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  1. @ethitter lol! Yeah but I don't *really* know you - not yet anyway. I also remembered I do know @nickducoff in Boston too. about 1 hour ago via YoruFukurou in reply to ethitter
  2. Of all the forthcoming travel I have, I'm looking least forward to visiting Boston. I'm there a week and I don't know anyone who lives there about 8 hours ago via YoruFukurou
  3. @lolasoto @acoomans I can't co-work tomorrow - too busy sadly with calls and meetings. Have fun! about 22 hours ago via YoruFukurou in reply to lolasoto
  4. Getting stuff done at the Apple Store while waiting for a Genius appointment. 12:59 PM May 29th via YoruFukurou
  5. Spent the afternoon baking a lovely apple and almond tart, made with a fuck-load of sliced apples I had to slice by hand. #OriginalGangster 4:58 PM May 27th via YoruFukurou
  6. @MagicSauceMedia T-shirt designs. Great results. 1:01 PM May 27th via TweetCaster for Android in reply to MagicSauceMedia
  7. At the mall. I hate the mall. This is why I never come here. 12:56 PM May 27th via TweetCaster for Android
  8. Its most embarrassing when you spell the word "intelligent" incorrectly. 9:48 PM May 26th via YoruFukurou
  9. @hermioneway I've had nothing but great success with 99Designs. Just be sure to leave LOTS of ongoing feedback as the competition progresses 4:32 PM May 26th via web in reply to hermioneway
  10. @kosso or they're having sex up against said balcony door??? #thinklatterally 4:19 PM May 26th via YoruFukurou in reply to kosso
  11. @simonspaul my argument is that that doesn't work. As PR + interest in your app builds you loose interest of those not catered to. 4:19 PM May 26th via YoruFukurou in reply to simonspaul
  12. @meganberry I get what ur saying though, shipping is key. Great execution is when you ship regularly + cover all the basis/computability 4:17 PM May 26th via YoruFukurou in reply to meganberry
  13. @meganberry depends on how you define perfection ;) Short iterations FTW, but if I can't use something it's irrelevant to me. 4:15 PM May 26th via YoruFukurou in reply to meganberry
  14. @meganberry IMHO that's too cool for school and/or too scrappy. Don't artificially segment ur potential audience through technical decisions 4:11 PM May 26th via YoruFukurou in reply to meganberry
  15. @JTDabbagian @meganberry you wouldn't launch a website that is compatible with Firefox and Chrome but not IE or Safari. 4:09 PM May 26th via YoruFukurou in reply to JTDabbagian
  16. @JTDabbagian why? 4:08 PM May 26th via YoruFukurou in reply to JTDabbagian
  17. @BHarmsworth it's 4pm where I am ;) 4:05 PM May 26th via YoruFukurou in reply to BHarmsworth
  18. With adoption rates as they are its no longer ok for a startup to launch an iPhone app and not an Android app (even if it's 2x the work) 4:00 PM May 26th via YoruFukurou
  • Name Ben Metcalfe
  • Location San Francisco, CA
  • Web http://benmetcalf...
  • Bio Co-founder of WP Engine. Hacker turned Software Engineer turned Product Manager turned Strategist turned Evangelist turned Entrepreneur turned Happy.
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