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by jaxn 16y ago
I am a co-founder of a retail business. We initially had a 50/25/25 split, which then became a 50/50 split after someone decided to leave the biz. Then we gave a manager similar equity (with vesting) to end up 50/40/10.
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by jaxn 16y ago
Determination towards the startup? Or determination towards being in a group of startups? This may be a really great idea, but it seems like a distraction for the person running it.
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by jaxn 16y ago
FYI that is typically attributed to Peter Drucker quote, not Tim Ferris :)
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by jaxn 16y ago
I have been training for a marathon while doing a startup. It is a substantial time commitment each week and while you might think running would be a great time to ponder startup problems, I tend to focus completely on the run. This break a
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by jaxn 16y ago
Do you have a link to the stuff on Rockefeller? Sounds like an interesting read.
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by jaxn 16y ago
Isn't that just semantics? Is a master woodworker not an artist? I have seen some really beautiful furniture in are galleries (functional furniture too). Don't the best craftsmen consider themselves artists?
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by jaxn 16y ago
Could add ropes and put pulleys on the ceiling with a couple of nautical cleats and make it something that can be done single-handed.
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TechStars network appears to be helping smaller microfunds(jumpstartfoundry.com)
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by jaxn 16y ago
Ahhh, I miseed the part about this affecting all UIWebView. Though doesn't that really lend credence to the idea that this was an oversight and not an intentional slight at web apps?
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by jaxn 16y ago
I don't think users actually do this anyway. I am running a twitter poll on how many web apps people have saved to their iPhone: http://twtpoll.com/r/g3bnth I have a pretty techy following and this just doesn't seem to be done with any re
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by jaxn 16y ago
Yeah, I think that was the best line in the whole post. Bummed I can't find any other reference to that saying on the internet.
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Interview with Guy Kawasaki about Enchantment(michaelhyatt.com)
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by jaxn 16y ago
To be fair, the percentage can be a pretty fuzzy number for a young startup in the middle of raising money.
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by jaxn 16y ago
That is a pretty bold claim. It sounds ridiculous to me. Also, how can someone consumed with an idea finish school? It is that singular purpose that drive Zuckerberg to succeed. You can't just put that on hold and finish up a degree.
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by jaxn 16y ago
What do you mean a different computer? This was a copy that was never installed. I bought it from one of those online OEM shops. It wasn't zipzoomfly.com, but something like that.
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by jaxn 16y ago
I bought an OEM copy of CS3 for something like $200. I registered with Adobe and everything.
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by jaxn 16y ago
Actually, that is how Groupon succeeds. Well, more deals in an area without an individual subscriber receiving too many deals. Targeted deals based on real-time inputs (weather, slow day in the business, new story about a competitor, etc).
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by jaxn 16y ago
* Part of Google's new campaign to collect and archive old organization calendars from pre-internet days.
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by jaxn 16y ago
Sounds like you need some casual mentoring. Have you heard of this new site called HackerBuddy? Give it a try at http://hackerbuddy.com
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by jaxn 16y ago
agreed. What about the business side of a startup: sizing the market, modeling the business, raising funds, building a team, etc.
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by jaxn 16y ago
I am not saying you won't be financially able to retire. The money is almost the easy part.
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by jaxn 16y ago
ah the idealism of youth... Possibly. The odds are pretty bad for retirement at 40 though. Seems to be those who are successful / lucky enough to exit (making an assumption about your retirement plan), are also the kind of people that tend
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The "Why" behind my startup Bizen(getbizen.com)
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by jaxn 16y ago
I.e. taking some of the "feed the family" money off the table. This could open YC to entrepreneurs who can't live on ramen because they have families.
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by jaxn 16y ago
uh, wouldn't that be "hiring engineers"? Or do you want the designers to build the blackberry app? I think spending it on swag would be a horrible idea. I can't think of any company that succeeded because they had really great swag in the e
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by jaxn 16y ago
According to the article, the average YC company raises $700k in seed funding. Assuming your $3M pre is correct, that would be about 18% total and 4% for the $150k investor. The question is, does a quick and easy $150k delay fundraising unt
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by jaxn 16y ago
I think this is in a state of flux. "You can add users who aren't in your domain to the shared contacts list using the Shared Contacts API script. The Shared Contacts API will also allow you to enter in additional details like address, phon
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by jaxn 16y ago
In case you don't catch the other comment I left... I am going with Google contacts / spreadsheets for now.
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by jaxn 16y ago
FYI, I think I am going with Google Contacts and Google Spreadsheets for now. When I being on a head of sales they can decide to use another CRM if they want, but I don't want to manage contacts two places and I want them in my phones (iph
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by jaxn 16y ago
How / why is insight.ly free?

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