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As are Fox, MLB, NHL, and MLS.
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This is funny because 2 of my kids get off the bus exactly 1 block from our house. I believe we are the only parents who let them walk home from there.
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Treasure | San Francisco & San Luis Obispo, CA | REMOTE OK Mobile iOS (Swift) Engineer Treasure is a funded, mobile ecommerce startup. We have a strong founding team and are looking for a 3rd engineer to join us and help build our iOS a
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They are ... for their non-engineering employees (Lyft in Nashville is the most recent example). But for engineering talent, it doesn't work. I don't know the exact reason but it seems to be some combination of the ability to poac
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"Unfortunately, a lot of other people have problems paying their rent or mortgage. 75% of Airbnb hosts in San Francisco say that their income from Airbnb helps them stay in their homes, and 60% of the Airbnb income goes to rent/
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Related: http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/features/282154/eat-dirt
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$2.7B sounds like a rounding error somewhere in the Joint Strike Fighter budget
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Yeah, basically what matthewarkin said. You could theoretically do it either way: (a) an app could say "Sell your product with us and we'll take 2%" or a seller can say (b) "I'm willing to give 1% of GMV to apps who
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This is pretty cool (I'm working on an ecommerce app now). What I'm not clear on is this: Can apps selling relay products get a cut of the sale? What incentive is there for a "product discovery app" (or whatever) to se
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So, how long until my 5-figure position in UCO gets back to June levels? https://www.google.com/finance?cid=14807175
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There are houses right by there. How will they prevent someone from renting a house nearby and spying on them with a drone?
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I have tried to find a new owner for https://cheergram.com/ on and off this year. Cheergram does printed Instagram products. Main product is Christmas cards. Have had good press and have good SEO ranking for "Instagram
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Yes, at one point I was interested in the medical/healthcare space. I put an ad in our local CL (jobs => medical/health). I got responses from a few doctors and even the CEO of one of our local hospitals. While I never pursued
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I've had some level of success with the following 2 strategies: 1. Take your closest circle of friends and family. Cross off anyone who is also a developer. Among the rest, look at people who are professionals or small business owners.
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SEEKING FREELANCER - Remote, US time zones preferred Magento/PHP developer needed. We are an ecommerce startup and part of our system uses Magento. The original developers are no longer available and I need assitance with some Magento
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One crazy idea I have is to run contests on Twitter where I post obscure movie lines or music lyrics and the person who replies first with the answer wins. I wonder if someone could create a winning bot.
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My father-in-law is very involved with the local Rotary where we live. I've attended a few meetings and play in the annual golf tournament. I've recently thought that they need to adapt in order to attract younger people (I'm
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I have a prediction (made a while back) that YC will fund a non-profit in this space. It will be an amalgam of a christian church and a lodge/service organization like Rotary. It will have a focus on building relationships and serving
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This reminds me of Stefan's Head, which I think is really cool. http://stefanshead.com/
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Min. wage in California is $9. At 40 hours/week, that's $360. $3/week is less than 1% of that. Payday loans use much higher interest from what I understand. (I ignored taxes/withholdings to make the math easier).
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Hi Thomas, I am Erik and am interested in purchasing a wheelys. Here are my questions: * Would you consider your model a true franchise? * Does a Wheelys 3 make drip coffee and espresso drinks? * As you expand across the US and gain brand
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I really like this and I'm interested in buying one and having someone run it here in my area. What I'm not clear on are the coffee/food costs and margins. The FAQ says you can make $250-600/day. I assume that's gro
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> I wonder what someone who owned equity in Homejoy would think of this. You mean someone like Google Ventures?
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Interesting considering Google Ventures was an investor in 2 rounds
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You are comparing apples to potatoes. Every city has cleaning and janitorial service companies (I worked for one in high school). Obviously that model works. We pay our housekeeper $60/week and she's amazing. What doesn't w
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So Forbes named Homejoy one of the hottest startups of 2013 (and they make a 30 under 30 list). They raise money from top-tier VCs and angels. Adora does quite a bit of speaking (it seems) on growth, regional expansion, and startup inspirat
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So we should watch a video about "how to go from zero users to many users" from someone who did it by selling services at a loss and then going out of business?
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Its fun when they test the sirens a couple times a year ...
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Also, please don't move to San Luis Obispo / Avila Beach. We have a nuclear power plant on a bluff near a fault line. Come visit though. We have great tri-tip and outdoor activities.
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Great article and I'm excited to see more content like this on TPT. Also, for those not aware, The Players Tribune is the brainchild of Derek Jeter and he just raised $9.5M for it. (for those who don't know who Derek Jeter is, you
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