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by jason_shah 14y ago
I really learned a ton during this hackathon and want to share everything I can with the HN community. Let me know if there's anything I can add!
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Hacking TechCrunch Disrupt's Hackathon(blog.jasonshah.org)
8 points by jason_shah 14y ago|1 comments
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by jason_shah 14y ago
"Your expected wait time is 45 minutes..." And then after a brief moment, the same voice comes on and says "We've cut your time in half. It's just 20 minutes now!"
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by jason_shah 14y ago
Implicit in your description of the different paths you and your friends have taken is an important fact: everyone's path to success is different. So is their definition of success. Dropouts have made it. Dropouts have failed. People who st
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Roger McNamee: Internet Trends (June 2012)(slideshare.net)
2 points by jason_shah 14y ago|0 comments
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by jason_shah 14y ago
Implicit in your description of the different paths you and your friends have taken is an important fact: everyone's path to success is different. So is their definition of success. Dropouts have made it. Dropouts have failed. People who st
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Always Swim Downstream(uncrunched.com)
4 points by jason_shah 14y ago|0 comments
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Anatomy of my first venture investment, gumroad | uncapitalized(mabb0tt.wordpress.com)
2 points by jason_shah 14y ago|0 comments
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by jason_shah 14y ago
No offense taken. Your point is fair. I do think this should be a calculated cost of business for Amazon, and I would buy less on Amazon if I didn't have the convenience that's offered to me by occasionally ordering similar items and expect
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by jason_shah 14y ago
Good point. Certainly will reconsider this practice in the future. Thanks for pointing this out.
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by jason_shah 14y ago
Yes - you're both right. I am flawed and should improve. That being said this is just an honest account of an experience.
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by jason_shah 14y ago
That's true in many ways. The actual site's UX isn't bad per se because it's pretty easy to find what you want, buy it, manage the order, etc. And yes, that's what "it's all about" at the end of the day. I think I was caught in a little bit
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by jason_shah 14y ago
Amazon really blows me away with their end-to-end experience. The funny thing is that their site's UX leaves much to be desired, but it's highly functional and they still have a world-class brand even without a world-class frontend for Amaz
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Real Life UX: Returning Items to Amazon Makes Me Smile(blog.jasonshah.org)
102 points by jason_shah 14y ago|70 comments
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Prof Deepak Malhotra - HBS - 2012 Speech to Graduating Harvard MBA Students(youtube.com)
1 points by jason_shah 14y ago|0 comments
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by jason_shah 14y ago
This is useful data to see. Thanks for sharing. If you're willing to say, how are you calculating the $4.63 value from each conversion? Perhaps worthy of another post otherwise...
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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg gives Harvard Business School Commencement speech(harvardmagazine.com)
2 points by jason_shah 14y ago|0 comments
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by jason_shah 14y ago
A good idea for another post (or series). I'll be drafting one soon and will post on HN.
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by jason_shah 14y ago
Ouch. Sorry that was your experience with this post. I'm currently drafting a more detailed account with more color that you might find more up your alley.
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Last Year I Graduated College and Launched a Startup(blog.jasonshah.org)
39 points by jason_shah 14y ago|16 comments
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2012 Baccalaureate Service: “The updraft of inexplicable luck”(harvard.edu)
12 points by jason_shah 14y ago|3 comments
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Not All Visitors Make Great Customers(uie.com)
1 points by jason_shah 14y ago|0 comments
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by jason_shah 14y ago
I think adoption is key, ESPECIALLY when you're only earning from subscription fees. Only charging for a service and not offering a free version can kill adoption. I know very few online services, especially consumer-facing services, that d
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Freemium Services: What To Charge For(blog.jasonshah.org)
4 points by jason_shah 14y ago|3 comments
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by jason_shah 14y ago
Awesome work. I just registered. In the UI, it would be helpful if a user's email address is shown in the top right or somehow otherwise provide (obvious) confirmation that the registration worked.
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by jason_shah 14y ago
To be clear, I do think competition is relevant. But for most startups, worrying about competition is prematurely fought off or used as a reason not to pursue an idea.
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Startup Hopefuls: Competition Can't Matter(blog.jasonshah.org)
4 points by jason_shah 14y ago|1 comments
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Why People Say "Happy Mother's Day" on Facebook(blog.jasonshah.org)
3 points by jason_shah 14y ago|0 comments
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by jason_shah 14y ago
This is clever language and UX IMHO. Does anyone know other apps that do similar things?
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Inflate Your App's Popularity...Until It Really Is Popular(blog.jasonshah.org)
1 points by jason_shah 14y ago|1 comments

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