Aug
11
2011
Flap’s Links and Comments for August 4th through August 11th
Posted by Flap in Pinboard Links
These are my links for August 4th through August 11th:
- Disgruntled Entrepreneur Erica Douglass Writes Goodbye Letter To California – Entrepreneur Erica Douglass loves California in many ways, but the young entrepreneur says she's leaving it for a city with a much fairer startup climate (yup, Austin, Texas). She explained her move via a mock breakup letter with the Golden State that she posted on her blog.
First a bit of background on Douglass: In 2007, when she was just 26, she sold the Web hosting company she created six years earlier for $1.1 million. She has since co-founded Whoosh Traffic, a website design firm, and started a blog, Erica.biz to help other entrepreneurs get started.
Last Thursday, Douglass, who has lived in California for 12 years, used her Erica.biz platform to announce that she was leaving the beaches, sunshine and laid-back atmosphere of San Diego to move to Austin, Texas, because her adopted state has become inhospitable for business people like herself. Austin, incidentally, seems to get nothing but kudos as a place for small businesses and for young professionals.
And as she packs up to move away, others are taking notice, continuing to comment on her post nearly a week later, and cheering her on for making the decision to change her location. What's inspiring so many people?
Here are some highlights from the young entrepreneur's letter, "Dear California: I’m Leaving You. Here’s Why."=====
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- foursquare – Leaving soon for Thousand Oaks. Good Bye Las Vegas until October (@ Harrah's Las Vegas)
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-08-11 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-08-11 #tcot #catcot
- foursquare – Just finished playing 3 hours of cash games = / (@ Harrah's Poker Room)
- foursquare – Continuing to shop (@ Wynn Las Vegas w/ 8 others)
- foursquare – Shopping after dinner (@ The Grand Canal Shoppes)
- foursquare – Dinner with gang at buffet (@ Harrah's Las Vegas w/ 3 others)
- foursquare – Time for a rest period before tonight's final party (@ Harrah's Las Vegas w/ 5 others)
- foursquare – Lunch with Mary, Tara, Alice and Nancy (@ Cancun Resort) [pic]:
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-08-10 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-08-10 #tcot #catcot
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-08-09 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-08-09 #tcot #catcot
- foursquare – Dinner (@ Rio Hotel & Casino w/ 9 others)
- foursquare – Time for a midday nap (@ Harrah's Las Vegas w/ 6 others)
- foursquare – Shopping with Alice, Nancy and Tara (@ Las Vegas Premium Outlets – South)
- foursquare – I just unlocked the "Explorer" badge on @foursquare!
- foursquare – Back from the almost five mile run down the strip towards Mandalay Bay. (@ Harrah's Poker Room)
- foursquare – Off soon for a 3-4 mile run at sunrise (@ Harrah's Las Vegas)
- foursquare – I just unlocked the "Super User" badge on @foursquare!
- foursquare – I'm at Imperial Palace Hotel And Casino (3535 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas)
- foursquare – I just unlocked the "Crunked" badge on @foursquare!
- foursquare – Nancy playing the slots in Bellagio (@ Bellagio Poker Room) [pic]:
- foursquare – With the RW/5 gang (@ Bellagio Hotel & Casino w/ 4 others)
- foursquare – With Alice, Tara and Nancy (@ Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino w/ 8 others) [pic]:
- foursquare – About to play the 3 pm tournament (@ Harrah's Poker Room)
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:: Harrah’s Poker Room
– I just ousted @yesmynameis_ash as the mayor of Harrah's Poker Room on @foursquare!
:: Las Vegas, Nevada - foursquare – On a stroll and shopping (@ Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino w/ 3 others)
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-08-08 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-08-08 #tcot #catcot
- Day By Day August 7, 2011 – In Vino Veritas | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Day By Day August 7, 2011 – In Vino Veritas #tcot #catcot
- foursquare – Finished about 12 miles. At finish about 87. Kind of hot to run. Now a nap (@ Harrah's Poker Room)
- foursquare – Off soon for an easy 12.5 miles along the Las Vegas strip. Temps in low 80's (@ Harrah's Poker Room)
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-08-07 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-08-07 #tcot #catcot
- foursquare – Yum! Chocolate (@ Max Brenner)
- foursquare – Resting before dessert at Chocolate by the Bald Man at Caesars (@ Harrah's Poker Room)
- foursquare – About 88 players at day 1b of Epic Poker League including Greg Rather (@ Epic Poker League At The Palms) [pic]:
- foursquare – But first, a movie – Planet of the Apes (@ Epic Poker League At The Palms)
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-08-06 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-08-06 #tcot #catcot
- foursquare – Going to see a lot of me here this week. Off to Palms and ESL and dinner (@ Harrah's Poker Room)
- foursquare – You betcha (@ Vegas, baby!)
- foursquare – Almost to Vegas (@ Nevada State Line)
- foursquare – Pit stop on way to Vegas (@ Starbucks w/ 2 others)
- Day By Day August 5, 2011 – Over the Bus | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Day By Day August 5, 2011 – Over the Bus #tcot #catcot
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-08-05 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-08-05 #tcot #catcot
- Flap’s Links and Comments for August 2nd through August 4th | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Links and Comments for August 2nd through August 4th #tcot #catcot
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