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by btrautsc 13y ago
Their sales and customer service operations are incredibly impressive in terms of metrics/ organization. I would not want to be in the path of this company.
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by btrautsc 13y ago
(cofounder of Ambition here, thanks for the comment Mr Yoda) We believe there is major difference in intrinsically and extrinsically motivating sales performance (and changing behavior). While commission checks are a great carrot, many comp
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by btrautsc 13y ago
Congrats Sam. I hope other founders have taken notice recently that Sam's posts - especially about raising money - are some of the best playbooks you can get your eyes on in terms of starting and fundraising successfully as a startup t
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by btrautsc 13y ago
I've used Gobble a few times between traveling (hate to go grocery shopping then be out of town) and I've had legitimately excellent meals. I was really pleased with the simplicity and the ability to schedule or unschedule based o
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by btrautsc 13y ago
Ironically, we're happy to give discount pricing for a year deal - because in that case the customer is investing up front and we're confident once they're using the product they'll realize significant ROI and stay. But
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by btrautsc 13y ago
...I love that.
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by btrautsc 13y ago
That would be another huge plus for me. Categorizing is a monthly chore of mine.
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by btrautsc 13y ago
As the poor soul who covers finances at our startup I positively love Abacus - and I've craved a solution like this for years... expense reports, receipts, etc are a never ending stream of wasted time. We used Abacus last week for a fe
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by btrautsc 13y ago
We founded our company in Chattanooga. Happy to talk to anyone curious about what's happening in the city.
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by btrautsc 13y ago
re the transformation into a verb, it works well and feels natural. I would say not long. Great name.
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by btrautsc 13y ago
as the guy who unfortunately gets the emails about travel, expenses, & setting the budget - I love this. brilliant, best of luck guys
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This For That (avc.com)
14 points by btrautsc 13y ago|6 comments
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by btrautsc 13y ago
Agreed. Pay stubs may end up with 6 digits, but your take home and utility of that pay is on par with someone who makes $50-60k in many other places.
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Do You Pay Yourself First or Last(hunterwalk.com)
1 points by btrautsc 13y ago|0 comments
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by btrautsc 13y ago
this is basically spot on regarding my use as well... where I live, foursquare is marginally useful, but when I travel to NYC/ SF/ DC it is usually one of the first apps I open and I find it pretty valuable.
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by btrautsc 13y ago
I always suspected that was the reason behind disqus. we once tried to play in a corner of that space as well (focused more on expertise/ context), but it is clearly a chicken & egg situation.
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How Chattanooga Beat Google Fiber by Half a Decade(washingtonpost.com)
5 points by btrautsc 13y ago|0 comments
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by btrautsc 13y ago
this is a must watch video for founders.
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by btrautsc 13y ago
perfect, honest answer. we all did.
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by btrautsc 13y ago
I respect this follow up... I think she gets it. But I feel the "rewrote press release" isn't that unusual. Disclosure: A previous startup of mine was covered on TechCrunch. It was a rewritten press release... It felt so
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by btrautsc 13y ago
as a white male who grew up in the south, thank you for writing this intelligently and highlighting these issues. its not a race problem, its a cultural problem. Political Correctness prevents us from collectively helping the predominantly
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by btrautsc 13y ago
There is a lot of reality in this post that many people will never see/ understand - these phenomena that take place in cities across the US. Also, the city population is only a part of the equation. Often the metro area skews signific
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by btrautsc 13y ago
Isn't this the new go-to startup strategy? Startups for startups? Not a bad strategy - especially when you can very closely identify with the problems your new customers are experiencing.
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by btrautsc 13y ago
The idea that you actually get to perpetually live in an apartment even if the owner doesn't want you there is quite generous. The idea that it's socially deemed "the right thing to do" is rather progressive. this conc
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by btrautsc 13y ago
I'm curious to what you think the other options are? Gentrification doesn't mean pushing all residents and culture out of a place - but it typically flows to areas with the least resistance (and location/ proximity). So if yo
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Insulated Yet Isolated (medium.com)
1 points by btrautsc 13y ago|0 comments
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by btrautsc 13y ago
hello all, my name is brian and I'm a cofounder of Fireplug - here to answer any questions regarding Fireplug, our ability to scrobble Google Reader and give you credit for what you've read (before it dies).
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by btrautsc 13y ago
I'm not quite as ready to jump into HN attack mode.I immediately wanted to buy and/or help this company somehow. I've literally stayed up worrying about my dog because of lack of intel. But you're right, the intel is not quite there (yet)
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by btrautsc 13y ago
Fireplug, useful to 'get credit' for what you read (think check-in via Foursquare. Track topics you've been reading, how you stack up against other readers, discover content recommended by other 'experts'.. < https://chrome.google.com
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Content Marketing Goes Hollywood, The Google Ad (Movie)(getfireplug.com)
2 points by btrautsc 13y ago|0 comments

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