We’re very close to Christmas this year, but I’m so proud to finally be open for business and have this dream be a reality.

I’m loaded up with Auto, Renter’s, and personal liability insurance from AAA, and it’s surprisingly affordable. I think this is because AAA is a nonprofit owned by its members, so they work for you, not to try to screw their customers any chance they get like most large public companies. It also pays to understand the coverage you’re getting and not pay for coverage you don’t need, which is why it pays to sit down with an experienced agent and discuss your situation, rather than buy insurance over the phone or internet.

Check out his site, see what his clients say about him, and get in touch with him. You won’t regret it. AAAPat.com – your experienced Northern California AAA agent.

• Hitachi Content Archive Platform Research Statistic
• F5 Networks ARX: A Global 500 pharmaceuticals company reduced its data migration time by 50% using their F5 ARX.

I’m proud of my work there — I think it’s some of my best yet, although I will always see room for improvement!  Working here has been great because I work with outstanding people that always pull their own weight, and I’ve been given a much greater degree of control and responsibility than ever before as an employee.

We’re also doing very well, despite the current economy, and I’m Looking forward to continued success for the company in 2009.

About the company:

Founded in 2007 and based in Silicon Valley, TechValidate is the first and only truly automated software platform for the collection and generation of customer-sourced marketing and sales collateral. TechValidate solves the problem of extracting quantifiable operational and financial metrics from the 90% or more of the customer base that is not referenceable today.

The company’s solution combines a unique mix of social networking, customer relationship management, and market research into a single web-based offering. By leveraging Web 2.0 principles like crowdsourcing and user generated content, TechValidate captures more customer voices faster than traditional approaches. In fact, TechValidate routinely increases customer participation rates by 3X or more with our clients. As a result, technology vendors can realize the full potential of their greatest marketing asset – their customer base.

Visit the company’s website here ->

Update: Tim has finished his pluginized version of Kropper! You can access his plugin source via SVN or your web browser here: http://rubyforge.org/scm/?group_id=3936. I’ll post another update when I get around to refactoring the demo app to use the pluginized code.