March 2013

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Grab a Coffee

“We’d love to grab a coffee.” Standard operating procedure for emails from someone who wants to meet with you and see if the things you are working on are mutually beneficial in some way. Seemingly harmless, but for people who are very busy working on things all the time, it comes across as almost rude. […]

Not a Store

Instacube just announced some delays in production, and they got plenty of these kinds of comments: That’s why I think announcing this was smart, but they still have more work to do to really drive that home. Kickstarter isn’t Etsy-delayed. It’s “I’m going to help this person try to achieve their dream, and even with […]