adamtmca

16 ms·

91.
by adamtmca 15y ago
This concept is called customer lifetime value. No one misunderstood it; everyone is questioning what the actual lifetime value of those customers is. Including an internal metric like this in the filing was a big PR mistake.
92.
by adamtmca 15y ago
This just seems like the owners are being menschen in trying to ensure everyone gets a taste if they ever IPO. Given that this "isn't [used as] an incentive to work at 37signals" I don't see how it's an alternative to options which exist
93.
by adamtmca 15y ago
If you are acquiring a 39+ billion dollar company, money is a factor. Considering Apple's capital structure, interest rates aren't really a key consideration here. "Apple's stock value" reflects the fact that they invest in relatively high
94.
by adamtmca 15y ago
The fact that the article is unsigned means nothing; only opinion pieces carry bylines in the Economist.
95.
by adamtmca 15y ago
They use the hoard, in part, to lock up supply of components that they think will be strategic in the near to medium term future. They had a strangle on the supply of NAND flash leading up to and through the christmas season when the first
96.
by adamtmca 15y ago
Upvoted. While financial accounting (statements for shareholders, taxes etc) is governed by GAAP and meant to be as standardized across orgs as possible, managerial accounting (internal statements for the purpose of decision making) require
97.
Why did Japan Surrender?(thebrowser.com)
3 points by adamtmca 15y ago|1 comments
98.
by adamtmca 15y ago
They are profitable and hiring people. How could they possibly be bad for the economy?
99.
by adamtmca 15y ago
I would really appreciate an invite if you are still giving them out! My email is my hn username @gmail.com
100.
Why Apple Doesn't Give to Charity(hardlyacademic.com)
2 points by adamtmca 15y ago|0 comments
101.
When Google ETAs Fail(blog.uber.com)
2 points by adamtmca 15y ago|0 comments
102.
by adamtmca 15y ago
I don't know anything about Scott Young but this article makes me pretty skeptical that he is "One of the World's Most Efficient Studiers." His notes on the exam: "draw a timeline", "check the cpp" and comments in section two: "bonds are pa
103.
The geology of the planet: Welcome to the Anthropocene(economist.com)
1 points by adamtmca 15y ago|0 comments
104.
by adamtmca 15y ago
While interesting, this seems like an insignificant piece of minutia, considering the title.
105.
by adamtmca 15y ago
The first result on Google for "what is the distance between Mars and Jupiter" is pretty close.. today. It's off by 100% if you want the distance on my birthday. Many problems don't have static solutions which can be neatly cached by a sear
106.
by adamtmca 15y ago
I actually clicked on the google search. The second result, "Ideas are just multipliers of execution" is actually a very insightful answer to the idea/execution "question." http://sivers.org/multiply
107.
Will FDA Regulation Kill the Medical Tricorder?(reason.com)
2 points by adamtmca 15y ago|0 comments
108.
by adamtmca 15y ago
Not a scam. Inflammatory banks are evil stuff with little to no support. In hindsight it's easy to say they should have known it would get to this price but in the weeks leading up to the IPO it would have been pretty difficult to justify p
109.
by adamtmca 15y ago
Often the underwriters will have to buy the stock at the price they set (it costs the bank money in that case) also it means the company may have failed to raise the funds they had planned to with the offering.
110.
Google Advisor(youtube.com)
1 points by adamtmca 15y ago|0 comments
111.
by adamtmca 15y ago
Winner's Curse.
112.
Foursquare Teams With Google For NFC Check-Ins Via Posters At Google I/O(techcrunch.com)
9 points by adamtmca 15y ago|3 comments
113.
Documentary: Deep Water (2006)(hardlyacademic.com)
2 points by adamtmca 15y ago|0 comments
114.
by adamtmca 15y ago
I think the conversion rates used in this analysis are an ineffective way to examine services like Dropbox. Given that most users probably convert once they have filled up their Dropbox (which takes time), a cohort analysis done by segmenti
115.
by adamtmca 16y ago
While this won't help the OP, I think it might be valuable for some others here, particularly those with kids. I have one year left in my undergraduate degree. My parents paid for the whole thing, including a semester in Europe. Since I was
116.
by adamtmca 16y ago
Do not mooch off your girlfriend. Doing so will only take your existing problems with being financially responsible and inject them into your relationship. If you can figure out a way to pay back the money, pay it back. If you can't, don't
117.
by adamtmca 16y ago
That was my favourite too. Awesome.
118.
by adamtmca 16y ago
Just installed the original C&C. Thanks!
119.
by adamtmca 16y ago
Reeder for mac is still in Beta but it's pretty good.
120.
by adamtmca 16y ago
I think you misunderstood the efficient market hypothesis.

More ›