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LastManStanding

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About LastManStanding

My name is Rob Gordon - I am a friendly and outgoing guy in my 50s currently single and living near the beach in San Diego. I am also an aspiring entrepreneur with interests in economic development, international business & micro-enterprise development. Several business and social networks in the works including http://World-Startups.com which I am currently soft launching. I am always open to meeting new like-minded professionals. Find me on Google+ at: http://goo.gl/m1oWG.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #44742235

    Do you have ADHD? You're not alone.

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    Comment #40923753

    I couldn't find any pushback on this outrageous price increase by Meetup.com so I made this video. The VC firm that now owns them "Bending Spoons" took the same approach when they …

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    Comment #35938819

    It is likely you have ADHD, as I do.

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    Comment #33765862

    Peter Drucker in "The Effective Executive" has a chapter that makes this point, "know thy time".

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    Comment #32932195

    This seems to be the sentiment in the watch geek community - they like old watches - especially ones with sensors of various kinds, but they have to operate independently - the old…

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    Comment #32919432

    I went once or twice to the one here in San Diego, years ago. They were smart and interesting people as I recall.

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    Comment #27520237

    Anyone reading this comment should be extremely skeptical of internet strangers like Matlin who do not have the condition thinking they know what is best for you. These medications…

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    Comment #24472261

    Get a job where honesty is valued - because you are obviously an honest person.

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    Comment #22836823

    News "every other day" seems to be a good approach these days.

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    Comment #22715109

    Calling BS on this one. I was totally impressed by the honesty of this post.

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    Comment #20943560

    Diagnosed at 65 for the first time. It is effing real - not sure I knew what "attention" was before - not calm attention anyway. Don't take stimulants if you don't have the conditi…

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    Comment #20392553

    Tell them you want easy access to your "friends" email address and other contact information and a quick way to transfer it to other social networks if you want. That is the "priva…

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    Comment #20077346

    In what way did they "spit in your face"? Sounds like an interesting story.

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    Where can I find groups and followers on Facebook who are fighting Facebook?

    I have never been a huge user of Facebook but several months ago it managed to reach out and do enormous damage to my life anyway. I think this horrible company needs to go down, b…

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    Comment #19761249

    1. Act with something akin to what in the financial industry is called "fiduciary responsibly" - in other words, act in "their interest" - not in you interests, or that of your pro…

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    Comment #19751288

    I had a roommate who had both and EE degree and was a licensed electrician. He could get a high paying job with just a phone interview. All the more amazing because he was a felon …

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    Comment #19654186

    I had been using Google Contacts with a minor "hack" of using the "file as" field as a three digit priority field, but still with the person's name and leading zeros. So a contact …

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    Comment #4841069

    Take a deep breath and step back from it for a bit. Absolutely keep doing your contract gigs - you need money right? After a while, take another look at what you have built, and se…

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    Comment #4840855

    I don't think there is anything wrong with shared hosted during your early prototype states. I love my low cost shared hosting service Alterhosting.com - these guys go above and be…

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    Comment #4840341

    See comment above. There was another interview or blog post where he talked about his preference for young people more extensively, but I can't find it. Do you happen to know how m…

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    Comment #4840121

    If you are close minded, it is not my problem.

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    Comment #4840100

    Excellent point. I doubt very much they would ever get sued - they are too smart for that, but it doesn't mean that what they are doing there is right. Could someone be so kind as …

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