SherlockeHolmes

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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
Thank you for bringing this up. There are a significant number of apps already in the debate space, as listed below. The presence of competition in this space means that the potential market size these startups are trying to tap into is lar
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
Wow this is huge! The PDF is in a language I don't recognize. (not that it'd help)
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
I wish to take the liberty to clarify myself, since the down vote is worrying. My post, at its surface, appears full of "marketingspeak" and cliched language. But in essence, each of the points are directly implementable solutions
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
cool post! This is how I understand it: if we apply the mirror point number algorithm on the binary description of some composite, we will recover at least one of the basis components. That's basically what you said with your reference
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
excellently pointed out distinction. This is cleaving at the balance between a founder's ability to set a path for her/his company while remaining flexible with more fluid decisions. Less experienced founders can sometimes find th
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
Ok, so you guys will be hard to kill. That's a very good quality to have for a start-up. How will you convince the first hotel owners to start using your service? How will you find and convince the first users (you will have to choose
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
ah that's a good one!
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
I think the idea is promising and needed. There should be a vast amount of space in the African market for this. If this is done properly, it can help generate economic activity in active regions by increasing the quality and ease of experi
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
Best comment! Agora/Dais, as you said, is really similar to the new philosophical concepts you've introduced me to. I was not aware of him before, but how I see this company agrees exactly with what I've read so far. Thank
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
I want to clarify that the 29 comments were on the particular debate I visited while answering this question. I don't have access to their user statistics at the moment. This number likely doesn't tell us about average user partic
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
Thank you for bringing up more highly relevant questions for our company! Our idea does indeed face a chicken-and-egg problem. The following strategies will be implemented to address concerns mentioned above - i) We will aggressively market
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
Hmm that is also an interesting and truthful way of looking at that statement. I echo your sentiment for businesses to be more employee centered. We have to buck the trend for making profit margin the absolute bottom line.
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
no, because policies governing access to health care should not share a lot of commonalities with R&D efforts in medical science and technology. The former should be public, while the latter should be commercially driven as much as poss
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
It seems like for you preparation is even more important than usual. It is understandable to not be comfortable under an artificially created pressure situation (such as in an interview room). In that case, you need to prepare at least 3 ti
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
It's the latter. Privatization of sectors that are responsible for meeting human rights such as right to life (enforced by the police - as of now a public entity), liberty (right to vote - in some cases needs to be afforded by paying f
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
I just noticed the "documents" feature in the demo. It allows the user to upload relevant documents for each case to the system, which is basically what I was going for here.
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
Thank you for sharing this. What I loved most about the debates held at the Economist was the participation on the part of the users. Although the focus was on the selected panel of moderator and the two experts, there were 29 comments made
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
I agree. Even if someone was to take my idea and start working on it concurrently, I as the originator of the idea have an inherent advantage. If the founders are resilient and resourceful, then the strength of their idea is more decisive t
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
Dear moderators, I've made a mess of things while naming my company. I failed to thoroughly search the name before having decided for it. Please either - i) delete this so I may rename my company and start another thread, or ii) replac
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
Wow I wasn't aware of this! Just looked it up. In Ancient Greek city-states, "agora" was the central square where they'd gather for important discussions. I really like the name and would hate to give it up. I will have
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
The social benefit out of this is irrefutable. Our criminal justice system can use all the help it can get. Two comments: i) it would be good to include some database support with smart query to allow public defenders across locations to wo
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
I believe you are correct! I was wondering about this too.
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
Thank you for two very relevant questions! We will develop an algorithm that will compare "debate topics" by analyzing their "initiators", text content, and "evidences". This algorithm will assign a correlation
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
It sounds like a terrible place to work at. If I were you, I'd find a place where I'd enjoy working. I know changing jobs too often can look bad on resumes, but mediocre performance in a mediocre setting for two or three years wil
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by SherlockeHolmes 11y ago
Correct. The YC valuation is a special case. An example valuation after totality of round A funding for a company can stand at around $1M for 1%. So that'd be $50,000 for .05% for an early-stage company.
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