I had a brief interview with Liz Garone from the Wall Street Journal about my experience investing in Goshido, which raised it’s initial funding round entirely via a message on LinkedIn.
Here’s the link: http://on.wsj.com/9Sw43m

The weekly retweet
A recap on any interesting links I posted or retweeted this week – You’ll notice that there aren’t many book reviews or ‘normal’ blog posts going on here. Basically, I’m busy doing more important things and it’s not going to change in the near future.

The weekly retweet
A recap on any interesting links I posted or retweeted this week
- Not sure what to vote for in the new California propositions? Here are some ideas: Vote with Ella http://ow.ly/2P0iQ (Via @yukaichou)
- I just got KISSmetrics lifetime account for Free! Follow @appsumo and RT for yours! http://bit.ly/cTUyHY (Via @stevenklein)
- New Official jQuery Plugins Provide Templating, Data Linking and Globalization http://j.mp/97SCrI // MVC-esque (Via @newsycombinator)
- “They are the wrong tests because you could not figure out how to pass them.” http://bit.ly/byfg3l via @UncleBobMartin (Via @KentBeck)

The weekly retweet
Busy! I’ve read about 4 books which I really should review, but I’m spending time on a side project.
- RT @msuster: Please help @colinmbower recover his kidnapped boys; TY @johnkerry for helping http://bit.ly/HelpColin” (Via @giffconstable)
- Can we date? (Funny flow chart once you get the hang of it) http://bit.ly/doLUgZ (Via @Twistedlilkitty)
- The Stock Market is still for Suckers and why you should put your money in the bank: I wrote… http://goo.gl/fb/PJbfG // Bonds? (Via @mcuban)
- This song will put a smile on your face. Promise. It’s called ‘Fu*k You’ – http://t.co/gcsGy6H (Via @Kevnmur)

The weekly retweet
A recap on any interesting links I posted or retweeted this week
- AJAX & SEO: A strategic approach to rankings http://t.co/Ow919PI via @tonyadam (Via @vlaskovits)
- RT: @benarent Product + Person Persona. http://bit.ly/av7NSO <- Very cool (Via @destraynor)
- Design for Hackers: Why You Don’t Use Garamond on The Web http://bit.ly/d0ebs6 // Great primer on screen fonts (Via @jarrold)
- RT @mcsweeneysbooks: Our Daughter Isn’t a Selfish Brat; Your Son Just Hasn’t Read “Atlas Shrugged” http://bit.ly/aBKdKy (Via @satishd)

The weekly retweet
It’s been quiet around here – I’m working on a couple of interesting projects which take up my time. Less time spent reading and writing, more time spent creating.
- HTML5 Boilerplate: a rock-solid default http://bit.ly/cN0znX (Via @newsycombinator)
- This actually happened. http://bit.ly/cIvFWF // Beyond awesome. New TV show, stress him every week and see how he flips out (Via @tysonrosage)
- “You repeat these mantras at Lean Startup Meetings but you’re not doing it.” /by @asmartbear http://ericri.es/bmA6Gr (Via @ericries)
- Good Read. RT @rmurphey: On jQuery & Large Applications http://post.ly/qwNJ (via @webOSdev) (Via @funkatron)

The weekly retweet
It’s been quiet around here – catching on various projects up after a week in Germany and adjusting to some exciting changes in my work setup.

The weekly retweet
A recap on any interesting links I posted or retweeted this week
- Any entrepreneurs on the fence about buying CustDev book use code ‘startup’ for a discount http://custdev.com/ (Via @stevecheney)
- RT @indiaknight: Swimming in the sky http://post.ly/lpPu // The pool was built by my father-in-law’s company – www.natare.com (Via @jackstow)
- I got an email from Steve Jobs! http://flic.kr/p/8fe8Hj (Via @ChrisPirillo)
In case you were on the fence about buying The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development, Patrick and Brant have issued a discount code. Simply enter the code “startup” for a discount.

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