January 2011
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Status of SaneBox
In my on-going attempt to live my startup life out loud, here is the status of SaneBox.com
SaneBox was started on 2/20/2010.
It automatically files unimportant emails into a @SaneLater folder so your Inbox is free of distractions.
It does this with global rules and a statistical analysis of your email history and your relationships with other social networks. Training is as easy as moving...
surviving professional day
Two snow days last week, MLK day yesterday, and now my kid’s school has declared that today is a professional day. Four extra days off from school. And each of these “days off” are a wild dance with childcare and keeping your businesses running. This is a quick note on how to survive it.
First, let’s all agree that starting a business is like rolling a huge rock up a hill....
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The USPTO customer service is fabulous
I’ve heard so much whining and moaning in public about how the government payroll is bloated and overpaid and doesn’t work and how we should outsource the whole thing to private industry or India or both.
I can’t take it any more. I just got off the phone with the USPTO. Yes the United States Patent and Trademark Office. I hit “0” and got a knowledgable, pleasant...