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by SurfScore 13y ago
A "missed email?" Really? I fail to see how someone so "exceptional" would be let go from a missed email. I get HR deadlines and such, but is this Apple being Apple or was he simply not valuable enough to make an exception?
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by SurfScore 13y ago
Startups are slowly but surely getting more power/respect when fundraising. This is excellent, and hopefully the "heavy-handed VC oppressor" will go away for good some day...
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by SurfScore 13y ago
I was referring to the pre-seed/angel stage. A lot of founders bootstrap, max out credit cards, etc to pay for startups in the very early stages
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by SurfScore 13y ago
I've heard many times that Google's 20 percent time is going the way of the dodo. Don't work at Google or anything, just heard you really have to push to get it now.
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by SurfScore 13y ago
You're right they do, but the concept of "market value" salary is laughable until after Series A at least.
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by SurfScore 13y ago
I've never understood the subtle negative attitude towards the fact that founders get most of the equity. It's like everything else in the world from investing to gambling (some would say they're the same). The higher the risk, the higher t
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by SurfScore 13y ago
Sounds like any successful business I've ever heard of. Find a niche with an unsatisfied need, then grow organically. Good for you.
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by SurfScore 13y ago
This is awesome. I love the Celtics, but I had to go search all the players out manually when I wanted to follow them. The only problem is most NBA players don't exactly give you...substantial...information in their many tweets.
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by SurfScore 13y ago
People need more of this. The Lean Startup methodology doesn't mean "oh shit things are getting hard, we gotta PIVOT." Although unfortunately a lot of times that's what happens. It doesn't matter what fancy ideology if the day is used, some
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by SurfScore 13y ago
I like this because its creative, but was relatively easy to implement. It didn't need a million hours of coding, just a text search for keywords (I'm oversimplifying a bit obviously). It let your brain do the heavy lifting to save on progr
102.
by SurfScore 13y ago
Yup, I'm not suprised. Not a huge market for it but it says on the website its just a 1-person part-time thing. You have to buy the software because theres simply no other (easy) way to get stuff onto a computer that old. The Apple II is a
103.
by SurfScore 13y ago
Jobs' first ouster is often credited as the reason for his vision and success when he got back. Believe it or not he was a much worse CEO the first time around
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by SurfScore 13y ago
Its a testament to his legacy that these "You are/not like/dislike Steve Jobs" articles keep popping up. Jobs is what you call an EXTREME OUTLIER. People like him come around once every 30 or 40 years. You don't compare outliers to the mean
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by SurfScore 13y ago
Am I the only one that sees the author as just a little misdirected? On one hand, he bitches about not wanting to make startup founders rich by working shitty hours in an unstable work environment. I get that, I really do. However, he has
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by SurfScore 13y ago
Dropbox is a very technically challenging product, so I don't know if that's the best example.
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by SurfScore 13y ago
Maybe for the same reason that doctors don't give you shots or do the various other things that nurses do. There's a theory, I can't remember the name of it, that basically says the more you know how to do, the less proficient you can be at
108.
by SurfScore 13y ago
Nope, not yet. It varies, the time they send them out isn't set in stone or anything. I do love how you titled it as rejection emails though.
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by SurfScore 13y ago
One of the most important qualities of an entrepreneur is resourcefulness. I'm not sure what your idea is or why it needs so much money, but thats a hurdle you'll have to jump yourself. Traction is most important, so find a way to get that.
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by SurfScore 13y ago
we all still fake it with jQuery this
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by SurfScore 13y ago
I find IB (and storyboards in particular) to be amazing for rapid prototyping (MVP anyone?). I can put together a basic app with 5 views, buttons, maps, whatever I want (as long as its a standard iOS control) in like an hour. HOWEVER, in
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by SurfScore 13y ago
Well from the start I think you've got the process wrong. Your "idea" is worthless to an investor. They want some kind of execution. Narrow your "badass and full-scale launch" down to the absolute least amount of work you have to do to addr
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by SurfScore 13y ago
Yup. If I remember correctly the WP7 ad pissed off quite a few people. How DARE they infer people are obsessed with their phones!
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by SurfScore 13y ago
I like to live by the motto: You never know if someone is willing to pay until you ask them to open their checkbook. The same theory can be applied to most investors. (pre-handshake protocol at least)
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by SurfScore 13y ago
Exactly. And stock is typically much cheaper for a company to spend than actual cash. A perfect example of this was the Facebook-Instagram acquisition. It was right before Facebook had their IPO, so it was much cheaper for them. Ironically,
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by SurfScore 13y ago
I love Pulse. They built a great app and I'm really happy for them, so this isn't a critique, but were they really worth 90M? I get that most of it was in stock, but damn. I guess it was more of a team/userbase acquisition, similar to the D
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by SurfScore 13y ago
I actually haven't eaten at McDonalds in awhile. Just love using the Chicken McNuggets pricing strategy. I could never spend that much for it though.
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by SurfScore 13y ago
Happens all the time when I eat at Taco Bell. Yet I keep going there...
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by SurfScore 13y ago
Well the pilot program is what seems to be drawing the most ire, and that's the one I was referring to. I'm not debating either side of the argument and I believe in charging for a good product. I was just asking a question because I was cu
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by SurfScore 13y ago
Apple gives developers a way to stream unique content to AirPlay, separate from what's on the iPad screen.

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