It’s Friday…time for the LUXr Round-up of stuff we think is nifty.

Wonder why service companies can’t get their s**t together? Dave Gray captures it nicely here:  Can’t get no satisfaction: Why service companies can’t keep their promises

You gotta see this amazing interactive visual of the evolution of western dance music.

Last week, LUXr NYC hosted Giff Constable for a talk on “What are MVP’s? Think Experiments.” Check it out.

Here’s a roundup of great quotations from A List Apart about “What I learned about the Web in 2011“.

Yeah, we can’t wait either: We Can’t Wait: Obama Administration Announces $2 Billion in Resources to Support Job-Creating Startups

Guaranteed to make you hungry: The Info Diet – a review.

This NYT article looked startlingly familiar: With a Leaner Model, Start-Ups Reach Further Afield. [Free Login required]

It’s a big question: Can Tech Startup Schools Teach #TheNextBigThing?

Stanford Online apparently thinks so. They’re hosting 2 online education classes in 2012: Technology Entrepreneurship with Chuck Eesley and The Lean Launchpad class with Steve Blank.

Can there be anything more fun than kittehs and error messages?

Have a great weekend.