hiro

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Life and leadership lessons from Dungeons and Dragons(medium.com)
2 points by hiro 12y ago|0 comments
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Clicking on a Masterpiece: Surfing for Pollock, de Kooning and Basquiat(online.wsj.com)
4 points by hiro 16y ago|1 comments
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Vostu, the Zynga of Brazil, raises $30mm from Tiger and Accel(techcrunch.com)
2 points by hiro 16y ago|0 comments
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Vostu Harvests Funds from Facebook, Zynga Backers(blogs.wsj.com)
1 points by hiro 16y ago|0 comments
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Channel Surf the Music Web(shuffler.fm)
1 points by hiro 16y ago|0 comments
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by hiro 16y ago
Would I be breaking HN etiquette by pubbing it in this thread? Would be easy to find out by looking at my submissions (most from my website) and following my linkedin from there.
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by hiro 16y ago
Depends, but most of the companies that receive funding at the super angel level have a product, core team (with plans to hire), and user metrics. Beyond that, it really varies. I've seen companies get funding without any kind of product an
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by hiro 16y ago
I don't think that IPO exits are necessarily harder because barriers of entry are coming down. I think two things: 1. It's a hard economy in general, which is suppressing IPOs overall. 2. The IPOs that the tech community are "used" to were
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by hiro 16y ago
I think the fundamental shift that has occurred and carved out this space for Super Angels is that the cost of starting a company has come way down. It no longer takes $1mm to get a startup off the ground (2 guys and a pallet of ramen seems
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by hiro 16y ago
As someone working in a "super angel" / "micro VC" firm, I can attest to this shift. Happy to answer any questions HN has.
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The Importance of Being Earnest(cpaik.com)
1 points by hiro 16y ago|0 comments
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Privacy: the Final Frontier for Social Media(cpaik.com)
1 points by hiro 16y ago|0 comments
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"WE"KEA - Crowdsourced Design & Products(cpaik.com)
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by hiro 17y ago
Highly doubtful, but interesting thought. Talking to the guys at Diapers.com, they want their customers to be happy the first time around. On the off chance they're not, they want them to be absolutely delighted the second time. I'm also
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by hiro 17y ago
Even though Diapers.com's customers "cycle-out" after their kids grow up, I think the potential lies in the advisory aspect in their word of mouth (i.e. brothers and sisters, friends, co-workers who are expecting kids/have them). People ar
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Diapers.com will leave larger shoes to fill than Zappos(cpaik.com)
22 points by hiro 17y ago|7 comments
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Music Industry and Venture Capital(supplydemanded.com)
2 points by hiro 17y ago|0 comments