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ev

  1. @pud right on! That's when I thought you were a jerk! #nowiknowbetter
  2. If you're looking for a name for your new sushi restaurant, consider Citizen.
  3. I answered: What consumer Internet companies had a large number of users but failed to monetize? (Short version: None.) quora.com/What-consumer-…
  4. @twang Bring it on. I can't handle it. (I've gotten very fast at x+y—Gmail shortcut for select/archive.)
  5. Obvious-Backed Lift Leaves Gamification Behind: allthingsd.com/20120524/in-le… (Includes chart of my inbox-zero progress.)
  6. Next time, I'll get to walk straight down Market Street from @obviouscorp to @twitter.
  7. Tweeting about heading to the Twitter board meeting. Always exciting to see the progress.
  8. @uber Driver just asked me why I only gave him 2 stars last time. I thought they didn't know!? #awkward
  9. Something different: N.I.C.E. Collective is a cool clothing company in SF looking a lead web developer: nicecollective.com/job/
  10. @joshm Can I join your conversation on Branch? beta.branch.com/meetings-when-…
  11. @HilzFuld Thanks, but I'm pretty sure either way is fine. See: nytimes.com/2012/05/10/gar…
  12. @graiz We do whatever seems appropriate for the situation.
  13. @HilzFuld according to whom?
  14. After months of work, I'm happy to reveal @ObviousCorp has changed the text on our site to be *slightly* less cryptic: obvious.com
  15. When I saw this headline, I was really hoping it was @howardstern: Stern Named Head of New Strategery Role at Yahoo allthingsd.com/20120509/stern…
  16. Little birdie twitter.com/ev/status/2004…
  17. @cassiestirman @biz @goldman @stirman send him in! does he prefer a standing desk?
  18. @SisleyM Happy birthday Sisley!
  19. Saw Jiro Deams of Sushi last night. That guy really, *really* cares about sushi. Inspiring for anyone who cares about doing good work.