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Just Installed Disqus

admin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:08:07 +0000

Very easy to use and adds immediate value to this blog(not that there’s much of that here). What’s smart is they use the plugin to get links back to Disqus and the related SEO. Very cool.

Ramit’s 30 Day $1,000 Challenge

admin — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:54:33 +0000

Ramit Sethi, owner/writer of the popular blog I Will Teach You To Be Rich, is running a new 30-day challenge to save $1,000. Ramit is going to be giving very specific tactics that you can employ to save a bunch of money. I’m going to follow closely and recommend you do too.

Here’s his pitch:

I’m launching the Save $1,000 in 30 Days Challenge.

How to save $1,000 using the CEO Model
Here’s how it works: Each day in November, I’ll post one suggestion to cut your spending. If you spend time each day working on the day’s post, the vast majority of you will save over $1,000 each month. Even if you don’t, saving $700 is sure better than nothing. I’ll post tips for the first 15 days. For the last 15 days, I’ll turn to I Will Teach You To Be Rich readers to submit your best frugality tips.

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admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:25:27 +0000

I’m a Man and I hate shopping for clothes so I can’t wait for HisCatalog

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:08:41 +0000

HisCatalog.com. HisCatalog will eliminate the hassle of shopping for men’s clothing.

When the Market Says No, Listen

admin — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:38:23 +0000

I just want to share the most valuable piece of Internet startup advice I possess.

The startup advice out there is filled with pyschology mumbo jumbo, but ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS IS THE NUMBERS.

How many pageviews/users/sales/conversions do you have?
Are you growing, shrinking, or stagnate?
What’s your revenue? What are your expenses?

From day one, you should be following the numbers. This means you have to put up a website in week one. Without a product out in the marketplace, you can’t get numbers. All that matters is the numbers. Without them, you’ve got nothing.

You absolutely cannot force an Internet startup to success. The market dictates your success plain and simple. You have a great idea and great team but the numbers haven’t picked up yet? Sorry, the market said no. Time to move on.

You have to listen to the market, and the market speaks with numbers, not words(ignore praise from family and friends and early users, numbers are the only praise that matter in the startup world). That’s really the only thing you should pay attention to.

A month into my startup last year, SeeMeWin, one of the co-founders said to me and the other partner:

Him: “Guys, I’ve discovered a pattern in our traffic.”

Me: “Well, what is it?”

Him: “Every week it decreases.”

Me: (Proceed to ignore the importance of this simple statement and pursue the idea for 5 more months, believing that because we had a good team and we thought the idea was good we could succeed, which was too bad because from month 1 the market was giving us PRICELESS advice–we should have been working on a different idea)

Every other mistake was irrelevant because the only thing that matters is the numbers.

From month one, you have to be tracking the numbers. Do not pour effort into anything unless the numbers have shown it to be worthwhile. If you’re not tracking the numbers yet, then you’re not really trying. If you are tracking the numbers and they don’t look good, don’t put a whole lot of effort into it until you get permission from the market–improved numbers.

That’s my advice for the day.

Entrepreneurs Will Save America

admin — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:18:38 +0000

My friend Will O’Brien just started a blog, and it already looks like a winner. I recommend his first post: “Entrepreneurs Will Save America“.

JustHackit Widget

admin — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:32:46 +0000

JustHackIt still works! I haven’t used it in a while but there is still life on the site. Unfortunately other projects and the move to California kept me away from it, but it’s cool to see people still finding co-founders through it.

Now there’s a widget you can add to your site. It makes it easy to keep an eye out for new opportunities and potential co-founders. Just use the code below:

Sarah Palin as a Sports Reporter

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:19:14 +0000

A very short clip of Sarah Palin’s career as a sports reporter(when she was just Sarah Heath):

http://www.linkrap.com/SarahHeath

Unfortunately, YouTube keeps removing most of these clips. Isn’t it sad that we need to visit a website in Italy to learn more about one of our VP candidates?

BlueTunes - Pretty Cool

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:40:08 +0000

I just uploaded all of my music to a new site called BlueTunes. Now I can listen to my songs anywhere I get internet access. Works out great for me because I’m constantly using different computers and don’t want to lug my portable hard drive around.I had a little trouble getting all my songs up there initally, but once I did that BlueTunes has been great. The player is really fast and works just like iTunes.Check out the coverage in TechCrunch.

San Francisco

admin — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:33:12 +0000

Got in to San Fran last night. Moved in to the Mission District with college buddies. I expect to be a multibillionaire in a month, tops.