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May 12, 2006 | Comments: (0)

How I Work: Peter Yared, CEO, ActiveGrid

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What is your role?
CEO and cat herder at ActiveGrid

What is your computer setup?
Pentium 4 whitebox with 2GB RAM, RAID 1 Mirrored 250GB drives, and 3 19" LCDs. I have one of these configs at work and one at home. As well as a cheapo Sony Vaio that I use on the road.

What desktop software applications do you use daily?
Thunderbird and Firefox.

What websites do you visit every day?
Slashdot, News.com, NYTimes.com, Google

What mobile device or cell phone do you use?
Blackberry 8700c - The best phone I have ever owned. My quality of life noticeably improved when I switched to this device from the Treo 650.

Do you use IM?
peteryared@yahoo.com

Do you use a VoIP phone?
No, HISS they HISS suck HISS and HISS CLICK

Do you have a personal organization theory?
For startups, it is very simple: keep everyone aligned towards the same goal. It is fine if the entire ship is moving in a slightly wrong direction, because you can adjust it. But if different groups and individuals are off doing their own thing and arguing with each other, it is a complete disaster.

Anything else?
Check out ActiveGrid LAMP Studio - http://www.activegrid.com/try/

Posted by Dave Rosenberg on May 12, 2006 07:10 AM

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