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Ex-Coworkers in a small IT World March 22nd, 2007

Vancouver is a big city these days. 578,041 ppl in 2006 according to Statscan to be exact. Yet the IT community seems fairly tight-knit. In my new office building, I’ve already ran into two ex-coworkers from an old job that was across town in trendy yaletown.

Today I had coffee with one of them and I had an opportunity to discuss my websites with him. He had some great insights that got me thinking about how I could change the business model of Unbi.as. The site’s just not gaining traffic these days and I know a big (ok huge) part of the reason is my lackadaisical approach to marketing. I’d like to share these ideas with you but for now, I’ll jot them down and mull them over a bit more. The point of all this is that talking about your projects with people is a good thing. It keeps it alive in not only your head but that of others. Also, It’s good, but, painful sometimes to have others vet your ideas and although the feedback can be critical sometimes, it will more often than not lead to better solutions and better products in the end.

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