michaelmurphy

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   by michaelmurphy 18y ago

   I was originally put off by having to use my real name at first too (especially since it doesn't say how it's used). Turns out they use your first name and last initial although I'm not sure if this is shown to other members. I believe this
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   by michaelmurphy 18y ago

   I agree with the other comments that customers will need some sort of immediate gratification, especially if you expect them to pay. I think the mingling concept of the site is a great idea. Are the members put into MingleWeeks manually or
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   by michaelmurphy 18y ago

   This is probably his only point that I wouldn't necessarily agree with. The rest of the advice I think is as valuable and timely today as it was then.
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   by michaelmurphy 18y ago

   #1 resonates most strongly with me right now. The feeling of accomplishment when you complete a project creates that sense of momentum and excitement going into the next one. Like Jason, I've noticed that quality of work seemingly diminishe
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   by michaelmurphy 18y ago

   I think the other two responses to this comment are spot-on. Lots of corporate intranets and internal applications are IE-only by default. It's certainly not justifiable from a cost standpoint to rewrite those. Aside from corporate users, i
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   by michaelmurphy 18y ago

   Does anybody think that as successful startups reach the stages where they document and create the repeatable processes that make them attractive purchases, that they'll fall victim to the pitfalls Seth describes as competencies (resistance
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   by michaelmurphy 18y ago

   At one point in the interview Dean says that's he's naive. That's a great thing since anybody else would write what he's accomplished off as impossible without even trying. Not to take anything away from his work on the arm but I find his c
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   by michaelmurphy 18y ago

   I disagree. Obviously some people who think Facebook is silly will always think it's silly. But for current Facebook users, I think it will only get more useful to them as they get older. Up to a certain point in life, getting older usually
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   by michaelmurphy 18y ago

   Good point. Regardless of when HTML5's specs are nailed down, it will still be quite a long time before they're implemented in browsers. Instead of sensational posts, I'd like to see more developers working on useful tools we can use now, l