Comments on: So Long Kleins. Thanks for the Roosevelts. http://www.spideysenses.com/2006/12/16/so-long-kleins-thanks-for-the-roosevelts/ Ted Rheingold's web journal Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:59:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Dogster Inc. Company Blog » Archive » The Impact Horizon - Making Decisions In A Growing Business http://www.spideysenses.com/2006/12/16/so-long-kleins-thanks-for-the-roosevelts/#comment-13785 Dogster Inc. Company Blog » Archive » The Impact Horizon - Making Decisions In A Growing Business Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:35:25 +0000 http://www.spideysenses.com/2006/12/16/so-long-kleins-thanks-for-the-roosevelts/#comment-13785 [...] In the early days of Dogster, it was just Ted, Steven and I. We would sit at Ted’s dining room table, write code, answer the phone, have meetings, and lunch at Klein’s. Things were simple and we would work on whatever needed attention or whatever new feature we thought the users would love. We tried making a few long term plans but they were always based on flawed assumptions and became obsolete very fast. In revisiting our past, I realize that our most successful choices in our product and business strategy were the ones that had a profound impact in the short term. Our worst choices seem to have been the ones that we thought would pay off “down the road.” [...] [...] In the early days of Dogster, it was just Ted, Steven and I. We would sit at Ted’s dining room table, write code, answer the phone, have meetings, and lunch at Klein’s. Things were simple and we would work on whatever needed attention or whatever new feature we thought the users would love. We tried making a few long term plans but they were always based on flawed assumptions and became obsolete very fast. In revisiting our past, I realize that our most successful choices in our product and business strategy were the ones that had a profound impact in the short term. Our worst choices seem to have been the ones that we thought would pay off “down the road.” [...]

]]> By: willo http://www.spideysenses.com/2006/12/16/so-long-kleins-thanks-for-the-roosevelts/#comment-13782 willo Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:03:07 +0000 http://www.spideysenses.com/2006/12/16/so-long-kleins-thanks-for-the-roosevelts/#comment-13782 aww maaan, I wish I would have known. I would have totally went & bought one last Kahlo. sad. aww maaan, I wish I would have known. I would have totally went & bought one last Kahlo.

sad.

]]> By: Laughing Squid » Klein’s Deli Has Left the Building http://www.spideysenses.com/2006/12/16/so-long-kleins-thanks-for-the-roosevelts/#comment-13725 Laughing Squid » Klein’s Deli Has Left the Building Mon, 18 Dec 2006 06:56:12 +0000 http://www.spideysenses.com/2006/12/16/so-long-kleins-thanks-for-the-roosevelts/#comment-13725 [...] Potrero Hill favorite Klein’s Deli has closed after 27 years of making great sandwiches. Ted Rheingold reports on the sad news and last night he shot some photos of the beautiful backlit window display that is made up of photos of people shot on the deli’s final day in a photobooth setup by San Francisco portrait photographer Christopher Irion. photo credit: Ted Rheingold tags: San Francisco (T) , Potrero Hill (T) , deli (T) , Klein's Deli (T) , sandwiches (T) , Christopher Irion (T) Comments RSS feed | Trackback URL [...] [...] Potrero Hill favorite Klein’s Deli has closed after 27 years of making great sandwiches. Ted Rheingold reports on the sad news and last night he shot some photos of the beautiful backlit window display that is made up of photos of people shot on the deli’s final day in a photobooth setup by San Francisco portrait photographer Christopher Irion. photo credit: Ted Rheingold tags: San Francisco (T) , Potrero Hill (T) , deli (T) , Klein’s Deli (T) , sandwiches (T) , Christopher Irion (T) Comments RSS feed | Trackback URL [...]

]]> By: John http://www.spideysenses.com/2006/12/16/so-long-kleins-thanks-for-the-roosevelts/#comment-13679 John Sun, 17 Dec 2006 20:49:55 +0000 http://www.spideysenses.com/2006/12/16/so-long-kleins-thanks-for-the-roosevelts/#comment-13679 Man, I loved that cunningham. Tragic! Man, I loved that cunningham. Tragic!

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