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gwsaines

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About gwsaines

I just graduated from college and I'm the CEO of a three-man web app start up called Skritter. We're making software to help students of Chinese better learn and remember their characters. I general I like to stay balanced and have been working hard to maintain an active social life and still be dedicated to the start up. I like creating street art, watching music videos/trailers online, and have a beer with friends.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #342909

    "The government is assuming extraordinary powers to stop and search individuals within this zone." Am I missing something?

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    Comment #342886

    I'm not entirely sure why everyone is always hating on Seth. His blog posts are hit or miss, but that doesn't mean he's an arsehole.

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    Comment #333826

    Twitter has a lot of options, but I'm not sure they need to reinvent the revenue model for their system. I readily agree with MicahWedemeyer that donation revenue models are best f…

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    Aha moments: overrated?

    I am the CEO of a newly formed web based startup and I just read the NY Times article "Intuition + Money = An Aha Moment." I find this sort of article frustrating for a number of r…

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    Comment #329305

    I'm no expert on the current financial crisis, but I did study economics in undergrad and this seems fairly accurate. Maybe I'm just too desperate for good news. Is there anyone on…

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    Comment #328472

    Irrational negativity. Read the first few sentences and quit. I'm really glad that this sort of article doesn't reach the front page that often.

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    Comment #326779

    I agree with dazzawazza, the fear of being "that guy" that tries really hard only to fail spectacularly is hard to avoid. Honestly, in my work I have found that working hard and be…

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    Comment #326750

    I couldn't get a handle on what assets were falling away from the Icelandic banks. The article says that they weren't mixed up in the now toxic subprime assets, so is it just the c…

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    Comment #326728

    Very mature product, I was impressed. Some of the things I noticed: 1) This many sound stupid, but I couldn't for the life of me figure out what the logo was (is it a button?). Tha…