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ArsDigita Founder Responds to Closing

Posted by michael on from the moral-of-the-story dept.

An anonymous reader sent in: "Net celebrity and ArsDigita founder Eve Andersson has written a brief history of the firm, documenting its downfall from her point of view. Fascinating reading, and yet another example of how a good thing can go so wrong."

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  1. No more Ars University? by digitalunity · · Score: 3, Funny

    I guess I'll just have to get my MCSE now.

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  2. Re:Typical.... by poemofatic · · Score: 4, Funny

    they hada good buisiness model, once...


    You mean the VC's?

    ;)

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  3. Re:Eh... VC's etc. by sethg · · Score: 5, Funny
    I am reminded of Fred Pohl's advice for writers trying to negotiate a contract with the publisher:

    "The way to write a contract is to assume that you and the nice man sitting across the table will drop dead tomorrow, and your heirs will hate one another's guts."

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