gbookman

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by gbookman 17y ago
>Customers are very busy people too, and they are not on your payroll. Sometimes I wish they were on payroll, especially customers who left. One frustrating thing I've learned is that people hardly ever tell you why they stopped using y
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by gbookman 17y ago
>If you're sweating things like this, you're getting distracted from the things that matter. Agreed.
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by gbookman 17y ago
Why would it be a stupid move to invest in a company whose success would make you more money? If I were Sequoia, choosing between two companies with the same credentials and equally good business models, I would choose the one backed by YC
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by gbookman 17y ago
>They already see every deal. So if Sequoia passing on a deal deterred other funds from investing, they wouldn't be able to invest in anything. True, but you can't deny the fact that it's now more likely Sequoia will back YC-funded comp
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by gbookman 17y ago
I definitely agree that for a startup, it's better to hire someone who's looking to step up and build the business, not looking down to grab some equity. However, I don't think someone's résumé is the only way to determine whether someone i
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by gbookman 17y ago
How does that explain Bill Gates, the world's greatest entrepreneur who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth?
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by gbookman 17y ago
I think it's interesting how praise, in this case being told you're smart, can lead to insecurity. I guess that by being told you're smart, it builds up high expectations within your own mind, leading to emotional distress when you fail to
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by gbookman 17y ago
Walt Mossberg from the Wall Street Journal explains it pretty well: http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20091007/a-windows-to-help-you-f...
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by gbookman 17y ago
Being able to keep speed the same after adding tons of features is very impressive for any software, let alone an OS.
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by gbookman 17y ago
I'm a Mac guy but Windows 7 has impressed me. They've made the speed on par with XP and made the interface much less cluttered and non-sensical.
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by gbookman 17y ago
Amazing. The ISP's are threatening to stick us with use-based pricing unless the government backs down to their demands.
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'Pop-up' stores are becoming an overnight sensation(latimes.com)
3 points by gbookman 17y ago|0 comments
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by gbookman 17y ago
Making it easy for people to invite/tell their friends is critical from a business perspective. That's how anything viral gets started.
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by gbookman 17y ago
Mine does. If you're interested: www.clearsky-systems.com
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by gbookman 17y ago
Maybe the headline should be: "Why Doing Nothing But Saving is for Suckers"
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by gbookman 17y ago
I could definitely see Google launching an iTunes-like music service. Amazon dropped the ball. Really their only advantage was No DRM but now that iTunes Plus is standard, that went away fast. Since their launch years ago, Amazon has done
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by gbookman 17y ago
If you took the Lehman job, by now you'd have to accept the fact that you would probably never get the chance to start a business again. That would drive me nuts because I've always wanted to start my own business and I don't really like wo
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by gbookman 17y ago
Classic Google tactic of buying early stage companies with great technology and brains. Is this the first time a YC company has acquired another?
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by gbookman 17y ago
The reason they're dropping the fee so quickly is because they don't fund or even listen to many early-stage startups. I know lots of people who've applied to Keiretsu in Seattle. You have to really know your stuff and have significant tra
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by gbookman 17y ago
The touchscreen on the bottom and the book sharing are huge advantages. This is the first eBook reader that I actually would consider buying because of those two things. I'm not sure why no one's done free book sharing. It's the ultimate
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What to do when the hockey stick doesn't happen on your timeline?(asack.typepad.com)
1 points by gbookman 17y ago|0 comments
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by gbookman 17y ago
Users = Money. It might not be enough money to justify the costs, but there's almost always a way to make it work.
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by gbookman 17y ago
What they're trying to do is have it recharge a little bit at every bus stop, and from braking. Basically the exact same ride experience as you have now.
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by gbookman 17y ago
It's very unsettling to see tuition increase at the same level of federal funds. That has to be addressed. But I shudder to think how much worse off America and the entire world would be without the U.S. government helping people go to col
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by gbookman 17y ago
I know this might sound whiney or bitter, but I think the vast majority of successful entrepreneurs were in the right place at the right time. If they weren't, how else would they have been successful?