harscoat

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541.
by harscoat 16y ago
Pingbrigade brings it home for me
542.
by harscoat 16y ago
* maybe when one has filled in the URL, tested the ping, if he checks the "page load" or "web server latency" button, you could load the results right away without letting us do the extra step to click "enter" again. * it would be interest
543.
by harscoat 16y ago
like the name
544.
by harscoat 16y ago
The scale of it is by far beyond what I'd have expected. I reckon I was not aware. Thx for sharing. It'll take me time to digest this new paradigm.
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Vic Gundotra leads Google in Social war w/ Facebook(techcrunch.com)
2 points by harscoat 16y ago|0 comments
546.
Did Shopkick change the Check-In Game?(techcrunch.com)
2 points by harscoat 16y ago|0 comments
547.
by harscoat 16y ago
It should work, you can enforce this. You can see that some VCs even encourage founders to offload some of their stocks because it "destresses" the founder (a little bit of money in the bank= more zen) from worrying about money too much to
548.
by harscoat 16y ago
in my fridge, N-1 rules
549.
by harscoat 16y ago
"Crossing the Chasm" - Geoffrey Moore (for company in general, can apply to web co)
550.
by harscoat 16y ago
when you know you'll never pretend becoming one
551.
by harscoat 16y ago
before you really get financial traction (from paying users) it should be low (imho around the 50k) as you set the expectations for the rest of the team. One way to still get some cash upfront after the seedround closing is to have in your
552.
by harscoat 16y ago
maybe it safer strategy not to think of retirement at all and try to find what really motivates/fulfills you. If you get good at it whatever it is, there will always be a way to make money with it.
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Check-in on Foursquare w/o taking your phone out of the pocket(techcrunch.com)
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554.
by harscoat 16y ago
Berlin is pretty social ;)
555.
by harscoat 16y ago
* Bouvard & Pécuchet - Flaubert * The hero with thousands faces - Joseph Campbell
556.
by harscoat 16y ago
The titled could have been 'In it for "stuff that matters" not just the money': "Most people feel that they can create something that is going to make a difference to other people's lives - that is how they start their businesses." Reminds
557.
by harscoat 16y ago
I failed Zden.com in 2002 (launched in 2000). Regrets turned into positive(?) lessons (I hope one day I can say that). * When you are doomed, you are doomed. Better to start over than try to fix. If there is good chance that the reason why
558.
by harscoat 16y ago
Layar is from Amsterdam
559.
by harscoat 16y ago
Berlin population was 4,338,756 in May 1939 and now it's 3.4M. Another reason is it's a subsidized new capital, lots of incentive for real estate investments in hope that the business/employments take off.
560.
by harscoat 16y ago
* Berlin is bursting with new ideas & startup culture, cheap, great people & scene (access to money less easy but changing fast). Scott Wheeler ( http://www.directededge.com/ ) a HN alumnus is based there. The guys from Dopplr (@ No
561.
by harscoat 16y ago
as long as it doesn't look desperate (rather than going on eharmony for friends destination site, you'd give a service on your favorite socialnetwork/communities which proposes you //twitter"who to follow") ? For the "algorithm", why not pa
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by harscoat 16y ago
http://www.snaptic.com is also in this line of thinking even though one could think they are trying to emulate evernote
563.
by harscoat 16y ago
and not only Silicon Valley. While YC is Bay Area based, its ideas (maybe not his program yet) really inspire a bunch of international people too
564.
Dave McClure Files $30M Venture Fund: 500 Startups(techcrunch.com)
6 points by harscoat 16y ago|0 comments
565.
by harscoat 16y ago
Roaming cell fees - when traveling abroad (there are some ways around but very cumbersome)
566.
by harscoat 16y ago
Expense reports - eg. receipts collection, sorting them, scanning them (even if some solutions exist) but then accountants always want it in a different format/system that I use. (no standard especially outstide the US)
567.
by harscoat 16y ago
Sure I tend to agree. Still cool chicks does not mean she only likes expensive cars, cool chicks can be a violonist, a girl with taste, who want you to bring her to the Opera or to Paris on a date. Not-so-cool chicks maybe what you want for
568.
by harscoat 16y ago
I dare say imho the desire to get laid is a power motivator to get out of this situation... cool chicks like status (and it often come with the finance or at least exciting achievements)
569.
by harscoat 16y ago
I think those guys mydunktank, like Getupandmove, are interesting because it is behavior programming (anbdy a better name?): if you X(give money to charity) I do Y(crazy dare). Action graphs vs chitchat/linksharing social graphs
570.
by harscoat 16y ago
When I moved into another country (Germany) (from home France). Outcome: I now speak another language (german) (still not fluent but evbdy understands me at least that's what they tell me).

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