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by BenS 17y ago
Personally, when I do a local search query, seeing short listings on a map with ratings and a phone number is pretty much exactly what I was looking for even though it doesn't meet the author's definition of 'organic'.
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by BenS 17y ago
Focusing on problems that impact lots of people does not make Google Microsoft. Google is still innovating quickly -- see pubsubhub, chrome, wave, android, maps, gmail, etc. You can argue that Google's products lack the personality of star
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The 99 Percent: A Site About Making Ideas Happen(the99percent.com)
14 points by BenS 17y ago|1 comments
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by BenS 17y ago
Cold Brew Labs (based in Palo Alto & NYC) is a 2-person startup building mobile shopping applications. We're hiring, and just closed our seed round with some great folks from mobile, consumer internet, and retail. Our first app is in re
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by BenS 17y ago
I would like to see thumbnail images. Ideally, as many as possible in a grid with prices. The hard part browsing craigslist for me is clicking through to see listings/products with images. The UI seems more optimized for non visual brows
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by BenS 17y ago
i really like g.iraffe. could i get in touch about maybe trading or buying?
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by BenS 17y ago
This is really cool - congrats. I'd really like to see google-trend-like features but on much shorter time scales. Even a weekly-zeitgeist tied to news stories instead of having to wait for the end of year.
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by BenS 17y ago
Steve overlooks an important part of the competition - the opportunity to win non-dilutive financing in a time where fundraising is hard.
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Free chicken for hungry hackers (and everyone else)(unthinkfc.com)
6 points by BenS 17y ago|5 comments
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by BenS 17y ago
I think it's popular because people love to promote themselves. Low level of required engagement feels secondary to me.
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by BenS 17y ago
I think there are as many successful companies started by careful market analysis as there are company's started by an entrepreneur's mission to solve a personal problem. Jeff Bezos coldly examined markets and decided books were the right e
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by BenS 18y ago
I agree that ambitious ideas are important, and technically hard solutions are inspiring, but I think it's a mistake to assume those qualities always make better businesses. Great businesses solve problems people care about in a way that ma
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by BenS 18y ago
http://psd.tutsplus.com/ - has a mix of free and 'premium' tutorials. Also, smashingmagazine.com frequently has good links to tutorials.
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by BenS 18y ago
I find this approach really exciting. The fact that it builds into existing communication channels is very very cool, and the idea of a scalable real-time service is powerful especially for mobile. I like the idea of more services embeddi
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by BenS 18y ago
A more useful discussion would be, what kind of apps should be paid? and what kind should be free? In my opinion paid apps/services have to meet a few criteria: 1. substantially better than free alternatives 2. deliver significant value at
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by BenS 18y ago
Thanks for the feedback. I also pinged another entrepreneur who had offered this opinion: Often 1/4 to 1/2 is vested immediately. Typically you will have accelerated vesting in the event of an acquisition. This can come in the form of a s
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Ask HN: Vesting Schedule on Founders Shares?
4 points by BenS 18y ago|7 comments
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Why were comments disabled from the scribd post?
34 points by BenS 18y ago|20 comments
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by BenS 18y ago
I would suggest looking @ notcot.org and notcouture. People love it, they seem to make money, and you can learn a lot about (1) how to present non-standard images in an appealing way, and (2) the types of inventory/writing that appeals to
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by BenS 18y ago
I'd like to see this running android.
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What Entrepreneurs can Learn from Shigeru Miyamoto(byben.org)
2 points by BenS 18y ago|0 comments
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by BenS 18y ago
This article bugs me. First, the author's distinction between real and momentum vc is very retrospective. Especially with early stage investment, it's just not always clear who will be a 'real' investment vs. a 'momentum' vc. All early sta
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by BenS 18y ago
Hooray! Now I can be more vocal about new features :) .... twitter integration?
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Ask HN: Subversion client recommendations for OSX and PC?
1 points by BenS 18y ago|2 comments
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by BenS 18y ago
I recently switched, and didn't find it took more than a week to adjust. OSX is great and the laptop I bought is undoubtedly a beautiful machine. I've found servicable replacements for all of my favorite software, and have come to love a fe
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by BenS 18y ago
I think Google knows the success of Chrome depends on the plugin community. The open support of AdBlock is a signal that Google will prioritize user interests over everything else. Seems like a smart move to me -- getting Chrome out is str
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by BenS 18y ago
Maybe you could call it postpinkslip.com It's a bit shorter and (IMO) sounds better. It's also available.
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by BenS 18y ago
The data was not especially useful without a baseline distribution across income levels. While the headline was accurate, the author's assertion that this confirms that the iphone is not just for the wealthy sounds like a leap in logic.
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Tech Demo for Unique Game Concept: The Unfinished Swan(vimeo.com)
1 points by BenS 18y ago|0 comments
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by BenS 18y ago
Ah, thanks for all the great suggestions. I'm quite excited about omnigraffle :)

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