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Startups: Going Big vs. Living Comfortably?(andrewcross.ca)
2 points by andrewcross 15y ago|0 comments
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by andrewcross 15y ago
Some great points here. I went to school in Waterloo (where RIM is) and worked for 4 months in product design at Apple, so I am pretty aware of the differences between the two companies. Here are my thoughts on your points: 1) Very true. Ap
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The Importance of Side Projects(andrewcross.ca)
2 points by andrewcross 15y ago|0 comments
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You Probably Can't Get Into the World's Most Exclusive Website(mashable.com)
2 points by andrewcross 15y ago|1 comments
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Show HN: Some friends of mine made a sweet Photo Uploader for Facebook(upphoto.ca)
11 points by andrewcross 15y ago|0 comments
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The "Should-Be-Working" Guilt(andrewcross.ca)
7 points by andrewcross 15y ago|0 comments
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by andrewcross 15y ago
Great to see a company out of Waterloo get some well-deserved recognition. Definitely agree that it's sad to see them all get moved to MV, but such is life. We still have Kik and RIM though :) Kudos to them!
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by andrewcross 15y ago
Based on the definition of the award, it's all but impossible to think of anyone who even came close to deserving it! Definition: "…celebrates journalism that challenges secrecy and mendacity in public affairs and raises ‘forgotten’ issues
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by andrewcross 15y ago
Just mind-boggling. In Canada at least the advertising budget is just monstrous. Their ads are everywhere!
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by andrewcross 15y ago
I agree with camiller! The technical part of the article isn't the interesting point. It's the fact that the big boys were able to join together and create something for good! Let's hope "Don't Be Evil" is infectious and no one goes after e
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Startup Chile - Deal or No Deal?(andrewcross.ca)
3 points by andrewcross 15y ago|0 comments
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by andrewcross 15y ago
In the case of software, a patent doesn't promote innovation, it hampers it. Allowing a company to sit on it's laurels for 20 years because they patented something as simple as swiping left to right to unlock a screen is absurd. This isn't
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by andrewcross 15y ago
While this is clearly not the most ethical behavior, how many of us wouldn't do the exact same? You gotta do what you gotta do.
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by andrewcross 15y ago
Very interesting. If Apple is able to pull this off I'll be very impressed, but I can't see how the record labels will go for this.
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by andrewcross 15y ago
Does anyone know how a Cloud music service would work for non-iTunes bought music? While I would never pirate music cough, I'm wondering whether music obtained in such a manner would be available in the cloud. I can see three different ways
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by andrewcross 15y ago
Does anyone know how a Cloud music service would work for non-iTunes bought music? While I would never pirate music cough , I'm wondering whether music obtained in such a manner would be available in the cloud. I can see three different w
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by andrewcross 15y ago
blog post on hacker news here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2599755
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by andrewcross 15y ago
Very fair. That's the great thing about startups, there's no magic formula. What works for one group probably won't work for the next. But I would say this, if your a business guy and you don't have much of a clue how the product works, sit
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by andrewcross 15y ago
After reading the Sternberg and Tenner articles on this topic, I noticed that they forgot one major thing: it's sometimes the business guy who's the lead founder and in charge of the product direction. I'm going to be a little biased here
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by andrewcross 15y ago
I'd love to know how many people in the world actually understand quantum computing with reasonable depth. My bet is less than 500. I will be the first to confess that I have no idea what they are talking about most of the time.
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by andrewcross 15y ago
I can't wait for NFC to be used all over the world. So cool. I wonder how this will affect Square though.
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by andrewcross 15y ago
Whether Thiel is doing this for ulterior motives or not, do any of you think that the kids that were chosen really need 4 years of college education to be incredible? Look at what they have done so far! If anything Thiel is doing them a fa
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by andrewcross 15y ago
Very interesting stuff, although I noticed that they left out bootstrapping as an option. While obviously not right for every company, I think too many startups turn to funding as a necessity when they could bootstrap it. It's sure as hell
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by andrewcross 15y ago
This is very similar to an article that made it to the first page yesterday: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2573664 Still, the more awareness that this topic gets, the better!