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by jonpaul 16y ago
Does everyone follow PG by default or did I just guess someone else's phrase?
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by jonpaul 16y ago
Groupon may be the one to bring them customers, and you're right, it's the merchant's responsibility to convert the incoming people to customers. However, Groupon should find a way to help with this. Because if they don't, merchants will co
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by jonpaul 16y ago
Is it just me or are the alternatives on the web, i.e. Google Docs good enough? I mean, if you're going to write some long papers, you'll probably just use MS Office anyways, right? At least personally, I don't use anything now other than G
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by jonpaul 16y ago
I don't know about that... consider Facebook's billion+ dollar offers. Zuckerberg has turned them down. He's stated many of times that's he not in it for the money. Once you reach a certain level of money, e.g. 10 million or so, much more w
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by jonpaul 16y ago
Agreed. Clearly the author isn't that intelligent - as he/she doesn't understand what irony means.
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by jonpaul 16y ago
I like Kevin Rose's "Hacking the Press" comment. Basically, he says that you target junior bloggers. That seems like a decent strategy too, as they'll be eager for stories more so than the experienced bloggers. http://www.readwriteweb.com/
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by jonpaul 16y ago
Don't allow the fact that you're an introvert to be an excuse. e.g. "I'm an introvert, so it's OK for me to no talk to these people." With that being said, I believe it's OK. However, let's consider what being introverted really means. It j
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by jonpaul 16y ago
Agreed. Competition validates a market. It's easy to get discourage by competition, but entrepreneurs need to let competition fuel them. Fuel them to work smarter, harder, and faster.
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by jonpaul 16y ago
This is more or less a linkbait headline. Regardless, if those who are successful listened to those who told them they would fail, they wouldn't have been successful.
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by jonpaul 16y ago
You know what? Everyone is giving Kevin Rose shit for this redesign, but kudos to him for having the balls to take the risk to not rest on his laurels and try to improve. We'd all be lucky to be in his shoes to have that opportunity to take
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by jonpaul 16y ago
As far as Rackspace goes, contact Rob (@kr8tr) and see if you can work out a payment plan. He has a real passion for great customer service. Plus, he's a cool dude.
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by jonpaul 16y ago
Consider yourself lucky that you can submit your own articles to HN. My blog got banned from HN, but I gave PG my word that I wouldn't submit my own articles and so he unbanned me. Submit on a Saturday.
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by jonpaul 16y ago
We often hear too much about the successes of startups that we get caught up on the glamor of it all. It's stories like these that bring us back to reality. I'm truly sorry for your loss. I'm sure that you've thought of this, but is there a
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by jonpaul 16y ago
That's what interested me as well. What could you possibly want to scrape HN for? I suppose it would kind of fun to see who the most active users are. Or, who has the most karma. Maybe incorporate additional game mechanics? The only site ou
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by jonpaul 16y ago
Haha... I just reread your comment. Sorry, I read it too fast the first time.
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by jonpaul 16y ago
The actor? Or do you mean Tony Robins?
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by jonpaul 16y ago
Considering their success, how do they misunderstand the basics of business?
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by jonpaul 16y ago
I couldn't agree with you more. I'm glad that Netflix and RedBox have torn Blockbuster apart. I knew this day would happen, and I don't want to wish any employees any financial hardship, but the company itself deserves this.
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by jonpaul 16y ago
I would go wild and open everything. IFF (if and only if) you believe that it won't hurt your business. I think that transparency can prove to be a great business strategy. That is, if the audience that cares about your transparency could a
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by jonpaul 16y ago
This is also Gary Vaynernchuk's mantra on building a successful business. I truly subscribe to this ideal. This article furthers my belief that caring may indeed be the secret to leading a successful life.
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by jonpaul 16y ago
Hmm, I thought it was fitting to revisit the issue considering that Zuckerberg is 'worth' more than Steve Jobs.
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37 Signals Valuation Tops 100 Billion Dollars(37signals.com)
17 points by jonpaul 16y ago|4 comments
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Awesome Ruby Regular Expression Web App(rubular.com)
3 points by jonpaul 16y ago|0 comments
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What a Long And Strange Trip It's Been(saint-rebel.com)
1 points by jonpaul 16y ago|0 comments
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Ya but I think you're missing an important point. Having an active Github can demonstrate a developer with passion instead of one who just sees it as a job.
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by jonpaul 16y ago
Great point, but you should have stated that in your original comment.
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Consumer Spending & the Economy(fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com)
3 points by jonpaul 16y ago|0 comments
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What I appreciated about this article was the idea of engaging yourself into a community for the sake of learning. I'm not sure that I do that enough.
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I used my own code, as gwt-on-rails isn't maintained.
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I wish Tumblr would start charging for something. These services that are completely free worry me in the long run. I've put my heart and soul into writing almost every weekday on my blog. I would be devastated if they ever shut down. I wou

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