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by amandalim89 15y ago
This shows that when consumers band together they can make a difference in corporate America. I wish we were more united in standing up against other products that are, 1.environmentally unfriendly (petrol) 2.abusive (child labor in Nike S
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by amandalim89 15y ago
Groupon is a classic example: they have over 1,600 salespeople in the company. This number represents 75% of the total Groupon staff ( http://www.centernetworks.com/groupon-roundup ) I don't think they are particularly innovative. Low barri
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by amandalim89 15y ago
Very true but I think perhaps people are conditioned to think that they can replicate the success if they learn from successful people first hand. But I think people who have failed have a lot to teach us as well. As Edison once said,"I hav
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by amandalim89 15y ago
So true. The hardest part is taking away features from your own product. We need to learn to let go of non-crucial features. built. launch fast. iterate faster.
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by amandalim89 15y ago
tks!
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by amandalim89 15y ago
I took ETL last semester and loved it! My favorite speaker was Aaron Levie. He was the prototype of the typical silicon valley startup story. built/launched his product from his dorm room in 2005. dropped out of school. created a company wo
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by amandalim89 15y ago
I love the quote: “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery. It embodies the crux of human psy
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by amandalim89 15y ago
Cool! do you guys make schwag? send me a link to your website :)
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by amandalim89 15y ago
you mentioned posting on a weekend is a gd strategy to get traffic. yet now you posted on a weekday morning. why did you switch your strategy? just curious.
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by amandalim89 15y ago
I totally agree. Advisers should be more like Asian parents. "Western" parents (much like "Western" advisers) start with the premisse that their children's self-esteem is fragile and therefore constantly try to reassure their children about
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How to create an addictive game like Angry birds?(rainmakerslive.com)
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by amandalim89 15y ago
Airbnb applied late too but they got in. They might have been an exception though. Here's the video where Brian talks about his story. Truly inspiring. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOytubycHOg Can't wait for the next Startup School at S
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by amandalim89 15y ago
#5 definitely!!! I think the ladies working in startups will definitely appreciate it! Startup schwag rarely fit me properly :( and most of them are just a logo slapped onto a T-shirt. Would be great for team morale! Plus, nice swag like ro
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by amandalim89 15y ago
Stanford has a lot of free courses too (Eg: this one about databases: http://www.db-class.org/course/auth/welcome ) and I think if one really wants to learn for the sake of learning and enrichment rather than having an official Stanford c