andrewparker

12 ms·

61.
by andrewparker 15y ago
Cell network providers have only recently been dealing with this problem. Landline and Cable providers have been reselling the same pipe through "voice", "data" and "tv" channels for a lot longer, and they continue to get away with it. Car
62.
Ask HN: Intro to Linear Algebra?
10 points by andrewparker 15y ago|3 comments
63.
by andrewparker 15y ago
I really want to try this out, but I'm concerned about conflicts or syncing collisions with Dropbox. Has anyone tried a setup with both AeroFS and Dropbox running simultaneously?
64.
by andrewparker 15y ago
The Monzy quote made by Cliff Stein caused me spit up my diet coke with laughter :) http://www.monzy.com/intro/killdashnine_lyrics.html Monzy was my TA for CS147 (intro to HCI). Small world.
65.
by andrewparker 15y ago
The TinEye search didn't succeed in capturing FunnyJunk. Assuming The Oatmeal's artwork is still up on FunnyJunk, this implementation wouldn't work, but it's a clever idea.
66.
by andrewparker 15y ago
YC companies address customers in diverse sectors, but if you were to classify YC companies with a GICS code, 99% of them would fall under Internet Software & Services (code 4510) [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Industry_Classifi
67.
by andrewparker 15y ago
No, I work in VC and OP is right. If you have a $100M fund, you invest it all, and you don't lose any money, but you also don't make any money, then you will return $100M to your LPs. Your fund will be a 1x fund and you will return 100%
68.
by andrewparker 15y ago
AirBnB was recently valued at $1BN, so even if you assume AirBnB is worth zero, you only take a 25% haircut on this back of the napkin math (because AirBnB only represents $1BN of the $4.2BN in pg's portfolio). So, then you're talking abou
69.
by andrewparker 15y ago
I don't work for Zoho, and I'll echo the support here. Zoho's product suite is great. As a user, I really like the way their product tie into each other. Have built a number of internal corporate projects on Zoho and have been quite happ
70.
by andrewparker 15y ago
Yes, it is a pro-investor clause. You would agree to it in the situation where you feel you are satisfied with the term sheet (and who its from) and are ready to commit.
71.
by andrewparker 16y ago
I ran into a glitch on lesson 19 that would not register my input properly. It was fine... i just advanced to lesson 20 manually, but might want to take a look there. Also, I found myself typing "db.unicorns.find()" a few times in order to
72.
Ask HN: Programming Problems for Plane Rides
76 points by andrewparker 16y ago|28 comments
73.
by andrewparker 16y ago
Yea, thanks for the feedback. I changed it and also dialed down the translucency on the white background area for the text significantly. Hopefully readability will now be improved. Thanks for reading.
74.
by andrewparker 16y ago
One or two long ones too :)
75.
by andrewparker 16y ago
Yes but couchsurfing wasn't a business... it was more of a "movement". that was the concern: could couchsurfing be commercialized.
76.
by andrewparker 16y ago
That terseness is how Fred writes every email, it's not unique to this thread with Paul. When you try to reply to a couple hundred emails a day, this terseness is the result.
77.
by andrewparker 16y ago
Note that there is zero mention of VRBO or Homeaway in this entire email thread. That's the real opportunity (not hotels or bed and breakfasts) and neither Fred nor Paul saw it.
78.
by andrewparker 16y ago
The theme of all four of those methods of breaking from the 200-300K/yr income level is: leverage other people to work on your behalf. The most direct way to do that is to start a business. A slightly less direct way is to invest in existi
79.
by andrewparker 16y ago
FB finances leaked in the Goldman deal. They did something like $2BN in revenue and $400MM in ebitda in 2010.
80.
by andrewparker 16y ago
Is there an investment opportunity around this number? For example, $43,100 in consumer debt per capita seems totally unsustainable, and one way it might get corrected is through very high inflation, which would make our past debt more reas
81.
by andrewparker 16y ago
Would LOVE to see this weighted by the each user's HN Karma score. For example, a user with 1000 Karma who follows Harj should be worth more than a user with 10 Karma who follows Lessig.
82.
by andrewparker 16y ago
Interesting chart, thanks for presenting. A few issues with your methodology: 1. I'm sure compounded returns would be nice to do, but you don't know the start date for any of those investments. A 2004 vintage fund does not mean the investme
83.
by andrewparker 16y ago
The Kiko price is known because it was sold on eBay. Also, the "date" column doesn't sort properly. It sorta alphanumerically instead of chronologically.
84.
by andrewparker 16y ago
Here is a usable API that's live for accessing government data: http://wiki.sunlightlabs.com/Sunlight_Labs_API Doesn't support write quite like that yet ;)
85.
by andrewparker 16y ago
By viewing the source code you can see that the author intends to add a "More Videos" features, but it's currently commented out. http://feross.net/instant/instant.js I'd personally recommend not finishing this "More Videos" feature. I
86.
The IRL Social Graph(thegongshow.tumblr.com)
5 points by andrewparker 16y ago|1 comments
87.
Web Service Archetypes(thegongshow.tumblr.com)
1 points by andrewparker 16y ago|0 comments
88.
by andrewparker 16y ago
Likely the best comment you've ever posted... Did you take it or someone else?
89.
by andrewparker 16y ago
Fair point. Most of my posts drift like that because I write my way into ideas. It's like thinking out loud... and then I hit "post".
90.
by andrewparker 16y ago
Drill down in the comments to find this pic that Fred posted of himself ROFL'ing in response to one of his commentors... very entertaining: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fredwilson/4887958978/

More ›