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by asanwal 15y ago
Good point/inference. Probably a topic for a whole other conversation -- should one build a company with the goal of being acquired? But that's another can of worms entirely :)
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by asanwal 15y ago
What a terribly muddled and bipolar article full of unsupported generalizations and platitudes. Author writes -- "Moreover, not raising money from professional investors is—in all honesty—a potential red flag. It’s rare for an entrepreneur
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by asanwal 15y ago
Here's a compilation of 32 startup failure post-mortems which means 32 biz models to take a look at. http://www.chubbybrain.com/blog/startup-failure-post-mortem/
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by asanwal 15y ago
I was surprised by the founder spending time in his letter to users talking positively about other players in the space (RelayRides, GetAround) and why their car sharing models should still work. He didn't have to do this, but it struck me
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I don't understand what anyone is saying anymore(blogs.hbr.org)
9 points by asanwal 15y ago|4 comments
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by asanwal 15y ago
SEEKING FREELANCER New York (remote ok if in US/Canada) Front-end web developer - well-versed/experienced with designing & building slick, highly interactive data visualizations and dashboards. CB Insights (www.cbinsights.com) Email asa
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by asanwal 15y ago
New York or Remote (only if living in US/Canada) Full-time and Intern H1B CB Insights (www.cbinsights.com) looking for: - Front-end web developer - Machine learning / NLP engineer We are using data to assess the health of private companies.
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The Education of Walter Iooss Jr.(sportsillustrated.cnn.com)
1 points by asanwal 15y ago|0 comments
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SOPA witchhunters: count me out(blog.redfin.com)
11 points by asanwal 15y ago|7 comments
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Take 2: Grouper headed to Y Combinator(betabeat.com)
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by asanwal 15y ago
Jacques - I'm all for candor in discussions we have with candidates but in my view, this would be overreaching. I doubt most companies would be willing to show this unless they're hiring someone at the C-level. Plus for VC-backed startups
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by asanwal 15y ago
Absolutely agree. Clarity of thought and a plan are key to look for as startups without a clear view on these things may be indicative of fuzziness on other important fronts, i.e., where is this company really going, how we are going to ma
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by asanwal 15y ago
This is a fantastic guide that I think anyone thinking of working at a startup should read. There is far too much hype, personality and gimmickry it seems around startup hiring much of the time. We're interviewing lots of folks these days
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Holding tech journalism to a higher standard(elapsedtime.blogspot.com)
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by asanwal 15y ago
Some folks get funded based on track record and/or reputation. For the vast majority of first-timers (99.9%) who might need to raise money, doing so before having a product or at least fleshed out idea is not going to happen.
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by asanwal 15y ago
The not-so-subtle implication that there is a causal relationship between design and success is totally unproven. In general, ascribing success to one factor is always a bad idea. And of course, success = funding is a different matter al
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by asanwal 15y ago
We've used SpyFu before. How is this different/better?
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by asanwal 15y ago
Like this idea and have tried it and continue to to do this at my startup. But for a startup, it can be challenging for a few reasons. 1. We're already stretched thin so we generally need folks who can contribute quickly. If the person re
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Pincus Faceoff With Zuckerberg Shows Fearsome Prelude to Zynga’s IPO: Tech(mobile.bloomberg.com)
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Engineering majors study the most - Business majors the least(chronicle.com)
8 points by asanwal 15y ago|2 comments
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Google/YouTube acquire RightsFlow - Music Royalty Manager(online.wsj.com)
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by asanwal 15y ago
New York city - CB Insights (full time and interns) We're an NSF-backed DaaS company generating real revenue. - Front-end web developer - Software engineer - Data journalist Email - career@cbinsights.com Job descriptions here - http://www.
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Cities where people walk faster are richer than slow-walking cities(jasoncollins.org)
1 points by asanwal 15y ago|0 comments
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by asanwal 15y ago
I remain skeptical of Groupon, but this story seems to be more about an idiot small biz owner than about Groupon being bad for business.
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by asanwal 15y ago
I don't disagree with you (fully), but unfortunately, hand-wavy predictions about a bubble appear to be the norm. If someone is predicting a bubble, share the empirical data points that led you to that conclusion.
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by asanwal 15y ago
Folks have been predicting this throughout 2010 as well as 2011. The arguments are generally devoid of data, i.e., "based on what we see". First, let me say, there will eventually be a decrease in funding levels primarily because the VC as
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by asanwal 15y ago
Rich - great post. Think your points about SaaS companies and the multiple smaller "seed-esque" rounds makes a lot of sense. We're a SaaS (or perhaps DaaS company for the acronym inclined) that thinks similarly. One question I'd love to g
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by asanwal 15y ago
I'm not sure this article will show you "how to make money" (I doubt any article can do that). Nevertheless, there were some gems in here that seem to contradict or generally undiscussed as part of the current startup zeitgeist & ethos
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by asanwal 15y ago
Mailchimp (www.mailchimp.com) Their UI/UX is fantastic. We're big users and they've seemingly thought of everything from the perspective of how the customer will use their service and tried to make it as intuitive/easy as possible.
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by asanwal 15y ago
Probably many reasons, but Katango was backed by Kleiner Perkins - one of the more prestigious and well-known VC firms out there, and it was the first investment out of their sFund which targeted social services and apps. The blogosphere an

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