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Re:What to do after you sell your company and retire by nostrademons on Monday April 23, 2007 @11:42PM (#16201)
Greenspun had other companies before Ars Digita. He took ICAD/Concentra public and also co-founded ConSolve and Isosonics.

It may be true that no programmer with any sense would work for him - I don't know him personally. But given how cheaply you can start a company nowadays, he certainly doesn't need investors. And as I understand it, he's not entirely retired: doesn't he teach a course at MIT?

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Re:What to do after you sell your company and retire by ced on Tuesday April 24, 2007 @09:06AM (#16306)
"It may be true that no programmer with any sense would work for him". Why? Did he do anything particular?
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Re:What to do after you sell your company and retire by nostrademons on Tuesday April 24, 2007 @09:23AM (#16315)
I don't know - "may be true" is just conceding the point to the grandparent, because I have no personal knowledge of Greenspun, and from his username, it appears that the grandparent worked at Ars Digita. I've heard that Greenspun's management-style was pretty abrasive and he could very egotistical, but this is all hearsay.
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