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Overnight success takes a long time
For some reason, this weekend has seen a lot of talk about what FriendFeed is/isn't/should be doing (see Louis Gray and others ). One pers...
The question is wrong
On "Coding Horror", Jeff Atwood asked this question : Let's say, hypothetically speaking, you met someone who told you they had two childre...
Jason Scott: "A terrible thing happened recently. You might have missed it."
A terrible thing happened recently. You might have missed it. AOL Hometown, which itself was actually a combination of a bunch of previously acquired websites, shut down. It shut down on October 31…
Survival tips if you find yourself in the Middle Ages?
I spend far too much of my life daydreaming about scenarios like this: I wanted to ask for survival tips in case I am unexpectedly transported to a random locat
Joel Spolsky's resume tip for startup applicants
Are you a software developer applying to a small company? Here’s a tip from someone who has read thousands of resumes. When you’re applying to a startup, or a software company with less than, say, …
Philip Greenspun's Economy Recovery Plan
Minimum steps necessary to give business investors confidence in the United States