I thought this was hilarious. Look out Maui!
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I read a Fortune story yesterday about how Digg has raised $28.7M in funding, putting its total money raised at $40 million. According to the article, "Adelson says revenue from the ad-supported service tripled this year. While it is not profitable yet, it was on the path toward cash-flow break ...
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From the Huffington Post, on the proposed language for the $700B bailout: "Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency." In short, the so-called "mother of all bailouts," ...
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You've heard it a thousand times: diversify and invest for the long term. When you have money in the market, stocks, mutual funds, 401k's, that's easier said than done when you see banks like Lehman Brother's failing, and the market falling by more than 500 points in a day. The ...
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Sramana Mitra published an article today at Forbes.com, and included a huge write-up about me. Years ago I was mentioned in the Wall Street Journal, but this is the biggest publication I've been in otherwise and it's an honor to receive the recognition. The article talks about self-funding a business, without ...
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Part of being a successful business owner and running five large sites means that I don't blog for a living, hence the infrequent posts, though I do enjoy sharing what I've learned and hearing from you all as well. Stay subscribed and every now and then I'll try to make ...
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I'm in France this week, and took the TGV train from Paris to Lyon today. That's a distance of 290 miles, covered in 2 hours, at an average speed of 144 mph. If you want to see what it's like to go 144 mph in a train, check ...
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Building a new business into a success takes time, effort, and dedication. Those words, by themselves, don't begin do justice to the level of hardship that nearly all successful entrepreneurs must endure along the way (including myself). There are setbacks, people do say "no", and you run into a lot ...
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If you started leasing a dedicated server a year or more ago and have just been paying the bill at the same monthly rate, you're overpaying. Your server is now based on old technology, and I virtually guarantee you that your host charges less per month now for that same ...
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I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Sramana Mitra today, about the story of how I built multiple successful businesses out of a high school hobby and with no formal business training. She now has my whole, untold story! If she writes about me, I'll link to her post or ...
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