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by SmallBets 10y ago
This author did an excellent podcast with James Altucher. Really crystalized a lot of the principles in his book and made it actionable. http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2016/04/anders-ericsonn-peak/
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by SmallBets 11y ago
I think this is more about competition from Amazon than other search engines. The focus on "commercial queries" tells me there's a mini death spiral of buyers going straight to Amazon to do those commercial searches. This wi
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by SmallBets 11y ago
Still happy with my S3 and feel I'm not missing any key features. The more generations go on you realize just how incremental the phone upgrades have gotten for quite some time now.
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by SmallBets 11y ago
Twitter struggles because of the sharp divide in its 2 types of users: those with high ratio of people following them vs. those they follow (read influencers/celebs), and everyone else. For the first group, the creation function is phe
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by SmallBets 11y ago
It seems that shipping trucks are more ripe for EV adoption than consumer vehicles with centralized fleet infrastructure for charging, and capacity for multiple/larger batteries on board trucks. Not sure why there hasn't been more
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Social Media: Destroyer or Creator?(nytimes.com)
2 points by SmallBets 11y ago|0 comments
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by SmallBets 11y ago
Exactly. This stumbling block is as much about the solar lease/ppa model as net metering, because math about cost of botg grid and solar are assumed 100% unchanged for 20 years. Rooftop owners that buy their systems outright are still
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by SmallBets 11y ago
It seems the real shift is from the web's nodes being ideas/text, to being people/personas. Guided and organized not by what is said and the relationship of ideas, but by who said it, their relationship to me, and what liking
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by SmallBets 11y ago
I like the thoughts here on micro vs macro finance in the developing world: https://www.ted.com/talks/sangu_delle_in_praise_of_macro_yes... i.e. maybe less gofundme and more kickstarter/angelist can have an impact
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by SmallBets 11y ago
Thanks for this one, liked it more than the NYT. Was also interesting to learn where the game company "Machine Zone" (Game of War) got its name.
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Imagining a World Without Growth(nytimes.com)
1 points by SmallBets 11y ago|0 comments
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by SmallBets 11y ago
It's interesting that most reactions here are either a)"this is nothing compared to country x" or b)this is an example of extremely negative hardship. I thought the direct lessons he laid out were excellent, about being ruthl
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by SmallBets 11y ago
Balancing this line defines the human experience in my opinion. Objectively it is true, we are minute. But humanity is in the subjective making of meaning. That opportunity to make your own meaning is an incredible one if you choose to acce
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by SmallBets 11y ago
Giving blood is one of those things where it's low risk, can help others, and has some science behind the benefits presumably by reducing iron. Have been meaning to get into it. Some of the studies are linked here: http://www
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by SmallBets 11y ago
I have been meaning to dive in. What are some recipes/use cases that worked out best for you?
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by SmallBets 11y ago
As more in this field comes to light, it makes medicine's overuse (imo) of antibiotics very concerning.
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by SmallBets 12y ago
You can add Beats to the list - a low barrier industry ripe to undercut a premium priced brand, but it has not done so. There is an emotional factor, where customers associate their own identity and how they see themselves with the brands.
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by SmallBets 12y ago
What doesn't get brought up enough in these discussions is the degree to which the advances in AI and resource distribution bring down costs and increase the accessibility of having your needs met. For example, as Uber has advanced to
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by SmallBets 12y ago
No prob - I'm also a huge fan. Should've mentioned it is an interview with Brendan Hampton who is the one playing in the space.
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by SmallBets 12y ago
I just listened to this James Altucher podcast on the subject, about monetizing high followed accounts via sponsored posts: http://www.stansberryradio.com/Frank-Curzio/Latest-Episodes/... I thought it was pretty e
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AT&T Explores Expanding GB Internet to 25 Cities(finance.yahoo.com)
1 points by SmallBets 12y ago|0 comments
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by SmallBets 13y ago
First software, next seeds.
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Social ROI: Facebook Dominates But Reddit is Growing(techcrunch.com)
1 points by SmallBets 13y ago|0 comments
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by SmallBets 13y ago
Loved the first song I heard on web version, +1 for Android. Good example of non-technical value creation - can't fake good curation. That your project has done so well tells me that the streaming music players have not cracked the cod
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by SmallBets 13y ago
I've had similar problems and saw a talk by Heidi Halvorson that reframed it a bit: Instead of trying to stop the "compare to others" behavior, replace the behavior instead with "compare to my own past performance".
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Ranking the World’s Most Influential Thinkers(io9.com)
1 points by SmallBets 13y ago|0 comments
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Increased Homeownership Decreases Employment(finance.yahoo.com)
1 points by SmallBets 13y ago|0 comments