Hisoka

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by Hisoka 15y ago
I never suggested outlawing any industries. Just pointing out the flaws in his post. Our modern society is set up so that it takes our primal urges to the extreme, making it BAD for the individual, but probably good for the overall economy.
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by Hisoka 15y ago
I didnt say he said those things explicitly. But by saying it's patriotic, he's assuming those things. Yes, it's based on my opinion. Yes, I'm generalizing, and I bet the majority of human beings on this earth would agree there are industri
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by Hisoka 15y ago
He's making a few assumptions: 1) Government knows how to spend our money wisely on things that improve the quality of our lives 2) Getting rich equates to improving the quality of lives of society, as a whole. I know several industries whe
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by Hisoka 15y ago
I'm a 1-man company and moving too fast has destroyed my social life and will to live.
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by Hisoka 15y ago
A point about vitamins vs painkillers. It's kind of ironic that we use this analogy because vitamins actually help prevent disease (well, some), while painkillers are just treating the symptom and not the root cause.
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by Hisoka 15y ago
I agree with her ideas for the most part. You need tremendous scale to make something like ShopStyle profitable. But even if you sell stuff, it's hard to differentiate yourself from the crowd as well.. and if you do software for the back-en
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by Hisoka 15y ago
Or you could just change the header to say "NOT Featured In"
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by Hisoka 15y ago
They just want to position themselves to get acquired by Google. It's a smart strategy, I admit. Though I think Posterous is starting to become a solution in search of a problem.
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by Hisoka 15y ago
Figures.. their Compete graph shows lack of users, and technology really doesn't sound that complex...
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by Hisoka 15y ago
Was FlightCaster acquired mostly because of its user base or because of its technology?
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by Hisoka 15y ago
The term horny guys is kinda redundant..
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by Hisoka 15y ago
Well said. It's not like you get brownie points or cash if you talk to them, give them helpful information, or prove your innocence.
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by Hisoka 15y ago
Wouldn't it be wiser to wait until you see if you get fired, so you get the severance package? And if you don't, then get out?
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by Hisoka 15y ago
I don't get why investment banks exists. I don't get why casinos exist. I don't get why cigarette companies exist. I don't get why Fannie Mae exists.
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by Hisoka 15y ago
Do you think almost everything about modern society is unfit for humans? (granted, we have medicine, and other benefits, I know) Examples: 1) The stuff we eat isn't meant for us to digest (junk food, fast food). 2) Food was scarce in cavem
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by Hisoka 15y ago
It's not just investment bankers that have an appetite for this. It's a human problem - greed, and short-term thinking. Given the right environment and rules, and most humans would act the same way. The key is to prevent that environment fr
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by Hisoka 15y ago
Sentimental story, but at some point keeping memories of the past can be too painful. Better to try and forget and move on with life. Keeping in touch with the past helps for a short period, and can be therapeutic, but after awhile, it can
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by Hisoka 15y ago
Inspiration can't trump genes, or biology. You need inspiration to work with your genes to produce positive action. If you hate your work, and hate working hard, inspiration won't work. It won't help you lose weight when you hate exercise,
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by Hisoka 15y ago
A 41% drop is not that bad if you manage to get millions of visitors to a WebMD type site. It's horrible if you're Google and want to be a major competitor to Facebook, let's face it, you're supposed to continue growing, not slowing down gr
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by Hisoka 15y ago
It means little to Hipmunk because they don't exactly have huge traction yet... They're more of a threat to Expedia or Orbitz. Hipmunk isn't even mainstream.
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by Hisoka 15y ago
This whole thing about "Hipmunk is sexy! It's named Hipmunk! From guys who made Reddit! A YC company!" needs to stop. Yipit is just as boring as Hipmunk is. Please.
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by Hisoka 15y ago
I don't get that. Reddit nor Digg has this problem..
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by Hisoka 15y ago
I don't really get the service. You should explain it in the homepage. My questions: - Is this a replacement for GitHub? - Or is this like a cloud host for Git repositories? - I already have a private Git repository.. so your service is jus
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by Hisoka 15y ago
This recent discussion in Disrupt talks about the same issue: http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/12/max-levchin-and-peter-thiel... I think the low barriers to entry leads to so many social games, the next check-in app, trivial notification app
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by Hisoka 15y ago
Why are they given a chance to speak at Techcrunch Disrupt? Come'n they had their moment in the sun, give some new startups a chance
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by Hisoka 15y ago
Yep, then you're not a valued user. Those who are willing to have a conversation are the users you want to keep because their interest level in your product is high. They're the ones most likely to buy, as well as spread the word.
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by Hisoka 15y ago
I'd also recommend asking people for their FIRST name only, and emailing people with a personal email right after they sign up for the beta. Start a conversation, ask them what their problems are, what features they want, etc. Make them fee
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by Hisoka 15y ago
Just a question about Yipit... don't they need millions of visitors to be successful? 100K visitors/month sounds nice, but they're in the deal aggregating business, so the margins are even less than if they were a deal site. They don't make
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by Hisoka 15y ago
Maybe reward them with attention? Have a blog post that features a community member everyday or every week or an interview...
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by Hisoka 15y ago
including yours?

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