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Summary

In this talk from RubyFringe, Dan Grigsby talks about trying out many different ideas before turning one into a startup.

Bio

Dan is the founder of Merchant Planet, an early e-commerce provider ultimately acquired by Microsoft. Then he was the founder and initial developer of payMe.com, a successful early-days competitor to PayPal. Lately, he's been working with startups and as a turn around CTO.

About the conference

RubyFringe is an avant-garde conference for developers that are excited about emerging Ruby projects and technologies. They're mounting a unique and eccentric gathering of the people and projects that are driving things forward in our community.

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Sep 13, 2008

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  • Fascinating

    by Dr Nic Williams,

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    I think this was the most interesting 30 minutes of my day/week.

  • Re: Fascinating

    by Roman Heinrich,

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    Yea, right! Really a fun talk! What is the name of the book Dan talks about on 28:30 min.?

  • Re: Fascinating

    by Roman Heinrich,

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    Figured the name out, it's "Fast Food Nation".

  • Re: Fascinating

    by Dan Grigsby,

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    Roman: Glad you enjoyed the talk! The book was probably "Reefer Madness." Same author as "Fast Food Nation."

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