Robi Ganguly’s Big Ideas

• Mondays set the tone for the week. Focus. Execute. #
• HP has been in the printing business for what, 3 decades? And I still have to download 300 mb drivers in order to make their devices work??? #
• Time for a morning run. A FAST one. ♫ http://blip.fm/~vb8dz #
• I love 8 minute miles. #
• First time I've sat in the exit row and felt like my seatmates couldn't open the door. #
• Ahhhh Laguna Beach: where the traffic is so bad you actually get to sightsee from the car. #
• Life's good. Kicking off Timmy's bachelor party with sunset and a beer http://yfrog.com/elcjqj #
• A little snoop, a little gin and juice, a lot of coors light… Time for poker chips. #
• I employed the @nick_jordan rule of late night poker: let them all get drunker than you and then start betting. Beautiful results. #
• Boom boom pow! Vegas for 24 hours with this guy: http://yfrog.com/jwak1sj #
• The pink taco: where jokes are made and promptly forgotten. #bachelorparty #
• Flying out of Vegas on a saturday is dramatically better than dealing with the Sunday mess. #
• An interesting set of slides compiling mobile app stats across reports: http://tinyurl.com/157appstats #
• Finishing up an excellent trip by returning to Seattle for Vampire Weekend at Marymoor Park. #

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• Mondays are for GSD. So many problems, but just good ones: http://tinysong.com/jxAf #
• Just finished presenting at the first Seattle android developer meetup. So f'ing energizing. Great questions, great audience. #
• We'll see how this pans out, but $AAPL is going to have a hard time adjusting to the ad business: http://awe.sm/59TRG #
• Just saw a skateboarder getting pulled uphill by hs dog as he yelled "mush". Wow. #
• Doug Weaver on consumer data tracking and having your shit together, as a company: http://getthedrift.com/punkd-by-the-journal/ #
• It's a sell the news market – puts still working well. $TLT absolutely destroying it. #
• Kicking off the NetIP conference with some drinks and a bit of mischief #ni2010 http://yfrog.com/28lmcfj #
• The Theo Chocolate tour includes hairnets, an education on chocolate making and some Chai Tea chocolate #ni2010 http://yfrog.com/5crtmsj #
• You know it's a good party when people are talking about the strange muscles that are sore from dancing their asses off . #ni2010 #netip #
• "you'd be amazed at the difference that having a small cushion makes for micro businesses" -grameen foundation on savings solutions #ni2010 #
• "You know, my character on the Daily Show couldn't have existed 10 years ago" -@aasif_mandvi #ni2010 http://yfrog.com/mub4pfj #
• Q: "why'd you choose a non-traditional career for a South Asian?" @aasif_mandvi "well, I sucked at math, science and business, so.." #ni2010 #
• "The decision you have is to choose who you want to become" -Mohan Nair #ni2010 #
• "I sat down with Gandhi's son- his first question, 'What are you doing for the world?'" -M Nair #ni2010 #
• Watching people get hypnotized in public never gets old. Especially in formal Indian clothes #ni2010 #
• Proud of the event we pulled off and somewhat sad to finally take off the conference wristband. #ni2010 http://yfrog.com/euu4orj #

