cabinguy

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   by cabinguy 8y ago

   I don't know how not raising money from VCs works in VCs favor, but I'm open to listening.
2. 32.▲
   by cabinguy 8y ago

   First - your new business sounds like a(nother) winner to me. Your pushback = really good point. Personally, I wouldn't recommend that anyone tries to raise $25-$50k, as their odds of hurting a really good relationship will be at about
3. 33.▲
   by cabinguy 8y ago

   I don't personally know Rand, but I've been following his former company (and his personal twitter) for a long time. He seems to be a genuinely thoughtful, great guy with really good intentions...however, this post felt like a lit
4. 34.▲
   by cabinguy 8y ago

   I feel your pain...but a little less so, since I only spent my own money. My advice is simple: if you believe 100% in what you’re doing, keep doing it! If not, quit ASAP.
5. 35.▲
   by cabinguy 8y ago

   Exactly. Just read a story in Mpls Star Tribune today about a $12.5M tear down in Minnesota (Lake Minnetonka). Location, etc.
6. 36.▲
   In Shocking Twist, Scandal Fells Donkey Kong Royalty(npr.org)

   3 points by cabinguy 8y ago|0 comments
7. 37.▲
   by cabinguy 8y ago

   I did the same. I remember spending a week trying to have an out of body experience per instructions from one of his shows. Rest well, Art.
8. 38.▲
   by cabinguy 9y ago

   I agree 100%. I purchased bidets as Christmas presents for many family members this past year after a visit to South Korea (where they were the norm in the hotels I visited). I've even found myself telling my neighbors about the advant
9. 39.▲
   by cabinguy 9y ago

   Yea, the margins went from out-of-this-world to terrible as the price of new laptops came down. We used paypal and a few other (way worse) credit card processors. We also accepted checks and money orders by mail. Edit: Another interesting t
10. 40.▲
    by cabinguy 9y ago

    Thanks. I'd probably be up for it.
11. 41.▲
    by cabinguy 9y ago

    I started buying broken laptops on eBay, fixing them, and reselling them with my best friend. We started with $600 each on credit cards. That turned into a large refurbished computer sales business. So large that I started shopping for a va
12. 42.▲
    by cabinguy 9y ago

    That’s right. We like to say “professionals ask questions, amateurs make statements.” The “sales process” is just a series of questions. The close is the natural ending to a great presentation.
13. 43.▲
    by cabinguy 9y ago

    The FBI made the call to publish the manifesto, hoping for this exact outcome.
14. 44.▲
    by cabinguy 9y ago

    "seen how little work agents do..." This is going to sound condescending, but you honestly do not know much about the business you're in.
15. 45.▲
    by cabinguy 9y ago

    Depends who you ask. I did a 12 day fast once, nothing but water. I intended to do a 10 day fast, but I felt so wonderful, so healthy, so clear, that I decided to add 2 extra days. For those interested, most of the benefits (for me) happene
16. 46.▲
    by cabinguy 9y ago

    There isn't much evidence to show that supplements do either.
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    by cabinguy 10y ago

    I agree. Capitalism is by far the best system, but its glory days (in the U.S.) have passed us by. I drove through the downtown area of my hometown this past weekend and tried to convince my wife that it was once a vibrant business district
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    by cabinguy 10y ago

    He didn't create or own the show. He was an employee.
19. 49.▲
    by cabinguy 10y ago

    The VC model works best for the VCs. Sure, a few entrepreneurs win too, but the model expects way more failures than homeruns. And that's if you get to the place where you're deemed worthy of their capital. I'm part of that s
20. 50.▲
    by cabinguy 10y ago

    Well, that's one point of view, but I disagree. Subsidizing the wealth of ultra-rich people...and then trying to recoup it by increasing their taxes seems much more inefficient.
21. 51.▲
    by cabinguy 10y ago

    Right. But the part you are leaving out is that the children of Walmart's founder are among the richest people in the history of the world. We are subsidizing their wealth.
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    by cabinguy 10y ago

    I've been bootstrapping my current business for 13 years...and started in business several years before that. I didn't necessarily want to bootstrap, but no one (outside of my business partner, wife & kids) ever believed in me
23. 53.▲
    by cabinguy 10y ago

    3rd time's a charm. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12531079 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12533650
24. 54.▲
    by cabinguy 10y ago

    Thank you!
25. 55.▲
    by cabinguy 10y ago

    Actually, we don't service the real estate industry, we're in the real estate industry. It's a long story[1] but we stumbled into the business. The main idea behind Dane Arthur is that we need to stand out from everyone else.
26. 56.▲
    by cabinguy 10y ago

    Thanks for the great feedback. Current average visit is about 9 minutes...so it seems pretty sticky compared to our more polished/shiny real estate sites (7 min avg). We will most likely add an advanced search down the road, but as som
27. 57.▲
    by cabinguy 10y ago

    Thank you.
28. 58.▲
    by cabinguy 10y ago

    Great catch. We just made a change 20 minutes ago that must have broken this. Thank you very much!
29. 59.▲
    by cabinguy 10y ago

    Agreed. We plan on fixing that. Thanks for taking the time to review!
30. 60.▲
    by cabinguy 10y ago

    You know how it goes...when you work on something intensely, you can lose some perspective. I'm very open to suggestions. Thanks.