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SATURDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 2001
Sleep when the baby sleeps.
Also pay the mortgage when the baby pays the mortgage.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
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- You "don't do small talk". You also don't do big talk, phone calls, emails…
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