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Ask HN: Is anyone else phasic in their productivity/interest?
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by coryl 14y ago
Why haven't you built out appstoredata.net ? Seems like a useful service.
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Facebook as a status update, chances are you have a friend who wants one
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Sounds like the textbook symptoms.
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Someone please conduct of study (double blind, sample size 4, whatever) of kids that practiced algebra with dragonbox vs those that didn't, on their performance of an algebra test. Would be interesting to see if they perform better, and the
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Good artists copy, great artists steal.
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It depends on the type of startup, doesn't it? You may need someone to knock down doors and get sales or deals done. Take for example Hipmunk. Their beautiful UX counts for nothing if they don't have flight data. And to get that data, they
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TechStars has a TV show on Bloomberg, it's alright.
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Does that mean I'm also an expert at learning and exploring new ideas? Sounds good to me :)
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That isn't what natural talent is supposed to be though. You're good at programming Perl probably because you've practiced more, or you care more and thus have thought about it more. Software writing is a skill which you have honed by pract
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Not sure if you were being sarcastic? My point was, skill and hours practiced are far better predictors of success than a voodoo attribute like natural talent. In the above case, I tried to use height as an example of a "natural ability" pe
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Not sure what your point is, with due respect. Everyone wants to hire master engineers, but it's not like master engineers are available for hire.
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of course natural talent exists Well then, what is natural talent, how do you objectify and measure it in a person, if it so obviously exists? Success is best correlated with time invested in skill development. Natural talent is bullshit,
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by coryl 14y ago
I hope most people know by now that "natural talent" isn't real. See books: Outliers, The Talent Code
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I don't think a sale to Facebook makes much sense at all. While FB wants their own phone, they don't even know if they can be successful with it, and I don't think they want a hemorrhaging phone business on top of that.
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Yes, you can make money off apps. Niche, targetted apps at certain segments is probably the easiest way (as opposed to mass market products like Angry Birds, Instagram, etc.) I started app development 6 months ago and had to learn programmi
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RIM's smartphone market share is rapidly falling, they're doing mass layoffs, and they're slow to the market. The pressure from Android distribution and iPhone demand just creates a very difficult environment for RIM.
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Not gonna brag, but this was very easy to see coming. Here's a blog post I wrote last year: http://coryliu.com/post/8637665056/google-plus-sucks-for-soc...
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by coryl 14y ago
I like to follow a bunch of local startup entrepreneurs on twitter, especially if they tweet good links and content. Also follow a bunch of CEO's / leaders of startups in your industry, and any "celebrity" techies like Mark Cuban, Kevin Ros
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That's kind of bullshit, you've focused more on what he decides to call himself rather than what he has accomplished. Are Eric Scmidt / Larry Page are no longer "real engineers" because they manage, and not code anymore? And yes, blogging a
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by coryl 14y ago
Hmm, you really should show off a listing on the main page and the ability to browse without sign up.
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I don't know that your assumptions on margins is accurate. Triple-A titles have a ton of art, sound, and gameplay value that seems costly to produce. Mobile games pricing however, is largely based on cheap consumers who for whatever reaso
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by coryl 14y ago
From what I've read, the "A players" mantra seems to be pretty prevalent in the valley, maybe even being decades old?
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Hmm, the #2 Facebook Auto-Follow hack is interesting. I wonder if any users had a friend follow them, then mention it to them in person and have the other person be like "Oh...I never followed you."
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Tried Piracetam for a bit. Definitely had better memory and perhaps some increased focus. It tastes awful in powder form though. In general, I don't think its worthwhile unless you'll be using it for a specific reason, like memorizing for a
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by coryl 14y ago
Anyone willing to pay that much for an icon design either has deep pockets or a big commitment to good design. That is a lot of money for an icon.
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The marginal cost is also time and energy spent on support as well.
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I don't think anyone in the startup/tech world believes in Zynga's ability to be a (public) company that can seriously grow revenues and create sustainable products.
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IMO, this isn't a big deal? Don't most mobile messaging apps do this, like BBM, Kik, etc etc.?
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I'm assuming you calculated the average sales/day over the time period since day 1? When did they first launch btw?

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