Redesigned Website Launches…The Dust (Almost) Settles…

This has been a long and momentous summer for us on the technology side of things. We undertook a major upgrade of our infrastructure which included cabling our office (Cat 6!), replacing our file server (virtualization, here we come), and reconfiguring our server room (with a pseudo telco closet hiding in a cabinet). Through this all, we were also tackling a redesign of our website (in combination with upgrading Drupal, our content management system), an upgrade of our web applications (WordPress, Mailman, Moodle, and so on), and migrating it all to a new provider for web hosting (shared VPS – Virtual Private Server). Continue reading

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Whomsoever Much is Given…

For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required.

Luke 12:48

Privilege brings responsibility and that responsibility entails accountability

J. Dwight Pentecost

Reminder to self on Black Friday of shopping sprees. :)

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57 Things I’ve Learned Founding Three Tech Companies

http://betashop.com/post/1417413108/57-things-ive-learned-founding-3-tech-com…

abudak:

The best start-up article I’ve read in a long time, Jason Goldberg shares 57 lessons he’s learned in being a serial web-entrepreneur.  A couple of my favorites:

Build something you are personally passionate about.  You are your best focus group.”

You’re doing really well if 50% of what you originally planned on doing turns out to actually work.  Follow your users as much as possible.”

Smile.  Laugh.  Wear funny socks. I wear funny socks to remind myself to not settle for boring and to be creative.”

The only thing that matters is how good your product is.  All the rest is noise.”

Have fun every single day.  If it’s not fun, stop doing it.  No one is making you.”

Read the other 52 here.

My favorites:

33. You’re never as right as you think you are.

36. Choose your investors based on who you want to work with, be friends with, and get advice from.

44. Conferences are generally a waste of time.

56. Mature, but don’t grow up.

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Responsibility of Our Future

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past,
but by the responsibility of our future.

George Bernard Shaw

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Walking the Path

Neo, sooner or later you’re going to realize just as I did that there’s a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.

Morpheus in Matrix

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Use a Mirror

Instead of using a magnifying glass to look at others’ faults, use a mirror to look at your own.

Amma (Sep 29)

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