jakewolf

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by jakewolf 18y ago
Or where to or not to bootstrap a startup.
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by jakewolf 18y ago
A recent gem from http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2008/05/21/blingy-problems/al...
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by jakewolf 18y ago
You must have been with them a long time ago. http://asmallorange.com/services/hosting/features.php
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by jakewolf 18y ago
asmallorange.com
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Most annoying login page ever - Extra Space Storage(extraspace.com)
1 points by jakewolf 18y ago|0 comments
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by jakewolf 18y ago
Because there's always a greater fool. Not that I don't enjoy reading TC, but come on, we don't need duplication just to keep a couple of non-TC readers happy.
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by jakewolf 18y ago
Don't like the Webvan example. NYC shops on Fresh Direct. More of a lesson in timing. How many failed ideas from the last bubble are now viable businesses now?
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by jakewolf 18y ago
There is definitely a startup scene in NYC. Lot's of groups such as http://wiki.workatjelly.com/ . However, there are far fewer tech startups here than in CA. Most of the people I know work on Wall Street, advertising, real estate, law, no
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by jakewolf 18y ago
Raised by an academic and musician/programmer in Palo Alto, I wanted to start a salad dressing business when I was 13 before Whole Foods had already taken over the country. I would have, but didn't realize I could by olive oil wholesale and
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by jakewolf 18y ago
Chew more times per bite and use smaller plates. Reduces available food and taking longer to eat let's your brain realize you're not hungry anymore.
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by jakewolf 18y ago
DO NOT USE godaddy's tdname.com. They hold your money for over 30 days after receiving payment from the buyer.
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by jakewolf 18y ago
I did none of those and was indexed quickly just by submitting a sitemap in Google's webmaster tools. Save your digg submissions for when you have something of value to submit.
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by jakewolf 18y ago
Everyone uses Delaware because there's a countrywide understanding of their business laws, lot's of precedent and it's fast to get things done. So why change?
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by jakewolf 18y ago
#1 - Never call the cops on yourself. #2 - File an appeal https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/request.py?contac... Good luck.
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by jakewolf 18y ago
I just got a blackberry and anything extra to read/scroll through in emails is just plain annoying and slows me down. Side note: I just noticed yahoo's email let's you view image attachments in a lightbox and has a slideshow ready to go for
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by jakewolf 18y ago
Has anyone coined the term an "adsense tip?" Fun stuff!
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by jakewolf 18y ago
I just spend $125 on Adwords sending traffic to a barebones/not really launched site with a sales page and found out about 25% of visitors click to my registration page and 10% sign up for a free account. Once I figure out how to monetize t
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by jakewolf 18y ago
How come there isn't an YC company doing pretty and easy to create and manage email marketing?
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by jakewolf 18y ago
1) Find small businesses advertising on google using requester.mturk.com 2) Offer them a speed test trial on your underloaded servers. 3) Switch them over to your higher cost servers so they spend less on Adwords and get more business for l
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Is Your Web Site Fast Enough for Google?(blogs.wsj.com)
9 points by jakewolf 18y ago|3 comments
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by jakewolf 18y ago
And for anyone paying over X $'s a month in Adwords we should definitely get free live stats.
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by jakewolf 18y ago
Any book by Harry Beckwith. The Ultimate Sales Letter - Dan Kennedy.
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by jakewolf 18y ago
Launch site, no inbound links, nothing indexed in google, buy ads, get subscribers. Now, 6 months later, pages are getting indexed and starting to rank higher for keywords that actually convert. About about 40% of signups now come from adwo
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by jakewolf 18y ago
Adwords! It's converting profitably for a subscription site I'm helping out with. Can't wait to qualify for Google CPA - http://adwords.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=60150...
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by jakewolf 18y ago
Definitely a huge issue as a subscription site I'm helping out with is 100% monetized using paypal subscriptions. We just started testing out trials and it's been a complete failure because NOTHING is showing up in people's paypal accounts
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Vendors Fight Medicare on Competitive Bids for Medical Equipment(blogs.wsj.com)
1 points by jakewolf 18y ago|0 comments
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by jakewolf 18y ago
Just add in a zero to your hourly rate and keep on working on it.
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Ask YC: Anyone else trying out zenbe's email?
6 points by jakewolf 18y ago|8 comments
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by jakewolf 18y ago
It's a deposit to make sure people don't bail out. You get it back afterwards.
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by jakewolf 19y ago
And ban all sites that use interstitial ads. Actually, I'd ban those before Valleywag.

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