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by AVTizzle 13y ago
I think this is a direct consequence of how thinly they're spreading themselves out across multiple platforms. They have a native app for every mobile and computer platform, along with web, plugins for every major browser, and then the
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by AVTizzle 13y ago
"One of the best podcast episodes you'll ever hear about selling software. Actually about cars. Stick with it." https://twitter.com/patio11/status/418879954894340096
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by AVTizzle 13y ago
Also, nobody seems to mention the fact that this story was created out of an HN thread... I imagine that has a lot to do with everyone's interest in it.
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by AVTizzle 13y ago
Their business, their experiment. Besides "...we're all in a perpetual state of figuring shit out."
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by AVTizzle 13y ago
SimpleCrew ( http://www.SimpleCrew.com - a mobile photo app for businesses, real estate investors, marketing street teams, etc...) is earning $1,600/mo RR right now... ~35 customers averaging just under $50/mo per custo
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by AVTizzle 13y ago
Funny... The whole time I was reading this I couldn't help compare it to Ballmer's last re-org call-to-arms letter. I only understood maybe 5% of Ballmer's memo... This one actually got me excited for the future of Buzzfeed.
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by AVTizzle 13y ago
Interesting POV from Icahn and definitely in stark contrast to the "Founder-CEO" philosophy being embraced by the startup community. I can only speak from my perspective as what the article would define as "pre-investment CEO
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Ask HN: Who do you like to listen to speaking passionately about technology?
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by AVTizzle 13y ago
Which one of those two options do you feel is the one more likely to fail?
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by AVTizzle 13y ago
This is actually OP's case. About page from his startup: http://zuupy.com/about/
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by AVTizzle 13y ago
Towards the end of this post I realized that this was Patio11 responding to Jason Fried responding to Paul Graham... Basically, porn.
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by AVTizzle 13y ago
What does "Virtual 5.1 Surround Sound System" even mean in the context of a mini tablet ??
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L Degrees: Temperatures on the Platforms of NYC's L Train(l-degrees.com)
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by AVTizzle 13y ago
Patrick runs not one, but TWO SaaS products as a solo entpreneur, runs a super-insightful blog, puts out info-products, and also runs this podcast. We should all be so productive...
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by AVTizzle 13y ago
Somewhere about 3/4 of the way down the article, I drew the connection between this line of thinking and what drove Snowden to whisteblow against the NSA's surveillance techniques. Some organizations, it seems, don't reward c
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by AVTizzle 13y ago
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic. I don't imagine an "interest in Chinese language and culture" would have anything to do with this decision.
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by AVTizzle 13y ago
"With the new funding, the seven-person company plans to build out its engineering team, with the goal of using big data to help students and employers find potential matches." Sounds like the InternMatch team is orchestrating two
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by AVTizzle 13y ago
The other responses have pointed out how it's not a cop-out. There's also the fact that this is a business, not a charity.
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by AVTizzle 13y ago
Nobody's making this out to be a crazy feature...
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by AVTizzle 13y ago
Because I needed to look it up, too: "Bruce Schneier an American cryptographer, computer security specialist, and writer. He is the author of several books on general security topics, computer security and cryptography." http://en.wikipedi
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by AVTizzle 14y ago
If money is a way to keep score, they're doing pretty well for themselves.
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by AVTizzle 14y ago
This needed to be said. Who are ANY of us to be THE ultimate judge of what will succeed and what will fail? I consider myself a discerning critic, but there are companies and products that have succeeded that still baffle me, and products t
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by AVTizzle 14y ago
Even if I gave you that I'd still be 2 for 3. Zynga would still suck and Pincus would still be a bastard.
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by AVTizzle 14y ago
"I did every horrible thing in the book to, just to get revenues right away. I mean we gave our users poker chips if they downloaded this zwinky toolbar which was like, I dont know, I downloaded it once and couldn’t get rid of it. laughs
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How We Received a $40,000 Equity-Free Grant To Build Our Startup In Chile(hackthesystem.com)
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by AVTizzle 14y ago
Interesting, no unftly not that I know of. Maybe if you went with one of the more advanced packages. The Contact Manager edition is pretty limited. You can pull profile photos of theirs from Twitter, LinkedIn, or Facebook though. But obviou
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by AVTizzle 14y ago
"Deserve" ? Except for thief, lottery, inheritance, marriage, or trickery, money is made when you've created value for others. Repeat and scale multiple times over, and you've not only made money, you've contributed and made others lives
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by AVTizzle 14y ago
I feel you. I ended up going with Salesforce's $5/mo contact manager edition and just stripping all the tabs and modules on the contact pages so it's super-simplified. Now all my personal contacts are managed in Salesforce which is super ro
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What The Latest Mobile Trends Mean To A Generation(simplecrew.com)
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by AVTizzle 14y ago
As I see it, two factors combine to make this to optimal strategy: 1. Limitations of Mobile UI Facebook isn't just one tool, it's dozens of tools combined. On a web interface with PC-browser sized real estate and mouse/keyboard interactions

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