What Pardot’s $100mm Acquisition Means for Atlanta

Reblogged from Atlanta Startup Community:

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Last week’s big Atlanta tech news was the acquisition of marketing automation software company, Pardot by ExactTarget for $95.5 mm. This isn’t just another acquisition in the tech world, it’s much more. The difference resides in the people involved, the cultural shift taking place in our city, and the ripple effects from such an event.

Pardot was founded by two Duke graduates, …

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Congrats to Pardot!

Extreme productivity hack: Hire someone to hit you in the face if you slack off

Reblogged from RescueTime Blog:

Maneesh Sethi over at Hack The System was bothered by how much time he was wasting when he should have been working. So came up with a pretty genius way to solve the problem. He hired someone to look over his shoulder every now and then and smack him in the face if he was slacking off. Seriously.

Turns out, it quadrupled his productivity.

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Welcome all to the blog of Neuyear.net.  Not only will we talk a lot about calendars (since that is what we do) we’ll also promote social good, startups, project planning/design and our love for coworking spaces and communities.  Sit back, enjoy the ride and seize the year!