Greek Complexity

Great article! Why to Not Not Start a Startup, writes Paul Graham. Great read for anyone that earns a living, not just for entrepreneurs. Couple quotes:

If you're too inexperienced to start a startup, what you should do is start one.

and

To almost everyone except criminals, it seems an axiom that if you need money, you should get a job. Actually this tradition is not much more than a hundred years old. Before that, the default way to make a living was by farming. It's a bad plan to treat something only a hundred years old as an axiom.

Expressed unexpectedly like that, it does set one thinking.

Free wine? Deluxe home? $10K a month?

All of the above on offer and in return:

we’re looking for someone (maybe you) who really knows how to use Web 2.0 and Facebook and blogs and social media and YouTube and all sorts of good stuff like that — to tell the world about our wines and the place where we live: the Sonoma County Wine Country

say the folks at the Murphy-Goode Winery in California. Applications due June 5th, 2009.

And here I am plugging their message for them at no charge!

Biometrics, anyone?

A Singapore-based investor is looking for someone with an understanding of biometrics. Needs some input for a portfolio company. If interested in finding out more, leave a comment here with your email address and I'll put you in touch.

Another job opportunity

(I wonder if these job posts are going to become a habit...!)

Singapore-based consulting firm seeks to hire IT professional with 2-4 years' experience in business intelligence and data warehousing technologies. Some domain knowledge of banking and/or telecom desired but not essential.

If interested, drop me an email at "blogfeedback [at] murli [dot] net" with a brief résumé and I'll get back to you.

Job opportunity

Doing someone a favour here.

A top venture capital firm is looking to hire someone for a short-term (3 month) research project. Details:

• Telecom knowledge required
• Candidate should have spent 3 years in Indian telecom/wireless
• Knowledge of VC not essential

If interested, leave a comment here with your email address and I'll get back to you.