GFischer

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by GFischer 10y ago
Looks really interesting. I hadn't heard of it.
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by GFischer 10y ago
For your kitchen sink example, as a customer, I'm far more likely to go to the local eBay/Amazon equivalent (here it's Mercado Libre, an eBay subsidiary), than to google the web (of course in the U.S. you might find more rele
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by GFischer 10y ago
During an "Entrepreneurship" class, some classmates started investigating about SMBs web presence.. and yes, a LOT of SMBs find their Facebook page to be a lot more valuable than their website, often forgoing the website. It'
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by GFischer 10y ago
I think so. I've been quoted 10-20k for a mobile app (here in Uruguay). Costs do pile up, but 50 to 80k, well managed should get you way beyond an MVP. I'd try to budget half for marketing, testing and other non-development activi
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by GFischer 10y ago
Plenty of website builders out there (someone mentioned Wix). Not to mention Facebook is the de facto website builder for a LOT of small businesses. People will still pay money out of convenience :) (fortunately for a lot of guys).
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by GFischer 10y ago
Any kind of thing that you can apply to your personal life, or a family member or friend. Something you care enough about that you'll get excited of doing it. Off the top of my head, a tool for measuring your favorite sport or activity
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by GFischer 10y ago
Same as the sibling comment by lorenzhs, I've never had a problem with AliExpress other than the long shipping times (up to 3 months to Uruguay). I've never bought electronics though, mostly stuff for my GF. And prices are incredi
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Uber sets self-driving battle at permission, not existence(techcrunch.com)
35 points by GFischer 10y ago|44 comments
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by GFischer 10y ago
China is the #1 producer and buyer of electric cars. It's still 1/300th of all cars sold, so it's not mainstream, but the tremendous growth is there (see the graph on the first article). It's actually the U.S. that'
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by GFischer 10y ago
Depends on the country. I had an U.S. manager flip out when I mentioned my age during a remote interview, totally different to here (Uruguay) where it's a normal requirement in the C.V. (along with a photo). I've been told both ar
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by GFischer 10y ago
It's not 100% guarantee of a scam. I live in Uruguay and forwarding services are very valuable to me. It is extremely unfortunate that scammers are using them, this means a lot of sellers won't sell to me :( .
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by GFischer 10y ago
I hope he clarifies, but I think it stands for Principal Engineer.
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by GFischer 10y ago
I've used Unbounce before too (and it was a good experience). I host things in Azure myself now, but Unbounce has a lot more features. Squarespace looks nice too ( https://www.squarespace.com/ ). There's an YC bac
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by GFischer 10y ago
The author should have used WhatsApp, which is the iMessage equivalent for Android :) . Works on the desktop too. Or Facebook messenger if he didn't want to tie it in to a number. I also disagree about the notification system, but YMMV
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by GFischer 10y ago
Well, it seems we'll actually have WebRTC in Safari by "end of 2017". Please please please let it work for iOS :) , that would be HUGE.
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BMW remotely locks car thief in stolen vehicle until cops arrive(yahoo.com)
22 points by GFischer 10y ago|12 comments
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by GFischer 10y ago
Also, an explanation of expenses, how the money will help, etcetera. I don't have much money to donate but I've seen some very compelling donation requests which wanted me to really start donating. Patreon has also sounded very co
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by GFischer 10y ago
That's definitely some kind of local myth. Here in Uruguay (and South America in general), it's the opposite, programmers are viewed as math nerds. I believe the same happens in Europe (especially Eastern Europe), and Asia. A lot
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by GFischer 10y ago
They launched in Uruguay now, and at a really competitive price (under 3 dollars), compared to Netflix's 9 dollar and rising. Their catalog is really underwhelming so far, though.
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by GFischer 10y ago
Warren Buffet is an investor in China's BYD, I see electric BYD taxis in my city (Montevideo, Uruguay) everyday. http://www.byd.com/la/auto/e6.html http://www.byd.com/na/ Edit: seems Buf
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by GFischer 10y ago
Definitely knew Delft from Van Leeuwenhoek :) . I didn't know Beijerinck, and I had no idea the Nuna was from there.
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by GFischer 10y ago
I read a LOT of fantasy, including all authors on your list :) . However, I do get a feel that they're more "escapist" than the books YC readers (and people like Bill Gates) read. Many of the recommendations are more in line
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by GFischer 10y ago
Thank you both for the explanations, I saw the top comment (the Koan) and I didn't know what to make of it :)
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by GFischer 10y ago
One huge substitute is games: I know several permanently unemployed people who while away all the time on online games - there are some really addictive ones out there, the ones I know are hooked on League of Legends or DOTA or other games
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by GFischer 10y ago
I looked very hard at moving to New Zealand. Auckland sounds AWESOME, but what really scared me is San Francisco-like property costs and a really, really high cost of living. Everything else was highly positive.
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by GFischer 10y ago
Thank you very much, I will definitely contact you.
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by GFischer 10y ago
My own belief is that retail will benefit from the VR revolution the most, but mostly for using the VR headsets to access an in-store experience using live 360 video / AR . (edited because mentioning my Y Combinator application didn&#x
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by GFischer 10y ago
Do you believe the part about access to capital in China for startups? I might have been barking up the wrong tree all this time :) (rejected by YC, not mature enough for 500 Startups)
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by GFischer 10y ago
I haven't seen that much bias. If anything, the opposite - PG said his own startup spent a lot of money on PR ( http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html ) , and Steve Blank and Osterwalder make a big point of marketing
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by GFischer 10y ago
"I’m afraid that my idea get stolen" You should find someone trustworthy and share it with them. I've had a few ideas which I think can be turned into huge companies - at first I was afraid to share, and after sharing, firs

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