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by aspir 15y ago
The fact that he was was with a large MNC says it all. His corporate brand likely does so much work for him that he's possibly forgotten just how hard it is to generate leads. For example, I have a buddy who's climbing the ladder at Cisco,
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by aspir 15y ago
I'm in A/V services, so we'll use and reuse 50-200ft stretches of HDMI, and the Amazon HDMIs are top notch. Of course, we're not the typical user of HDMI, but FWIW, they are pretty solid.
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by aspir 15y ago
Couldn't agree more. I work in A/V services and we use Amazon for HDMI cabling. Often we have needs for 50, 100, and 200 ft HDMI cables, and Amazon is by far the best bargain. We use them multiple times, and they take wear and tear like a c
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by aspir 15y ago
I know Netflix has instated a flex vacation policy -- take as long as you need, but you have to get the job done first. It depends on where you are looking to work? If you're looking to sign on with a startup hiring their first 5 employees,
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by aspir 15y ago
A similar point: I've never actually met someone who has 4 weeks of vacation to actually use all 4. Generally, when you work up to the point at a BigCo where you can command a larger vacation, it's hard to remove yourself from the day-to-da
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by aspir 15y ago
V is for Video Producer "Video is not film. Video is not easy. Video is not fast. Video is slooooooooooow." This is so incredibly true. My day job includes working with our video production unit, and through technology has sped up the pr
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by aspir 15y ago
From what I've understood, a conference call video may be the best option. However, I've not been through the process, so take my advice with an asterisk.
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by aspir 15y ago
Hire him on a 90 day trial period. Pay him for those 90 days, of course, but after that time, that's when you should know if his technical skills outbalance the "annoying factor." He may be a great guy once you get to know him, and he also
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by aspir 15y ago
I agree with the above post. Not dying after 2 years is enough for me to say you guys definitely should apply.
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by aspir 15y ago
You beat me to revealing the Kennedy truth to the masses. Good to know I'm not the only one who knows the real story. :)
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by aspir 15y ago
True, single sales can be won and lost by skill alone, but without some passion for either the product, your employer, or your customer, you may end up as a Glengarry Glen Ross style frustrated burnout :)
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by aspir 15y ago
Another rule that is assumed, but not mentioned is this is the following: Rule 0: If you don't believe in your product or respect the people you're selling to, the deal is already broken. I'm sure when the author was selling steak knives,
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by aspir 15y ago
In this instance, I assumed that "system" referred to Dell's business model, which did in fact suffer. From a consumer perspective, as you're referring to, it was preferable.
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by aspir 15y ago
This reminds me of the story of Roman conquerors' celebratory parades, with the slave saying "all glory is fleeting." It seems as if you must consciously intervene to prevent erosion; otherwise that story wouldn't be passed down as much as
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by aspir 15y ago
The Dell anecdote at the beginning was particularly surprising. Hindsight is always clearer, and the author is intentionally summarizing to strengthen a point, but I was blown away at how calculating ASUS's actions were. The whole time I re
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by aspir 15y ago
I'm more on the web marketing side, and it's nearly every 1-2 weeks where I see someone write an article or give a presentation likening customer acquisition and conversion to "tricking hawt chicks into hooking up with you." It's absurd. Re
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Ask HN: What do you wish you knew when starting your business?
11 points by aspir 15y ago|3 comments
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by aspir 15y ago
15 - Ashton Kutcher; 14 - Mark Cuban; 13 - Arianna Huffington; 12 - Kevin rose; 11 - Tom Anderson; 10 - Vic Gundotra; 9 - Alyssa Milano; 8 - Robert Scoble; 7 - Newt Gingrich; 6 - Michael Dell; 5 - Dane Cook; 4 - Felicia Day; 3 - Paul Allen;
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by aspir 15y ago
I went through the very same experience you're going through now, and ended up with Rails. The largest deciding factor was the size of the community in my geographic area. Sure, there's always going to be a nontrivial online community for a
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by aspir 15y ago
Run, eat lunch with friends, and do as much creative/educational activities not directly related to my day-to-day as I can. That also includes doing "touchy-feely envisioning" for some of the time. If partially relates to my job, of course,
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by aspir 15y ago
I'd actually still keep the title the same -- I went to this post first and read it from top to bottom because of it :) Talk about conversion!
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by aspir 15y ago
I'd consider this a "100% response rate" rather than an aspect of conversion rate. Conversion typically implies sign ups or sales of some form, especially in the context of cold calls. That said, this information is gold -- I'll use it myse
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by aspir 15y ago
Factoring all of that in, I'd still say that if there were equity for the plan, it would be small. A lot of this planning work is within the CEO's job description by default. It takes the bruden off the technical team so that they can do th
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by aspir 15y ago
After reviewing the edits in your post, I'd say that your best actions are to just split equity evenly 3 ways, unless someone writes a large check/maxes out their credit card for whatever reason, and leave the business plan alone for 6-8mon
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by aspir 15y ago
I'm a contracted business plan and grant writer on the side as I work at a startup. I've also entered and placed in / won a few national biz plan competitions in multiple industries (biotech, pharma, semicon, ren. energy, B2C software, B2B
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by aspir 15y ago
Agreed. This really was the "final straw" for me in regards to respecting Techcrunch. You can't claim to exist as a resource for startups when your founder does something like this. I'll try to avoid them as best I can from now on, not that
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by aspir 15y ago
I know this is flawed logic and doesn't account for a number of variables, but: The most surprising fact in this article is that, if this is true, Facebook is essentially 1/2 of a Microsoft in terms of valuation. As much has Microsoft has b
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by aspir 15y ago
Just say no or don't respond at all, if they're reaching out via email. You're likely just another name on a list by these "Idea Guys" Or just give them an honest quote, and stick to your guns. They'll walk.
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by aspir 15y ago
In line with this article, I've been learning how to program as rapidly as possible. I'm a sales lead for a startup with a heavy Ruby use, as well as a little C, C++, and JS. I can tell you it isn't easy, but its worth it. I'm better at my
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by aspir 15y ago
Congrats Wayne! Keep up the awesome work with this and RVM. Ruby must win :)

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