Archive - November, 2007

Ruby on Rails

In an effort to better myself as a person, become a more productive member of the startup, and be more confident with future web endeavors, I have decided to learn a programming language. Initially I chose this language because of the catchy, illiteration in place within the title, but upon further investigation have come [...]

Startup Gastronomy

November 28 0 Comments Category: Startup Diet, Startup Sacrifices

You learn a lot about the properties of food and what you are able to tolerate when your resources are limited. I never was, and do not claim to be, any type of culinary savant. In fact, I have about 5 dishes I cook with enough proficiency to prevent embarrassment at a potluck [...]

2 Steps Forward, 2 Steps Back

Yes I meant the title to sound just as absurd as the Paula Abdul song featuring the cartoon cat. I meant to say it that way because the track we are on, with regarding to getting things done and rolling out new features, is the taking the same steps as Paula and the cat [...]

Mindless Comfort

I spent a few days last week at my old stomping grounds training a new hire. It was a strange feeling returning to the office I had the spent the last two years in, and even though I had been gone for a few weeks, it felt as though I had never left. [...]

8800 Users

The majority of our 8800 users have registered since the launch of international in October, and at this rate we will reach our goal of 10,000 new user registrations earlier than our projected date in late December. Our users are from all over the planet, with China making up the largest portion at the [...]