DogOnTheWeb

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by DogOnTheWeb 8y ago
Stephen Levy covers it heavily in "In The Plex". If my memory serves, they censored Google.cn, but did not block users in China from the un-censored Google.com. The PRC alternated between blocking and unblocking .com. My understan
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by DogOnTheWeb 8y ago
1. Subscription products are not reliant on advertising. Payment technologies are not. Neither are ecommerce operations, or in-person services. Just because a firm can advertise their products does not mean it is reliant on advertising. A f
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by DogOnTheWeb 8y ago
In brief: 1. Products reliant on advertising for revenue are incentivized to increase the amount of ads shown (per user and in total). This leads to product strategy which prioritizes growth and engagement above all. The line between "
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by DogOnTheWeb 8y ago
(Sample size of one) I worked at a unicorn startup five years ago in the bay which no longer exists. Anyone who bought the options -- and the company was very cagey on providing cap table info -- was left with nothing.
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by DogOnTheWeb 8y ago
Presumably permitting will allow the city to control the amount of scooters on the streets to control public space congestion and ensure that those who operate in the city are following rules regarding placement, education and safety.
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by DogOnTheWeb 8y ago
I joined the supervisor hearing today late, but there was important context there that is missing in this article. - They mentioned several companies that were waiting for permits to launch, and applauded companies like Scoot (which is plan
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by DogOnTheWeb 9y ago
I've had it several times. It's not going to be the best burger you've ever had, but it is quite delicious and leagues above the standard veggie burger.
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by DogOnTheWeb 9y ago
Awesome! Best of luck to your team.
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by DogOnTheWeb 9y ago
Exactly this. For Spotify to succeed they only needed to get a handful of label conglomerates on board. It could be done, but getting all of the heavyweight newspapers just in the United States to sign up would be a herculean effort. There
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by DogOnTheWeb 9y ago
That's essentially what Medium is. If you consider that their goal is to get newspapers to publish on their platform, their premium subscription is basically what OP is describing in his post. Edit: Samschooler beat me to it.
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by DogOnTheWeb 9y ago
And who can forget the offices were once ovens for Nabisco.
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by DogOnTheWeb 9y ago
The layout is like none other. You'll walk down a spiral stairway, through some cubes, turn the corner to a ramp, more cubes, more narrow hallways and ramps.