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• Heading back to Seattle after seeing another friend successfully married off. Have fun in Hawaii Weeds! #
• "The idea that you need to go bigger to be happy is false" – YES! Great piece on the decline of conspicuous consumption: http://awe.sm/59EYZ #
• iOS 4.0 has made my already slow $AAPL iPhone 3G almost unusable. Intuitive apparently comes with a 10 second delay & crashes galore. Dicks. #
• Love getting up early, watching the sun rise and getting shit done. So good to be back in Seattle. #
• DJ Tiesto and Excel. I live an exciting life. #
• Be the kind of person you respect. #
• Fired up for tonight's Chromeo concert. Might have to bring a little "Fancy Footwork": ♫ http://blip.fm/~urmcx #
• Chromeo, Chromeo, Chromeo, Chromeo! http://yfrog.com/4bfmwjj #
• I wish Seattle had it's its. #
• Birds are chirping, the sun's out and Mt. Rainier looks amazing. Time for a run. #
• Screw #outsidelands I'm staying here in Seattle for blue skies and 90 degrees. #
• Shorts and flip flops and bar hopping. I love this town. #
• Any birthday party that includes an Elmo piñata and Mexican wrestler masks is an immediate win: http://yfrog.com/7fno1wj #
• Chorizo corndogs, exploding twinkies, happy endings and unicorn jizz. Menu items at the current venue or sick jokes? #
• Dear hipster: your haircut says you don't own a mirror. Your B.O. says you don't have a shower. Is being homeless hip? #
• Starting the day off with some tennis – awesome. Having to skip boating to stay inside and work… ugh. #

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• Welcome to your birthday @gfisherseattle http://yfrog.com/5nttpuj #
• Time flies when you're gettin' shit done. #
• OH: "chris brown? Isn't he the guy who punches girls in the ovaries?" #
• A reminder to think about who your website's visitors are and why they're there in the first place: http://xkcd.com/773/ #
• SEA –> JFK. See you tonight Big Apple. #
• So let me get this straight: a place calling itself a "milk bar" doesn't serve plain milk? Fail. #
• Manchester, VT certainly isn't easy to get to but it's damned beautiful once you're here. #

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• Monday: it's about GSD. #
• My friends need to stop getting married. Or I need to buy a tux. This renting schtik is getting old. #
• Jay-Z as the clock strikes 12. Not sure it was meant to accompany Excel, but WTF? http://tinysong.com/svHi #
• Being consistent takes work. #
• The absinthe dispenser at Liberty is fucking awesome http://yfrog.com/4bcakj #
• Paperboys work 7 days a week. #
• Late night philosophizing with @mydogscool in Seatown. Good times, as always. #

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• "West Coast represent". Snoop makes this song. ♫ http://blip.fm/~tpogy #
• Finally getting to sit down to dinner. Homemade crab louie salad with sourdough bread makes for a nice work break http://yfrog.com/mzh0bj #
• Feel like I spent most of the day dealing with formatting issues instead of actually writing. Blech. Time for a run. #
• This is looking like a sell-the-news earnings season. Puts anyone? $$ #
• If you don't want to be average, stop doing what everyone else is doing. #
• Some fast beats, a sunny day and me, jamming away on my to-do list. This is definitely sustainable. ♫ http://blip.fm/~tteey #
• Umm.. did someone forget to pay the registrar dues over at $YHOO??? All sites seem to be down. #
• No matter how much I've accomplished, I always feel a little sad on Friday. #
• Feel like splurging? Why not get a $765 bottle of beer, wrapped in roadkill? http://awe.sm/58fjx #
• Increased bearish exposure via puts on retail co's ($TLB, $ANN, $CHS & $GPS) into the close. Moving dollars into $TLT too – yield curve fun! #
• It just might be time for a run. Great freaking week. ♫ http://blip.fm/~twv9d #
• RT @nick_jordan: for @rganguly: Up early in Dubai. Time for a workout. Going to be a great fucking day. <some additional nonsense about … #
• Seeing Seattle starbucks locations remodel to mimic their experimental locations. Good changes. #
• Why yes, yes I do http://yfrog.com/myt46j #
• Choose good. #
• Sunday evening ritual with the gf: neighborhood walk and a drink at Targys. Fantastic. #
• Switching up the routine this week and moving back to morning runs. 7 miles…go! #

