gruen

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   by gruen 15y ago

   New York City - QLabs QLabs rapidly produces new web properties every 8 weeks. We're growing teams for the following portfolio projects: http://huntsy.com - Jobhunter's CRM (subdomain's beta if you want to see it in action) http://fra
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   by gruen 15y ago

   Sometimes the side-along becomes the main thing. See also: Groupon.
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   by gruen 15y ago

   Author contracts are the worst. Agents can help, but unless you're at scale, their cost/benefit is a wash. We should compare notes.
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   by gruen 15y ago

   It's not exactly 98% of the profits; but, it still seems egregious. From what I've noticed, royalties are generally about 10% of gross against advances (if any), or $1 on a $10 soft-cover. The publisher spends money on the acquisition, edit
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   by gruen 15y ago

   In 1999, NASA lost a $300MM Mars probe due to a metric/imperial conversion oversight. Shocking, yes; unheard of, no.