SaintSal

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by SaintSal 13y ago
This is a great idea! Remote techies could get projects off the ground faster, and then act as technical mentors to enable the local founders to progress faster.
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by SaintSal 13y ago
The timing might be fine. There's a lot of pre-investment groundwork I'll need to do, and ideally run an MVP, before there's an established investment opportunity. Things going a bit mental atm, but I'm looking forward
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by SaintSal 13y ago
Plan A is tech, particularly web-tech on mobile, since the whole FirefoxOS/tablet thing looks promising. We've done a decent amount of training for general entrepreneurship in London, so I'd keep my eyes open for ways to help
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by SaintSal 13y ago
Good point - that's why I really want to go and see for myself, and talk to people who have. Also, I'll be watching the FirefoxOS marketplace for apps that aren't ported from other mobile platforms, but built around grassroot
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What do we do about bad startup advice?(saintsal.com)
5 points by SaintSal 13y ago|1 comments
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by SaintSal 14y ago
It might seem that way in theory, but things like intellectual honesty and focused strategic conversations are easier said than done. At the time, we spotted these problems but addressing them was difficult and it often seemed the way for
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Why my cofounder is my biggest rival(saintsal.com)
22 points by SaintSal 14y ago|6 comments
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by SaintSal 14y ago
Nice observation - how do we balance the idea of holding political leaders accountable if those mechanics prevent them from experimenting and adapting?
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by SaintSal 14y ago
Totally. I was trying to explain how the concepts and people fit together, to give some context to the tools and approaches we have to choose from. To your point more directly, I'm of the mindset that you can "do Lean Startup" without expli
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The History Of Lean Startup(saintsal.com)
18 points by SaintSal 14y ago|6 comments
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My learnings from 500 Startups – the first month(tradebriefs.com)
19 points by SaintSal 14y ago|1 comments
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Seriously, WTF? The question everyone asks but only iconoclasts answer.(saintsal.com)
1 points by SaintSal 14y ago|0 comments
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What can London's Google Campus teach us about PG’s view of startup hubs?(saintsal.com)
3 points by SaintSal 15y ago|0 comments
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by SaintSal 15y ago
Gave up my car in Vancouver. (Used the money I saved on rent, and moved downtown where I walked everywhere.) Now, I live in London, England. I bike everywhere or use the Tube.
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For us, by us. Lessons learned from validating the Leancamp model.(leanca.mp)
8 points by SaintSal 15y ago|0 comments
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by SaintSal 15y ago
Rob focused on the aspect of Alex' interview about the benefits of simple models to test. This helps invalidate them quickly, enabling you to progress. The flip-side is that you keep a portfolio of business model hypotheses, which you can t
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by SaintSal 15y ago
You can spread the word, and you can also let your representation know your views. International political pressure counts too.
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Ask HN: What changes to net infrastructure are needed so no gov can control it?
5 points by SaintSal 15y ago|1 comments
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by SaintSal 15y ago
I think the quote from Alex was in the context of a hypothetical business model in a pre-traction startup - it was a tangible way to make the point about the problem with convoluted models at that stage.
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by SaintSal 15y ago
What about the potential PR backlash? The Pro-SOPA response could be that internet providers are taking matters in their own hands, disrupting their own customers service for their political gain. They'd then argue to the masses (not just t
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by SaintSal 15y ago
"His only computer is a Lemote Yeelong netbook, because it's the only computer which uses only Free software - no firmware blobs, no proprietary BIOS; it's all Free." Interesting that it's made in China. I'm trying to reconcile the implica
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by SaintSal 15y ago
Thanks, that's really helpful. I hadn't thought of grammar explicitly, mainly because I was more focused on something like design patterns. So far, the emergent grammar has been: equity and/or balance sheet, then an event or a profit/loss,
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by SaintSal 15y ago
I think the most valuable lesson in this post is getting a bit lost. It's so much more than just "networking." It's about being where your targets are, so that you can better understand them. Just being among the people that interest you, t
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by SaintSal 15y ago
And you can also create a place that fits well. That's what Rob did with Poker Nights and so on.
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by SaintSal 15y ago
Or you go someplace else, where your sense of humour is appreciated. There's usually more than one place to find the connections that'll get you to the next level...
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A Visual Language For Finance Patterns(saintsal.com)
36 points by SaintSal 15y ago|3 comments
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Better learning through velocity. How to learn actionably and faster.(leanca.mp)
1 points by SaintSal 15y ago|0 comments
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Falsifiable hypotheses – the solution to torturing your data.(saintsal.com)
4 points by SaintSal 15y ago|0 comments
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Better learning through velocity. How to use Kanban to learn faster.(leanca.mp)
2 points by SaintSal 15y ago|0 comments
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Falsifiable hypotheses. The antidote to torturing your data.(leanca.mp)
3 points by SaintSal 15y ago|0 comments

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