Callum Macdonald » SmartHippo http://www.callum-macdonald.com Callum on life Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:52:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Dinner at Savoy Cabbage http://www.callum-macdonald.com/2008/02/28/dinner-at-savoy-cabbage/ http://www.callum-macdonald.com/2008/02/28/dinner-at-savoy-cabbage/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:07:49 +0000 Callum http://www.callum-macdonald.com/2008/02/28/dinner-at-savoy-cabbage/ Continue reading →]]> George and my crew at SmartHippo organised a R1’000 dinner at Savoy Cabbage (their web site is being updated I’m told). I worked miracles a few weeks ago in producing some truly mind blowing javascript (at least it blew my mind). The dinner was a thank you for working an outrageous number of hours to get the code live on time.

I took 3 friends and we all ate well. I had a beef tartare starter and a springbok main. I figured I would try the South African icon! Then the most wonderful chocolate pancakes for dessert. My word they were good. Our bill came to R1’034, or within 4% of target!

Thanks guys.

]]> http://www.callum-macdonald.com/2008/02/28/dinner-at-savoy-cabbage/feed/ 4 No Y Combinator This Time http://www.callum-macdonald.com/2007/10/19/no-y-combinator-this-time/ http://www.callum-macdonald.com/2007/10/19/no-y-combinator-this-time/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:41:56 +0000 Callum http://www.callum-macdonald.com/2007/10/19/no-y-combinator-this-time/ Continue reading →]]> As I suspected, my application for Y Combinator was not successful this time. In some ways, I’m relieved, I’m not sure if I was ready for the commitment of a full-on startup. So now I have time to focus on my work with SmartHippo and see what else I want to develop.

Any ideas for web based, remote businesses are most welcome!

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]]> http://www.callum-macdonald.com/2007/10/17/were-famous/feed/ 0 I’m Going to Montreal http://www.callum-macdonald.com/2007/09/27/im-going-to-montreal/ http://www.callum-macdonald.com/2007/09/27/im-going-to-montreal/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:45:19 +0000 Callum http://www.callum-macdonald.com/2007/09/27/im-going-to-montreal/ It’s confirmed. The contracts are signed, the flights are booked, I’m going to Montreal. I fly on Monday 8 October. I’ll be working with ReflexCRM on SmartHippo, a social network for financial products.

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