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Ars Digita Crumbles

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Philip Greenspun’s Ars Digita is gone. A while back he took on some investors and they ousted him from the company. Check out this quote from Mass High Tech on the closure.

"[CEO Dan] Keshian was not present when the shutdown and sale were announced to employees."

If you are going to run a profitable company into the ground, at least have the decency to look your employees in the eye and tell them yourself.

On a related note, If you haven’t read Greenspun’s book on database-backed sites, I suggest you do so. While the technologies that are discussed in the book may not be for everyone, the ideas and knowledge you will gain by reading it are invaluable.

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