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"https://www.mattcollins.net/2008/02/mulogycom-site-revamp", "published_at": "2008-02-16T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a1-b273-728f-b248-e2ea60f9f76f", "title": "Local social network", "url": "https://www.mattcollins.net/2008/02/local-social-network", "published_at": "2008-02-14T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a1-b273-728f-b248-e2ea614571db", "title": "Outside.in switches to Rails", "url": "https://www.mattcollins.net/2008/02/outsidein-switches-to-rails", "published_at": "2008-02-12T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a1-b273-728f-b248-e2ea6167d6e7", "title": "Fix for “Couldn’t find ‘authenticated’ generator”", "url": "https://www.mattcollins.net/2008/01/fix-for-couldnt-find-authenticated-generator", "published_at": "2008-01-28T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a1-b273-728f-b248-e2ea61ea8cda", "title": "RESTful Rails", "url": "https://www.mattcollins.net/2008/01/restful-rails", "published_at": "2008-01-16T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a1-b273-728f-b248-e2ea62921107", "title": "London Startup Weekend", "url": "https://www.mattcollins.net/2007/12/london-startup-weekend", "published_at": "2007-12-04T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a1-b273-728f-b248-e2ea631c6157", "title": "My Competitors get Dragons’ Den Funding", "url": "https://www.mattcollins.net/2007/11/my-competitors-get-dragons-den-funding", "published_at": "2007-11-20T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a1-b273-728f-b248-e2ea640d8cd6", "title": "PayPal’s Comedy Customer Service", "url": "https://www.mattcollins.net/2007/11/paypals-comedy-customer-service", "published_at": "2007-11-16T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a1-b273-728f-b248-e2ea647d8947", "title": "Putting Takeaway Menus Online", "url": "https://www.mattcollins.net/2007/11/putting-takeaway-menus-online", "published_at": "2007-11-15T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a1-b273-728f-b248-e2ea64848bae", "title": "Yet Another Localmouth Facelift", "url": "https://www.mattcollins.net/2007/11/yet-another-localmouth-facelift", "published_at": "2007-11-11T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a1-b273-728f-b248-e2ea64851135", "title": "Localmouth limerick competition winners", "url": "https://www.mattcollins.net/2007/11/localmouth-limerick-competition-winners", "published_at": "2007-11-11T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a1-b273-728f-b248-e2ea64f8b894", "title": "How to add nofollow to links in Rails", "url": "https://www.mattcollins.net/2007/11/how-to-add-nofollow-to-links-in-rails", "published_at": "2007-11-11T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a1-b273-728f-b248-e2ea65e07bc0", "title": "Localmouth limerick competition launched", "url": "https://www.mattcollins.net/2007/09/localmouth-limerick-competition-launched", "published_at": "2007-09-03T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a1-b273-728f-b248-e2ea66cdc8f8", "title": "Getting content", "url": "https://www.mattcollins.net/2007/08/getting-content", "published_at": "2007-08-28T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087a1-b273-728f-b248-e2ea675635c1", "title": "Another new look", "url": 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2 Apr 2026

2025

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19 Nov 2025

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30 Sept 2025

AI Hallucinations? The Solution Is More AI, Not Less original ↗

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27 Feb 2025

How to Use AI in Software Product Development Today original ↗

31 Jan 2025

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2024

FastHTML: The Perfect Framework for Simple AI-Powered Web Apps?original ↗

20 Sept 2024

5 Ways to Make an Agentic AI System More Reliable original ↗

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2023

What the 2023 Hollywood Writers’ Agreement Says About the Use of AI in Screenwriting original ↗

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2022

How to Name Your Company original ↗

9 Oct 2022

How To Know If Product-Led Growth is Viable for your B2B Company original ↗

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2018

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2017

15 Marketplace Startups That Have Raised Over $50 Million original ↗

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How to Use Scarcity to Hack the Marketplace Chicken-and-Egg Problem original ↗

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2016

How to Hire a CTO original ↗

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How Hired.com Started a Fast-Growing Careers Marketplace original ↗

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2015

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2014

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2013

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2012

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24 Jan 2012

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8 Jul 2008

Brownbook – a Crowdsourced Yellow Pages original ↗

26 Jun 2008

Will the UK Start Regulating Social Networks?original ↗

6 Jun 2008

Washington Post Hits Hyperlocal Hurdles original ↗

6 Jun 2008

Death of a Startup: Why Meetro Failed original ↗

21 May 2008

FatDoor is No More original ↗

9 May 2008

The Big Word Project original ↗

7 May 2008

Best practice RESTful queries in Rails original ↗

20 Apr 2008

How to Find a Technical Co-Founder original ↗

16 Apr 2008

Enabled by Design original ↗

7 Apr 2008

How to Find Top Tips on Almost Anything (…or Just a Few Random Things for Now)original ↗

29 Mar 2008

UK Hire Guide original ↗

4 Mar 2008

Mulogy.com site revamp original ↗

16 Feb 2008

Local social network original ↗

14 Feb 2008

Outside.in switches to Rails original ↗

12 Feb 2008

Fix for “Couldn’t find ‘authenticated’ generator”original ↗

28 Jan 2008

RESTful Rails original ↗

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London Startup Weekend original ↗

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My Competitors get Dragons’ Den Funding original ↗

20 Nov 2007

PayPal’s Comedy Customer Service original ↗

16 Nov 2007

Putting Takeaway Menus Online original ↗

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Yet Another Localmouth Facelift original ↗

11 Nov 2007

Localmouth limerick competition winners original ↗

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How to add nofollow to links in Rails original ↗

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Localmouth limerick competition launched original ↗

3 Sept 2007

Getting content original ↗

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Another new look original ↗

25 Jul 2007

New logo original ↗

25 Jul 2007

Back online original ↗

30 May 2007

Account suspended original ↗

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