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   by ismail 10y ago

   Was this not launched a while back by biz stone ex twitter? My memory is hazy
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   by ismail 11y ago

   1. Do you have any competitors? Doing something very similar? 2. There is an insane amount of startups in this space. who would be your first customers, and why them?
3. 273.▲
   by ismail 11y ago

   Thanks for posting this up. Really enjoying Apply HN. Few questions,more out of curiosity: How is this different to something like mint.com? Why are companies (sponsors) asking advisers to offer these services for less? Why are fees shrinki
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   by ismail 11y ago

   Also: https://nifi.apache.org/
5. 275.▲
   by ismail 11y ago

   And on the flip side of that you have dysfuncional large orgs where incompetent people get to move up and form networks with others just as incompetent.
6. 276.▲
   by ismail 11y ago

   Will.i.am got Apple boom boom pow.
7. 277.▲
   by ismail 11y ago

   Nice toby :)
8. 278.▲
   by ismail 11y ago

   Any thoughts on using something like postgres+citrus vs hadoop+hbase+ecosystem vs druid for olap/analytics with very large volumes of data
9. 279.▲
   by ismail 11y ago

   Why?
10. 280.▲
    by ismail 11y ago

    Hey, can anyone point to any resources related to hyper inflation/economic crisis? Think zimbabwe or greece
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    by ismail 11y ago

    "The founder of Coinbase actually left his job at Airbnb to start a Bitcoin company once he realized that credit card fees ate up nearly half of Airbnb’s profit margins." This is so true, and a weakness in cc wth the rise of marke
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    by ismail 11y ago

    Why do i get this feeling china seems to be constantly trying to stick a finger to block a leaking bucket and will soon run out of fingers?
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    by ismail 11y ago

    An interesting read related to topic: Finnish Kids Don't Learn To Read In Kindergarten. They Turn Out Great Anyway. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/finland-schools-kinderga...
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    by ismail 11y ago

    For syncing apps and tools have you tried homebrew and cask. Create a brewfile and stick it in your dotfiles.
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    by ismail 11y ago

    References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_fashion "Fast fashion has also become associated with disposable fashion because it has delivered designer product to a mass market at relatively low prices"
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    by ismail 11y ago

    * Note: not a women, Do not fashion trends. This is purely based on my observations of the women around me (wife, sisters etc etc), and some cursory reading on Zara etc.* 1. Things come and go into fashion, you have trends and 'mini-se
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    by ismail 11y ago

    “Given that Netflix is a $60 billion company—and we don’t have to watch TV or movies every day, but we do all have to get dressed—the potential for Rent the Runway was 10 times bigger than I ever thought,” This sound like a terrible investm
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    by ismail 11y ago

    I just did. Her question was: "what does a space doctor checkup"
19. 289.▲
    by ismail 11y ago

    Honest question: Is it normal for SV companies to be taking "beer breaks" during the work day? I found that a bit strange.
20. 290.▲
    by ismail 11y ago

    Nice. Will test it out. As a parent of a 3 year old & 15 month I find it amazing how quickly the pickup on things. I also belive we are witnessing the "app generation" growing up. We limit ipad time etc. But my daughter does n
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    by ismail 11y ago

    Does this count as a showhn?
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    by ismail 11y ago

    I think there are a few aspects to making delivery service economics work, marginal costs go down the more you can group deliveries and route better in areas. In other words, network effects. 1. Do I need it right this minute ( example piz
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    by ismail 11y ago

    Great point. I think the question is, how do you scale this so for example a University here in South Africa. That may not have the resources is able to tap into the flood of content that is being created in the education space, reducing th
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    by ismail 11y ago

    Thanks. Did not realise this. Though $500 is still a huge chunck of change for people here. Considering the exchange rate
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    by ismail 11y ago

    "Lower education costs"? Nah i doubt it. Maybe just for the US, but not for the rest of the world. At $ 200 per a month it is almost as expensive as a top tier university in South Africa. Udacity Cost per a Month: $200 Cost at a S
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    by ismail 11y ago

    Also beware. I am having an issue transferring the # back to my phone. Do not use it on your actual WhatsAPP #
27. 297.▲
    by ismail 11y ago

    Testing it out. Messages are not instant, i sent a message to # activated with app over 3 mins ago and it has still not appeared in the app. Also sending a message to a contact has not been received
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    by ismail 11y ago

    Note: we built a rideshare matching system so this is from my experience single person with 1 car has no network effect. 1+ passengers does. See my post above.
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    by ismail 11y ago

    That post is missing the network effects. Put another way switching costs are high not because it is easy to bootstrap these but the fact that to switch, your entire social circle would need to switch around the same time. It is no use half
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    by ismail 11y ago

    I am not like any of the people you described but here is what is working for me: 1. Make a list of things weekly that need to get done 2. Daily pull from weekly into your list for the next day 3. Be careful how you word your task list. Foc