I should add that yes, I follow or have followed most of the strategies I talk about, and when I haven't used them myself, I say so! My posts are based on dire

I should add that yes, I follow or have followed most of the strategies I talk about, and when I haven't used them myself, I say so! My posts are based on direct personal experience. In some cases the "lesson learnt" may be anecdotal/deeply contextual, but I usually take pains to follow my own advice in http://swombat.com/2011/1/20/how-to-write-good-startup-advice-articles http://swombat.com/2011/1/20/how-to-write-good-startup-advic... and make the context clear so that the reader can decide if this is useful advice for them.