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Take the Money and Run
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#112I loved AgileZen when it was first launched and I was a huge champion of it at Quickoffice. Definitely helped keep us organized and on track. Thanks for the write up and behind the scenes details - can't wait for part 2.
I still use and love, AgileZen for my lighter personal projects. Even started an Android app Zendroid.
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#113Aah, so it sounds like one of the big reasons you sold was because of imposter syndrome? I don't mean that negatively -- I feel one of the things that comes with experience is you realize that nobody knows what they are doing. This dispels the impostor syndrome pretty quickly. Once you think you know how a business or industry works, you develop patterns to solve it. This can sometimes work against you because it can…
Some people DO know what they're doing, but they're way to the right of that particular distribution. One acqu. I was in (not a founder here, just an humble hireling) - the first one - was part of one of the acquirers' five year plans and it went just like they planned. I kinda doubt impostor syndrome per se. Perhaps I missed something, but sounds like selling was the perfect move here. In any acquisition, there is s…
There are also people that don't know but get lucky.
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#115Earlier quoted context omitted.
I assume he was alluding to "ramen profitable": http://www.paulgraham.com/ramenprofitable.html Some people actually try and live off of Ramen.
Which is a terrible thing, because those things are so bad for you.
Each ramen packet has about 400 calories, add in a few vegetables and a little meat and you've got a 500-600 calorie meal. Nothing in instant ramen is inherently bad for you (unless you have high blood pressure and are sensitive to sodium intake--and even then, just eat less of the seasoning).
Sure living off of nothing but instant ramen isn't great, but neither is living off of nothing but broccoli.
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#116Earlier quoted context omitted.
Zen was ASP.NET MVC, SQL Server, and a big mess of jQuery. TaskTorch is React, Node, and RethinkDB.
Zen looked nicely done. How would you compare these two platforms?
The new platform is light years ahead of the old one. Part of that is six years difference in technology, part of it is that I have another six years of experience, but mostly it's a difference in mindset. RethinkDB and React in particular are fantastic.
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If there's an item of American culture you may be missing, it's probably that American restaurants can be very cheap.
In particular, a McDonald's is considered a restaurant in the US, and there are restaurants that are lower-key and cheaper than McDonald's. Of course, high-end restaurant also do exist.
American here. Nobody I know would ever call McDonald's a "restaurant."
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Well, if it looks like a duck ;-)... (Born and raised in Columbus here).
Weather seems like a commonly-stated reason for leaving Ohio. I'm from here, so I obviously take note of it, but I do wonder if people commonly talk about leaving places like Boston and NYC for warmer climates. Those areas seem to have equally miserable winter weather.
Bostonian here. We hate our summers and our winters. We're pretty much constantly grouchy about the weather, save for a few weeks in the spring and fall.
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#119Earlier quoted context omitted.
In particular, a McDonald's is considered a restaurant in the US, and there are restaurants that are lower-key and cheaper than McDonald's. Of course, high-end restaurant also do exist.
American here. Nobody I know would ever call McDonald's a "restaurant."
American here. Everyone I know calls McDonald's a restaurant. They may choose not to eat there for health or ideological reasons, but everyone agrees that it is a restaurant, and has been a restaurant since its inception decades ago.
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#120Congrats man! We met a couple years back, glad to hear things ended up going well for you guys! If you're ever back in Akron let's grab a beer.