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tracksuitceo

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About tracksuitceo

Trying to juggle work (4 jobs) and family (wife & 2 kids) and blogging all about it

Recent public activity

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    What if Twitter never came back? #permafailwhale

    With Twitter being down all morning users are contemplating what they would do without it.

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    Comment #653523

    I have to agree with froo, if this was a fake conversation it would have gone a lot smoother and Scotty would have had a few more one-liners.

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    Are you a Grup or a Man-Child?

    For all the grown-ups who refuse to grow up.

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    Blogging Is Perfect For Independent Consultants

    How independent consultants can build a blog using mostly material they already have. Good read.

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    How I got my Startup into SXSW Interactive, how to DIY

    I enlisted my blog readers to vote up my panel submission. Not only did they do vote it up, they're offering to contribute to the discussion. Here's how to do it...

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    How to Put your lazy customers to work

    The biggest shift in the treatment of customers lies in letting them into your operation, with degrees of involvement ranging from soliciting feedback, to partnering with users in …

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    Entrepreneur creates offline Ad blocker

    Just like the FF extension, a NY artist created a way to block the annoying video ads you see on the street with a product called the Pixelator. See the video...

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    How Your Hiring Techniques attract Losers

    This article suggests that as we seek to hire people based on rigid criteria, we simply reinforce the cementing of our own entrenched position. It shows us how to innovate...

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    This just in: Second Life replaces Fox Network

    Social networking is about to start replacing television stations. Not all of them, of course, but many stations will lose regular viewers to people who are spending more and more …

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    Startup tool gets you out of your car lease for Xmas

    Swap a Lease is a cool Web 2.0 tool that puts you in touch with people who are interested in taking over your lease with, did you get that, no penalties. This is definitely the eas…

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    Startup invention converts animal fat into fuel

    They guys at Pacific Natural Energy invented the Fat Box that turns animal fat straight into fuel, no need for french fry grease. Love the green startups.

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    Enterprises Inching toward 2.0, Startups already there

    What our corporations need to do to adapt to a knowledge economy.

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    Why your alarm clock sucks (this applies to other products too)

    Seth Godin talks about how for 20 cents alarm clocks could set themselves but the industry is too busy to even consider things like this. This applies to software too and I'm asham…

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    Does Web 2.0 rely on instinct or hard numbers?

    Story talks about how a lot of business managers and IT managers act on gut instinct instead of hard numbers. And part of the problem is that Web 2.0 creates so many difficult to f…

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    Can call center computers analyze what you're saying?

    Do you ever wonder whether people can hear you when you're on hold with customer service? Forget about people, computers are starting to eavesdrop on our calls. This article tells …

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    My Wiki Can Beat Up Your Inner-Office Memo

    Thoughts on why Web 2.0 tools are being adopted by even the big boys of business. Big companies, no matter how backward or resistant to change will eventally succumb to these tools…

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    If You're a Web 2.0 Startup Don't Talk About ROI!

    We used to think ROI was the way to measure an investment but with Web 2.0 there are so many possible returns that it's no longer practical. But guess what is?...

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    Comment #45228

    Habbo is for 13-18 year olds (and probably younger but they probably have restrictions so the youngsters say they're 13). Second Life captures an older demographic (not sure of the…

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    Comment #33860

    Thanks for the lively discussion! I get better comments on ycombinator than I do on my own blog! You're all Cash Money Superstars.

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    Comment #30147

    Great mashup guys! I like the cloud toggle switch.

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