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Prospectus For Silicon Valley's Next Hot Tech IPO (mcsweeneys.net)
14 points by Mystalic 14y ago|0 comments
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How to Cope With the Emotional Stress of a Startup(news.cnet.com)
2 points by Mystalic 14y ago|0 comments
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by Mystalic 14y ago
Via SF Examiner: "A spokesman for the lieutenant governor’s office said in a phone interview that the show will be for Newsom to promote California, which Newsom has been doing since talking office in January 2011. The show, his office said
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by Mystalic 14y ago
The same can be said for the cost of manufacturing and delivering solar panels.
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Commandments for choosing a co-founder(news.cnet.com)
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Microsoft, Facebook Announce Patent Agreement(newsroom.fb.com)
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by Mystalic 14y ago
Andreessen Horowitz did the only ethical and logical thing it could do. It was in a tough spot, so it did the thing that wouldn't violate its implicit agreements with Kevin and Dalton. I don't think either side is complaining, and I doubt A
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by Mystalic 14y ago
Something like that. Facebook saw that Instagram was adding users fast and dominating mobile (a weakness of Facebook's). The plurality, if not the majority, of Facebook activity revolves around photo sharing and photo interactions (photos g
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by Mystalic 14y ago
Things people seem to keep forgetting through this entire affair: 1) Zuck, with his 57% voting proxy, has absolute control over the company. He doesn't need to consult anybody for his decisions, even Sandberg or the board. 2) With that said
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by Mystalic 15y ago
Congratulations on the book, Jason! I don't have any freaking clue how you did this AND OnSwipe, but somehow you managed to pull it off. Thanks for giving back to the community.
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by Mystalic 15y ago
A few months ago, I ran into the Bump team on Castro street in Mountain View. They were grabbing random people walking by their table, testing the user flow of this product with a demo. Two lessons from that: 1) Gather user feedback all the
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by Mystalic 15y ago
I disagree. Despite the high valuations, a lot of the companies in YC rise past their seed stage valuations. You may overpay a bit, but you're essentially paying for more security. Most seed stage startups flame out before they even hit Se
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Socialcam, 99Dresses named Hot Startups to Watch(businessinsider.com)
4 points by Mystalic 15y ago|0 comments
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by Mystalic 15y ago
I think wireless power -- rather than more efficient batteries -- is the long-term solution.
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HN: Name a problem, any problem, you'd like to see someone solve
36 points by Mystalic 15y ago|90 comments
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Why aren't there more women in tech? Wrong question(news.cnet.com)
2 points by Mystalic 15y ago|1 comments
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by Mystalic 15y ago
I wish Loic and his team the best of luck. It's never easy to lay friends and colleagues off, and I know that it's taken an emotional toll on Loic. This is a reminder that even somebody of Loic's stature (he created LeWeb and is a very succ
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by Mystalic 15y ago
It's going to allow for three types of permissions: Mac Store apps only, all apps, and Mac Store Apps + identified developers. That last one is the default.
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Form letter template for acquired startups (gist.github.com)
2 points by Mystalic 15y ago|0 comments
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by Mystalic 15y ago
I've met and interviewed Scott several times over the course of my career. He is the anti-Carol Bartz. He is extremely likeable, approachable. He's a consensus-builder, not a bomb thrower. And he did double PayPal's user base and revenue to
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The Talent Crunch Will Define the Tech Industry in 2012(benparr.com)
2 points by Mystalic 15y ago|0 comments
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by Mystalic 15y ago
From my perspective as a former tech journalist, Sean nails the key points. Keep it short, sweet and remember that journalists see dozens of pitches per day -- your startup doesn't deserve press because it's your baby. It needs to stand on
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by Mystalic 15y ago
Coming from the point of view of somebody who gets pitched daily... I can barely distinguish them from each other. Sure, I'll give you my card with contact info, but it doesn't mean I will be interested when I get the email. Yes, you did mo
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by Mystalic 15y ago
Color doesn't do the greatest job explaining the new feature on their website...so let me explain a bit more (I've played with the app) Basically Color's built a way to be a vouyer into your friend's world. You request to "visit" a friend v
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by Mystalic 15y ago
Having a quick video explanation makes it easier for me to explain your product to my audience, so yes, that sometimes works. As for funding, I sometimes use that as a barometer of how "legitimate" you are. So yeah, if I see Sequoia is inve
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by Mystalic 15y ago
I've thought about it -- I know one or two make Google Docs for pitches. Problem is getting the people who email me to change their behavior.
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by Mystalic 15y ago
Use Facebook to figure out who our mutual connections are, but don't send the pitch in a Facebook Message. Facebook is my personal space and I like managing my pitches in one central location. Other journalists may have different feelings,
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by Mystalic 15y ago
Actually, this is pretty much in line with the advice I give to entrepreneurs when they're pitching me for a story on Mashable. The big things to remember: - We get hundreds of emails per day. I can barely keep up, so I need to use personal
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by Mystalic 15y ago
This has been an available feature for Twitter Business accounts since May 2010 - http://mashable.com/2010/05/10/twitter-business-center-toolk...
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by Mystalic 15y ago
The personality of the CEO trickles down to the rest of the organization. His VPs take his philosophy to their subordinates, and so on and so forth. Not only that, but the CEO's policy decisions directly affect the culture of an organizat

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