Cherian_Abraham

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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
And can we please let VCs and Tech Luminaries be just that, and not be an authority in how to bring up our children, or the value of college education? Will it take another bust for us to take them off their pedestal? By all means, lets cel
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
A guy who claims he can cure AIDS and Cancer through Yoga and breathing exercises. A guy who believes he can uproot a government because he has "the power of the people" and "220 million". I dont think thats the face you want on the front o
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
Dont get me started on him. The guy has about 300 million in networth which are all charitable donations. Are you telling me that HE cares about corruption? He is an opportunistic god peddler who wants to turn this circus in to an attempt a
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
What has army website takedown got anything to do with the fight against corruption?? Can we please get beyond the script kiddie phase and actually start bringing to light some of the deeply corrupt politicians and bureaucrats ala Wikileaks
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
As someone who had dabbled in this "social recommendations" space, finding reviews from friends when you do not have a big enough social graph is probably the biggest difficulty. Also, it may work in a place like SF, but outside of those de
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
HA! I thought I would never ...especially on YC! Holler at me, will ya? cherian.abraham@googlemail
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
Great. Your blog is definitely useful in understanding the different types of stickers and which scenarios they map to. All I need now is a Nexus S. Goodluck.
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
I am not worried about the Investors who led the G round being scammed out of anything. They knew what they were getting in to. I was pointing out how irresponsible this move was, on the part of the Groupon team to allow this to happen. One
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
I cant agree with that. When I invest, I have some expectations as to how that money should be invested, and for a company that is in desperate need of cash inflow to sustain its growth, thats where it should go. Period. Not to the coffers
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
Would appreciate it if you could share them as well. I am planning to host one in Richmond, VA in a couple of months and would appreciate any pointers.
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
I found this link ( http://allthingsd.com/20110602/where-did-groupons-billion-do... ) to be a scathing indictment of Groupon, to the level where it could attract the label "Ponzi Scheme" or the less harsh "Very bad Investment choice". Seein
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
I cant see their costs coming down anytime soon. Their customer acquisition costs are $1.43 for every $1 spent. And now, with "Real time groupons" launched in Chicago, imagine the amount of deals they will have to line up that would require
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
Suing a customer = Priceless! I predict Streisand Effect in 5..4..3..2..1..
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
Sorry. I must bite. Your little anecdote added neither substance or context, rather than presenting a very thinly coated attempt at making fun of a guy with a different accent. Atleast that's what it felt like, reading it. So do explain why
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
Its not everyday when something we are building ends up on NYTimes as being built by a competitor and that too funded by YC. Its a double whammy though with a cherry on top - of validation. We still havent been able to figure out how to sca
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
So 60+ out of how many? I must admit. I cant wait to hear the types of startups that made the cut this time. It would be incredible to know (or scary as hell) to find out if any of them are in essence, similar to what we want to do (or are
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
To quote the Bard: Brevity is the soul of wit. Therefore, be brief when you can, but always..be polite.
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
In an article where many, I am sure, see clear indication of a social bubble, I choose to see unbridled enthusiasm of a young tech community who were quick to see the potential of a growing social network and was equally quick to capitalize
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
I dont claim to be half as smart as the minds at Google, but I have got to ask. Why wade in after Foursquare and Facebook in to Check-Ins especially when it is fast being phased out, rejected as smartphones gets adopted by the masses? Googl
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
I take my life for granted. I take the adoration my two year old son has of me, for granted. I take my wife's love and caring for granted. I do all this, thinking that what I build today will provide a better future for all of us. And I cou
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
NYT wrote a pretty good article a while ago on these guys: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/29/business/worldbusiness/29l...
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
I agree that its better to be in LA than in some podunk town working on a script if you wanted a movie to be made. Because movie making has not exactly been democratized to the extent that software development and creating businesses has be
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
All the three problem areas you identified are reasons why I would not move to SF until we are ready. If I see that the idea has traction, and revenue, and I didnt care about finding investors and talent, then I would think of moving to SF.
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
We cannot afford to drop everthing and move to SF. And considering where we are (Richmond in Virginia) and our roots here, we feel like we owe this town. There are a lot of things we are surely missing out by not moving to the Valley, which
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Five things my Dad taught me on a Sunday afternoon
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
Anyone remember BroadVision? (shudder!) For a time there, I worked for UNext, an online University who decided that it was not enough that their site was powered by Broadvision (using highpriced broadvision consultants), but that their Intr
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
Takes balls to admit it. Group hug!
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
I would have preferred to see your response up there instead of his. More substance. Less abuse.
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
Chill dude. We call ourselves hackers or entrepreneurs because we question the status quo. All this guy seems to have done is do just that. I dont think he deserves any of what you just called him. Who made you the jury and executioner here
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by Cherian_Abraham 15y ago
From the article: "Let's start by increasing the number of permanent resident visas available for the 1 million engineers, scientists, doctors, and researchers and their families who are in the U.S. legally but trapped in immigration limbo.

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