curiouslurker

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by curiouslurker 13y ago
Quite a remarkable feat and I am happy for their success but frankly no 'non obvious insights'. It was a rather long and boring post.
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by curiouslurker 13y ago
Since you mention studying the history of money, Niall Ferguson's Ascent of Money documentary is excellent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xx_5PuLIzc
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by curiouslurker 13y ago
Same goes for so called 'lifestyle businesses'. I have heard it said that you can run a life style business till about $1 million per year in revenue before you need the systems and processes that only make sense for a $10 million
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by curiouslurker 13y ago
You'd be surprised. We humans are highly emotional creatures. Assuming that the top companies are all offering similar compensation packages one place can just 'feel right' based on things like these and make someone decide
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by curiouslurker 13y ago
Really bugs me the kind of ideas that getting funding. Some of us have viable businesses that need funds to scale but just don't have the right pedigree.
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by curiouslurker 13y ago
If these people had significant accomplishments (or had tried really audacious things and failed), then maybe I'd care what their answers were. Looks like you eschewed the major leagues and went looking for folks to interview in the p
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by curiouslurker 13y ago
Dave Winer needs to let go of the past. He did good work for the developer community in the past but hey, move on. This is a gentleman who is still bitter because "I am no longer invited to join the boards of startups. To you young program
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by curiouslurker 14y ago
Agree! Just read up to page 38 and realized there wasn't a single insightful thing he'd said. It seems to be all about him and yes, it is very, very, very wordy and poorly formatted!
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by curiouslurker 14y ago
Congrats! Is it an acquihire?
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Tom Perkins's Penthouse Fit For a King(online.wsj.com)
2 points by curiouslurker 14y ago|0 comments
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by curiouslurker 15y ago
Somewhat misleading headline I think given the content of the article but still a valid point. My question to you folks out there is this: I came across this statement sometime back and realized I need to change my friends if I am to better
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by curiouslurker 16y ago
Yep. We need a dose of reality. I also just found out yesterday that OKCupid started in 2003 whereas many thought they were an "overnight success" after writing a few blog posts last year!
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by curiouslurker 16y ago
See how "PG is hurting the kids"? :) anyways, seriously I also find it hard to believe that someone with this kind of skill is willing to work for minimum wage. And seriously a successful startup will never be built by someone willing to wo
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by curiouslurker 16y ago
Rather short and disappointing article given the headline. I took a long sip of my coffee, reclined and looked forward to reading something much longer and better...but alas it wasn't to be!
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by curiouslurker 16y ago
Bold move and congrats! One word of advice: Don't underestimate how difficult it is to get customers. Hacking skills are great but if you want to be successful you will want to spend at the very least 50% of your time worrying about getting
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Ask PG: Are you an atheist?
7 points by curiouslurker 16y ago|7 comments