An interesting look at another dot com failure, Inside the Cult of Kibu is by Lori Gottlieb, former vice president and editor-in-chief of the doomed girls’ site, and author of Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self. I had tried Kibu out and it seemed to have the promise of being fresh and different, though the business plan was transparent: collect data from girls for paying companies. The article portrays most of the company’s employees as being quite clueless. The part that really struck a chord with me was when she was labeled as “negative” and “not a team player” for raising important issues about the company’s goals. I’ve been there. I’ve now learned that if I need to put myself in that position, I’m already in the wrong environment. Next time (if there has to be one), I hope to catch myself before the mental burn-out happens. (via CamWorld)