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by djt 14y ago
what was it that had you pay $20 to purchase in the first case? I havent paid to play a social game so I'm really curious as I havent played any Facebook games before.
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by djt 14y ago
2 things: - privacy and Facebook arent strong points for a lot of consumers. Especially younger people, which I would think (no evidence) would be the majority of users. - Facebook probably did this as more of a warning shot to other devel
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by djt 14y ago
But having a competent operator and well trained staff would be the problem that most restaurants have wouldnt you say? Being a good operator yourself, this product may not be useful, but could be for someone else?
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by djt 14y ago
Working in products for hospitality, one of the hardest things to get right is staffing, especially in peak times. Having a consistent product is also important when trying to grow a business (especially pubs and restaurants) and I can see
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by djt 14y ago
no point feeding trolls Dave. Good luck with your investment, as I said in a comment below I know one of your competitors very well and it is a very competitive market to try and crack. Good luck to you both.
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by djt 14y ago
I'm surprised by how negative a lot of people are here to new ideas. A friend runs Menupad. You should check out the demo. Does some cool stuff such as allowing people to get wine recommendations for each dish, organized by the sommelier. T
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by djt 14y ago
I think treehouse is a relatively small operation that is built to be cash low positive. I imagine the 2 weeks will include testing their theories etc too, which takes time
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by djt 14y ago
They made 240 million last year in revenue. Not sure about what their burn rate is but they seem to be on the up and getting integrated into a lot of applications which improves their tie ins. Google gives away their storage but it is nowhe
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by djt 14y ago
Its about how it occurs to the general public. HMers know that if they want to they can use your images, but I have seen people on my Facebook and Twitter saying this is too far and theyre not posting to Instagram anymore.
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by djt 14y ago
keep in mind the state of internet speed at the time back then too. Its easy to look nice when you dont have to worry about it taking 30 minutes to render a page on a 2400 baud modem. Also the tools are so much easier. I remember setting up
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by djt 14y ago
There are plenty of startup business clubs for men. Pretty much every club such as Rotary, Freemasons etc only admitted men until relatively recently.
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by djt 14y ago
I think in America they passed a law that student loans are not relived once you declare yourself bankrupt though. From memory Bush passed it because so many students were doing it due to crazy debt
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by djt 14y ago
The author of the article runs an archive service. He might be happy to do it for free and send you a copy?
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by djt 14y ago
Hacker News is international you know?
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by djt 14y ago
I believe the threshold is 400 karma
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by djt 14y ago
It is quite common for tourists to get into trouble here in Australia due to the differences in climate etc too. FYI, when you travel make sure to bring extra clothes, water and food. Australia is a massive land mass and it is hard to fatho
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by djt 14y ago
Issued by the Victoria State Police, presiding over 227,600 km2 About the same area as England, Wales and Scotland. Also slightly larger than the "Small American city" of Utah.
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by djt 14y ago
I think this article has laid it out a bit easier for those that havent heard this concept before: http://www.fastcompany.com/1840496/how-your-locus-control-im... The title of the original article is link-baity and it worked; but the whol
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by djt 14y ago
I can't imagine how weird this must get for Paul, I wonder if people stop him at cafes and take him to task over essays he wrote 10 years ago!
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by djt 14y ago
ICE = Internal Combustion Engine
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by djt 14y ago
I think he went to Guatemala for asylum on purpose
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by djt 14y ago
Read up on Japanese history and come to your own conclusions. It is a unique country unlike any other in the world.
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37 Signals shuts down Affiliate Program
7 points by djt 14y ago|2 comments
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by djt 14y ago
care to share with you what the stats are on your hosting arrangement? Im sure we could get a lot out of a debrief.
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by djt 14y ago
which book is it? I'd be interested to read it!
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by djt 14y ago
I heard an interesting story that Lego faced a crisis where they were losing market share and profitability and so they decided to do some licensing deals which have had a very positive effect on their bottom line. http://en.wikipedia.org/
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by djt 14y ago
Still doesn't solve the "intent" problem. I doubt that people are going to "Like" erectile dysfunction Pages anytime soon.
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by djt 14y ago
maybe have a think about what a perspective is. By its nature each person will have a different perspective because from where they are, it occurs differently. It is the right perspective for you, but may not be for others. That is a moral
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by djt 14y ago
there is a big difference between bootstrapping a business and going for VC as a start up. It's great to be either but please dont ridicule one or the other because you prefer one type yourself. ps. I have a bootstrapped business like you t
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by djt 14y ago
Im sure for around a Billion dollars they could probably do some pretty crazy stuff in-house since advertising/media isnt really their thing.

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