April 01, 2013
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January 10, 2011
The Email Blackbox
We rely so much on email, and yet it's still largely a blackbox. We type into the box and hope the other side gets our message. Amazing how so much has changed on the Internet, and yet so little has changed.
The notebook pictured below is the IMP Log ...
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February 25, 2010
How I Stopped over 1000 Spam Emails/Day from Reaching Me in 5 Minutes
Last week I migrated our 5 year old Postfix mail server to Slicehost, and took the opportunity to install some spam fighting tools that weren't available 5 years ago. In the process, I noticed that my primary email account's junk folder went from adding 1000+ spam emails a day to less than 20. I hesitated to blog about it but the results keep getting better after 1 week. -
February 24, 2010
Allocating Revenues vs Spending Money
I was reminded twice this month of just how different the mindsets of bootstrapping entrepreneurs are from investment backed ones.
The first reminder came when I read about a high profile company that went bankrupt earlier this month. I met the founder of this company about a year ago at ...
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February 09, 2010
Understanding The Romance of Tea
A few years ago Seth Godin was asked to name some books he liked, he mentioned The Republic of Tea, and within a few minutes I had purchased an out of print copy on Amazon.
After a few chapters I put the book down, I didn't understand what the ...