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by alizaki 16y ago
Coke could open source their cola tomorrow and nothing would change. I dont get this fascination with their secret recipe. Their strength is distribution and marketing of course. It would be the equivalent of Nike telling you how to make a
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by alizaki 16y ago
did anybody else read this and think, Anonymous?
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by alizaki 16y ago
AdSense, to my knowledge, doesn't only optimize for maximum CPC but rather for max earnout for Google, a large part of which is the likelihood of you clicking the ad. This is a fair determination of the quality of the "deal"/ad, I suppose.
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by alizaki 16y ago
Close your eyes and imagine that you took a sum of money from friends and family, gave it your best shot and burnt through it. Would you be able to face them positively after? Would it undermine your relationship with them in any way? If it
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by alizaki 16y ago
Bounce by Matthew Syed. Highly recommended read in the same vein as Outliers without the need to find continuously interesting anecdotes every 5 pages and with some science.
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by alizaki 16y ago
freepaidaccounts.com
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by alizaki 16y ago
Listening to Zynga execs talk, they don't really consider their products as games, but rather 'social experiences'. They rely on having people you care about playing the games and enabling communication between players through self-expressi
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by alizaki 16y ago
having lived in Singapore for 6 years now, i can tell you its a fascinating story. Start with this book: http://www.amazon.com/Conversations-Lee-Kuan-Yew-Singapore/d... - It's basically a free ranging interview with Lee Kuan Yew, the man
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by alizaki 16y ago
my guess is some lame attempt at copying VEVO/Hulu's success for the newspaper industry. my prediction based on that would be giant fail due to perceived value and life cycle of content plus availability of free alternatives which are most
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by alizaki 16y ago
there are no adults in hollywood.
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Be like Stallone: As told by Anthony Robbins (The Rocky Story)(youtube.com)
4 points by alizaki 16y ago|2 comments
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by alizaki 16y ago
I'm a civil engineering grad too (08). Started two companies, both are profitable and doing decently well (timesvr.com and gameventures.com). I don't write code myself (wish I could), but I've learnt a few things along the way. One of those
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You are not Steve Jobs(zakimahomed.posterous.com)
1 points by alizaki 16y ago|0 comments
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by alizaki 16y ago
if you're very very interested in social games and based out of or willing to move to Singapore, you may want to get in touch: zaki (at) gameventures.com - we like passionate/crazy/(smartly) opinionated people and will create a role for you
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by alizaki 16y ago
thanks for the tip :)
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Why don't people make beautiful looking software for Windows?
6 points by alizaki 16y ago|6 comments
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by alizaki 17y ago
not by a day anymore, more like 2/3 hours tops
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by alizaki 17y ago
that is is tremendous opportunity to solve this particular problem. Whoever does will make a lot of money, just that this goofball shouldn't hsve.
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by alizaki 17y ago
my comment was not meant to be insulting to those. It was meant to insult people who tend to blow hard and do little real good. There are lot more of those out there, sadly. No offense intended.
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by alizaki 17y ago
did you read the article? "lame excuses like charity work (most likely they spent one night feeding the homeless and are bragging about it since)," most people do very little charity, and brag a lot about it. If you have hired people and se
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The Best Hiring Tip(zakimahomed.posterous.com)
36 points by alizaki 17y ago|26 comments
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by alizaki 17y ago
small tip: DONT add video to email. Spam filters will kill it. Asap.
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by alizaki 17y ago
Thanks, I am signing up for your service. Would appreciate the leg up on the headers. Whats the best way to reach you?
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by alizaki 17y ago
This looks great, thanks!
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by alizaki 17y ago
Thanks! In the interest of being frugal, anyone got a coupon they can share :)?
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Email Delivery Voodoo?
33 points by alizaki 17y ago|22 comments
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by alizaki 17y ago
On a similar note, any YC folks in Singapore. Just moved back here, would like to meet new people.
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by alizaki 18y ago
Have you thought about move to Singapore? Govt.funding for stuff like this is way easier to secure and stem cell research is encouraged, I believe.
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by alizaki 18y ago
Singapore. Thriving startup community. VERY oool govt + system, liberal visa policy I just moved my startup from SF there, consolidated our employees across the world and got money to do it too from the Govt.
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by alizaki 18y ago
I'm looking for a few quality affiliates who can take my product in front of the right people. Couldn't find an email --> zaki (at) timesvr.com

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