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by browser411 16y ago
Groupon has a great network effect. They have 25MM users and tens of thousands of local businesses. It's not as good of a moat as FB but still damn nice. Also, I'd argue that FB has a very obvious monetization: advertising. They supposedly
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by browser411 16y ago
Braintree is one of the most forward thinking payment providers out there. A good number of startups on HN have integrated with them (we have, too). They have an excellent policy about porting customer data (e.g., stored credit card numbers
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Paypal and Authorize.net: Help End the Credit Card Hostage Situation(braintreepaymentsolutions.com)
68 points by browser411 16y ago|51 comments
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by browser411 17y ago
The title of this blog post is sensationalistic. As described by the author himself, Yelp's actions seem completely justified. A burst of 15 positive reviews from new users in a short period would make a user like me suspicious. And assumin
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by browser411 17y ago
Great production quality and content--it really humanizes the listing.
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by browser411 17y ago
Goog's 60% market share is understated, too. Yahoo and Bing often point search results back to their own networks (Yahoo & MSN respectively). So third parties like Mahalo probably see Google driving much more than 60% of their search tr
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by browser411 17y ago
It may be out of necessity. Many merchant gateways that sites use to process credit cards require phone numbers to be published.
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by browser411 17y ago
If possible, meet your prospects in person. Go to industry events, shows, etc. Have a 20 sec pitch NAILED. Practice it incessantly on friends and family--anyone should be able to "get it" no matter how technical the product. Tailor it to th
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by browser411 17y ago
nice article on a yc company. the part i like best: airbnb is a startup that helps other entrepreneurs starting up by letting them monetize their space, albeit indirectly. nice!
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by browser411 17y ago
in general, simplify. my 2 cents. take or leave: * severely cut down the copy up top. e.g.: Athenian Marble has specialized in cultured marble since 1969. We have 50 employees in a 67,000 sq ft facility to serve your needs! * add the A+ BBB
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by browser411 17y ago
there are so many stories like this that i've read about zappos... and i've enjoyed every one of them. the link to the video in the post was fascinating (learning about their order fulfillment tech).
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by browser411 18y ago
Shipping has gotten to be very efficient. There are studies that show that someone driving to a store (~15 miles roundtrip) produces a lot more carbon emissions than UPS delivering a package to their door.
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by browser411 18y ago
We're beta users of Cloudkick too and these guys are great. The most impressive thing is that they constantly ask feedback and act on it too--the hallmark of a company that's going to succeed.
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Kogi Korean BBQ, a taco truck brought to you by Twitter(latimes.com)
6 points by browser411 18y ago|3 comments
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by browser411 18y ago
You may want to check out wikinvest.com. They also annotate stock charts but are taking a crowd-sourcing approach to it (they are a wiki after all).
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by browser411 18y ago
Thumbs up on this list! I'll echo your points about discovery. Lots of amazing products occupy the long tail that I just don't know about. Amazon does a decent job with their "you may also be interested in" algorithm but they could make the
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by browser411 18y ago
Disagree that no one buys clothing online. It's a massive industry. Agree that the process is broken. I know someone who orders multiple sizes and colors of a single item and returns most of it after trying it all on. Lot of obvious ineffic
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by browser411 18y ago
Brevity is the soul of wit. I think a 1 page resume is essential. Even Gates or Jobs could have a kick-ass 1 pager. Exceptions include a need to list technical details like published papers/books, patents, etc.
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by browser411 18y ago
Great idea--just makes a lot of sense. Some thoughts on UI: 1) Would be great to put listings front and center on the homepage. The idea doesn't need a whole lot of explaining (it's a good thing) 2) I wouldn't auto-hide the internship detai
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by browser411 18y ago
Would prefer to see some sort of demo that doesn't require signing up. Maybe a interactive demo, simple flash presentation or at least graphical use cases. Nitpick: big buttons at the bottom don't seem clickable.
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by browser411 18y ago
Anyone else bothered by their private labeling practices? "...the chain also tests branded products to see how well they sell in the stores, and then approaches the manufacturer to make a private label version. The manufacturer's awkward ch
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by browser411 18y ago
Would be a lot more interesting if you could mention what your startup does....
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Is this why co-working is important?(latimes.com)
2 points by browser411 18y ago|0 comments
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Anyone notice banner ads on Google Image search?
1 points by browser411 18y ago|0 comments
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Former EA CEO selected as US Olympics Chairman(sports.espn.go.com)
2 points by browser411 18y ago|0 comments
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Credit Crisis Spreads a Pall Over Silicon Valley(nytimes.com)
20 points by browser411 18y ago|6 comments
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Top Secret MI6 Camera Sold to the Highest Bidder On eBay(techcrunch.com)
1 points by browser411 18y ago|0 comments
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How Flickr polices 2.8 billion photos(sfgate.com)
37 points by browser411 18y ago|8 comments
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by browser411 18y ago
Debated whether to re-post or not, but given the unprecedented fallout from the previous week, I thought it was timely. I always point folks to this when they start asking about the subprime mess--it's much more engaging than some of the lo
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Clever comic strip explains Wall St. meltdown(slideshare.net)
11 points by browser411 18y ago|8 comments

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