GammaStats

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by GammaStats 19y ago
We have not made contact yet. However all of our research suggests that they are an easy bunch to work with. It is in their best interest not to turn people away on the basis of no-intro. The founders of many of their start-ups contacted th
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by GammaStats 19y ago
Actually no, One of the primary factors that makes me say this is that Google got over $12million for only a 10% stake in the company from Sequoia Capital. I learned about this after we had already applied. If PG would have asked us for an
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by GammaStats 19y ago
It takes a lot of skill to identify the emerging companies of the future. Why would they say something they do not mean? You see VC's are very competitive. The really good ones realize that there is untapped potential out there that are
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by GammaStats 19y ago
It seems to me that YC is more interested in making quick in/out investments and not in real long term projects. Long term projects belong in the hands of those that are willing to go in for the long haul. I am not too disappointed that our
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by GammaStats 19y ago
By the way, these guys don't require a formal introduction. So networking is not too important too them. They profess that they are pro-underdog. So take a look! But don't ask them for the money that we will be getting from them or we will
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There's always other places to turn to.(sequoiacap.com)
14 points by GammaStats 19y ago|19 comments
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by GammaStats 19y ago
Are you suggesting sending ads through power lines or are you suggesting that another ad could be fit into the cluttered mass that is X10.com? As far as sending ads through power lines, thats a great idea too. Your toaster could tell you,
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by GammaStats 19y ago
Well, I suppose I could edit the comment but the cat is out of the bag now.
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by GammaStats 19y ago
That gives me a great idea! What about adding sound clips to those little ad popups? Would that not be the best? I bet there is going to be a startup sometime that does that... It could be called: ADnnoyance 2.0
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by GammaStats 19y ago
What about people who don't have (never have had, and never will have) their computer hooked up to the net? They are screwed... Some people keep their computers off the net for security reasons. My father keeps one of his off the net so tha
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by GammaStats 19y ago
Im not saying that I agree with that practice of "supercharging" the stock market but it seems to me that if too much money is chasing too few stocks, then stock prices would soar. Its a well known fact that when there is more demand than s
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by GammaStats 19y ago
Personally I have never given a presentation to a VC however I have had to give presentations to collegiate audiences and I can tell you that standing helps in those situations. Indeed, I have never even seen any professors sit down while l
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by GammaStats 19y ago
I can certainly understand why you would want to incorporate in California as it has the single largest local economy in the US, however you may want to take a look at: http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/9/06beststates_The-Best-Sta... . Real