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ereldonon Practical startup question: Do you founders pay for health insurance out of pocket while working full-time on your projects?

i do. i use tonik.com because it's cheap. might be worth checking out.

(only available in CA and a few other states)

ereldonon Steve Jobs at Next documentary - Old but very interesting

jobs also looks like isaac brock from modest mouse, for better or worse

ereldonon Social Networking Niches

i don't see why biz week mentions myspace and friendster first -- facebook whoops friendster's ass as far as #s are concerned, and is gonna be overtaking myspace pretty soon in terms of %returning users/day.

ereldonon Just for fun: Wikipedia entry about Ron Conway

yeah, it's mismarked -- i don't see any other entry for ron conway. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=ron+conway&fulltext=Search

ereldonon Starbucks' "Venti" Problem

Go In-n-Out!

"In-N-Out Burger, which is privately held, has maintained a cult following, in large part because it has insisted on not turning burgers into an industrial process, all while expanding gingerly in California, Arizona and Nevada. As a result, it remains a destination, a privilege, a brand that is owned by the minority of Americans who have regular access to it."

ereldonon Web 2.0: Shifting from "Get Fast" to "Get Massive" this

The overall point is valid -- having a lot of users is the main way that a lot of companies make/want to make money, therefore companies should focus on scaling issues, therefore... "use Erlang."

However, conflating Web 1.0 "get fast" with Ruby on Rails "develop fast" is:

1) wrong: with extremely limited resources and a long list of priorities, startups need to start with fast, basic tools in order to get a functional site up -- to then discover what people want to use. scaling comes later, if ever.

2) self-serving: this guy seems to be intent on getting more companies using what he has to offer

Conclusion: mind the hyperbole.