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Barry
I'm a software engineer and entrepreneur with a trophy wife and 3 trophy kids.
Interests: kids, woodworking, skiing, movies, all-things-high-tech, computers, software, baseball, hockey, fishing, boating, sailing.
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Mar 15, 2010
Wow - I never realized that my stock nerd photo had secret significance.
-B.
Commented Mar 9, 2007 on Technical Folks at Lessons from a Garage
Technical Folks
Downtown Santa Cruz is a wonderful place. Like any great city, there are plenty of tasty restaurants and interesting stores - but beyond that, Downtown Santa Cruz is just plain entertaining. The sidewalks have a wealth of local color; From Umbrella Man, to YoYo Boy, to Angry Woman - you never ...
Here are a few ideas:
1. Instead of paying rent for office space, let people work at home and use part of the savings to have periodic "company conventions" in different parts of the country/world.
2. Pay offshore technical talent a premium for shifting their work hours to coincide with your local timezone.
3. If you are raising venture capital, bring a term sheet with you for discussion purposes.
-B.
Commented Mar 9, 2007 on Unconventional Wisdom at Lessons from a Garage
Unconventional Wisdom
I would like my yet-to-be-named new venture to really stand out, not just for the business plan or product line, but I want it to break some rules too. I don't mean the type of rule breaking that comes with jail time, I mean the type of rule breaking that refutes conventional wisdom. For examp...
Kip,
Anytime you take a chance with someone, it's an experiment in trust.
But you are right - just because somebody didn't steal your lunch, doesn't mean they won't try to claim credit for your work when you are on vacation.
...not like that actually happened to me or anything....
-Barry.
Commented Mar 8, 2007 on Watch out for Lucy! at Lessons from a Garage
Watch out for Lucy!
You have an amazing new idea for a business. But you can't sit in your garage forever, you need to get out there and spread the love! But who can you trust? As an entrepreneur, TRUST is one of the most complex issues that you'll face. You need to find investors, partners, employees, in fact DO...
That's a great idea, Liz - I could see it now. Maybe you could even have the giggly kids running through a field with some shiny trucks chasing them around!
Commented Feb 7, 2007 on Blown Away at LizLetters
Blown Away
Patrick Davis, General Manager Dublin Buick Pontiac GMC 4400 John Monego Court Dublin, CA 94568 Dear Mr. Davis: We are all guilty of making a faux pas once in a while, and I see that your company made a minor gaffe recently by putting an ad on a billboard that some neighbors found offensiv...
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