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    PR: Pitching TechCrunch, Scoble, and other Influentials started by webwright
    Christian Anderson (a former colleague at Jobster) had an interesting (and well-researched) post on his blog called “How to Pitch Robert Scoble — HINT: No Direct Tweets“… , which led to a discussion on FriendFeed (with Robert himself weighing in) that was pretty interesting.

    I had a contribution bouncing around in my head but held off […]
    Followup Answers re: Lifestyle vs. Investment and Angel vs. VC started by webwright
    Last night I spoke at Seattle Tech Startups. Given that lots of people who go to these meetings tend to be wantrepreneurs (aspiring startup folks), I focused on early decisions that need to be be made. Do you shoot for a great lifestyle business or do you aim for a grandslam? Services […]
    Mashable’s Seattle Mixer, this Saturday! started by webwright
    It’s official.

    All the cool kids are coming to Seattle (at least temporarily).

    First, Mike Arrington relocates to Seattle for the Summer.

    Now Pete Cashmore and friends from Mashable are throwing a bit of a party here as their kickoff to their “SummerMash” US Summer Tour.

    The event costs $10 (there’ll
    Back to Blogging… Will it Stick? started by webwright
    So I’m diving back into blogging.

    My longest stint as a blogger was for a few months while Brian Fioca and I were working on Jobby. My blogging efforts there were pretty pragmatic and business-centric. My reasons were limited to communicating to users (to let them know that we were frantically responding to their […]
    Honest Content started by webwright
    The Information Overload Conference in NYC, July 15! started by webwright
    I just got word that I’ll be speaking at the Information Overload Research Group 2008 Conference in New York City on July 15th (though I’m not on the page yet… ).

    This is the grassroots organization mentioned with RescueTime in the New York Times article “Lost in Email, Tech Firms Face Self-Made Monster” (well, it’s probably […]
    Optimism = Happiness? started by webwright
    I’m a big fan of Guy Kawasaki’s blog.

    Today he has an interview with Penelope Trunk, author of “Brazen Careerist”.

    One of the things that really struck me was the following passage:

    “Question: How much money does it take to be happy?

    Answer: It takes about $40,000. It does not matter how many kids you have or what city […]
    Bootstrappers Beware started by webwright
    A lot of people are damn religious about bootrapping businesses. Especially nowadays when it’s so easy to start a software business– you just need a few hackers, Ruby on Rails, a cheap virtual server and you’re ready to roll, right?

    Sure.

    But just because it’s cheaper to start a software company, doesn’t mean that it’s that […]
    Forgive your Customers and They’ll Forgive You (a lesson learned at SXSW) started by webwright
    The first day of SXSW was largely dedicated to picking of your badge (and getting a picture taken for it) and picking up your bag o’ schwag. The act of getting the badge involved standing in a HUGE line, riding up two escalators, standing in another line, getting my picture taken, and then waiting […]
    Design is Not Art started by webwright
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    Great blog entry about design by one of my favorite bloggers.
    Why I Don’t Like Calling Myself a Designer started by webwright
    This Tuesday, I’m going to get a chance to meet Kevin Hale, who is the designer behind Wufoo and proprietor of ParticleTree. Kevin wrote a blog post last month that I think is one of the better summations of what it means to be a web designer. While I don’t want to dwell […]
    I lost 36 sticks of butter in 3 weeks started by webwright
    I don’t imagine too many people who read this blog would be terribly interested in this, but I have to crow about it anyway. Joe (cofounder and roomie) and I figured that the move to Silicon Valley was an ideal time to adjust our diet and shave off a few pounds.

    Since arriving (Jan 4), […]
    Jobs Space is Sexy started by webwright
    The Power of Thanks started by webwright
    (Would it be cynical to have titled this post “Links are Currency… You should always say thanks when someone hands you a 5 dollar bill”?)

    I’ve been struck by the power of saying “thank you” twice in the last 24 hours.

    The first was when I was reading my fearless leader’s blog. He was writing about […]
    Why Every Geek Should have a “Side Project” (and why bosses should love ‘em for it) started by webwright
    About 8 months ago, a software idea hit me that I really wanted to work on. Like all ideas, it was based on a hypothesis. In this case, the hypothesis was “if understanding how you spent your time was braindead easy, you’d be a lot thoughtful about how you spent (and often wasted) […]
    9 Reasons why Web Software Teams get Too Big started by webwright
    Before I got involved with product development a few years ago, my entire career was spent owning and running a small (10-20) person web app consulting firm. Clients (ranging from mom-and-pop operations to Fortune 100 megacorps) would come to me with a problem and I would assemble a team to solve that problem with […]
    Bootstrappers Beware started by webwright
    New RescueTime Design and Features are up and Live! started by webwright
    Launching a big batch of new stuff is ALWAYS hard. It’s a lot of work and you’re generally making a substantial bet on some of your own instincts.

    Since the launch (a few hours ago), feedback has been pouring in. Much of it is positive, but some is negative– which I think is par […]
    Shortage of Software Developers started by webwright
    Jobster is hiring! We’re having a devil of a time finding solid software developers (though we do have a new one starting Monday).

    In my recent participation and attendance at Seattle Tech Startups meetings, our problem is not unique. I would say fully a third of the self-introductions I hear are along the lines […]
    Blog Widgets started by webwright
    I am, in general, not a huge fan of huge piles of widgets on blogs– I don’t really know why. The only reason that I can think of is that too many widgets offend my delicate design sensibilities. Blogs covered with widgets tend to look like patchwork quilts to me. Even though […]
    Stealing Photos, Fair Use, and Business Models started by webwright
    I have a hard time getting high-and-mighty about the paparazzi crap that I see in grocery store lines, given that I can’t seem to tear my eyes away from the train-wreck controversies of online celebrities. I just…. can’t…. look…. away!

    Over the past two weeks, one of the big memes in the echo chamber is […]
    Google Owns about 13% of my Life started by webwright
    I just posted what I thought was a pretty darn interesting post about Google’s dominance in my life. By my count (and, with RescueTime, my count is pretty damn accurate), 13% of the time I spend in front of my computer is taken up by Google products.

    Note that this is COMPUTER time– not just […]
    Comments Change - Using Disqus! started by webwright
    Just a short note to let folks know that I’ve switched my commenting system over to Disqus.

    Disqus is a hosted commenting system (free) that offers a few clear benefits:
    2 way communication with people who comment. This is the one I care about. Very often, someone leaves an interesting comment on my blog that […]
    5 Things that Will Keep Your Aging Startup from being Nimble started by webwright
    (this post is prompted by 3 things. One, a friend of mine just dramatically shifted strategy on his 2-person startup… for the better. Two, Jobster is dealing with these challenges– and dealing with them reasonably well. Three, I just read some related thoughts on Andy Sack’s blog.)

    My advice is this: If […]
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