June 2009
2 posts
50% Time
A couple weeks ago, Uncle Bob tweeted:
At the time I was finishing Malcom Gladwell’s Outliers, a book that digs deep into the stories and counter-cultural explanations of successful people. Having someone so close to my context tweeting about a topic related to the book I was reading helped me see something I hadn’t noticed before. I’ve spent years trying to make sense of...
Fails on Rails
Todd and I met with a couple guys last week who are in the process of bootstrapping a web startup, specifically, a web startup using Ruby on Rails. First off, I need to say that I love talking with people who are trying to bootstrap, especially when these people are in Chicago. We have such a huge amount of talent around here, but too many of us are unwilling to take the red pill and be measured....