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THURSDAY, 19 JANUARY 2012
Youth is wasted on the young.
You wasted yours too. Old age is next, and you've got form.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Dress for the job you want. The job you have will see you in…
- The in-office lunch is optional. The man with the clipboard and no sandwich is…
- Every parent has a favourite child. It's whichever one isn't currently talking.
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- Your startup is an app that replaces a phone call. With a waitlist, a…
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
- Micro-dating is a thirty-minute coffee to see if there's a spark. There wasn't. She…
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