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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 14 Jul 2014

    Here’s a radical idea: how about instead of celebrating exits (selling out), we celebrate sustainable, long-term businesses that do good?

    4:51 AM - 14 Jul 2014
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      2. Kevin Stolk‏ @talkonlineart 14 Jul 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral So handclap for Google?

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 14 Jul 2014
        Replying to @talkonlineart

        RT @talkonlineart: “So handclap for Google?” The “that do good” bit is important. Google treats people as natural resources & lab rats.

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      4. Kevin Stolk‏ @talkonlineart 14 Jul 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral Is there any giant company that you feel good by? I think all company's do the same thing, collecting data and use it to grow.

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      5. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 14 Jul 2014
        Replying to @talkonlineart

        @talkonlineart It’s one business model. And yes, one that scales very well due to private subsidy and the initial con.

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      1. R_Weisburd‏ @r_weisburd 14 Jul 2014
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        @aral The Local Shops of the Web http://alistapart.com/column/the-local-shops-of-the-web … @rachelandrew @alistapart

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      2. Cesc Vilanova‏ @Cesc_Vilanova 14 Jul 2014
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        @aral needed idea. @37signals is dedicating to it this online magazine: https://thedistance.com/ 

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      3. I back #Peoplesvote. @TechUK is ridiculous‏ @MarkLittlewood 14 Jul 2014
        Replying to @Cesc_Vilanova

        @Cesc_Vilanova @aral @37signals Also, if you haven't read @BoBurlingham 'Small Giants', do! Sits on my desk to remind me

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      4. Cesc Vilanova‏ @Cesc_Vilanova 14 Jul 2014
        Replying to @MarkLittlewood

        @MarkLittlewood @aral @37signals @BoBurlingham I'll take a look, thanks for the recommendation :)

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      1. I back #Peoplesvote. @TechUK is ridiculous‏ @MarkLittlewood 14 Jul 2014
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        @aral On it. Surpisingly vibrant 'niche' http://businessofsoftware.org/  Not everyone dreams of selling to Facebook or Google!

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      1. jgeorge‏ @jgeorge 14 Jul 2014
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        @aral @ceejbot THATS CRAZY TALK GOOD SIR. Business is all about the quick sellout of a MVP. Long term business strategy, pfft. #murica

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      2. Jonathan Markwell‏ @jot 14 Jul 2014
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        @aral I also recommend checking out http://www.microconf.com/europe/  for more businesses who don't find that idea so radical.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Charlie Irish‏ @charlieirish 15 Jul 2014
        Replying to @jot

        @jot are you going this year? @alinajaf and I will be there. I hear there are some good clubs nearby. ;)

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      4. Jonathan Markwell‏ @jot 15 Jul 2014
        Replying to @charlieirish

        @charlieirish @alinajaf Great! I am. I might have recovered from the last one by then.

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      1. Jason Goodman‏ @jgoodyxv 18 Jul 2014
        Replying to @aral

        Agree & Love. It's a position we champion to the startups we support and live ourselves @aral @jvduf @tailoredUX

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      1. LUKE MILER‏ @lukemiler 14 Jul 2014
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        @aral working on it

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      1. you’re thinking of jasonstein’s monster‏ @rhodesjason 14 Jul 2014
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        @aral @dilbert4life sounds good, see: @Figure53

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      1. Rahul Varshney 🖖 🐸 ॐ‏ @rahulvarshney 17 Jul 2014
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        @aral most i know r workaholics. until mutual/cooperative tech companies are formed, status quo will b churn 'n burn. here's 2 #indieTech!

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      1. Rahul Varshney 🖖 🐸 ॐ‏ @rahulvarshney 17 Jul 2014
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        @aral @Uber @lyft i see as game changers. the mutual/cooperative of independent companies is recursive & where true capitalism takes place.

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      1. #BernieOrJill‏ @NewRBEworld 14 Jul 2014
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        @aral @tzmglobal yeah maybe sustainable long term NONPROFIT businesses that do good! We should try to get away from this monetary profit sys

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      1. paolo f.‏ @hxoht 14 Jul 2014
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        @aral @othiym23 that's an appeal-to-emotion at best.

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