Monthly Archives: November 2006

Patriotism, World Flatness, and Irony on oDesk

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Nate Westheimer

So I’ll admit it: I think the World is Flat too. As of yesterday, I hired a designer for my project who lives in the Phillipines. She charges $11/hour, and, from the look of her portfolio, she does great work. … Continue reading →

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AWS: Really? 100 messages is a full mailbox?

Posted on November 21, 2006 by Nate Westheimer

I’ve been recently corresponding with someone at Amazon Web Services, and all of the sudden messages weren’t going through to him. Then I saw this:Turns out that you can only send 100 messages within AWS until you have a full … Continue reading →

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Fred Wilson/NY Mag Event and Social Networking

Posted on November 21, 2006 by Nate Westheimer

I went to a great event last night featuring Fred Wilson, a VC with Union Sq. Ventures. I wrote a summary of the event here. One thing I don’t mention in my re-cap, but will offer here, is my view … Continue reading →

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innonate 8% rule: Spend part of your time working on a tangential plan

Posted on November 15, 2006 by Nate Westheimer

One common topic of discussion in the start-up space is when to call it quits or what to do when you see your model failing. Yesterday, OnStartups did an article called StartUp Suicide: Five Ways to Kill Your Startup, listing … Continue reading →

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Why I blog

Posted on November 15, 2006 by Nate Westheimer

Here’s a reason why I blog. If you Google “Nate Westheimer“, innonate is now the top site. Two weeks ago it wasn’t. Blogging is one way to stay on the offense about information that’s on the web about you. With … Continue reading →

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nextNY Blog Goes Live!

Posted on November 14, 2006 by Nate Westheimer

Today, members of the fast-growing network of young, New York City-based tech entrepreneurs called nextNY, launched the nextNY blog, which was founded to provide news and analysis from the point of view of the group’s unique and uniquely powerful membership. … Continue reading →

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Web 3.shut-the-fuck-up-and-listen-to-yourselves

Posted on November 12, 2006 by Nate Westheimer

Ladies and Gentlemen, This morning marks the official start of lunacy around “Web 3.0″, as readers of the New York Times will find an article titled “Entrepreneurs See a Web Guided by Common Sense” on the front page and above … Continue reading →

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Good Investments

Posted on November 9, 2006 by Nate Westheimer

It’s a nice feeling when an investment turned into returns. This election season I gave the following contributions, and each generated amazing results. David Pepper for Hamilton County Commissioner – $25 ———–> Winner. First Democratic majority in County seat in … Continue reading →

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Letter to NY Times – June 2004

Posted on November 2, 2006 by Nate Westheimer

This letter, sent to the New York Times in June of 2004, is a part of the “Public Record” collection on innonate.com. – After reading David Halbfinger’s Tuesday, June 1st piece “In 5 Words by Langston Hughes, Kerry Aides Hear … Continue reading →

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On Coming Home (to work the election)