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creating vs consuming

Posted on 22 February 20139 December 2014 By antipaucity 1 Comment on creating vs consuming

One of the biggest issues facing Western societies is that they are all consumption-oriented. Not enough time is spent creating – all [most] people want to do is consume: entertainment, food, money, fun… We all want shortcuts. We all want to be at the level where we don’t have to think to accomplish work. We…

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annapolis

Posted on 18 February 201313 February 2013 By antipaucity 2 Comments on annapolis

At the beginning of 2008 I interviewed with a little outfit* in Annapolis to become their head of support. (This was just a month after interviewing with FogCreek.) Oddly enough that day, one of my former colleagues at Opsware who had moved-on was my tech screener. Needless to say, that aspect of the interview I…

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passive income is not a business plan

Posted on 2 February 20131 April 2016 By antipaucity 1 Comment on passive income is not a business plan

Shortcuts. Shortcuts are great. But only when you know the long way. Without hard work, the short cut will seem hard. Passive income seems to fall into this category. Some people think panhandling is a form of passive income. It’s not. The panhandler works for his money – he talks to people, shakes a cup, whatever: he…

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startups and thinking clearly

Posted on 3 March 20113 May 2014 By antipaucity No Comments on startups and thinking clearly

I have a great deal of interest in early-stage startups: they’re generally the most interesting to watch, and if they play their cards right, have the best opportunity to Win Bigâ„¢. Y Combinator is a seed fund organization started by Paul Graham. I first heard about them several years back when a couple friends and…

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