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condor
18y ago
as those are actual gang signs (for real gangs), I'd be careful where you use them :) http://tinyurl.com/59njms
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condor
18y ago
I'm sure there are many 'ways' to start a company and live off the net income, and there may even be an optimal way. Historically the way a lot of business owners have achieved freedom and security is 1) love what they do, so that the work
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18y ago
It seems that google was generous in the way a company is generous by having a policy to pay for traveling employees' hotel stays at the Ritz, and when it learns that they are paying 4x more than competitors who have employees stay at the M
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condor
18y ago
that is a pretty ridiculous offer . . . that's why I enrolled my 7 year old in business school, and now that she has an mba the six-figure offers are rolling in . . . with equity of course.
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18y ago
brilliant resignation letter! . . . though I think he forgot to mention the part where yahoo paid him $35MM for his sheet-tin skills, something that probably made it a little easier for him to be able to write a resignation letter like that
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condor
18y ago
unless they value the equity they're giving up less than the cash . . .
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18y ago
cuban's point is still valid, while youtube accepts user-generated content like your kid's gymnastics video, they will never be able to sell any ads against it, because no one other than you and your family will want to see that video, no o
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18y ago
if a startup is not a small business, what is it?
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18y ago
The goal is not to start startups, the goal is to start companies, operating businesses. That "trend" has been happening for hundreds (if not thousands) of years and will continue after we're all gone, we need to gain some perspective.
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18y ago
How many other chat/messaging competitors does campfire have? I can guarantee you huddlechat was not the only one, so now that its gone campfire can go back to enjoying their monopoly of the chat/messaging market.
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18y ago
I think you've missed the point. The point is not to settle for the middle, the point is that there are real everyday problems that need solving, and there's real success that can naturally come from solving those problems, overtime. You
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condor
19y ago
Great story. I hope that parting words about buying Porsche's was said as a joke. It's great that the owners achieved the outcome they desired, very positive; however I also think it's important to keep in mind that it will take some time
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19y ago
agreed, that was the obvious choice; when I was posting their front page was taking f-o-r-e-v-e-r to load, plus wanted to add some color commentary via 37signals.
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19y ago
Regardless how much vc-funded start-ups are encouraged to stay small, the investors ultimate incentive is for them to get as valuable as possible, and I could be wrong, but that usually means getting large as possible as fast as possible. A