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by ddodge 16y ago
I totally agree. Most don't stay for dinner. Many go home, have dinner with their family, and get back on line from home later. Everyone is free to do what they need to do. There is no pressure from anyone. Google feels a lot like a college
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by ddodge 16y ago
Read carefully. I said people who were there (at Microsoft) in 1985 told me about it, and there are striking similarities. I know it is hard to imagine today that Microsoft was once like this...but they were. In a follow up post I might div
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by ddodge 17y ago
My job at MSFT was to put Microsoft in the best possible light, not an easy task, and help developers get access to software and support. BizSpark helped with that. At Google the job is much easier because the product strategy and technolog
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by ddodge 17y ago
Developers choose their dev tools and platforms based on technical merit, experience, cost, and a variety of other factors. I don't believe that any "evangelist" including me, could convince a developer to use a technology just because we s
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by ddodge 17y ago
Bingo, you got it Stanley. I tried it several years ago to see what all the buzz was about. It wasn't until I got flooded with over 600 emails in two days that I could see how effective Gmail was at threading, organizing, and search. At MSF
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by ddodge 17y ago
The YC companies do outstanding elevator pitches in 5 or 6 minutes. The best I have seen anywhere. Pitches to VCs are typically 30 minutes plus time for questions...but their minds are usually made up after about 5 minutes. In New Hampshire
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by ddodge 18y ago
VCs are definitely not in the loan business, and I am skeptical about Sherbrooke Capital's approach. Had never heard this before and thought I would share it. I highlighted Founders Fund at the other end of the spectrum...which I think is a
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by ddodge 18y ago
I have had some issues with IntenseDebate. They use a script which causes IE to slow down. IE detects it and asks if I want to continue running the script. Has anyone else seen this with Disqus or IntenseDebate? Another issue is that Intens