MenaMena123

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by MenaMena123 15y ago
Yes heroku did a great job, but what about the rest, they may just end up like Loopt, it was hyped and came down to alot of money raised and sold for nothing. And trust me YC isnt in this for the baby buyouts, its looking for that facebook.
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
The buyout prices you described are baby buys, those happen everyday, trust me investors arent thr those low ball buys. Yes people make money, but its not one for the history books, if success is maki million, then I guess thats your succes
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
Buddy, you just described all these companies that were aquired, many are hyped and dont last sometimes thats the only option or move forward. Loopt was aquired doesnt mean it was a success. Look at the details, if a company gets aquired fo
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Scribd is another Loopt
2 points by MenaMena123 15y ago|7 comments
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Why was Loopt such a failure?
3 points by MenaMena123 15y ago|0 comments
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
Do you go out and drink much? Seems nice but in the night life the last thing people are going to be doing is using an app to find out the cost of the drinks, then adding them in. Understand its hard enough to get a drink in crowded bars, i
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
I would think Harvard has more value than TechStars. Now if you said YC vs Havard, then its a big difference.
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
This may not apply to PG or alot of others, but you would be surprised how much money people don't really have. I knew someone that I thought had cash. In reality he was broke and had all his money tied up in deals or stocks etc. At the end
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
Design is more than a nice little picture, you can just have text on a page and you still design. Many people that don't know about design think its about images, it's usability, it's brand, it's feel, it's your damn company!! :)
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
Early stage things only go off of friends or people they know or met already. So forget about those services the founders already know what they want at that early stage. Maybe it would work for large established companies only.
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
I dont know, but I dont like the idea of things jumping up that fast and I am sure we will see more soon. Not good.
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
It like asking - why haven't more successful movie production emerged from San Francisco? It's just not the place for it.
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
"The problem is, GMail is absolutely unacceptable for business usage, but the folks who use it don’t see it that way." Its odd you say that above. The people who use it are the ones that matter.? If its used for it, well its works for them
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
You seem a bit like myself, a few years back. You are worried about "School Names" or how it looks to others. Don't even worry about what school you attended, worry about the things you know. Did you learn anything? Worry about what your sk
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
You make it sound so easy, I know it is not and I can do all that you have stated, but that will take sometime. If it was that easy you can keep that process going and make alot. I know a site that has a good amount of traffic and makes not
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
I think its a great option if the company approves of it.
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
Yea I understand where your coming from with the Tagxedo (which is really cool, minus the copyright issues that could arise), but putting it on Zazzle would be debatable. Not my debate. Regardless, if its not made for profit, after one sale
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
I think its a great design coming from a designer myself, but I'm no lawyer and I don't think you can be making money off someones logo or brand. I dont think you need to be a lawyer to know that either. Plain and simple, would you want to
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
I like the video every time Paul Graham says "I dont know" "I dont know". Seems like a good guy. He's a kid himself, I like it.
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
The success of the startups speak for themselves. I am not sure whats the records are, but the article talks about Techstars being in a variety of cities and meeting alot of friends and having a huge Demo day. In all honesty I feel like YC
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
Plain and simple... you can always get a normal job at any time or age, they will be around for awhile. A startup gets harder to do as you get older and family or bills come into play. Start with the startup, no question about it.
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
My point being the bay area is great to live regardless and you talk about your business doing great, you should be in silicon valley. (2 birds one stone.) I know your just looking for locations, but your life is apart of business and your
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
Like anything it has its high time and people just get tired of things and move to the next best thing.
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
Well the best area is the heart of it all - Silicon Valley - USA - Mountain View or Palo Alto or San Francisco. Depending if you are trying to grow your business.
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
It really would be nice to have open office hours where any team can come into chat in private. When I move down to the valley I would like to chat with people I think would be interested and not have to chase people around or feel they are
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
Why would they go? With those names you go to them. Fly down and setup a meeting do whatever you have to do. Don't wait for them they are fine where they are. :)
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
At the end of the decision making, do you feel many other great startups are being left out, due to the amount of startups you can only choose? Or you feel the others just don't have something going on.
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
Why would they even consider it? When you have many already willing founders to move down and give 110 percent. Also, face to face contact is a bonus especially at the start.
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
Nobody disrespected anyone, that's just business sometimes you lose, sometimes you win, which ever side your on you just keep going. No right or wrong here, if it was that case always do the right thing, in this case the other business just
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by MenaMena123 15y ago
Like I said below only in a perfect world, it happens all the time. Its nothing new and just business. No hard feelings on any side, the employee and companies know all this and don't see it as anything bad or good, just the way the market

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