chrismanfrank

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by chrismanfrank 16y ago
Maybe that is an opportunity in itself.
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by chrismanfrank 16y ago
My company is tackling the tutoring component. We think with free content like the KhanAcademy, the only thing missing is personalized help when you get stuck. We're launching a summer program where K-12 students can work with tutors from
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by chrismanfrank 16y ago
i THINK that by the time sequoia invested, airbnb was obviously on a roll. i could be wrong though.
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by chrismanfrank 16y ago
TRY to write better code, even when it takes you more time that hacking something together. Build stuff for fun sometimes because play is important. Realize that building stuff you already know how to do is not really "practice".
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by chrismanfrank 16y ago
The Talent Code...even better. The author finds places around the world that produce a lot of top talent and tells how they do it. http://www.amazon.com/Talent-Code-Greatness-Born-Grown/dp/05...
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by chrismanfrank 16y ago
YC could probably take 20-30%. I'm guessing most founders would still do it. But if you took out the top 5% of start-ups from YC, it would be a far less interesting company. So making it a no-brainer for founders is probably a good strate
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by chrismanfrank 16y ago
~40 people work at Airbnb. And a ton of others make money renting their place, or save money when traveling. Massive, massive value creation there in addition to the jobs.
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by chrismanfrank 16y ago
"The goal of any system is to perpetuate the system." Someone smart said that, but I can't remember who.
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by chrismanfrank 16y ago
I don't think kj is saying teachers aren't important, just that there might be a better way. And remember, only a 'tiny fraction' of people were on Facebook at some point.