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• Hustle, hustle. Mondays are for productivity: http://p.rhap.com/Tra.9548153 #
• "Habits change into character" – Ovid #
• I have a feeling today's run is going to be a fast one. I love Mondays . ♫ http://blip.fm/~te9fr #
• Dinner tonight: fresh halibut & asparagus steamed in parchment paper w/ a nice Pinot. Thx @mydogscool for the reco! http://yfrog.com/59dmkkj #
• When in doubt, Sully's. #
• "A determination to succeed is the only way to succeed that I know anything about." -William Feather #quotes #
• Yesterday's over. Today actually matters. What're you going to do about it? #
• Radiohead has some good running music pair with today's sun. ♫ http://blip.fm/~tj0xh #
• Fast Company is searching for 2010's Most Influential Person Online. You are more influential than you think. http://fcinf.com/v/a9dg #
• Now that the oil well's capped, can we get $BP to go do something about the shit spewing from Mel Gibson's mouth? #
• Dear Wells Fargo: why does it always take two people to deposit my checks? WTF. #
• When the Indians host a Jewish wedding…. http://youtu.be/FdG9P1MsU5A #
• The obvious announcement today would be free bumpers for all iPhone 4 purchasers. $aapl doesn't like obvious though. #
• An amazing bachelor party weekend for my buddy Peter has begun on Orcas Island http://yfrog.com/3zakkkj #
• Being directed by locals to go to the "lower" tavern before the "lowest" tavern in a small town: priceless. #
• Who wakes up early during a bachelor party to go running? #ivegotissues #
• Good morning world: http://yfrog.com/7h7yguj #
• Going crabbing and fishing: http://yfrog.com/6b4p9yj #
• Some great luck already. Hooking 3 fish and picking up 8 dungeness crabs = fun times. #
• When heading to the islands, biking is definitely preferrable to taking the car http://yfrog.com/n1ljnj #

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• Fresh mojitos and a sunset walk, capped off with homemade carnitas and some beers. Summer is here http://yfrog.com/11nkjpj #
• Stay motivated. Stay hungry. Work hard. #
• 73 and sunny in Seattle. Time to go test out the fancy new GPS running watch. ♫ http://blip.fm/~t4e0s #
• You'd get a lot more done if you just focused on one thing at a time. #
• Need to get today's run in before it hits 95. Hello summer. ♫ http://blip.fm/~t6zik #
• Poor Cleveland #
• This absolutely KILLS me every time I watch it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFevH5vP32s #
• OH: "Romeo and Juliet just needed cell phones. That would've averted some nasty shit." #
• Today's the unofficial Seafair kickoff: Milk Carton Derby, Pirates landing and tons of community events. Get outside and enjoy it Seattle!! #
• I'm on a boat. A muthafuckin' boat #
• Hup holland hup! Go Oranje. #
• Drink your loyalty: http://yfrog.com/0kycuij #
• Personally enjoying NED's aggressive play. No blood no foul Hup! #
• The yellow card + scarf + fake acting drinking game is absolutely the way to go for today's game. #
• Scarf! *clink* oh no, scarf again! *clink* #
• I think I'm going to be a vuvuzela for Halloween. #greatideaswhendrinkingandwatchingsports #
• What a shit call. This ref is in love with the telenovella that is the Spanish whining. #
• That was a pretty fucking stellar goal. Man advantage didn't matter there. #
• Sunday night: often my version of Monday morning. #

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• 2 days is more than enough recovery time from the race. Who's running with me tonight? #
• Some thoughts on 10 years as a Pomona Alum and Giving Back http://awe.sm/580gQ #
• Hello dusk run, let's chat. ♫ http://blip.fm/~swn41 #
• After a week and two surgeries, I have a working iPhone again. #fixityourself #
• If you end your workweek feeling like you've barely escaped, you're doing it wrong. #
• Cha cha in Capitol Hill: where letting your freak flag fly is expected. #
• Starting the long weekend off with 7 miles and some Miike Snow. ♫ http://blip.fm/~syx71 #
• Loving that the Ballard farmer's market is open and thriving on the 4th. #

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Hilarious video of what happens when a brand really dominates a consumer’s brain.

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