MediaSquirrel

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by MediaSquirrel 13y ago
I was in a similar position with my first company, but waited too long because we were such close friends. I view failing to fire him as my biggest mistake/failing as CEO of my first co. If you want to talk, drop me a line here and we
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Race, Ethnicity & Silicon Valley(mattmireles.com)
3 points by MediaSquirrel 13y ago|0 comments
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by MediaSquirrel 13y ago
"the preferred stock that a SAFE holder is issued will have a liquidation preference that is equal to the original SAFE investment amount, rather than based on the price of the shares issued to the investors of new money in the financi
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by MediaSquirrel 13y ago
10-4. thanks for the note! I will fix.
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How to Negotiate Price Without Being a Jerk(mattmireles.com)
18 points by MediaSquirrel 13y ago|5 comments
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by MediaSquirrel 13y ago
I created Buttr, a p2p grocery shopping service. We pair people with dedicated buyers who choose their groceries and deliver them to their door. Unlike Instacart, Buttr shoppers decide which items to buy and charge a flat fee, no markups. B
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by MediaSquirrel 13y ago
Not so! I used to drive a 911 ambulance. We we're told to drive safe and not break various rules, but were punished when we didn't arrive in the allotted timeframe of 9min. The punishment was that workers on 24-hour shifts (who no
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by MediaSquirrel 13y ago
We actually live in a small apartment complex. We're be hosting people outside by the pool and in a shared space.
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by MediaSquirrel 13y ago
If you're interested, please don't be shy! We'd love to have you. If you want to come, just email me at matt@buttr.co
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Are you alone in San Francisco on Thanksgiving? Join Us(buttr.co)
153 points by MediaSquirrel 13y ago|54 comments
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by MediaSquirrel 13y ago
You probably don't need a dev. Try Zapier.com
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by MediaSquirrel 13y ago
This is the wrong thing to worry about. Scaling problems are EXCELLENT problems.
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by MediaSquirrel 13y ago
I think this is the future UI for certain use cases. I'll be curious to see how widely this sort of UI can be practically applied.
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by MediaSquirrel 13y ago
ZeroCater, Mobileworks.
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Show HN: Instant Alcohol Delivery, 100% Legal. (swigme.com)
7 points by MediaSquirrel 14y ago|1 comments
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by MediaSquirrel 14y ago
You guys do realize that BetterWorks had this EXACT same model and they shut it down 8 months after raising an $8M Series A from RedPoint, right? I recommend reaching out to the founder, Paige Craig, to get his insights.
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by MediaSquirrel 14y ago
Nice work guys!
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by MediaSquirrel 14y ago
Key point: Talk straight AFTER you have money in the bank. Not before.
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by MediaSquirrel 14y ago
Dude, it's called customer development. I'm going to talk to potential users of the service who voluntarily shared their contact info at the end of a survey. Why all the weird hostility and accusations? Is crowdfunding not a thing worth exp
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by MediaSquirrel 14y ago
Done. See: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtciyzmDIEjWdGV...
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by MediaSquirrel 14y ago
Hello, I just made the results of the survey public here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtciyzmDIEjWdGV... I wanted to make them public from the get go, but didn't want to reveal the emails and phone numbers of the other su
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by MediaSquirrel 14y ago
Ok, done. Results are public here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtciyzmDIEjWdGV...
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by MediaSquirrel 14y ago
Results will be used to improve: http://ka-ching.co
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by MediaSquirrel 14y ago
sure, minus people's emails and phone
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by MediaSquirrel 14y ago
thanks! will fix
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Survey: Do You Donate to Crowdfunding Projects?(docs.google.com)
20 points by MediaSquirrel 14y ago|19 comments
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by MediaSquirrel 14y ago
In a way, yes––if the airline's product for sale wasn't a particular "flight," but instead a speedy "travel system" that guaranteed customers to fly on the first available (ergot fastest) flight. To further extend the airline analogy, it's
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by MediaSquirrel 14y ago
Have you guys considered suing Heroku to get some of your money back? Given the nature of Heroku's deception and the resulting ill-gotten gains across its entire customer bases, it would seem like you could work with an enterprising attorn
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by MediaSquirrel 14y ago
Heroku: The Rap Genius "Success" Story http://success.heroku.com/rapgenius
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Series A Crunch Victims Meetup (seriesacrunch.eventbrite.com)
1 points by MediaSquirrel 14y ago|0 comments

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