Category Archives: personal

Starban

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Don Ardonio

I have always been fascinated by Starbucks and how they operate their stores. On a macro level they are very similar to McDonalds, Dunkin’ Donuts and others of that breed, in the sense that their main focus is real estate. … Continue reading →

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The morning routine

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Don Ardonio

I’ve been trying out a new morning routine for a couple of months now. Here’s how it looks. I wake up around 8:30 I pick up my iPhone and read the mails that were sent overnight by my colleagues from … Continue reading →

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(r)Evolution

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Don Ardonio

I came across this post and immediately felt a very familiar sense. It’s something I had been wondering about for a while. I started noticing on events and various ad-hoc meets that a lot of the crowd I know is … Continue reading →

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Ardenskie 3.0

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Don Ardonio

For the third year in a row, a bunch of former fellow students went on a weekend to the Ardennes. Doing all you expect a bunch of geeks to do on a boys-weekend-out. Upon arrival, the big table was taken … Continue reading →

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