Comments on: Fotolog, lessons learnt http://www.borthwick.com/weblog/2008/01/09/fotolog-lessons-learnt/ occasional thoughts by john borthwick Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:00:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Pablo http://www.borthwick.com/weblog/2008/01/09/fotolog-lessons-learnt/#comment-60801 Pablo Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:16:24 +0000 http://www.borthwick.com/weblog/2008/01/09/fotolog-lessons-learnt/#comment-60801 Hey John, thats a big post. But i read them all. Im user of Fotolog. .com/heyy_oh of many years ago. And im user from Tumblr too. I like so much tumblr I want see my tumblog? :P http://pablin.tumblr.com ... well Im from to Argentina. if i want my help. With Spanish administrators, in Fotolog.com or Tumblr.com See my porfolio in www.pablomacaluso.com Well, im in my work, Grettings. Pablo My email is pablo.macaluso@gmail.com Good Job, Good Luck, And Happy New Year! Hey John, thats a big post. But i read them all.
Im user of Fotolog. .com/heyy_oh of many years ago.
And im user from Tumblr too. I like so much tumblr
I want see my tumblog? :P
http://pablin.tumblr.com … well
Im from to Argentina. if i want my help. With Spanish administrators, in Fotolog.com or Tumblr.com
See my porfolio in
http://www.pablomacaluso.com

Well, im in my work, Grettings.

Pablo
My email is
pablo.macaluso@gmail.com
Good Job, Good Luck, And Happy New Year!

]]> By: frank http://www.borthwick.com/weblog/2008/01/09/fotolog-lessons-learnt/#comment-54713 frank Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:13:23 +0000 http://www.borthwick.com/weblog/2008/01/09/fotolog-lessons-learnt/#comment-54713 John, thank you for providing the needed leadership and for steering us towards an exciting future. It was truly a pleasure to work with you Frank John, thank you for providing the needed leadership and for steering us towards an exciting future. It was truly a pleasure to work with you

Frank

]]> By: John http://www.borthwick.com/weblog/2008/01/09/fotolog-lessons-learnt/#comment-53925 John Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:50:54 +0000 http://www.borthwick.com/weblog/2008/01/09/fotolog-lessons-learnt/#comment-53925 Thanks R -- thought you appreciate the "exotic" reference Thanks R — thought you appreciate the “exotic” reference

]]> By: RachelG http://www.borthwick.com/weblog/2008/01/09/fotolog-lessons-learnt/#comment-53791 RachelG Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:22:58 +0000 http://www.borthwick.com/weblog/2008/01/09/fotolog-lessons-learnt/#comment-53791 John, A fantastic wrap-up of an exciting, educational year for me personally. I look forward to taking these and other invaluable wisdom learned at Fotolog with me. R. John, A fantastic wrap-up of an exciting, educational year for me personally. I look forward to taking these and other invaluable wisdom learned at Fotolog with me. R.

]]> By: John http://www.borthwick.com/weblog/2008/01/09/fotolog-lessons-learnt/#comment-53656 John Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:22:34 +0000 http://www.borthwick.com/weblog/2008/01/09/fotolog-lessons-learnt/#comment-53656 Gen / Good to hear from you -- I hope you are well, long time since we have talked, yell if you are coming thru NY Fotolog was not meant to be intl, happenstance ... just happened that way. Re; backseat driving it was an interesting lesson -- I have been on both sides of that problem! Gen / Good to hear from you — I hope you are well, long time since we have talked, yell if you are coming thru NY

Fotolog was not meant to be intl, happenstance … just happened that way.

Re; backseat driving it was an interesting lesson — I have been on both sides of that problem!

]]> By: Gen Kanai http://www.borthwick.com/weblog/2008/01/09/fotolog-lessons-learnt/#comment-53580 Gen Kanai Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:13:36 +0000 http://www.borthwick.com/weblog/2008/01/09/fotolog-lessons-learnt/#comment-53580 John, happy new year. First let me thank you for a tremendous post with a lot of great advice for any startup business. I totally agree with your thoughts re: internationalization. Internationalization is par for the course for any major open source project and is one of the key learnings for me in recent years. Can I clarify that Fotolog wasn't intended to be an international web service per se (at least from the outset?) I really like this quote: "unless you are willing to jump in and take a job much of your backseat driving is as useful as backseat driving." That resonated with me and I'm sure represents the feeling of a lot of entrepreneurs who get unintentionally sidetracked by their investors. I look forward to more movement by betaworks and more stimulating discussions. John, happy new year. First let me thank you for a tremendous post with a lot of great advice for any startup business.

I totally agree with your thoughts re: internationalization. Internationalization is par for the course for any major open source project and is one of the key learnings for me in recent years.

Can I clarify that Fotolog wasn’t intended to be an international web service per se (at least from the outset?)

I really like this quote: “unless you are willing to jump in and take a job much of your backseat driving is as useful as backseat driving.” That resonated with me and I’m sure represents the feeling of a lot of entrepreneurs who get unintentionally sidetracked by their investors.

I look forward to more movement by betaworks and more stimulating discussions.

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