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by hn 17y ago
I love this piece "You need to move past the mindset that location is the feature. Build products under the assumption that you have a user’s location and that you can use the social plumbing we’ve been building for the last nine years."
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Location Isn’t A War Between Two Sides, It’s A Gold Rush For Everyone(techcrunch.com)
1 points by hn 17y ago|1 comments
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Andreessen’s Advice To Old Media: "Burn The Boats"(techcrunch.com)
15 points by hn 17y ago|10 comments
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by hn 17y ago
The danger of going for PhD is that after 5 years or more of studying, with all the time investment and academic achievement, you no longer have as much desire or motivation as initially. I think this partly explains many legendary founders
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by hn 17y ago
Agreed! Ironically, this kind of encourages him [in a subtle way] to start a business to prove he can do it. :)
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What If Steve Jobs Hadn’t Returned To Apple In 1997?(techcrunch.com)
69 points by hn 17y ago|47 comments
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by hn 17y ago
The author missed two key selling points of web apps. Firstly, users don't need to install to use web apps. They just need to open whatever browser and go to whatever url and the app is already there. Imagine if users have to install 100 de
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by hn 17y ago
Although you understood the importance of practice, I still want to reiterate it. Practice is the key! As far as I know, ACRush and Petr have many years of experience of practicing and competing in serious algorithmic contests such as IOI,
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Twitter COO: We’ll Have An Advertising Business Soon.(techcrunch.com)
2 points by hn 17y ago|0 comments