Posted on December 7, 2011 in Mindfireby Scott Berkun

To help spread word of the new book, I’m asking everyone I know to tweet, post or facebook about…

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