It's possible and I'm sorry if it does come off that way. When I write, it is a tough balance between being showing humility and taking the tone of "here's what I've learned and I might be wrong" vs. "HERE IS WHAT I'VE LEARNED"
This is obviously Step 2 of many to wean off of Oracle's hardware, infrastructure and software which Salesforce undoubtedly has been running on since Day 1 but now can no longer afford to do so for strategic reasons.
Totally, a simple answers site like this is seriously in need. I wouldn't even mind paying $9/month for something simple and elegant and easy to brand like this.
I burned out late last year after finishing our accelerator program. I took some time to reset and then came back with a vengeance. I'm happy to grab a drink/talk on the phone and share what worked for me: [email protected].
We've been thinking hard about innovating email. Interestingly, I don't think reading the emails is where the real problems are, its in composing the emails.
Agreed. We did a little PR experiment for the holidays where we offered to analyze your Email data for 2011 and the response was enormous: http://yearinreview.toutapp.com.
Big Data is great and all, but the companies that can make meaning out of data are the ones that will win.
I wonder if Rails has something like this. A message bus or atleast the concept of one is going to become more and more prevalent in Internet applications I think.
Thanks for the comments guys. I just thought I would clarify one thing. My values list is sorted by most important to least and then certain values, including "being adored by society" is circled in red.
Now, that's an important distinction. The ones circled in red mean they are in conflict with "truth" and therefore is a value I have to work to eliminate from my life.
I believe that everyone has values such as these, where for one reason or another, you've learned to value it even at a subconscious level -- the best you can do is write it down, acknowledge it, and then work to eliminate it.
The reason I ask for three blocks of time is because the Investor is WAY BUSIER than I am. SO, in this scenario, I'm giving him the option to basically PICK what time works for him and I will 99% of the time go with the first one.
I also ask for TWO more so that we reduce on email back and forth.
Its all about 1) less emails and 2) accommodating the investor. If he or she is already looking at the calendar for ONE time that works, sureley TWO more is not that bad and it increases the chances of getting a mutual time that works.
I apologize if I gave the wrong idea, but these 4 email templates will not get you funded. It took a tremendous amount of hustle and hard work and about three months of fundraising -- you have to put in the sweat.
These templates just helped me manage the process better.