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Posted on October 16, 2007
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I manage to keep up with what’s going on in the world through various methods, for news on the latest HD TV I talk to my mate Eric, he runs a shop close to me and at present is deciding if he likes the new Philips Ambilight.
For Tech news Mike Butcher (TC UK) always seems to find the crazy stuff, he posted a round-up that included news about a start-up weekend here in blighty by an American

“Startup Weekend is an idea, an experiment, a chance gather the tech community and create a company over one jam packed weekend.” But organiser Andrew Hyde appears to be a web developer from Boulder, Colorado, US, who appears to be on some kind of startup hell trip. â€œIn the next 6 weeks I will be cofounding 6 companies with 3-450 cofounders.

It sort of sounds like one of those MLM schemes ‘all you need is 6 friends…’ I’m obviously missing something, 6 must be a magic number, although 6 companies with 450 co-founders will be one hell of a management task, but I’m guessing he’s got a plan.

So maybe we should go for 5 companies in 5 weeks, it reminds of ‘Something About Mary’

Hitchhiker: If you’re not happy with the first 7 minutes, we’re gonna send you the extra minute free. You see? That’s it. That’s our motto. That’s where we’re comin’ from. That’s from “A” to “B”.
Ted Stroehmann: That’s right. That’s — that’s good. That’s good. Unless, of course, somebody comes up with 6-Minute Abs. Then you’re in trouble, huh?
[Hitchhiker convulses]
Hitchhiker: No! No, no, not 6! I said 7. Nobody’s comin’ up with 6. Who works out in 6 minutes? You won’t even get your heart goin, not even a mouse on a wheel.
Ted Stroehmann: That — good point.
Hitchhiker: 7’s the key number here. Think about it. 7-Elevens. 7 doors. 7, man, that’s the number. 7 chipmunks twirlin’ on a branch, eatin’ lots of sunflowers on my uncle’s ranch. You know that old children’s tale from the sea. It’s like you’re dreamin’ about Gorgonzola cheese when it’s clearly Brie time, baby. Step into my office.
Ted Stroehmann: Why?
Hitchhiker: ‘Cause you’re fuckin’ fired!