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by Geekette 15y ago
Yes, the Chilean entrepreneurial ecosystem has significant issues, but that is not really an excuse for what appears to be uninformed expectations. Some of the issues cited are obvious even from researching at a distance, so it makes one wo
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by Geekette 15y ago
"middle class poverty"? Privileged bollocks is all that comes to mind.
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by Geekette 15y ago
Congrats! I'm curious to know: have you had or do you anticipate administrative headache/timesuck in having to liaise with 19 different investors + previous investors (via Angelpad)? Or since you've expanded, do you have 1 person dedicated
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by Geekette 15y ago
Hey, for obvious reasons, they had to capture his "amore" side. I'm sure he'll make some hipster girl very happy.
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by Geekette 15y ago
Your question seems a bit premature, with an underlying assumption of no future progress. Why not wait and see where you're at by the end of the FI program? You may/not have pivoted, gained partners/team members, attracted funding, etc.
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by Geekette 15y ago
You can get a more complete list from the Launch blog - it has a list of incubators & accelerators by deadline updated through spring 2012. http://www.launch.is/blog/incubatorsaccelerators-by-deadline... They also have a complete glo
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by Geekette 15y ago
The Launch blog already has a list of incubators & accelerators by deadline updated through spring 2012. http://www.launch.is/blog/incubatorsaccelerators-by-deadline... They also have a complete global listing by alphabetical order
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Andreessen Horowitz VC to TECH women: startup on what you're good at; shopping(forbes.com)
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Meet Rezero, the dancing ballbot(ted.com)
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by Geekette 15y ago
Funneh. Particularly enjoyed “We’ve got great backing" as = "We managed to convince VCs to give us money but we haven’t convinced any actual customers to do so".
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by Geekette 15y ago
Not bad; you should consider using rap format for demoing at conferences! However, I also still don't know what Undrip is; it would make your flow much tighter if you incorporated your pitch into it.
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by Geekette 15y ago
Saying a UI Architect is just a person who "can't" code is like saying an architect (for physical buildings) is a person who can't build in comparison to the construction worker. UI Architecture and development require different but equall
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by Geekette 15y ago
Please do an update post to let us know how this turns out. I realize that takes a special kinda "ruthless douchebag", American MBA to immediately see the massive potential behind this opportunity to pitch stuff, and do actual work for u
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by Geekette 15y ago
White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
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by Geekette 15y ago
Kudos to you! Tried reading it several years ago and flung it down in despair at its veboseness ~quarter way through. My French friends laughed with & at me, saying I was lucky it wasn't mandatory reading like it was for them in high s
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by Geekette 15y ago
This is too sad. Only 21 for goodness sake; his life was just beginning. Even without having known him, this feels painful and I cannot imagine what his family and friends are going through. I'm reminded of a Yoruba (West African langua
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by Geekette 15y ago
I don't think that the relevant implications have to be spelt out: The wrong PR shilling your company could earn you undeserved negativity. I.e. What if the pitch sent in this case was on your startup? As a result, your company gets dragg
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by Geekette 15y ago
The best part has to be where the cretin who called her "a fucking bitch" tells her she went out of her way to be snarky and rude and should be flattered to have been pitched at all, by form letter on items that have zero relevance to her b
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Judge blasts personal-injury lawyer for running P2P "shake down"(arstechnica.com)
2 points by Geekette 15y ago|0 comments
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Has anyone used Kudos mobile payments (card swipers)?
2 points by Geekette 15y ago|0 comments
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by Geekette 15y ago
This patent madness calls for some kind of localized troll-defense. Maybe a fee pool? I.e. startups (especially the underfunded) in cityX share potential legal costs by contributing to a fund which will be used to hire lawyers to defend an
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by Geekette 15y ago
No one jumps into manufacturing in China as a 1st choice, especially not small time producers. Who would skip the convenience and assurance of having stuff domestically? I'd wager they did their research and could not find any in-country m
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by Geekette 15y ago
I think the program could result in a little collaboration between locals and foreign startups short term, with the rub-off effect resulting in increased entrepreneurial activity by locals mid to long term. Real question is whether the govt
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by Geekette 15y ago
According to their site/docs, Startup Chile's aim is for startups to ideally use Chile as a springboard to global business, and in the process rub off some entrepreneurial spirit on Chileans. Since you applied, I assume you must have read
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by Geekette 15y ago
Although I haven't watched the video: Why should the mix matter? If the deal was deemed acceptable by the team and their investors, I assume it's because the terms left them comparatively better off. The fact is, they have tackled a need,
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by Geekette 15y ago
Crazy. I understand your annoyance but I did LOL @ the hypervigilant Flickr staff/robot. Nice shoe blog though!
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by Geekette 15y ago
Asking the caller why he didn't have the balls to tell her in person (a valid question) and stating that she thought he was classier do not constitute a personal insult. You're the board chair, about to execute a big decision like this, yo
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by Geekette 15y ago
I don't see how a 2-bizhead team can hurt, unless they're focused on an market outside their areas of expertise/work experience. A lot also depends on the type of product. E.g. for a consumer oriented startup with a tech-enabled (not tech-
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by Geekette 15y ago
Eh, to be more specific, it's the amount of shit they carry that is undetectable. ;)
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by Geekette 15y ago
You're not, but apparently it's sacrilege to have done so, hence the downvotes LOL.

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