brianlash

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by brianlash 16y ago
Not having a degree is the type of thing you will be reminded of at nearly every turn in your life. Even if it's a pain in the ass to get one, I imagine it'll be an even greater pain explaining to employers at that you only left because you
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by brianlash 16y ago
Major in something practical. Do something that will afford you plenty of lateral freedom (so you can take that calligraphy course a la http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc#t=4m28s ) but that will give you some skill you can make mon
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by brianlash 16y ago
Reminds me of one of Jim Carey's famous scenes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g1KcOw7zas
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by brianlash 16y ago
Kinda true but credit card debt =/ 0 buying power. A lot of these folks are carrying non-zero balances but using the cards anyway. The trouble is credibly collecting payments which will almost certainly come from users' credit. As an aside,
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by brianlash 16y ago
I had exactly the opposite reaction. It's just adios with an "o." I think it reads and spells fine and (IMHO) it's consistent with the language of the people most likely to use the service. "Alright dudes I'm adioso." Again it's just my opi
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by brianlash 16y ago
Jobs is a terrible example. If he founded a company he'd be a finger snap from surrounding himself with an A-List tech team, the likes of which SV VCs only dream about. It's the fact that he could find the talent if he needed it that the
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by brianlash 16y ago
As a non-programmer I really like your comment but you leave me wanting more. I understand that programming and computer science are different animals, but I guess in terms of your example I don't understand why someone pursuing a professio
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by brianlash 16y ago
He didn't say an example was necessary, he said it could have made the quote clearer.
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by brianlash 17y ago
I wanted to tell you that I used Nova materials to study for the GMAT and absolutely loved them. I remember Nova's concern for teaching fundamental math and verbal stuff where most other companies were preoccupied with superficial strategie
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by brianlash 17y ago
Wow. This is really, really awesome. Edit: I'm sure you guys felt the urge to add more features and customization right out of the gate, and I appreciate that you kept things simple. I see myself (and others) using this specifically because
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by brianlash 17y ago
I don't know. How "complete" do you need a one-off solution like this? I'd have no qualms sending my friends or a work group to this site to solve a scheduling problem in a hurry.
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by brianlash 17y ago
On this topic does anyone have experience with Bing (or Microsoft in general) as a PPC platform?
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by brianlash 17y ago
It's interesting that this is just like their protocol they set for trademark complaints against AdWords advertisers.
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by brianlash 17y ago
eg means 'for example.' I wasn't summing 30+ books worth of economic thought.
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by brianlash 17y ago
I fail to see the connection you draw between Drucker's teaching (eg What gets measured gets managed) and the poor management you see in corporations today. Have you ever read any of his articles/books? Can you point to anything particularl
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by brianlash 17y ago
What part of posting a publicly available work email address strikes you as inappropriate?
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by brianlash 17y ago
As others have mentioned here the search returns fantastic results in some highly-specificed domains (e.g. "schema migration django" according to user iamwil). There may be an opportunity driving a wedge into a niche, establishing a beachhe
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by brianlash 17y ago
It's operated by nickb, so this could explain it: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=775507
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by brianlash 17y ago
AlphaLab in Pittsburgh has strong ties to Pitt and CMU by virtue of its parent organization, InnovationWorks. That's not to say that the relationship guides decisions though. Steve Klabnik (username steveklabnik) could sound off on the incu
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by brianlash 17y ago
Seth Godin wrote about this in 2002. I guess they've been doing this for a while: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2002/06/a_big_smile_...
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by brianlash 17y ago
I recall reading the anecdote at the first link. Without looking I wouldn't have remembered it was from Dan, or even that it was about Ticketstumbler, but I would have recalled the story. That would happen over and over if I (we) were to si
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Cast is Set for "The Social Network," a Drama about the Founding of Facebook(weblogs.variety.com)
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by brianlash 17y ago
AFAIK there are 2 reasons to acquire a company: a) when there's an operational deficiency (and you have the wherewithal to solve it), and b) when there's a management deficiency (and you have the wherewithal to solve it) I imagine that's ev
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by brianlash 17y ago
"The Post-Gazette, known locally simply as the PG..." My family owns a small convenience store in the Pittsburgh area. Over 10 years of selling that paper I've heard Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh Post, Post-Gazette, and "the Post," but I can
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by brianlash 17y ago
http://FleeTheShame.com A "Post Secret" type of a blog that would allow people to anonymously own up to those times they broke the law and got away with it. Bad idea all around.
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by brianlash 17y ago
You know that really is a sweet face at 3:28.
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by brianlash 17y ago
PR
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by brianlash 17y ago
It sounds a lot like one of the Mafia games. I know Mafia Live awarded points for sharing codes... think iMob did same.
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by brianlash 17y ago
Understand that money talks. There's nothing that will motivate a good salesperson like cold hard cash. So make your commissions generous and (allowing your is a service people can believe in) you're going to find your guy. Make your commis
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by brianlash 17y ago
Would you share a little more about yourself? Particularly, Do you already have an idea, If "yes" have you started working on it, Are you willing to share equity with a new contributor, What are your skills, Where are you located...

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