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by flipside 13y ago
How much data are networks making these decisions with and are they the right data? Just saying "focus group" doesn't really provide much insight on the level and utility of feedback networks receive. How big of an opportunit
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by flipside 13y ago
"The time to raise money is not when you need it, or when you reach some artificial deadline like a Demo Day. It's when you can convince investors, and not before." Been waiting for someone to articulate this for a while now.
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by flipside 13y ago
Awesome. That said, it'd be even better with a small color key you could toggle on the top right.
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by flipside 13y ago
It would probably help if you shared more anti-zuckomorph stats / anecdotes so people could chew on those endlessly instead. Got any?
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by flipside 13y ago
I'm optimistic because I love Pulse and Linkedin has definitely been pushing into the news feed space so it makes a lot of sense. Slightly concerned though because of what happened to CardMunch. Either way, grats to the pulse team!
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by flipside 14y ago
"sex" is complicated too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex Not like most people even check which chromosomes people have.
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by flipside 14y ago
binary? really? There are other answers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender Edit: Thanks for adding other.
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by flipside 14y ago
Zombification, a fate worse than death. Major props for separating the mission from the vision and going with the mission. I tell myself (and whoever asks) that I'd be okay if our startup turns out not to be viable, but I'd never forgive my
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by flipside 14y ago
As a 4 time YC reject I really liked this post. I'm surprised I haven't come across this before given how much research I've done on YC. On monday we're starting our beta, so we'll finally be able to apply with traction data. “Be so good th
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by flipside 14y ago
As someone who switched from a nanoengineering phd focused on medical diagnostics and blood analysis (including some diabetes work) to an internet rating startup, I have some opinions on this matter. 1. The time scales are completely differ
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by flipside 14y ago
Can you provide more detail on your feedback model? Are you crowdsourcing feedback? How many people are spending how much time/effort per song? What criteria are songs judged on and how complete is the feedback? What is the minimum amount o
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Positive Procrastination(nytimes.com)
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What is a ‘Hacktivist’?(opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com)
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by flipside 14y ago
Different pitches for different people/situations. The problem is, people don't all have the same pain. It gets worse. Some people have gone numb from the pain and aren't conscious of it any more. The irony is that our rating system would b
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by flipside 14y ago
I'll definitely need to take a day to improve our SEO before we launch. In the mean time, you can sign up at http://tinj.co
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by flipside 14y ago
I used to start pitches by telling people we're fixing rating systems, that was usually enough to get people's attention. I think you're talking about Yahoo and the J-curve, couldn't find anything by Bezos. Thanks for the vote of confidence
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by flipside 14y ago
Awesome! The beta should start in the next few weeks.
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by flipside 14y ago
Thanks, I'll give it a shot. I don't believe I've tried that particular wording yet.
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by flipside 14y ago
See if you can follow this: Ratings are a form of feedback. Feedback helps people learn. Therefore, if we can build a better rating system that lets people share more and better feedback, then we can speed up learning and improve the flow a
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by flipside 14y ago
It's certain that the problem is me, and my poor communication skills, I never blame the audience. Describing what we're doing and illustrating the pain points aren't the same thing. How about this: Tinj is a rating system that lets people
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by flipside 14y ago
You're right, convincing others is a whole different ball game. Since I clearly suck at it, I've done my best to suck a little less each time I try. Here's hoping pg writes that essay next.
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by flipside 14y ago
Of course you do, otherwise I wouldn't be frustrated. =P
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by flipside 14y ago
If you take another look at my original post, my point was that I still can't articulate why this is such a huge pain. If it helps to put it in perspective, I abandoned a Nanoengineering phd doing promising work in medical diagnostics becau
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by flipside 14y ago
Context is definitely missing from most systems and it's one of our key differentiators. Our goal is to handle all those contextual details so you don't have to.
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by flipside 14y ago
Can you share anything about how you define a voting ring?
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by flipside 14y ago
Hypothetically speaking, the odds of getting laid after seeing a movie with a date probably go up if both people liked the movie. Not exactly how we'd track it but the number of people that get laid after using our system would be a fascina
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by flipside 14y ago
Thanks for the questions. 1. A big reason more people don't rate movies is because it's unclear how or if it actually helps others (my vote doesn't matter syndrome) or themselves (black box recommendations). 2. Validation is a big motivator
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by flipside 14y ago
Reading essays like this drives me crazy. No, it's not because pg is wrong or I disagree with anything he's saying, it's because everything resonates with my startup (Tinj.co, interactive movie ratings) but after 1000+ pitches I still can't
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by flipside 14y ago
Wow, that's awesome. It's a huge win for Andreesen Horowitz but also the bay area since it looks like he'll be making SF his primary residence (with the secondary being NYC).
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by flipside 14y ago
I was importing things from bootstrap before so thanks for streamlining the process! Also, FYI: the link to the blog post is broken

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