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by ankeshk 17y ago
1. Pricing: If your clients pay for the software from grant money - find out about these grants before deciding on your pricing. People won't have a lot of hesitation on price if its not their money - but grant money - that they'll be spen
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by ankeshk 17y ago
The hierarchy would exist - yes. But the order in which food is eaten reinforces the hierarchy - no?
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by ankeshk 17y ago
>but the purpose of food clearly isn't to define the social hierarchy. Actually food is used to define social hierarchy in many groups and societies - mainly the order in which it is eaten. The head of the family eats first and gets th
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by ankeshk 17y ago
I think the article could use better terminology. Aggression is not really the right term. (Probably some lost-in-translation happening here...) But the article's subtitle is something that does seem pretty spot on - and makes you think a
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by ankeshk 17y ago
There is no Moore's law for the DNA sequencing either. But yet, DNA sequencing saw an exponential growth as time went on. I read somewhere (forgot the source) that 20% of the genome sequencing was done in the first 10 years. 80% was done
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Inside Walt Disney Imagineering, a new video(thedisneyblog.com)
2 points by ankeshk 17y ago|0 comments
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Fixing high bounce / low conversion web pages(kaushik.net)
42 points by ankeshk 17y ago|3 comments
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by ankeshk 17y ago
South Mumbai, India
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by ankeshk 17y ago
This is a dual edged sword. They are making a name for themselves as the high quality luxury whiskey. But they may miss the boat on timing... and delivering the goods to folks when they want it. Remember Walmart crushed Kmart because of the
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by ankeshk 17y ago
And similar app for windows out there?
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by ankeshk 17y ago
Very innovative. But a segue is missing. Ben Franklin's innovations are shown. Other modern world innovations are shown. How Ben Franklin inspired those world innovations is not shown. A link is missing.
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Evidence Based Scheduling(joelonsoftware.com)
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by ankeshk 17y ago
I should stress that I'm talking about selling ads privately. $2 CPM per ad at 6 ad spots = $12 CPM for the website. You will very rarely earn $12 CPM from Google. FreelanceSwitch.com sells 125*125 ad spots at $900 (raised from $800 recent
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by ankeshk 17y ago
Here is a point to remember: the less popular your website, the lower your CPM average will be. If you only attract 1,000 unique visitors - your CPM maybe well under $1. But if you cross 20,000 or 50,000 visitors - your CPM could go as hig
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The Pyramid Method: A Simple Strategy For Becoming Exceptionally Good(calnewport.com)
145 points by ankeshk 17y ago|34 comments
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Quit charging per hour. Start charging on a per project basis. In the long run - you'll make more money. And will find clients who won't quibble if you take an hour more to get the job done. No time pressure - better output - and better
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by ankeshk 17y ago
I include 7 things. 1. The idea in a nutshell ---- 2. Production - what you'll do to bring the idea to life 3. Marketing - what you'll do to promote the venture 4. Finance - how much money is needed. And what will be the breakeven point and
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by ankeshk 17y ago
I recommend Non-Designer's Design Book too. Its the best starter book on designing. Combine that with making a few trips to colourlovers.com for selecting your site colours - and you're set.
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Experiments on Using Profanity(ankeshkothari.com)
1 points by ankeshk 17y ago|1 comments
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279 Days to Overnight Success(chrisguillebeau.com)
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by ankeshk 18y ago
I wish more people would read Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb Just as we could not predict in 1968 what the world would look like in 2009 - similarly we can't predict what the world will look like in 2050 today. I've heard some crazy pr
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Tagline Hack: How To Create Taglines in 7 Minutes(ankeshkothari.com)
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by ankeshk 18y ago
Mumbai, India
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You're never too old to live your dreams(nontoxin.com)
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When economic incentives backfire(hbr.harvardbusiness.org)
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by ankeshk 18y ago
I don't think thats a good approach. If you contact them - you are starting a trail. You are letting everyone - especially them - know that you are infringing their patents. You are closing a big door for yourself for when they do end up
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by ankeshk 18y ago
I remember reading about the same trick in some Sidney Sheldon novel too. Its an old idea used by many a story tellers.
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by ankeshk 18y ago
Thanks for the comment. Pardon my ignorance. I read about entropy on wikipedia. But didn't get a clear picture about it. Does it mean that because of entropy - the rotor in a vacuum will stop movement? (What I'm curious about is: "A thing
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Is Perpetual Motion in a Vacuum Possible?
2 points by ankeshk 18y ago|6 comments
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by ankeshk 18y ago
While the car companies and the media is focused on the creation of better electric cars - "Better Place" is planning ahead and betting on building a fortune by servicing these electric cars. They've started creating electric networks whic

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