Dwolb

50 ms·

481.
by Dwolb 11y ago
When I was young and dumb (now I guess I'm just dumb) and coming out of undergrad in the Midwest, I interviewed at Epic. Initially the experience was awesome - cool office spaces (the founder is an eccentric art collector), subsidized
482.
by Dwolb 11y ago
This quote stands out the most, "One key to Apple’s profit dominance: higher prices. Apple’s iPhone last year sold for a global average of $624, compared with $185 for smartphones running Android" Literally Apple can command a 3x
483.
by Dwolb 11y ago
Does anyone know credentials of the people negotiating these deals? Are they well-paid? If these deals' negotiations have to be secret and since so much is at stake, I'd hope my government would have the best negotiators, psychol
484.
by Dwolb 11y ago
I'm undecided on if public transparency of salaries is a net positive or net negative for society and for Buffer. However, I do applaud you as an employee and the organization itself for trying something different. You can tell by the
485.
Ask HN: What things should I keep in mind while open sourcing our non-profit?
6 points by Dwolb 11y ago|0 comments
486.
Best way to create documents from .csv [Ask HN]
1 points by Dwolb 11y ago|0 comments
487.
by Dwolb 11y ago
Hm, I think 'one big marketplace' is how people originally thought about messaging online. I don't need WhatsApp, I have SMS. I don't need Snapchat I have WhatsApp. I don't need Facebook, I have Twitter.' Howev
488.
by Dwolb 11y ago
You could break the Uber lock on the market if supply and demand are not sufficiently random to require Uber's marketplace to coordinate. That is, if it is usually convenient for Joe to depart from work at a certain hour and this is a
489.
by Dwolb 11y ago
It seems like a more interesting approach to take advantage of price discrimination would be to execute 'persona swaps'. That is, if Amazon is offering me a microwave at $100 and offering you the same microwave for $120, could we
490.
by Dwolb 11y ago
I think you haven't quantified the artists' opportunity costs. The idea is a customer may swap a streaming service which pays artists for Apple's streaming service which doesn't pay artists. Therefore artists may be losi
491.
by Dwolb 11y ago
One hypothesis could be Uber can't raise their fares if there's significant competition and outside options. That is, if Uber were to take a higher margin cut, others would undercut be able Uber. Overtime, each competitor would
492.
by Dwolb 11y ago
This is a good ruling for workers, but maintains society's status quo. That is, Uber has realized significant margin gains by pushing all risk of carrying passengers and car maintenance onto its drivers. Therefore, this risk is trans
493.
by Dwolb 11y ago
That doesn't sound right. Size is usually a rule of thumb and typically above or below average amenities either raise or lower the price, respectively. My buddy is working on increasing this transparency though. They're in the Sea
494.
by Dwolb 11y ago
I think it's a matter of perspective from both parties. Both people can choose to try to build a long lasting friendship or not. It's a matter of both the individuals and the environment. I mean, if you were to meet someone as a f
495.
by Dwolb 11y ago
I think you have an interesting point but it ignores humanity. People want what they want for different reasons. As a marketer, it's probably easier to give people what they want than to change people's minds to accept what they
496.
by Dwolb 11y ago
Not sure you really addressed why 'Targeting' isn't correct. Just because they have unique skills doesn't mean they can't target someone's business.
497.
Northwestern University Venture Challenge's semi-finalists are published(chicagoinno.streetwise.co)
1 points by Dwolb 11y ago|0 comments
498.
by Dwolb 11y ago
I'm 27 and I have two separate use cases: 1) With my girlfriend we just say hi and see a little bit of each other's daily work lives in each picture 2) With my buddies on inside, fleeting jokes that require the context of a pictur
499.
by Dwolb 11y ago
Is it well-known that these diagrams look like VLSI layouts?
500.
by Dwolb 11y ago
Although a bit tangential to the article, you make a really good point. There has to be some room in the market for plug-n-play servers with 0-maintenance web apps that are present in the home instead of a public cloud. It'd be really
501.
by Dwolb 11y ago
There's an underlying assumption of 'grades matter' that may no longer be true. I think this assumption has been becoming less relevant as more people look to see what you did rather than what marks you got. i.e. I believe
502.
by Dwolb 11y ago
Not sure it's possible to maintain at production targets. 2014 if I recall, Tesla did ~35k units. That's ~12 cars/ hr if we assume 12 hour work days. Their 2016 target is 100,000 cars or 33 cars per hour by 2016. So for exam
503.
by Dwolb 11y ago
Has anyone done the math on if Tesla will be able to meet future demand without sending supply to 'dealerships' (or other lots?)? I'd imagine a large portion of a dealership's cost is in inventory/inventory managem
504.
Ask HN: Do you feel Excel is dangerously overused?
30 points by Dwolb 11y ago|36 comments
505.
by Dwolb 11y ago
ggchappell nailed it with an iterations of the prisoner's dilemma situation combined 'price signaling'. Take a single, 1 round game of pricing iPods at Wal-Mart and Target. iPods have a cost of $100 and each competitor alread
506.
by Dwolb 12y ago
The answer is pretty simple and has broader implications than an immediate discussion about managers. The answer is people make more money because they have more leverage. Managers make more because they're seen as having human levera
507.
'Softwarization' of Everything: Preschool Resources as a Service(chicagoinno.streetwise.co)
1 points by Dwolb 12y ago|0 comments
508.
by Dwolb 12y ago
Rwanda as well as several other countries in Africa are in a very interesting place right now. Their people are in need of better health services, education and social mobility which can all be enabled by better technology. Combine this fa
509.
Show HN: Preschool Resources as a Service(indiegogo.com)
2 points by Dwolb 12y ago|0 comments
510.
Ask HN: What type of content should I put on my sales teams' iPads?
1 points by Dwolb 12y ago|0 comments

More ›