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781.
by jedc 18y ago
There's not really a whole lot of liquidity on the majority of the state markets. Difficult to make money when the bid-ask spreads are so large.
782.
by jedc 18y ago
Not all MBA's are two-year programs. Here in Europe most MBA programs are just one year long, which makes much more sense. I'm currently getting my MBA at a really good one-year program, and I'm using it as a testbed and launchpad for my n
783.
by jedc 18y ago
I honestly don't remember the exact name. I do know they guy I met had done his thing live on a number of day-time talk shows (Oprah-type), and had gotten quite a bit of publicity out of that.
784.
by jedc 18y ago
Sometimes it's just surprising what people will pay for. I remember talking to a guy ~10 years ago who had bought a bunch of public-access (but hard to find) government databases and set up a service doing people searches. Long-lost friend
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by jedc 18y ago
I hope they're able to raise the additional money. For a complex of buildings that old and in that condition, they'll need it.
786.
by jedc 18y ago
But the markets (and fivethirtyeight projections) exist for every state. Together they're a decent dataset, though still a bit light. I, too, am very interested in comparing betting (prediction) markets versus poll-based probabilistic fore
787.
by jedc 18y ago
A- He's not polling, he aggregates publicized polls B- He doesn't claim that he's not biased in his commentary. C- His numbers come from polls alone. While he could potentially skew through manipulating an algorithm, his results to date ha
788.
by jedc 18y ago
Just as an idea is worthless without it actually being implemented, a new innovation is worthless unless someone actually feels they need it. Good for him!
789.
by jedc 18y ago
And I remember being somewhat fascinated by a coffee pot... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_room_coffee_pot
790.
by jedc 18y ago
I remember how much better Mosaic was than Gopher!
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by jedc 18y ago
Well said. Most people should follow Mark Cuban's recent advice: http://blogmaverick.com/2008/10/15/where-to-put-your-money-r...
792.
by jedc 18y ago
I wonder how he would have split his time if Falcon 1 hadn't had a successful launch?
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by jedc 18y ago
This is great. But a couple others rank higher in Google: http://www.joelaratheplumber.com http://www.joetheplumberseattle.com
794.
by jedc 18y ago
Perhaps more important is the reputation he already built through predictions on the primaries. From a recent New York Magazine article here: http://nymag.com/news/features/51170/ on the Clinton/Obama primaries... "Reading the polls, most
795.
by jedc 18y ago
That's a great summary of the macroeconomics that led to the current situation. I'm a bit surprised Sequoia went into that much detail, but they've got some great advice for their CEO's at the end. (Get cash-flow positive!!)
796.
by jedc 18y ago
Smart angels and VC's will certainly still be investing. I would guess they'd be looking more favorably at companies that have a clear business model, but they're always going to take chances on interesting ideas/technology/people.
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by jedc 18y ago
I can't answer that, but there is apparrently a new chapter in the paperback that discusses the early history (in interview format) with Jessica Livingston.
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Founders at Work - now in paperback(foundersatwork.com)
46 points by jedc 18y ago|23 comments
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by jedc 18y ago
Sure that wasn't your WiFi network? :-)
800.
by jedc 18y ago
Previously they probably didn't want to promise something that might not work. With all the recent high-profile problems they probably feel they finally have to. I agree, about time!
801.
by jedc 18y ago
I do like the idea, but perhaps a few more people could have been convinced to join before the link is spread around more widely? I know, I know, chicken-and-the-egg problem, but it looks a little bare.
802.
by jedc 18y ago
Is this firm really acting like a "startup"? I'd say they're just acting "different". * 100+ partners at $3million in revenue each? Not exactly bootstrapping (though it sounds like they used to). * Working late hours? I highly doubt that
803.
by jedc 18y ago
"the firm takes some cases on contingency" The key word here is "some". Who knows what the real percentage is, and that is the number that correlates with bottom-feeder lawyers.
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by jedc 18y ago
I can certainly agree with the first statement here.
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by jedc 18y ago
I'd say: Mint Powerset (though only because of permanent beta) TripIt (awesome!) Flock (for some, not me) Xobni And with a decent effort, any of them would have been just as successful without TC40. (Though TC40 could very well have helped
806.
by jedc 18y ago
Being one of 50 startups, even at a very highly promoted conference, isn't exactly what I would relish. If you know your customers and marketplace (and have a good marketing effort), an official launch should be irrelevant.
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If your marketing strategy relies on being at TechCrunch 50 or Demo, you've already failed(thisisgoingtobebig.com)
45 points by jedc 18y ago|31 comments
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by jedc 18y ago
I don't think it's necessarily a "sad reflection" of the AppStore, it's just what happens when a brand new (and hot) marketplace opens. Some people make a killing for little reason or effort whatsoever. As time goes on the marketplace will
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by jedc 18y ago
I think writer is saying random since you never know whether the player you're facing on the other side is going to be a lineman on that play or a receiver.
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by jedc 18y ago
Completely agree here. I think that a good portion of IE6 use is tied to corporate environments that prevents users from running anything other than IE6.

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