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This is very cool. A way for me to filter by activity type would be helpful.

Re traffic, it is the lifeblood of any site. Couple thoughts:

- Buy banner or link on site(s) that attract the type of users you want. - Submit to bloggers who'd find this cool. - See if there's anyway you can create original content out of this and seo that. Thinking out loud here, perhaps snapshots of what happened in different areas per day, and then seo those pages. But that'll take time to start building traffic.

Very helpful stuff in there for entrepreneurs. What I love about James' writing is that it's all from hard-earned wisdom over a period of years.

I've personally printed out a few of his posts and keep them on my desk at home to review occasionally.

Danielle is awesome. I've known her since her beginning at Twilio. Worth reading.

One never knows. It's like predicting the stock market for the next 10 years. If you really knew, you'd not be writing articles, but making yourself wicked rich.

Anytime is a good time to be a founder. There's always a need for something better. Technology and use of technology is always evolving.

Just looked at the comments, still like the post. There's sharing of experience, what he did wrong and why, humor, and lessons learned.

I disagree. I've taken the time to read all his blog posts, each one. I've found that level of value from his blog. What he does that's beyond most bloggers out there - he freely shares how he's screwed up, what's he's learned and is learning. The guy is smart! It's refreshing and I've learned a lot from reading his blog.

This is simply awesome. Thanks for putting it together!

Actually, the author is turning 40 :)

But, he is single, doesn't have kids, and has done the travel, nightclubs, sex with many women thing, so using that experience.

If one thinks about it, none of us know the final day, we just live like it's far away in never never land. In a previous career, I worked in a level one trauma ER, and in four years, watched hundreds, if not close to a thousand, people die. Makes one think. None of those people woke up that morning, got ready for work, and got in their cars thinking this'd be their last day.

So that thought went into this as well. It was an off the head list, more of how I would live, and more importantly, how I should live whether I have 35 days or 70 years left.

I'm sure if I was to do the exercise next year, there'd be new items, some from current list might go. But that's the beauty of life. We grow, we change, we evolve.

It is a good exercise for anyone to do, regardless of age and impending birthdays. I highly recommend it.

Very honest comment, liked it.

I tried this exercise once, asked myself what I'd want to accomplish if I knew I had a month to live. The answer was, I'd finish the latest draft of the novel I'd been working on for what seemed like forever.

So, I took out a calendar, kept track of days left. 30...29....

30 days later, I'd finished the novel.

I'll share my experience raising money with Angellist. As a data point, I've been involved with startups since '99. Before, when you had to raise money, it was a painful slog, you had to set aside months of your life to beg for introductions, nag every contact you had. Basically, you were chasing the VCs (Angels were less prominent then).

This time, raising money for my startup, after our pitch went out on Angellist, it was unlike anything I or most of my friends have ever experienced. Angels and VCs contact you, I had two to three weeks of non-stop meetings, selecting who would be best to take money from, and we raised.

What Angellist did for us was (a) significantly decrease the time to raise money and (b) put us in front of VCs and Angels we never could have met on our own, not without at least dedicating months to the process.

My take - it empowers the entrepreneurs, which is why certain VCs don't like it. Classic internet play - disintermediate the middlemen.

It's just my opinion, but boy, it made my life simple and allowed me to get back to what I love, which is building my company.

What you need is simple. All below are metaphorical, not physical

1) Cojones - Extra large

2) A Bulldog's jaws - Once you grab on to something, you don't quit.

3) Bulletproof vest - There'll always be detractors, hanger oners, I-told-you-so'ers. Let it all bounce off.

4) A Dog neck cone - For focus. You only look back for lessons.

I'd add more, but with those 4, you can accomplish pretty much anything.