Mistone

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by Mistone 19y ago
With so much activity on YC last week regarding FaceBook - it should at least be mentioned that one good reason FB is garnering a $15 billion valuation is they had the confidence/balls to turn down the early offers. Microsoft noticed and pl
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by Mistone 19y ago
focus on an ultra specific niche (facebook: harvard students | YCNews: young Hacker/entreps | ebay: beenie baby+antique sellers and collectors) build a service for that niche that the people love - until you've got that done focusing on th
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by Mistone 19y ago
"If your product is truly disruptive you shouldn't have to do much at all to advertise it" - this is a the exception - in almost all case you have to so a lot to get the word out - it does not have to be traditional advertising but reaching
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by Mistone 19y ago
nice point - but myspace was a steal for fox and should be kicking themselves for selling so low. fb's valuation is mind boggling indeed and fb is not the next google - it does however have people excited about something besides the big G
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by Mistone 19y ago
quick name the only company in the valley that scares googles mngt team? quick name the only company in the valley thats harvesting googlers like its October in Napa valley?
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by Mistone 19y ago
how about growing users?..hmm thats seems like a valuable way to spend your time if your a consumer web company.
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by Mistone 19y ago
so many fb haters - yet they keep growing users, keep launching features, you can say they have no tech (baseless), they can't monetize (eer ask pg about this one; build something people want - a business model will emerge) and all the rest
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by Mistone 19y ago
i'm no fan of the rag - but censorship on a social site bothers me more - do like it dont read it - seems simple enough.
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by Mistone 19y ago
im so ready to switch from google
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by Mistone 19y ago
v important: "real names, identities and relationships"
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by Mistone 19y ago
I totally disagree - fb build something people want simple as that. you may not like it / get it, but their growth and engagement metrics are simply off the charts, they have deep, deep talent and plenty of growth paths left. im surprised y
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by Mistone 19y ago
recent tweet from venturehacks: You don't need permission to start a company. From investors, co-founders, or anyone else. (including PG, Jessica, and Trevor)
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by Mistone 19y ago
very inspiring stuff - I would certainly place myself in this category P (cehck) S (subjective but check) D (check) - and the pedigree culture certainly lives on here in the bay area and at leading startups. Its that some hunger and wil
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by Mistone 19y ago
totally! - impressive pr pick up of this story though
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by Mistone 19y ago
thanks for adding that layer of details.
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by Mistone 19y ago
i can't help but feel like this is an odd fit (auctomatic + communicate.com). Of course I know nothing beyond what I've read, and auctomatic sounds like a group of talented folks with savvy advisers - but the synergies between the two compa
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Happy 3rd BirthDay YC
1 points by Mistone 19y ago|0 comments
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by Mistone 19y ago
nicely done a few suggestions - the categories (nba nhl mlb) look really crammed together maybe a visual separator | would help. Agree that the domain name is a bit odd, but not a huge deal. Would be great to have an RSS /subscribe tool so
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by Mistone 19y ago
yikes $2000 to attend - better be a vc or at least have some vc cash to burn, but they are offering $195 tickets to student, time to go sign up for a few community college classes.
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by Mistone 19y ago
ya, photos.com is pretty expensive, and don't even think about getty images, it cost thousands just to use one image, no thanks, I'll take flickr for both quality and price (free) anyday.
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by Mistone 19y ago
would love to see a bit more depth here, most points seemed rather surface - "we focused entirely on product/mark fit" - how?, what are some methods you found effective? maybe best left for a follow up post but after reading it I wanted mo
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by Mistone 19y ago
a facebook app - as a beta test / proof of concept for rephoria.com .......not dying
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Discovering Work Life Balance(feld.com)
2 points by Mistone 19y ago|0 comments
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by Mistone 19y ago
yep, flickr is a great resource for amazing images, have been using it for my blogs for some time and always find something good. beats paying hundreds per month for lame ass stock photos that scream STOCK
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by Mistone 19y ago
somehow this has splintered into an "business model vs. traction" agreement - in fact you need both. It will not kill a programmer to spend some time running a few models on how they can actually monetize the service, just as it is not be
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by Mistone 19y ago
this was one of the coolest stories I've read in a long time, very fun and nicely done.
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by Mistone 19y ago
nice point - but just as failing does not make you a bad entrep., getting caught doesn't mean your a bad crook, repeat offenders my be the most determined.
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by Mistone 19y ago
many people startoff in bad situations - may be hard to believe but not everyone gets pushed along the path of grad'ing from a good school. there is no excuse for hurting and stealing from others, but we must also recognize that the odds ar
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by Mistone 19y ago
in the notes of this essay there is a strong statement about not funding startups with credit card debt. Just wondering if there is an acceptable limit of cc debt to use to get from concept to prototype? Or if its all the same and just a b
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by Mistone 19y ago
ever been to LA? a few big stars and producers up in the hills, every other person in the "biz" scattered across miles and miles of flatlands.

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