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Dave spends most of his time on the floor. Not that he doesn’t have a desk, he just prefers the floor. More working room. He shifts from pose to pose every half-hour. Sometimes stretches and walks around. Most of his time is spent in his small, but ample home office.
At midnight the day begins. His developers in India are arriving at their offices and its time to coordinate the days projects. Conversation occurs mainly through Instant Messenger. Demos are provided and occasional emails augment the conversation. Then its time for some sleep.
While Dave is asleep some of his editors - including Margaret - continue typing away. In the morning there are more stories, spam has been squashed, and the developers have advanced on their projects. Dave reviews the mornings projects, helps deploy code, and troubleshoot any outstanding issues.
Most of Dave’s other editors are awake now as well, and much of the work begins in earnest. Andrew, Jon, Sajid, Paul, and Martha all submit stories throughout the day - ensuring a steady stream of fresh news and interacting with the site’s visitors. Dave takes part in the story submission and conversation process as well.
Emails and instant messages shoot back and forth. Communication and motivation are key to continued success. Editors give continuous feedback and Dave fixes many of the smaller bugs or adds feature enhancements himself, while major projects are handed off to the India developers.
Each day generally has a theme. One day focuses on marketing, another on advertising sales, another on fresh content or seo, another on preparing the viral video campaign. No one task ever dominates a day - Dave shifts gears, but the emphasis is defined.
Breaks are taken. Food is eaten. An hour or two for relaxation. More emails to answer, more contacts to generate, more visitors to interact with. Bills to pay, updates to apply, software to deploy, systems to scale. Then its midnight again and time to start the process over again.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t spend all day in front of the computer. There is sleep. And yes, my wonderful wife Charity ensures I spend some time socializing with others (and her). I’m involved in a number of external activities but for the safe of my privacy and security I won’t delve into them here (yes, I know you want to stalk me).
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