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by austinB 15y ago
Clearly the app can't/shouldn't be taken away. But this shit is messed up.
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by austinB 15y ago
So essentially this is a niche to win strategy? Become the dominant player in your microcosm then continue to expand once dominance is achieved. I won't argue with this, it's not applicable to every pursuit, but solid advice on the whole.
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by austinB 15y ago
This is definitely a step in the right direction, but I am not sure the SEC can let go of so much control without significant regulation of some sort, specifically in reporting. It'll be interesting to see if the benefits actually outweigh
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Hello PeoplePages, meet your big brother Facebook(austinsmodernlife.tumblr.com)
1 points by austinB 16y ago|0 comments
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by austinB 16y ago
Perhaps they purposely did not launch a SXSW to redirect the limelight from all the great apps that did to themselves, a mere week afterward. If this blogging, tweeting, posting frenzy continues then they are going to be nearing $41 million
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by austinB 16y ago
I am excited to give this a try. As someone who did not study CS or MIS at school (in fact far from it, accounting & finance) I am open to any resource to assist code education online. I have found a few decent offerings such as w3schoo
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by austinB 16y ago
I'm inclined to say the TouchWiz may not be all that bad, in fact some of the tweaks they made and features added could be quite welcome, but I cannot say I am a fan of Samsung getting into the OS realm even if they are trying to differenti
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by austinB 16y ago
My biggest complaint with the article was just that. I cannot think of a legitimate reason to do this.
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by austinB 16y ago
Good point regarding focusing on a niche. A niche is far easier to dominate than the general population, allowing you to refine your concept and then expand from there. Remember, FB didn't begin with 500 million members. It was initially av
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7 things you should know before launching your startup(memeburn.com)
3 points by austinB 16y ago|0 comments
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by austinB 16y ago
Item #3 makes sense in that a lot of 'casual money' or individual traders do not have access to information about IPOs much less the ability to get involved in the offering. These investors previously were forced to use an advisor or at the
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by austinB 16y ago
Arguably the best advertisement I have seen in my life.
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Mr. W(youtube.com)
1 points by austinB 16y ago|1 comments
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Ask HN: Facebook browser?
3 points by austinB 16y ago|4 comments
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by austinB 16y ago
People may not want modern websites, but articles and/or documents can still be read not in the context of a standard browser. Twitter updates along a side is a good idea, perhaps email notifications such as comcast does with caller id too.
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by austinB 16y ago
Sure it's about simplicity at times, but how convenient would it be to read an article or browse the internet on half your television screen while a basketball game you want to passively watch is on simultaneously? I wouldn't mind eliminati
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Verizon Beats AT&T in Voice Calls for iPhones(ptech.allthingsd.com)
1 points by austinB 16y ago|0 comments
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Groundhog Day 2011: What did Punxsutawney Phil predict and is he right?(washingtonpost.com)
1 points by austinB 16y ago|0 comments
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Mayor Bloomberg Met With Facebook To Discuss New York Site(huffingtonpost.com)
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by austinB 16y ago
I suggest using morning digests like Politico's Playbook by Mike Allen. I subscribe to that, Morning Money (Politico), Breaking News (Politico), and Financial Times updates (for the more international piece). All of this is delivered to my
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by austinB 16y ago
A step in the right direction toward information asymmetry between startups and investors. It is very difficult to come from outside the valley or vc community and know who is high quality and who is not. Which has some impact by who has mo
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by austinB 16y ago
This is a good article. Allowing people to live where they want can definitely increase productivity with teams versus close proximity. The collaborative tools available today make this easy and I am believer that many 'working meetings' ar
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by austinB 16y ago
I'm beginning to loose faith in the Nobel selection committee. If the goal was to award/recognize the positive impact the internet has had on speech, communication, and reporting such it's role in Egypt this last week then I'd be all for it
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Code Red as Cyclone Yasi bears down on Cairns, north Queensland(perthnow.com.au)
4 points by austinB 16y ago|0 comments
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by austinB 16y ago
That is a very good point. The article gives no detailed term information other than the big looking number, $100 million. A sum that could come in any number of terms with most being worth significantly less then were it cash. I will say D
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by austinB 16y ago
I say if we cut any retailer some slack at this time it should be GAP. Years of rampant store growth resulting in complete mall saturation, a multi million dollar re-branding campaign pulled days after releasing and now this??? I remember w
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by austinB 16y ago
Many people fail to recognize the social engineering aspect to taxes.
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by austinB 16y ago
I completely disagree. It is one thing if this fund's algorithm is based entirely off of data extracted from Twitter, that would be an utter mistake. However, if the algorithm is combining fundamental financial data, analyst's outlooks/forw
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by austinB 16y ago
This is an absolutely great idea that strikes a blow to regimes who try to suppress uprisings by shutting down the internet. I can't say I am entirely optimistic about the direction Egypt will take if open elections are held, but their citi
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by austinB 16y ago
I feel this is a valuable post for us individuals who are not a part of YC but follow the companies and aspire to be. I've played out in my head and discussed with others what I would do were I presented with the 150k. For the most part, th

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