Jason Fried over at 37signals is pissed about the Intuit acquisition of Mint.com. In a rather incisive entry on the Signal Vs. Noise blog, he details why he is upset about the acquisition. Jason is clearly very passionate about innovating in one’s given industry. He’s got his crosshairs set on the old guys and wants to take them down. I love his spirit, but I think a different perspective is in order.
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If You Can’t Spot The Sucker at The Table…
Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by Fred.
The 1998 film “Rounders” starring Matt Damon as a poker player in the cutthroat underground New York poker scene was thrilling and compelling to watch. Not only because it had a good storyline, but also because there were some very interesting points made about human nature. At one point, Matt tells us during [...]
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Plotting a Path To Killer Open Source E-commerce and CMS tools
Posted on 03. Jul, 2009 by Fred.
Just yesterday I was engaged in a wonderful comment by commenter “Liz” regarding my post “The Next Step in Small-Business Web Tools – Open Source/E-commerce Hybrids“. She left me some great comments and one in particular seemed better suited to an actual post. Thanks, Liz!
…do you have other recommendations for a mid sized [...]
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Screw the “Top Ten” Lists, What’s Your Most Important Business Concept?
Posted on 29. May, 2009 by Fred.
I’m dedicating this post to @garyvee a.k.a. Gary Vaynerchuk, the guy is a human simplification factory. Gary, Gary, Gary. I’m talking to you right now. Thanks, man. I lost my mojo when it came to seeing things clearly, but you have been drilling it back into my head as of late. [...]
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IE6 (A.K.A. The Internet’s Ex-6irlfriend)
Posted on 26. May, 2009 by Fred.
I’ve got to hand it to Microsoft – when they set out to make a mark, they don’t use disappearing ink. Moreover, like the name of an ex-girlfriend from the (now regrettable) past, the characters “IE6″ sit emblazoned upon the figurative bicep of the Internet in jailhouse-blue ink. To add to that constant [...]
