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jakegottlieb
15y ago
As far as technology goes, we are using the industry standards. Jason will be on later to describe it from a technical standpoint. We have several very large companies using it which to me is unusual. They were the first takers to tryout ou
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jakegottlieb
15y ago
If you actually use Quickbooks on the go you would know how much of a pain in the ass it is to access it from remote desktop. For instance, on my iPad I have a hard time manipulating their terrible interface. Take a look at Levion and you w
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jakegottlieb
15y ago
We just got a new system like that for Levion. It was fun initially when you have no customers but when accounts are being made non stop it gets impossible to work. It did give our employees energy initially until they made us turn it off.
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jakegottlieb
15y ago
I don't think it's true. With 5 programmers we were able to accomplish what 50 did at method integration. We created a better interfaced, more thought out integration. We just soft launched and here is a link to our YC post http://news.yco
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15y ago
I am also with Levion. We welcome any feedback from fellow startups who currently use or are interested in getting started with Quickbooks. Levion requires the Windows version of Quickbooks. Since there is data parity between Levion and the
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jakegottlieb
16y ago
I agree with that of course.
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jakegottlieb
16y ago
Yahoo! answers does not guarantee the integrity of their information. Most of the time (in my experience), the answers are uninformed and not very applicable. Are you interested in finding people's opinions when actually you are looking for
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jakegottlieb
16y ago
There is no way they both are and I believe sleep is needed. The problem with learning late at night is that it takes longer; you may be sacrificing any sort of social life getting the right amount of sleep and rigorously studying. I guess
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16y ago
The article mentions "Another friend was skeptical about the concept because how can you keep up the quality if you offer the same deal for 1/2 price." It's not half price but rather a quarter of the price; Groupon takes a cut. Even though
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16y ago
When I think of best seller I think of the iPhone; I forget how many Symbian based phones are out there.
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16y ago
Internship is synonymous with networking and this is probably a big success determining factor; at least the high level of success this article is talking about. With the competition that exists today, networking is a crucial factor.
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jakegottlieb
16y ago
Whittling sounds like an evolutionary advantage. Imagine if humans hated to whittle; they would hate spending time collecting little things for a big reward. This could be as simple as collecting root vegetables to feed a stoneage family or
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16y ago
Overnight success generally takes around ten years. First the person must become an expert. When you first start practicing a new skill set like playing the piano, you may be able to play, but you have definitely not reached your potential.
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16y ago
Look at the laws of Hammurabbi or Moses, the ancients even knew this. Building codes are an important part of developed society and this situation would have been significantly worse without a stringent set of codes.
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16y ago
25 people have died in China and they didn't receive the bulk of the destruction. This attests to Japan's high end building codes.