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by ankeshk 16y ago
If I could make strategy decisions for Microsoft, here is what I would do: 1. Invest in integration. The dream Bill Gates achieved was a computer on every desk. The next dream should be: everything computerized. And connected and manage
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by ankeshk 16y ago
>The first question is do users prefer to pay a one off fee >(even though that fee could be quite large) or do they >prefer to pay a set of smaller monthly fees? Some prefer one off fee. Some prefer paying in installments. Y
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by ankeshk 16y ago
Thanks for pointing out what is wrong with India today. Go back a bit. And you will actually see that while things are bad, they are actually improving. And improving at a very quick pace. Sure curroption is a big problem. But it always
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by ankeshk 16y ago
Thanks for your comment. In countries with lower cost of labour, reducing or removing taxes on software companies will lead to folks starting outsourcing and service related companies. Not entrepreneurial product based startups. India is a
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by ankeshk 16y ago
I had a friend who used to install peep holes on doors. He would go door to door and try to sell his peep hole installation service. Usually, he would get 2-3% of the houses he knocked on to buy his services. He would install the peep hol
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by ankeshk 16y ago
I'm a complete non-techie. Use Windows. What I did is: bought a new portable hard drive. And installed Ceedo on it (Ceedo.com - $50). And then installed all the softwares I used on the portable hard drive via Ceedo's installer. And then
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Ray Kurzweil Responds to "Ray Kurzweil does not understand the brain"(kurzweilai.net)
125 points by ankeshk 16y ago|160 comments
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by ankeshk 16y ago
Thanks for disagreeing and extending the dialogue. Friendster and Myspace didn't have a chance to figure out a way of making money that earns billions a year. Facebook has. That is why - Facebook is now in a position to not wither away li
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by ankeshk 16y ago
Just like a better search engine can't kill Google anymore, a better social networking site / solution won't kill Facebook. Open protocols won't kill it. A shiny new more exclusive social networking site won't kill it. It can only die if:
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by ankeshk 16y ago
Rolling round is done with convertible notes. No valuation talks take place. Convertible notes are loans that can be converted into equity if some predetermined event takes place (usually you raise another round of money or you get a buy o
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by ankeshk 16y ago
Thanks. It could also happen that the startup doesn't require more capital and is self sustaining. But doesn't get a buy out offer until after the convertible notes expire. In which case, the investor doesn't get to enjoy in the returns
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by ankeshk 16y ago
So question: in a rolling close with convertible notes, what happens if the startup neither gets a buy out offer nor raises another round of capital?
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Ask HN: Termsheet for advisors?
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SaaS Metrics: A Guide to Measuring and Improving What Matters(forentrepreneurs.com)
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by ankeshk 16y ago
1. Quickly send an email to the Top 20 writing sites out there. And make them an offer: they could get a white label version of your script to be on their URL with their logo for a fee. Strike while the iron is hot. 2. On the results page
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by ankeshk 16y ago
Some statistics show that left handed people are more creative. Does that mean you should only buy art from left handed folks? Thats the argument in the article - central locations are good for communication and faster work. Hence you sho
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by ankeshk 16y ago
I am a single founder of my startup and don't know coding (except HTML and some CSS.) >I have a number of startup ideas. Thats a bad thing to have - "a number of ideas". You need to focus on just one idea at a time. Get it at a stage
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by ankeshk 16y ago
You can't go by averages. Average wages are low in India. But India also has more billionaires than UK or Germany. The market for smart phones is pretty big in India. (Don't have the sales numbers at hand. But Admob metrics report shows
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by ankeshk 16y ago
Is this a problem people search for? I think direct marketing (postcards, ads in trade journals, banner ads on trade portal websites) will work better than Adwords for this. Because I think that your solution is something that a lot of busi
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by ankeshk 16y ago
I used to buy celebrity domain names and create "fan" pages. And this is not true. .com .net .org worked equally well in getting ranked for the keywords in that domain. A lot more people buy .com domains. So we see a lot more .com ranking
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by ankeshk 16y ago
There is definitely a demand for this product. Idea #1: add a recurring feature. Where I can schedule a phone call or an SMS to be sent every week / month / year on a specific date. Idea #2: This may complicate your pricing plans a bit. B
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by ankeshk 16y ago
Seems like 23andMe doesn't ship to either India or China. They are leaving out half the world's population! (I'm from India and would have loved to buy their $99 special - even if shipping was $99 more.)
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Q & A with Chris Dixon(formspring.me)
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by ankeshk 17y ago
1. Bundle your app with the ask or yahoo toolbar. People get an option to install those toolbars too while installing your app on their desktops. You get paid per install of those toolbars. 2. Sell private label rights to the software. O
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Eccentric behaviour benefits society and helps us live longer(guardian.co.uk)
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by ankeshk 17y ago
Maybe a possible option is trying to find someone who faces a similar catch-22 situation to date too? (But this could end up being doubly difficult for both the people too... don't really have a good perspective on this.)
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by ankeshk 17y ago
Can you redirect the comment link for each summary to comments over here?
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Startups Get Hit By Shrapnel In The Banking Bill(avc.com)
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by ankeshk 17y ago
Are you saying that the Chinese government could reduce poverty quicker BECAUSE they restricted freedom of speech?
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by ankeshk 17y ago
Thanks for your comment. For the reward to capture or off a local elder, that just opens up a spot for another person to fill in. If you put up rewards on local elders if they provide anchoring permission, there is no incentive for local

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