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by guybrushT 12y ago
I am super keen to make a hardware product (I know only software), and started watching this with great anticipation. It would have been great to hear the story about their journey from 1995-2001 . Thats would have been hugely valuable in i
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Choosing Your Religion: AngularJS, Backbone, Ember(codementor.io)
1 points by guybrushT 12y ago|0 comments
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by guybrushT 12y ago
I recently read [1] that one of the fastest company/startup to reach $1B in revenue is the Chinese mobile phone maker Xiaomi. This brand is #3 in global smartphone market [2]. All of this accomplished without having any big customer ba
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by guybrushT 12y ago
What I learned from this is a great way to prototype/demo and share an idea before building the whole app. The three improvements you suggest - 1) re-sharing in groups 2) read confirmation in groups and 3) saving - aren't the pain
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by guybrushT 12y ago
I saw a study from Google in 2012 about the influence of internet on technology product purchases. It had many insightful nuggets about internet in India (my area of interest) - such as explaining the degree to which internet had spread in
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by guybrushT 12y ago
> I found these slides rather shallow I couldn't agree more with you. I was expecting some fact-based, data-driven insights/perspectives from Google - so, for me I'd say the "insights" seem disappointingly shallo
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Viral growth that we don't want
1 points by guybrushT 12y ago|1 comments
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by guybrushT 12y ago
Is there an ELI5 explanation of what are Deep links? And in the context of an app, what does a "link" to a place in an app means? "We’re indexing the top apps with deep link tags and building a knowledge graph that organizes
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by guybrushT 12y ago
Tried that. No response. Looks like there are others who want domains from this company as well - https://www.google.com/?q=JNOM+Online+Marketing+LLC.#q=JNOM+... :)
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Ask HN: Anyone have experience in buying a domain from a squatter?
8 points by guybrushT 12y ago|7 comments
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by guybrushT 12y ago
The post reads like PR. But what I found interesting is just how deeply synchronous and asynchronous communication are intertwined. This may be obvious to many of you, but for me I have always wondered why so many communication channels coe
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by guybrushT 12y ago
There is a recurring theme in this post about "putting candidates to the test" - sometimes simple testing in the hiring form (to select the ones with the highest intent) and them to "test with a project" to find out the
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by guybrushT 12y ago
And just because of that (i.e. making it available online) I cannot even begin to describe just how much good this might do in the world. I could expand this sentiment to every teacher or lecturer who has chosen to put their video online, e
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by guybrushT 12y ago
That is certainly one interpretation of the OPs question. And you are right: there is no silver bullet/magic formula/secret recipe. There are some nuances in the way the original question is framed. So the framing that 'a way
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by guybrushT 12y ago
Neat product and like others have noted here - well done on the marketing. Doing other things while driving is dangerous no doubt, but it is also a very practical reality. Any product that embraces this practicality and tries to maximize ey
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by guybrushT 12y ago
I can only guess: but I believe that this will fly if the iPhone 6 is a hit, but it could really soar if the Apple Watch sells very well. Paying with something on my wrist seems more natural (slightly better UX?). If the products end up &#x
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by guybrushT 12y ago
Couldn't help smiling at this marketing messages from Apple about Apple Pay - “We have security integrated throughout both hardware and software in a way only Apple can." “Apple Pay is easy, secure, and private.” I would have love
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by guybrushT 12y ago
Truth be told, even though I switched from iOS to Android recently (and been quite happy), I have admired Apple when they stuck to their guns w.r.t screen size. It showed to me that they were being sensible about respecting the dimensions o
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Jony Ive on the Design of the Apple Watch(apple.com.edgesuite.net)
2 points by guybrushT 12y ago|0 comments
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by guybrushT 12y ago
Hi, Got it on Kindle. Going through it. I will definitely be reading it with great interest. I have a question: What would you say are your top 3 learning/'key insight' from writing this book? [These need not be just top 3 th
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by guybrushT 12y ago
Its difficult to deny the need, relevance and popularity of the topic of this degree. I just think that there may be a startup idea here: just offer an opportunity to learn the curriculum as a vocational training/course over 4-6 months
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by guybrushT 12y ago
Hah! I had the exact same idea. I created a landing page, posted it on HN and asked: 1. "Is my startup idea legal?" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7167200 2. "Is it possible to 'shop without borde
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by guybrushT 12y ago
One of the reasons why this talk is so impressive is that the interviewer is also 'supernaturally smart' - every question is on point, and one can see how much the interviewer's understanding of Bitcoin evolves during the cou
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by guybrushT 12y ago
As others have raised points about need for better documentation and "didn't understand what exactly it is", I wanted to say that the Story of Flynn is missing a very clear "Why Flynn?". That seems to be at the root
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by guybrushT 12y ago
An early user of Google Earth, I still remember being blown away completely when I first saw it (repeatedly wondering and debating with friends: how did they do that!?). Since then, I have always wondered when and if those images were updat
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by guybrushT 12y ago
poof131 - you are absolutely right on all counts. ...getting terminated is a little more than just perspective. It is an event which can have significant repercussions for a person: mortgage payments... This is the key issue. To be honest
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by guybrushT 12y ago
I sincerely wish you the best... Thank you! if you had a similar offer in a month, would you do it differently? You know thats such a good question. There are many excellent suggestions in this discussion. I would definitely add a cost
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by guybrushT 12y ago
Thanks for pointing me (and all of us) to this link. A - I love that this exists! B - This needs to be discussed with startups more often by co-founders, employees and investors. I know this is idealistic, but then startups (and people asso
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by guybrushT 12y ago
My experience (and this discussion) tells me that you should refuse to work for any company without serious contractual protection. Startup or large. YC or non-YC. Its just sensible. I have found a new appreciation for things I used to co
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by guybrushT 12y ago
he worked his professional network and went out on a limb for this startup. Some in my network (former consulting clients and business friends) ended up buying the service. So the company benefited in a tangible way (real $'s). I wor

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