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by tbrooks 17y ago
You are equating humility to being an ass-kisser. You can be humble and raise some hell; people will respect you for it. If you're a dick about things, people will soon learn to ignore you. You can dissent and be humble - the two are not mu
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by tbrooks 17y ago
Really? How is Joshua's position arrogant and discourteous? He never attacks Dustin as a person. He calls Dustin's methods and actions into question. I fail to see the irony in this...
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by tbrooks 17y ago
Drudge Report
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by tbrooks 17y ago
Really, you're a snowboarder?
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by tbrooks 17y ago
Here are a few guidelines I try to abide by: 1. Always eat breakfast 2. Don't eat past 9pm 3. Get 7 hours of sleep 4. Walk 30 minutes a day 5. Shop for food on the outer walls of grocery store 6. Drink 60oz of water a day
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by tbrooks 18y ago
YC ignores a lot of good ideas because it's really focused on BIG ideas. YC wants to build Paypal, not 37signals. They lean toward ambitious infrastructure ideas which also have a higher failure rate. But there is a huge number of great ide
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by tbrooks 18y ago
I'm curious... what is your ultimate goal?
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by tbrooks 18y ago
I completely agree and have been wondering about this lately. Any studies or articles to back it up?
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Jason Fried Interview with The Brilliance(thebrilliance.com)
2 points by tbrooks 18y ago|0 comments
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by tbrooks 18y ago
Despite being rejected for YC, pg and team couldn't have done it in a more graceful way. I was appreciative of the way the email read.
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by tbrooks 18y ago
Thx pg
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by tbrooks 18y ago
It's more like pre-jects...
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by tbrooks 18y ago
Will YC send emails to all the co-founders? Or just the ones that submitted the application?
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by tbrooks 18y ago
It's like Christmas eve!!!
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by tbrooks 18y ago
This is my favorite line: If you want a recipe for restless sleep, I can give you one. Add one part “what will my wife think” with 3,000 parts Benjamin Franklin; stir in a “beer anytime you damn well please” and top with a chance at financ
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by tbrooks 18y ago
Tim Keller is pretty high on my list. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxup3OS5ZhQ
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by tbrooks 18y ago
When is the last time you saw Chick-fil-A write their political stance on their corporate blog?
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JamLegend - the browser based Guitar Hero(paulstamatiou.com)
23 points by tbrooks 18y ago|5 comments
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by tbrooks 18y ago
The title is a little misleading... Should read: 7 Version Control Systems Reviewed.
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Jason Fried keynote at Web2Expo (video)(blip.tv)
12 points by tbrooks 18y ago|1 comments
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by tbrooks 18y ago
I just started it today. Great narratives from the authors. It'll make you want to pull on the job and jump into a start-up. (As if it's that easy...)
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by tbrooks 18y ago
You gotta love RetailMeNot. The code that was disabled was: TMO1. http://www.retailmenot.com/view/nalgene-outdoor.com
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by tbrooks 18y ago
The best business book I've ever read is The Seven Day Weekend by Ricardo Semler. I was turned onto Semler after Jason Fried recommended the book on one of 37signals live sessions. http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Day-Weekend-Changing-Work-Wor
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by tbrooks 18y ago
"Designing the Obvious" by Robert Hoekman dedicates a whole chapter in his book on supporting the user's mental model. A great example he gives is deleting files. Instead of writing command line prompts to delete files, users simply drag i