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by hello_newman 7y ago
Google maps is definitely filled with spam businesses. I am in digital marketing for side projects, and there is a whole underground industry right now that is teaching people how to game Google Maps to appear as real businesses. It's
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The Money Whisperer to the Super-Rich NBA Elite(nytimes.com)
2 points by hello_newman 7y ago|0 comments
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by hello_newman 7y ago
Last year, I tried to sue them in Small Claims court (in California) using this as a guide: https://blog.legalist.com/i-won-8-000-from-equifax-in-small-... . For me, it was unsuccessful. They sent out a representative and w
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With Uber’s IPO, Dara Khosrowshahi Is Taking Travis Kalanick’s Company Public(nytimes.com)
2 points by hello_newman 7y ago|0 comments
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by hello_newman 8y ago
If you’re looking for a course, Sam Ovens at consulting.com has a lot of good stuff.
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by hello_newman 8y ago
SEO is definitely a science. The formula is authoritive content + number of high quality backlinks = highly ranked site. However, I do agree that there is a lot of bad information out there, but the process of googles algorithm for ranking
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by hello_newman 8y ago
Regardless of your political views, there’s no way anyone could watch this interview of her and think she’s a competent government official. https://www.pbs.org/video/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-barhhq/
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by hello_newman 8y ago
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. It really opened my mind to so many fascinating mental constructs. I’ve probably read a half a dozen times and take something new from it each time I re-read it.
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by hello_newman 8y ago
Why someone would move from SF to PHX area? ummm considering the average rent in SF is $3340[0] and the average rent in PHX is $955[1], I cant possibly imagine why someone would want to do that. Plus PHX is really only that hot May to Septe
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by hello_newman 8y ago
what is an MBE?
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by hello_newman 8y ago
considering how his company came before he was really famous, I highly doubt that. It's ok if you don't care for Gary V, he's not for everyone, but saying his success is contingent on the fact the he's "famous"
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by hello_newman 8y ago
I understand you're probably like most people on hacker news and don't care for people on the "sales end" of the spectrum, but he definitely didn't get rich selling advice. He runs a really successful marketing comp
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by hello_newman 8y ago
fair enough, but if that's something you believe, you're on the wrong website.
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by hello_newman 8y ago
So you’re telling me if you were renting out your house for $100/night, you would be OK with a porn crew filming scenes in your bed/rooms in an effort to skirt the system (of porn companies paying thousands per day per location) i
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by hello_newman 9y ago
one that doesn't leverage AI/ML as a core piece of functionality
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by hello_newman 9y ago
I think the old adage of "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" applies here. Stay out of it if you don't have anything valuable to contribute.
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by hello_newman 9y ago
In China, everything has a price...
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by hello_newman 9y ago
would you happen to have a url for that? searching "bliss payments", "bliss payment processing" etc doesn't seem to bring it up. if you don't feel comfortable putting it here in the thread my email is in my pro
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by hello_newman 9y ago
i think a delivery service rolling their own would be highly unlikely, and it would be much more probable that they lied about the nature of their business somewhere along the line to their processor/bank/etc to get the ability to
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by hello_newman 9y ago
I would love to donate time to build you a website/online presence if you need it. email is in my profile if interested!
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by hello_newman 9y ago
In my experience, that is 100% true. I made an app and uploaded to the Play Store, but it was rejected for whatever reason, and I was told I'd hear back from them within 72 hours. 8 days later after not hearing anything from them despi
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Winklevoss twins become the first Bitcoin billionaires(businessinsider.com)
1 points by hello_newman 9y ago|0 comments
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by hello_newman 9y ago
From the post > Previously from a unicorn startup I think he graduated (says 2 years experience), picked the right company, and that put him on this kind of trajectory. It could be a different story if the last start up he was at was not
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by hello_newman 9y ago
> I disagree that it's a differentiator between juniors and seniors though. Whole heartedly disagree. For myself, whether it's in the context of software engineering, sales, management, graphic design, etc, _the_ key differenti
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How a Hit Happens Now(vulture.com)
1 points by hello_newman 9y ago|0 comments
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by hello_newman 9y ago
> There's usually no enforcement of penalties in small claims court. perpetuating this mindset that the average consumer is too weak to do anything to these corporations and individuals who hurt them through the court system is nons
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by hello_newman 9y ago
If an average person can get a giant mega-corporation to pay up through small claims then there is hope for all of us :) the only difference is a giant corp can simply say "hey sorry we didn't pay earlier" when if a consumer
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by hello_newman 9y ago
I don't know how many times you have been to Small Claims Courts but there are multiple ways to enforce penalties in Small Claims; a judgment from a judge, a till-tap, levy their wages, place a levy on their bank account, placing a she
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by hello_newman 9y ago
thanks for this info! saved me a lot of time hunting these links down myself
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by hello_newman 9y ago
there is! https://www.annualcreditreport.com/ i use it every year along with being a regular credit karma user.

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