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Startups
Don't put your career in stealth mode
I spent most of the last four years writing code, but almost nobody knows it. Don't make the same mistake.
February 16, 2012
6 Reasons to Move to New York City
New York is a great place to start your next startup.
January 05, 2012
Talent is the limiting factor in startup growth
It's easier to start a company but much harder to hire employees.
December 12, 2011
Long-term thinking
Jeff Bezos on company vision and long-term thinking.
November 15, 2011
The Entrepreneur's Guide to Email Delivery, Part 3
Working with email providers to improve delivery.
January 07, 2009
The Entrepreneur's Guide to Email Delivery, Part 2
Getting past spam filters, part 2 -- DNS–based antispam measures.
October 23, 2008
The Entrepreneur's Guide to Email Delivery, Part 1
The long, difficult road to the inbox; first post in a series explaining how to improve email delivery.
October 18, 2008
Books
Writing about loss
The difficulty of writing well about death; a review of William Maxwell's So Long, See You Tomorrow.
February 10, 2012
The death of the master builder
Ever-increasing complexity has outpaced the abilities of individuals in many fields, but not in software. A review of "The Checklist Manifesto."
January 26, 2012
Great reads: Uncommon Carriers
John McPhee writes from behind the scenes of commerce.
January 17, 2012
Great reads: The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes on memory and the passage of time.
January 10, 2012
Great reads: Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman on behavioral economics and predictable irrationality.
December 28, 2011
Alice Munro
A passage from The Love of a Good Woman by Alice Munro.
December 09, 2008
Home
A short excerpt from Marilynne Robinson's new novel, Home.
October 25, 2008
Misc
We had grandma for Christmas dinner
Why is it so hard to find good jokes on the Internet?
January 20, 2012
Blogging, Again
My short re-introduction to blogging.
October 15, 2008
Being "well-adjusted"
David Foster Wallace's amazing commencement speech at Kenyon in 2005 is full of insights.
October 11, 2008
The Entrepreneur's Guide to Email Delivery, Part 3
Working with email providers to improve delivery.
January 07, 2009
The Entrepreneur's Guide to Email Delivery, Part 2
Getting past spam filters, part 2 -- DNS–based antispam measures.
October 23, 2008
The Entrepreneur's Guide to Email Delivery, Part 1
The long, difficult road to the inbox; first post in a series explaining how to improve email delivery.
October 18, 2008
Inspiration
Great reads: Uncommon Carriers
John McPhee writes from behind the scenes of commerce.
January 17, 2012
Long-term thinking
Jeff Bezos on company vision and long-term thinking.
November 15, 2011
Being "well-adjusted"
David Foster Wallace's amazing commencement speech at Kenyon in 2005 is full of insights.
October 11, 2008
Programming
Don't put your career in stealth mode
I spent most of the last four years writing code, but almost nobody knows it. Don't make the same mistake.
February 16, 2012
The death of the master builder
Ever-increasing complexity has outpaced the abilities of individuals in many fields, but not in software. A review of "The Checklist Manifesto."
January 26, 2012
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