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A litmus test for your idea 27 Aug 2013 | 08:45 pm
litmus test - A test that uses a single indicator to prompt a decision Every few days I get an email for feedback on whether someone’s startup idea is worth doing, or for help figuring out how to pic...
Lucky 22 Aug 2013 | 10:47 pm
Opportunity looks a lot like hard work. Ashton Kutcher To which some added: That’s funny, considering Ashton was discovered by a modeling agent while drinking at a bar. Ashton Kutcher recently won ...
Bootstrapping in America 20 Aug 2013 | 12:12 am
I did a fun interview this morning with Tom and Tony of tastytrade.
I am not a designer 19 Aug 2013 | 09:23 pm
“Is this a joke?” was feedback on a cartoon I drew a few years ago. Someone else commented, “Not working.” I’ve never been good at art, composition, drawing, or even color schemes. As a kid I wore a ...
Draft Announcements: Webcast, Merge Changes View, Snippets/Templates, Footnotes, and more. 6 Aug 2013 | 09:29 pm
There are a lot of neat new things in Draft to announce: Write Better webcast Improved merge changes view Snippets/templates Footnotes Tabs Better support for undo Buffer integration Ask a Pro...
In Beta Podcast 1 Aug 2013 | 09:13 pm
Here’s a link to the In Beta podcast I did with Gina Trapani and Kevin Purdy. It was a lot of fun. We talked about the Obama campaign, startups, design and writing. And lots of book reviews :)
Rails Performance Help: Tracer Bullets 31 Jul 2013 | 11:09 pm
Tracer ammunition (tracers) are bullets or cannon caliber projectiles that are built with a small pyrotechnic charge in their base. Ignited by the burning powder, the pyrotechnic composition burns ver...
Stuck 23 Jul 2013 | 08:51 pm
Last week when I wrote Downward, I looked back on my life and found quite a few places where I felt stuck. This post is inspired by Startup Edition’s question: “What advice would you give young entre...
Downward 18 Jul 2013 | 09:00 pm
I saw a chart of Scribd’s website traffic the other day. Ouch. Scribd has been a hot company. Looks like a rough six months. I was talking with someone about a recent setback in their business. The ...
Draft Announcements: Folders, Daily Word Count Report, Reject Changes, Wordpress Drafts, and more. 16 Jul 2013 | 09:19 pm
Quite a few Draft announcements: Folders! Daily Word Count Report Accept AND Reject Changes Wordpress Drafts Evernote Sync Bug Tweet Images Folders A super popular request. Now it’s easy to or...
