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by Harj 17y ago
not sure i'm convinced by the economics of this. amateur investors would compare this to other more standard investment options. let's say they invest a typical seed amount of $25k. assume they could earn approx 10% a year via "safe" invest
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by Harj 17y ago
depends on your definition of success
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by Harj 17y ago
they definitely need to highlight that this isn't just wireless with an arbitrary motion sensor to start the transfer why? end users don't care how it works as long as its effortless.
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by Harj 17y ago
yes it's a concern but not enough to stop launch (assuming a base level of usability in the current design). you can redesign after launch and track how it improved conversion rates.
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by Harj 17y ago
For most people I know who join or start companies, the primary goal is not to get rich – it is to work on something they love i began my first startup with the sole motive of getting rich. yes i enjoyed the challenge of a startup and bel
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by Harj 17y ago
How slowly things change. depends on the context. for huge macro level projects e.g. iPhone reshaping cell phone industry or FB having Google size revenue, ebay's network effects being broken, that all takes time. but in the same time per
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by Harj 17y ago
i've never felt as happy about not working in a large organization as when i finished reading this
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by Harj 17y ago
a person who is perceived as shy may not know when it's appropriate or inappropriate to (for example) approach a stranger or interrupt a conversation, and therefore doesn't try. no one really "knows", there's no definitive set of rules, c
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by Harj 17y ago
Every system has two sets of rules: The rules as they are intended or commonly perceived, and the actual rules ("reality"). In most complex systems, the gap between these two sets of rules is huge. i don't think it's possible to overstate
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by Harj 17y ago
if what i'm seeing looks like a domain parking page, i wish they all looked like that
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by Harj 17y ago
if you're shy, you must have an extroverted co-founder. i always find meeting founding teams where all founders are shy an especially underwhelming experience.
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by Harj 17y ago
They said some entrepreneurs have “a sense of entitlement” and believe that whatever they do is worth a hearing. this sounds like something an unenthused teacher would say about an enthusiastic student
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by Harj 17y ago
i've seen many people have this approach and misuse to-do lists. plenty of people will whizz through the peripheries first so they feel a sense of accomplishment and then wonder why they're up until 3am working on the big things.
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by Harj 17y ago
And I think the #1 thing that makes it difficult to compartmentalize is working longer hours than you should i find that living and working in the same space is the the #1 thing that makes it difficult to compartmentalize for me. it's har
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by Harj 17y ago
my thoughts go out to all his friends and family. nobody should be taken away so young.
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by Harj 17y ago
this is exactly what happens at YC, I dont think anyone has demanded that they be allowed to sit in the yc interviews and participate in choosing the yc teams. so you're saying that there's no selection process before the companies stand
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by Harj 17y ago
this kind of thing was why i moved from the UK to SV. the british culture is closed, there's a constant search for ways to exclude the majority for the benefit of an 'elite' minority. i found SV had no concept of the elite. could you ever i
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by Harj 17y ago
wikipedia and craigslist are such outliers in so many ways, they don't add much support for the single founder argument at all
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Kirill Makharinsky & How To Predict A Startup's Success(growthink.com)
3 points by Harj 17y ago|0 comments
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by Harj 17y ago
none of these are especially encouraging signs but they're not reasons to dismiss an opportunity immediately either. not many early stage startups can afford private offices, aeron chairs, great views or high salaries
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by Harj 17y ago
i cant imagine Amazon would pay $840m just for zappos' culture and brand
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by Harj 17y ago
the founders took money off the table (the ones who left right after the funding round at least) so they're fine
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by Harj 17y ago
it's a shame people are figuring out things to term web 3.0 before anyone figured out how to really monetize web 2.0
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Urbanspoon acquired(venturebeat.com)
16 points by Harj 17y ago|0 comments
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by Harj 17y ago
this is the same mentality i had while working on my first startup and it's a fallacy. the most productive startup founders i know have activities/interest outside of work and aren't anywhere close to this extreme. neglecting your health i
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by Harj 18y ago
any confirmation this is an official YC event?
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by Harj 18y ago
we didn't "start off with such good cards". we worked hard to build up a network and get those people on board, just like we worked hard to get into a good school.
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by Harj 18y ago
As for live current, just because you own cricket.com, doesn't mean you have any traffic going to it. Premium domain names are just ego trips... do you have any data to support that assertion?
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by Harj 18y ago
that's a very narrow and unrealistic view of a startup. some of the most phenomenally productive people i've known and worked with don't pretend to be working every hour of the day. they work in short intense bursts in the knowledge that th
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by Harj 18y ago
the single most important quality of a founder is having the discipline to do work "beneath" them. at auctomatic we had two oxford grads figuring out what sizes of t-shirt to buy and decorating stalls at ebay live.

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