ecommercematt

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Why There Aren't More Googles(paulgraham.com)
152 points by ecommercematt 19y ago|154 comments
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by ecommercematt 19y ago
I can only think of two good reasons to do consulting while you're working on your startup: 1) You don't have enough money to survive without the income from consulting. 2) Your consulting gig will help with sales in your startup (specifica
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by ecommercematt 19y ago
Many users aren't aware that the email field isn't public because it is visible when they view their own profile page while logged in. While your suggested solution is better, it might be an easier and quicker fix to simply add a note next
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by ecommercematt 19y ago
I have seen confusion with this aspect of account configuration numerous times. Perhaps simply adding a note next to the email field indicating that the email address is only visible to the administrators would help solve this problem. edit
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Maintaining a Sense of Urgency(blog.jabbik.com)
25 points by ecommercematt 19y ago|13 comments
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by ecommercematt 19y ago
Agreed. They are struggling with distribution and monetization.
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by ecommercematt 19y ago
If this project is "in the works," or still mostly just an idea, I recommend that he seeks a co-founder, rather than an employee. What he is looking for is likely more than just exceptional skill and high dedication. The Denver-based Java e
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by ecommercematt 19y ago
Wikipedia.org is down presently, and it is nice to know it is down for everyone and not just me. I hope they come back up soon, as I feel crippled by its absence.
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by ecommercematt 19y ago
I don't know of any silver bullet, but this is something I've spent some time thinking about regarding my own startup. Our approach is to prioritize quality over quantity, to encourage the type of community-driven content we're looking for
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YouTube Removed Search Sorting Functionality. Any Idea Why?
1 points by ecommercematt 19y ago|0 comments
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Blogger and Blogspot are down
4 points by ecommercematt 19y ago|1 comments
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by ecommercematt 19y ago
Both of you have points. This leaves me wondering about the process by which submissions make it to the front page. Is this described/written-up somewhere?
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by ecommercematt 19y ago
That's an interesting perspective. The problem that initially jumps out at me is what to do when there aren't two clear sides to an issue. Any ideas on handling complicated, muddled, and contentious issues with multiple sides?
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by ecommercematt 19y ago
I enjoyed the hell out of your WYCS essay, and the care with which you wrote it shows. I'm not contesting the arguments made in that essay. If, in this thread, however, you're contending that all ideas are completely relative, and that we d
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by ecommercematt 19y ago
It doesn't surprise me that this is a common concern in YC startups. It also doesn't surprise me that the Reddit guys gave the issue consideration. I agree that limiting the ability to suppress news, even if some people take advantage of in
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by ecommercematt 19y ago
Thanks for your feedback. I agree that protracted hand-wringing over the potential outcomes of my startup would be a waste of time. Nonetheless, I think it is worth pondering the issue. In a sense, the specific problems I raised with Reddit
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by ecommercematt 19y ago
Regardless of the criteria for censorship, it'd be ineffective on a community like Reddit. Wikipedia's process for ensuring quality of content is admirable, if imperfect. They benefit from the community's clearly defined constraints and ove
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Have you pondered the moral implications of your startup?
27 points by ecommercematt 19y ago|34 comments
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HyperCard -- A Trip Down Memory Lane For Others, Too?
2 points by ecommercematt 19y ago|1 comments
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by ecommercematt 19y ago
The Hacker's Diet is an interesting approach to weight loss. http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/
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by ecommercematt 19y ago
I gather JotSpot has some good features, but if I were using a wiki to manage mission-critical information (particularly if said mission had anything to do with the internet or computers), I'd be hesitant to have it hosted on somebody else'
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by ecommercematt 19y ago
I can see where you're coming from, however, at Sudbury Valley, there is no curriculum whatsoever. Plenty of hackers and serial entrepreneurs emerge from SVS, but there's no pressure to study anything at all there. The main problem I have w