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by cmos 17y ago
Actually, I think it's called 'let's put together a promotion that includes both shopify and 4hourworkweek and create a lot of talk about both'. That being said, $125k is a lot of money, and kudos to them for encouraging startups. Sparkfun
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by cmos 17y ago
They have reoccurring revenue - this does not.
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by cmos 17y ago
If the frequency of closed door meetings goes up, and often the managers will disappear for hours on end, the company you work for is about to fail. If there is a lack of interest in schedules and details from the management team, the compa
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by cmos 17y ago
It's hardware. Low margin hardware at that. And it's about to be eclipsed by a silly (or not silly...) rumour of a tablet that has hardware and software with a serious reputation behind it and a marketing program that involves billions of
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by cmos 17y ago
Stand up for yourself. Don't make any mistakes big enough to kill the company. The moment you realize you can't pay a bill talk to the company you owe money to and explain to them exactly why. Then offer to work out a payment plan. You'd
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by cmos 17y ago
This is where I would go when I build my own phone. Wrap it in metal with a hinge to mimic a standard flip phone. http://www.opencellphone.org
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by cmos 17y ago
I found that by telling people outright that your the CTO and sole developer let's you off the hook from having to actually try to sell them anything. Often they will relax and actually have a real discussion with you about your product. O
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by cmos 17y ago
In high school I got a job for my local Department of Public works in the Power division. I lived in a small New England town that did their own power, much like most towns do their own water and sewer. My job was as an assistant to the in
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by cmos 17y ago
Valid point - but from the way the article was written this was a life changing event. Read it again. While I agree 'yelling' is not the most professional method of getting your point across, the CEO felt the need to impress a point on ever
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by cmos 17y ago
damm! Now that's an intense experience. I'm often impressed with leaders that have a level of control over their emotions and intensity with the ability to use them to their advantage, with the right emotion tailored for the right situati
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by cmos 17y ago
When discussing the merit's of this feature be open minded that you may not have all the information they had in deciding to implement it. Perhaps this is heavily requested by the sales department or by other customers further up the pipel
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by cmos 17y ago
I'll try to be there!
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by cmos 17y ago
I've been working at a major gaming studio in between startups and I have to agree with this - game programmers rock! The only catch is that they tend to be obsessed with games. So if you want them to build something else make sure they ar
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by cmos 17y ago
The honest truth is that it's often unsettling for people to work at startups. They are chaotic and messy. It's not right for everyone. The best people we hired into our startup were often refugees from the cubicle world looking for a litt
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by cmos 17y ago
Apple is not going to make a dedicated remote control. Touchscreens alone simply don't work on a remote. People aren't very good at looking at a TV, then focusing on a screen close to them. That is somewhat the brilliance of their existin
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by cmos 17y ago
High end pet feeder. A microphone that's always streaming to the internets. A robot to clean my roomba. Turn a roomba into a cheap telepresence robot so I can roll into meeting rooms. A really small bluetooth phone ringer/vibrator that can
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by cmos 17y ago
I just switched to last.fm from Pandora. The last straw was the same video ad for 'Mercy hospital' every single time I changed stations. I have to admit that listening to last.fm is a completely different experience. There are a much deep
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by cmos 17y ago
This is why it is so important to have vesting of founders shares. Then when they are no longer participating in the company there is an equitable manner for how many shares you end up with. In my first company we arranged vesting over 4 y
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by cmos 17y ago
If you turn it upside down, press down hard and roll it usually get's unstuck. I'm pretty sure this won't work forever but it's kept the mouse alive for now. I'd take these 'failures' any day! While the ipod had an innovative design for s
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by cmos 17y ago
put them heavy on commission. Trust them... just enough. A good salesperson you'll never be really comfortable around. They are always scheming. And this, in most cases, is a good thing for you, if they are truly hungry. Let them make m
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by cmos 17y ago
This is really well written - worth reading just to see a good storyteller.
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by cmos 17y ago
I agree and disagree. Octopart is very revealing if you do low volume manufacturing had have been caught in the 'digikey convenience turbine'. Like any search engine, it's useless if you don't have the part. But there are a lot of core p
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by cmos 17y ago
Sleepwalking. It's been a couple years, but I still write my hotel room number on my hand when I travel.
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by cmos 17y ago
guitar hero!
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by cmos 17y ago
I've been keeping an active design book for the last 3 years. I buy the largest spiral bound artists sketch pad from the local art store that fits in my backpack (usually $16-$19). I go through one a year. The notebook is for ideas, conc
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by cmos 17y ago
If possible, how about discussing your situation with one of the founders? They might have a secret project they want to try out, and are also a bit thrown off by the new atmosphere. Otherwise figure out for sure exactly how big the carrot
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by cmos 17y ago
It's a fraternity.. don't waste your time. (disclaimer: never had anything to do with it nor do I know anyone who has)
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by cmos 17y ago
I accidentally put in a date before today.. and it came up with results!
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by cmos 17y ago
Person A wasn't on any of the incorporation documents? Sounds like Person A wasn't paying attention, and just got either a very cheap or very expensive lesson. I would negotiate for more shares, but then take what you can and move on. If
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by cmos 17y ago
It seems like this might be the 'high tide mark' for both of these companies.. Techcrunch has definitely jumped the shark, and Twitter just might be close as well. Twitter was on Oprah. Google is the new bad. Facebook is parentized. Mysp

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