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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