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by gdilla 12y ago
True, they should have made Swarm their new Yelp clone or whatever their curated travel guide strategy was, instead of gouging the flagship app that had popularized the check-in for 10s of millions of active users. It was such a departure a
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by gdilla 12y ago
Hi Eric, Your first mass produced book was published by a traditional, 'big' publisher (Crown/Random House). Is this new book an independent effort or are you still working with a trade publisher? Do you feel they've add
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Informatica Going Private in $5.3B Leveraged Buyout(forbes.com)
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This Is How Long Your Business Will Last, According to Science(time.com)
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by gdilla 12y ago
But it's already unaffordable for the average NYer before it's even ready. If wealthy foreigners can park their money in manhattan, they will, without living there. That doesn't help scarcity for actual residents.
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by gdilla 12y ago
It's like we're going back to the industrial golden age where all a companies workers would get subsidized cookiecutter housing and certain amenities close to the plant. You never have to leave your employer bubble now. The condit
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by gdilla 12y ago
What we don't know from the article is Meerkat's engagement stats. If reuse and retention is high, investors may feel they just need to work on an efficient new user funnel to create a healthy growth trajectory. Maybe meerkat was
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At Kodak, Clinging to a Future Beyond Film(nytimes.com)
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by gdilla 12y ago
I don't know. There's something to be said about profiting off your work while you are alive. Corporations on the other hand, are an odd beast since they can have long lifespans where the rights can be transferred easily to a new
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by gdilla 12y ago
But the copyright holders are organizations which are very much alive. Copyright does and should expire after some number of years post death of original rights holders if they're individuals. We need copyright law upgrades, especially
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by gdilla 12y ago
Business vs startup When Twitter went public in 2013, it was valued at $24B — 12 times higher than Times market cap. Twitter was losing money while Times earned $133M the same year. Why do startups have such big valuations? The answer is: c
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Optimal Crosstalk Cancellation for Binaural Audio with Two Loudspeakers [pdf](princeton.edu)
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by gdilla 12y ago
only 3% of users buy something? Wow. if that's true, trying to hack conversion rates would rain money on them like no other.
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HBO in talks with Apple for standalone streaming service(fortune.com)
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What the Tech World Doesn't Understand About Fashion(racked.com)
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Silicon Startups Get Incubator(eetimes.com)
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by gdilla 12y ago
Funny, just got an email from my 4y/o's montessori school explaining why they start with cursive! "It is commonly asked why children learn cursive writing instead of print in Montessori classrooms. From a practical point of v
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Death of the IBM Salesman(forbes.com)
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by gdilla 12y ago
This never made sense. It may have been interesting if Microsoft had leveraged the B&N physical real estate to let users play with their new hardware, eg Surfaces, but that never happened. Nook continued to be the oft forgotten Android
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Sony crowdfunded a new epaper watch to test the market(thenextweb.com)
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Silicon Valley's Culture of Amorality – Water Will Find Its Way(linkedin.com)
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by gdilla 12y ago
turnover is always 100% given enough time. I think the more overqualified you are, the more they think you can bolt quicker than usual.
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by gdilla 12y ago
Great story; great writing. I feel like the Container Store would reject anyone who seemed overqualified. If only because they know they'd bolt if something better came up. Of course, that's not a given, but you can understand whe
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by gdilla 12y ago
I've been in a store when one of the Revel iPad terminals couldn't get online. highly annoying. Don't traditional POS rely on the telephone lines? Usually more reliable than my ISP, that's for sure.
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by gdilla 12y ago
Exactly. I work in publishing and I often wondered why established authors don't just self publish. The answer: not all authors are Tim Ferris. They love having a staff cater to them, market their books, and editorial help. They are no
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by gdilla 12y ago
don't trees and plants do this? Could'nt we just plant more. Especially on top of buildings?
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The Laborers Who Keep Dick Pics and Beheadings Out of Your Facebook Feed(wired.com)
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by gdilla 12y ago
Uh, no... I live in a one bedroom apt and rent out my bedroom while I take the couch. If i'm present in the apt, it's perfectly legal (as long as the stays are less than 28 days).
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by gdilla 12y ago
A big issue here was the variable pay these people were getting. Obviously, that's no excuse to spend more than you make, but, it may help understand why it happens. If you have a steady paycheck, it's much easier to plan for thin
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by gdilla 12y ago
I'm an AirBnB host in NYC, and this report makes clear that there is rampant abuse in NYC by landlords acting as hotels. This drives up rents for residents as it reduces supply of long term housing and inflates landlords expectations o

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