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March 2009

I’m a Geek, How Do I Pick a Business Partner I can Trust?

When I co-founded my previous company, I had the hardest time interviewing candidates for sales positions. We went through four different VP of Sales in the first two years. One of them had no qualms about putting complete fabrications on his resume. If you are like many software geeks, you find the company of business [...]

The Great Startup Idea That I Can’t Reveal (Yet)

Finding a great idea for your startup or Fair Project is the first step to a captivating journey. Sharing your idea with others is the first step to success. Many software developers I meet are so scared to have their idea stolen that they refuse to tell you anything at all. Reality Check Do you [...]

Fair Project Highlight: Have a Web Conversation with Your Friends

Few people know that during the dot-com bubble, I tried to start a company about annotating the web, so that your friends could influence what you see. It makes sense to think that the web by itself is too large and needs to be personalized. So I got very interested when I saw Austin Brandt [...]