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They launched a $1B startup together. Then they broke up(businessinsider.com)
3 points by graaben 6y ago|1 comments
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by graaben 6y ago
This has been almost my exact same discovery path but I'm a few paces behind you. I would also highly recommend Carl Hart's "Drug Use for Grownups".
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Who’s Making All Those Scam Calls?(nytimes.com)
34 points by graaben 6y ago|8 comments
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by graaben 6y ago
I understand what you are getting at, but the issue is a lot more nuanced than that. What about a substance like LSD which has no known LD50 and has been proven to be less harmful than other "natural" drugs like alcohol and tobacc
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by graaben 6y ago
Ad arbitrage - essentially buy a click on Taboola for $0.20 and send the user to your sham website that displays ads from a separate network (Ad sense, Facebook, or one of the seedier options) and hope you get that user to click an ad that
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by graaben 6y ago
Any idea if another backend bank will pick up these accounts? Would be much easier to stay with Azlo while they sort out their banking partner vs having to completely transition everything.
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by graaben 6y ago
If anyone is interested in this topic, I'd highly recommend reading the Book of Woe [0]. Mental health diagnoses have been based on the DSM for nearly 75 years, however it's an extremely flawed book to say the least. The creation
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by graaben 6y ago
I was shocked when I found out that the current most effective therapy modality, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, is only successful in 50% of patients. I'm very hopeful for the future of psychedelic therapy, as it seems to be very effect
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Instacart Looked Like a Savior. Now Stores Aren’t So Sure(wsj.com)
4 points by graaben 6y ago|0 comments
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Airlines Aren’t Making It Easy to Use Covid Credits(wsj.com)
2 points by graaben 6y ago|0 comments
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by graaben 6y ago
Innovation in the mental health care space. Right now most of the top funded startups are working on either 1) Simplifying access for wealth people to the already available supply of therapists; or 2) Removing the human component entirely b
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by graaben 6y ago
I keep reading about how the long term play to justify the valuation is moving to last-mile delivery of retail, pharmacy etc. But there is a reason that Amazon distributes out of a central warehouse - it's much more efficient than send
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by graaben 6y ago
What I just can't understand about companies like DoorDash, Uber Eats etc. is that it seems to be a lose-lose-lose proposition. It's more expensive for the consumer with restaurants often raising prices and delivery fees etc; the
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by graaben 6y ago
I spent some time in a fairly well known startup incubator. What always stood out to me is that the other founders in the program seemed to be more interested in playing the part of a "startup founder" than they did in actually bu
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by graaben 6y ago
I know your goal isn't to actually browse the site but you can get around the sign up modal by adding ?hide_login_modal=true to the URL
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by graaben 6y ago
Not only the fees, but also just a completely substandard final product. Every time I have used one of these services (pretty much only when I get a promo code) it arrives late and cold. I would be furious if I spent an extra $5-10 on my me
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by graaben 7y ago
Any time money is involved I have to believe there will always be a motive, however small, to alter results for financial benefit. It's common for other "trusted" media companies to be impacted by their advertisers - why woul
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by graaben 7y ago
I used to work for on of those "review" websites and it completely ruined my trust in most online product review sites. It's all just affiliate links, optimized for which offer pays out the highest conversion fee, with little
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by graaben 7y ago
The biggest issue that I have with companies like System1 is that a huge portion of their business model is tricking technically un-savvy people into clicking on ads they otherwise would not want to click on. How is that adding any value to
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by graaben 7y ago
I've worked with System1 in a previous job. One of their main products is ad arbitrage, which as far as I can tell adds zero (or negative) value to the average consumer's browsing experience. This is a company that only cares abou
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by graaben 7y ago
I got my Kindle in 2012 and it still runs like a brand new device. I think Amazon's issue will eventually be that, unlike the iPhone, no one needs to upgrade their kindle more than once per decade or so. Of course if the newer models h
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You Lost How Much on Scooters?(gizmodo.com)
2 points by graaben 7y ago|0 comments
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by graaben 7y ago
"We generated 15% of our Ridesharing Gross Bookings from trips that either started or were completed at an airport" This just highlights the need for better public transportation from cities to their airports.
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by graaben 8y ago
Love the idea! Slightly off topic, but what was your experience applying for/going through YC as a husband and wife team? I've heard that VC's are reluctant to invest out of fear of interpersonal issues.
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by graaben 8y ago
I live in LA and the scooter situation is starting to get out of hand, at last count we had 5 companies competing in my neighborhood. I think it does solve a necessary problem, but there are easily 5+ scooters for every rider now. I fail to
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by graaben 8y ago
Money buys founder an accelerated timeline. With consumer products like these it's much easier to get to your first 10 or 100 customers when you have the funds to spend on ads vs trying to get them organically.
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Waymo Gets the O.K. For a Commercial Driverless Ride-Hailing Service(bloomberg.com)
2 points by graaben 9y ago|0 comments
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by graaben 9y ago
The trades are on 10x leverage by default.
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by graaben 9y ago
This is a great idea, because it is now possible for anyone to learn almost anything through YouTube videos. It isn't necessarily the best format, especially for children, but done the right way it can really change the education proce
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by graaben 9y ago
I would love to see something like this but for MOOCs. Some of the bigger sites are already doing this with micro-degrees on specific topics. But it would be great if anyone could mix and match the best or most relevant videos from differen

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