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by flipside 14y ago
Rap Genius's stated plans are to be more like Stack Exchange than Quora. Each vertical will have it's own separate community and site so things will be more focused. As long as they're smart about picking verticals where they can get past c
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by flipside 14y ago
Successful crowdsourcing is about identifying a community with passion that can be channeled into useful work. Hats off to Rap Genius to nailing this for annotations.
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by flipside 14y ago
Must have also taken some time to get such high profile investors and advisors. Care to share your secret?
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by flipside 14y ago
I totally got what you were saying, communicating the why, the purpose of the company is essential in order to be great. Unfortunately, your post triggered a HN immune response because the tactics you cited don't work with everyone. Just on
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by flipside 14y ago
YC is all about building something people want. Garry Tan clearly wanted a 6 pack of beer that day. Either that, or the other partners were jealous and wanted to know how they could order their own 6 packs. Anyways, this guy got in because
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Disney can turn any plant into a multi-touch sensor(thenextweb.com)
2 points by flipside 14y ago|0 comments
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by flipside 14y ago
Grid is redefining what a spreadsheet can do on a tablet. When building something new, might as well build and experiment with the new features first to see if people really want them. Demand for calculations is a given. Nobody would care i
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by flipside 14y ago
To me, the fact that Quora feels it needs to share passive views means they're failing to get enough people to actively engage with their content. If I don't care enough click a button, either A) I have no meaningful opinion, B) I don't wan
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by flipside 15y ago
"Another important element in Netflix’ personalization is awareness . We want members to be aware of how we are adapting to their tastes. This not only promotes trust in the system, but encourages members to give feedback that will result
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by flipside 15y ago
Quality is important, but still subjective. Not to say this won't be a great curated list. Anyways, I should have known better than to just throw that out there. My bad.
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by flipside 15y ago
There is no such thing as "the best textbooks", just "best textbooks" for each person. http://www.ted.com/talks/malcolm_gladwell_on_spaghetti_sauce...
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by flipside 15y ago
It's all about context and trust. Without both it's all pretty meaningless. This is something I've given a lot of thought to and I'm working on implementing such a system. Here's hoping that theory keeps holding up to reality.
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by flipside 15y ago
Great guide! Was a good refresher for me and I could probably add to it (which probably means I've done too much research). Now back to hacking on our alpha.
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by flipside 15y ago
Grats on the launch! Was awesome meeting you guys at AngelHack over the weekend. Your stuff is legit and I'll be spreading the good word to my photo-centric entrepreneurs. Less stuff for them to worry about. -Mat
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by flipside 15y ago
If you go to the nyt home page, you can watch the video for free. Just click the link then the logo. The video made a very good, straight forward argument, highly recommend watching.
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by flipside 15y ago
The solution is to align the interest of the individual with the group. I've run this past hundreds of people, it's pretty solid as theory but coefficients matter so it's gotta be tested.
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by flipside 15y ago
You never know. What if your post leads to a tantalizing but cryptic offer of a solution? Okay, I'm done seeding responses, time to sleep like the dead.
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by flipside 15y ago
Sadly, we're reaching the limits of the karma system. I'm working on an upgrade, details (or lack thereof) can be found lower on the page.
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by flipside 15y ago
I didnt spell it out, but I'm working on a solution, see my comment lower on this page.
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by flipside 15y ago
As for the prototype going over your head, first order it looks pretty simple, second, third and fourth, ... Hey, even I'm not sure I've mapped out all the possible dynamics but the possibility is unquestionably there. Noisebridge is cool,
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by flipside 15y ago
There is only one possible way to solve this problem that has a shot at working and I'm developing/testing it as quickly as I can. It requires a combination of crowdsourcing and machine learning (NLP is cool, but optional). It is part ratin
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by flipside 15y ago
I'd love to be able to explain my identity this way: Asian [x] - If you're more "white" White [x] - If you're more "asian" Both [x] - If you open minded or PC Neither [x] - If you want me to pick a side Hapa [x] - If you'll allow me all of
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by flipside 15y ago
Just because somebody doesn't do what you're doing doesn't mean they can't be right. Good advice is good advice, whoever says it.
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by flipside 15y ago
Asking "why?" in general is a good place to start, because there's also: --Why isn't anyone else doing this? (Depending on your idea, they probably are. Hint: if it's idea A + B = C, they are.) --Why me? (If you can't answer this, then it s
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by flipside 15y ago
All good pg, we know you're busy and we appreciate it. Personally I'm planning on dropping by Scribd and maybe Greplin if I have time. I'm hoping it'll be a bit more intimate than the craziness I expect at Airbnb and Dropbox.
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by flipside 15y ago
This was actually only the opening for Silicon Valley Bank CEO Summit: Defining Moments. All the other speakers were fantastic so figured I'd post links to their presentations as well. This was an all day event, but extremely educational. -
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by flipside 15y ago
As you'll hear from Guy, he rewrote his presentation thursday morning as a tribute to Steve Jobs. He finishes the 12 points by 28 minutes, the rest is Q&A (still good). 12 points: 1. Experts are clueless 2. Customers cannot tell you wha
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Lessons Steve Jobs Taught Guy Kawasaki(video.svb.com)
92 points by flipside 15y ago|8 comments
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by flipside 15y ago
Speaking as a nanoengineer now doing a web startup (in SF for 2 weeks now), this is just the way the world works. Startups and nanoparticles can spontaneously form anywhere under the right environmental conditions, but they can just as easi
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by flipside 15y ago
I appreciate the post, I'm hoping to get my app in by tomorrow as a solo founder (though I am interviewing a potential cofounder, hopefully we can work something out within the next month). I particularly loved the part where you asked pg w

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