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title: Second Interview Up
date: 2007-02-06T18:47:12-06:00
author: Patrick McKenzie (patio11)
permalink: "/2007/02/07/second-interview-up/"
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  - Uncategorized
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Ben Yoskovitz of <a href="http://startupspark.com/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://startupspark.com']);">StartupSpark</a> has posted his <a href="http://startupspark.com/bingo-patrick-mckenzie-puts-his-cards-on-the-table/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://startupspark.com']);">interview with me</a>.  &#8220;Bingo!  Patrick McKenzie lays his cards on the table.&#8221;  What can I say, that title warms me to the core of my bad-pun-loving soul.  (You may not know this, but 37  states and the District of Columbia require loving bad puns as a prerequisite for getting a teaching certification.)  This interview is largely focused on my experience as a uISV and thoughts on the field in general.

My personal favorite quote:

> If I wanted to make a splash, I would say that it is more important that your ordering pathway be flawless than your application be the best in its class. Do you have a design document for your ordering pathway? Why not?

I could certainly do a better job of that myself, incidentally.  Getting better, bit by bit and month by month.
