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Defunct 25 Nov 2011 | 10:35 am
Irrational Design is more or less defunct at this point. Some of the projects may live on. The company may be reborn as something else in the future, but for now, at the very least, I won’t be bloggin...
Craigslist Is Ugly 25 Aug 2011 | 03:16 am
I frequently mention Craigslist in my writing and talks. I also love what Wikipedia has accomplished. Why? Both have these great aspects to them that people rarely understand: “Why does Craigslist ...
The World Is A Crazy Cool Place 24 Aug 2011 | 04:03 pm
Sometimes pessimism overwhelms me. I can’t help it, I just don’t feel optimistic about things. At a logical level I know things aren’t that bad (that they’re actually good), but the pessimism is too ...
Douchebagness 20 Jun 2011 | 06:24 pm
From Urban Dictionary: Douchbagness: “denotes the quality or state of being a douchebag” A few weeks in to building/using SoundSeed.Me I’ve noticed my reviews getting a little more elitist/douchebag...
In The Trenches 3 Jun 2011 | 04:55 am
Have had my head down for a few weeks now working on SoundSeed.Me – The product is super raw and there are only a handful of people on the site now, but I’m already having a great time using and build...
The essence of management 14 May 2011 | 05:27 am
Just read a good article by Bill Simmons about the pending retirement of Phil Jackson and one point really stood out to me: His players competed for him for many reasons, but mainly because they trul...
HackingAdvertising.com 30 Apr 2011 | 04:36 am
Over the past few years I’ve made a few attempts at trying to figure out and optimize Google Adwords and Facebook ads. Generally speaking I’ve been pretty unsuccessful in these attempts. I keep readi...
Another Viral Idea 8 Apr 2011 | 04:49 am
Came up with a fun idea that may have some viral potential. It also passes one good smell test – I want to use it. Anyways it’s only going to take me a few days to throw together, but I’m heading out ...
BestWords.Me 5 Apr 2011 | 12:22 pm
Got inspired last week. Between a discussion with a friend at Pivotal Labs and observing people on The Matching Game I decided to build a new site: http://bestwords.me It’s just for fun, inspired by...
Investing with Purpose 25 Mar 2011 | 02:40 am
Ok, so Irrational Design was featured in the NYT because of our (now my) passion for avoiding investment. Over the past few weeks I have started to explore the idea of taking investment for a few rea...
