The California Preservation Foundation (CPF) has awarded Catherine Taylor with the President’s Award for 2012 for her work to preserve California’s heritage and historic places. Taylor is the district superintendent for the Capital District of California State Parks and is known for providing statewide leadership, advocacy and education to ensure the protection of California’s diverse cultural heritage and historic places. CPF honors individuals and organizations for their dedicated preservation efforts that allow others to gain a deeper appreciation of historic resources and their value to California’s economy, environment, and quality of life.  The award will be presented at a special 2012 California Preservation Awards event at the AT&T Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012.

Advice is crucial to entrepreneurial success — it keeps businesses flexible and entrepreneurs humble. Throughout my career, I’ve made sure to stay open to advice, even (and especially) after tasting success. Earlier this year, I heard an excellent keynote delivered by Dharmesh Shah, Chief Technology Officer and Founder of Hubspot. He re-articulated some great advice for entrepreneurs that reminded me of similar insights I’ve received from my own mentors along the way. The following is a combination of my own collection of advice and some of what Dharmesh told a crowd back in March... Read More