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I should be writing more. I recently read an article on how to become a better writer, and it involves writing. Who would’ve thought. There is this concept of the ‘morning pages’ that writers do. They write every morning, first thing. Before coffee, before a sunny-side up egg on a piece of rye toast with lamb sausage on the side, they write a few words. 

This weekend, I spent most of it working on GoEyeball, preening and polishing. We just launched the redesign, and its now starting to gain momentum. There is some excitement there, especially when people find out that they can see a list of the most discounted items (i.e. have the biggest price drop) for free. People think we’re competing with Red Flag Deals, but in fact, I think we’d make great partners. Too bad they don’t see it that way.

Now, I’m neck-deep in Internet marketing and its a feeling somewhat foreign to me. I vaguely remember my life as a software programmer, too proud to resort to begging or too shy to reach out and network. Life in the world of business development requires a particular skill that most developers would shy away from. It requires the skill to communicate an idea without losing the audience; to reveal the hidden potential of a concept and to bring in customers without being needy. In these situations, all you can do is ask, ‘What would Obama do?’