links for 2008-09-30

September 30, 2008 in Links

• Startup Hacks: 7 Questions VCs Will Ask You, What They Really Mean, and How You Can Answer Them – Mashable
  7. What’s your valuation expectation?
  Translation: Dance rabbit!
  Best answer: We’re obviously very excited about our company, but we’re going to see what the market says.
  You don’t want to project a valuation expectation early on, because that answer might derail the situation.
  (tags: venturecapital startup questions psychology money startups venture)
• Op-Ed Columnist – The 3 A.M. Call – Op-Ed – NYTimes.com
  The modern economy, it turns out, is a dangerous place — and it’s not the kind of danger you can deal with by talking tough and denouncing evildoers. Does Mr. McCain have the judgment and temperament to deal with that part of the job he seeks?
  (tags: opinion nytimes mccain politics economics economy crisis)
• The Keys « omnia mutantur, nihil interit
  One door I leave untouched
  some doors even love can’t open

  I wonder if you will notice
  one missing picture from so many
  I take the skeletons out of your cupboard
  lock the door behind me
  and throw the keys as I walk away

  (tags: poetry poem love life)
• Heresy Corner: Blogging without a licence
  The EU seems to be particularly concerned that unregulated blogs may have helped the "No" campaign in the Irish referendum. Fortunately, the final resolution was watered down somewhat, instead calling for "an open discussion on all issues relating to the status of weblogs". Acknowledging the huge opposition her report had attracted from bloggers, Mikko said she wanted "to make it clear now that nobody is interested in regulating the internet".
  Which is reassuring. Except that many people are all too obviously interested in regulating the Internet.
  (tags: censorship blogs blogging)
• scottberkun.com » #54 – Writing Hacks, Part 1: Starting
  writer’s block is a sham. Anyone who wrote yesterday can write today, it’s just a question of if they can do it to their own satisfaction. It’s not the fear of writing that blocks people, it’s fear of not writing well; something quite different. Certainly every writer has moments of paralysis, but the way out is to properly frame what’s going on, and writer’s block, as commonly misunderstood, is a red herring.
  (tags: tools tips motivation resources writersblock writing resource berkun)
• Happiness 2.0 « omnia mutantur, nihil interit
  I have my own shop now
  Sell happiness from Juneau to Japan
  If you don’t have credit cards, even debit cards will do
  I also take post dated checks
  Even a friendly hug will do
  (tags: poetry poem funny happiness)