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Fuck the Naysayers

Pardon my F-Bomb Over the past few years, I’ve been working on a startup called Rentabilities.  We help rental stores (e.g. people who rent tents, table, chairs) take reservations online. Throughout the years, I’ve run into hundreds of people, and over the years each person has somehow shaped where I stand today. Here’s an overly general classification of the types of people you run...

Rediculous Bank Charges… Sovereign Bank (Santander) Just Lost a Customer!

My blog has become a place for me to come and complain.  As an entreprenuer, I deal with many different business services – banking, ssl certificates, web hosting… the list goes on.  As a business owner, I pride myself in having great customer service and creating  relationships with lifelong customers.  So, when I’m not treated fairly, I get upset!  In this particular case, I feel the need to...

Verisign: NEVER AGAIN!

If you’re thinking about doing business with Verisign: think again.  Here’s my story. In 2006 I started a company called Rentabilities, which helps party rental companies rent their products online.  We needed an SSL certificate to process credit card payments.  I looked around at different SSL options, and ultimately I chose Verisign since I wanted to get the best for my clients. You should never...

The Pi Day Challenge

This last week I had the opportunity to help a friend create www.pidaychallenge.com.  That friend is Matt Plummer – he was a teacher of mine in high school who inspired me to learn flash programming.  Up until I started working with Matt, I didn’t even own a computer, and now I’m working full-time as a Flex developer and launching all kinds of web startups.  Thanks Plum. It’s amazing what...

Art

Steve Keene my favorite artist.  He’s an entreprenuer in art.  Alot of times entreprenurs have to go against what thousands of other people say.  They have to go against the norm. I’m finding that the most successful people in life have one big thing: passion.  You can be a painter, a web developer, a musicion or a farmer.  The bottom line is that if you are not passionate about your cause then you...

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