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by alex1 16y ago
If you don't plan on getting rich (or whatever outcome you dream of) from your startup, then why are you doing it? If you want a modest outcome and to be your own boss, then start a small business. It kind of sounds like this guy failed at
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We Lose A TechCruncher To Y Combinator(techcrunch.com)
105 points by alex1 16y ago|27 comments
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by alex1 16y ago
If there is an intermediate server involved (probably a STUN server), it just helps set up the connection. The actual UDP packets don't go through any middle man. This is how residential VoIP services have been working without requiring any
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by alex1 16y ago
It will be really successful when you can video chat with any device whether it's an iPhone, Mac, Windows, Android, anything. And when it works over 3G.
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by alex1 16y ago
Biggest disappointments (for me, at least): - AT&T no longer offers unlimited data - Video calling is only iPhone to iPhone - Video calling is WiFi only - No 4G - Still AT&T only
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by alex1 16y ago
June 24. Pre-orders starting June 15.
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by alex1 16y ago
Great article but I would have to disagree with it saying that you need a budget for development after launch. What if the founders are hackers?
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by alex1 16y ago
Right, yeah, looks like S-Corps don't pay federal corporate taxes. I knew it was to avoid double taxation but I had forgotten which taxation S-Corps were exempt from. My bad. Unfortunately, for California, you owe the 1.5% (minimum $800)
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by alex1 16y ago
An S-Corp just avoids double taxation. Salaries paid out are subject to FICA. As for the remaining business income, each shareholder would still owe taxes based on how much of the business they own. This is different than a C-Corp where the
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by alex1 16y ago
The big reason people do an S-Corp is to avoid double taxation (and to be a corporation rather than LLC while not having the complex structures of a C-Corp). Better than being a sole proprietor. Keep in mind that S-Corps can only have a cer
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by alex1 16y ago
I think their pricing is based on the service's value to you rather than what their costs are.
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by alex1 16y ago
Yup, I'm also in Los Angeles area and a search for #flotilla gets no results, not even a "No Results" message.
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by alex1 16y ago
The original Tweet of the attack from the organization which the ship belonged to: http://twitter.com/freegazaorg/status/15083677239
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by alex1 16y ago
Will every application get a response, even if it's a rejection?
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by alex1 16y ago
This begs the question: how does Twitter define a "paid" tweet? Does payment from advertiser to service or service to publisher matter? Do both? What about Foursquare/Gowalla checkins? Would those count as "paid"? What if a business rewards
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by alex1 16y ago
I know of one in my area (Los Angeles) and that's CoLoft in Santa Monica. I was there for a mixer last week and I must say I would really enjoy working there. It's a very open space with 2-3 meeting rooms, a kitchen, tons of desks, chalk bo
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by alex1 16y ago
The SimpleGeo post talks about finding coffee shops near a user's coordinates (reverse geocoding)... isn't this what the Google Places API does? Or would the AUP of the Places API limit developers where SimpleGeo would not? Google Places AP
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by alex1 17y ago
Here are the differences I see: -Intel Core i5/i7 on 15/17-inch models. -Longer lasting batteries (10hr for 13-inch and 8-9hr for 15/17-inch) -GPU upgrade to 330M from 9600M GT on 15/17-inch models and 320M on 13-inch models -Intel HD Graph
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by alex1 17y ago
Facebook also presents you with a warning page before redirecting you: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.ycombinato...
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by alex1 17y ago
They do have plans to put these promoted tweets in users' timelines... From AdAge ( http://adage.com/digiconf10/article?article_id=143237 ): During this roll-out, Twitter will study how resonance works and decide in the fourth quarter whet
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by alex1 17y ago
100%? I doubt it... What about advertising in the social space?
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by alex1 17y ago
I don't see how they can really stop cheaters until they do something like force businesses to post a unique verification code inside their store (or print on the receipt) that changes every day, and require that code to get any rewards. Wi
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Foursquare cracking down on location cheaters(blog.foursquare.com)
9 points by alex1 17y ago|4 comments
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by alex1 17y ago
Is this why the iPhone didn't have copy/paste and MMS for the first 2 years?
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by alex1 17y ago
That's not exactly true. The TOS usually applies to people crawling the severs and mining data. Still, there is no clear way to know how a court would rule on something like this; each case is different. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br
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by alex1 17y ago
I personally think there are more CS graduates that start businesses than MBAs. From what I have seen, most MBAs become consultants or executives of existing companies. I could be completely wrong here though as I am speaking based on peopl
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by alex1 17y ago
Whether it's software, or natural resources... the path to riches begins with an idea . It begins with creating something that people want. And I don't think that's something that an MBA program teaches you.
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by alex1 17y ago
It's not possible to teach someone the true entrepreneur spirit. Most MBAs go on to become cookie cutter consultants... This quote by YC's very own PG comes to mind: “If you work your way down the Forbes 400 making an x next to the name of
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by alex1 17y ago
UX is a science and visual design is an art. I think they are both equally important. The UX guy is like an architect, but even if he comes up with a nice building layout, no one wants to live in wood and cement foundation. UX and visual de
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by alex1 17y ago
This looks like something Google is trying to do, but in two different products: Google Wave and Google Chrome OS. Pip.io essentially combines these two to make one (imho) revolutionary product.

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