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Well, you know best ;)

• ojbyrne 18y ago
  Well, you know - I liked Kevin. We were friends and collaborators and I think in the first half of 2005 we did great stuff. If I had to say who built digg into what it is, it was really a collaboration between Kevin, Daniel Burka and me, with valuable support from Ron Gorodetsky. By the time of the series A we had huge, huge momentum. It was in a way sort of like the Beatles, just the right people put together mostly by accident and we worked magic. Then Yoko (Jay Adelson) came along, and the ego stroking began. Kevin was a genius, I was just a "contract programmer." And I'd say the results speak for themselves. Digg is stagnant and boring. Almost every feature on there was actually created in that early 2005 timeframe, though obviously greatly refined since then. I'm trying to move on, involved in a great project again, with great people, and I regret saying nasty stuff or sounding bitter, but sometimes I'm reminded how much fun it was, and how easily it was turned to not-fun.
  • dhbradshaw 18y ago
    "I'm trying to move on, involved in a great project again" What's next?
    • ojbyrne 18y ago
      Launch in Jan or early Feb. Can't really talk about. Except its for a BigCo, we have a really small (and kickass!) group, but working with bureaucracy is challenging sometimes. Hired Engineer no. 2 from digg too ;-)