Entries Categorized as 'rants'

EmperorsClothes 2.0

Date September 1, 2006

Just read Techcrunch for week and see how many new, VC-backed start-ups are doing what so many other VC-backed start-ups are doing: social-networking, Flash video-sharing, IM, or blogging; throw in a pastel colour pallete, rounded corners and AJAX and make sure your new firm ends with the letter “r” (or should that be “lettr”?), and, Boom!, you have [...]

Spam, Spam, Spam!

Date April 28, 2006

67 minutes. That was the elapsed time between activating an email address on andrewterry.com and receiving this piece of junk: This week we are creating several new positions in your area, and the experience listed on your resume reflects the type of person we are looking for. You could be missing out on a promising [...]