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by jorkos 16y ago
crowdspring
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by jorkos 16y ago
To your point, i think the analogy holds when thinking about specific verticals. In fitness for example, sell bowflex or PBX90 where the gold is great fitness. The analogy breaks down however when you see that in the B2C internet space, the
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Of course he asked this as did most others his age at this time; don't really see the controversy here.
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by jorkos 16y ago
springwise.com is a good site for seeing interesting businesses; check it out
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title: speaking ON less panels ?? I agree with the sentiment here; i've found that being a moderator of the panel is a more interesting role.
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by jorkos 16y ago
exploring some of these on a 3 month trip to Turkey in the late 90's was definitely a highlight of all travels i've had; get there if you can and give yourself time in the region if you can
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- send me a weekly email with a few cool events / venues going on in my city (think private thrillist)
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by jorkos 16y ago
37signals took money off the table w/ money from Bezos....exact same play
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Couldn't agree more. I see these companies as much more similar than different. All of them are very 'user driven' and that's what has made them such impactful companies.
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If Facebook Had Video Chat, People Would Use It. (expect it soon)
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I agree with Buffett's comments; i was lucky to get to meet Buffett in Omaha while in business school and his insights and analysis of the American economy were quite profound. Reading Berkshire's annual report should be required reading fo
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"Reluctant Genuis" (biography of Alexander Graham Bell) - a must read to better understand the context in which the phone was invented, and the tremendous impact it had as a technology; the story of an amazing inventor, period.
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categories are needed as you don't have a unified community submitting content
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over time Google could automate a lot of this and increase the margins on the business; the acquisition makes a lot of sense from my vantage
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Say it once. Say it well. Don’t say it again.(jeremiahsjamison.wordpress.com)
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by jorkos 16y ago
Don't count them out. Let's see how version 2.0 does on Android. They've shown they can build something with a very lean team...
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- take out testimonials link if you don't have any - differentiate from theresumator and countless others in one strong sentence at top - keep going with it!
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clickable: http://answerous.com
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Please review my startup - Answerous
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that's actually not true, they like the founders to stick around; Buffett is great at keeping founders around long after Berkshire buys them
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Groupon Announces $60K Scholarship For Children Conceived On “Groupon Dates”(techcrunch.com)
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Remote Control: A Blind Man Goes Sailing With Help From Afar(online.wsj.com)
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The Ketchup Conundrum(gladwell.com)
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Should "stealthish" startups get reviewed on HN?
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by jorkos 16y ago
In general i'd recommend you put yourself in roles where you can accelerate your learning; don't settle into a role that you've figured out and understand....keep pushing yourself and seek out mentors along the way.
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Yes this is useful. In terms of the "infrastructure" I would drill deeper around surprises for people, what pieces they see as critical, etc.; just knowing the infrastructure is much less valuable than its relative importance and key lesson
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Ask HN: What merchant account and payment processor do you recommend?
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by jorkos 17y ago
Ask for the price from an anonymous email as a starting point....fairly easy.
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by jorkos 17y ago
If you have the ability to execute on your idea to test it's validity, then it's worth a lot! Think Chatroulette...hotmail....youtube...etc. Conversely, if you can't execute on the idea then it's worth far less and you should share it widel
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by jorkos 17y ago
1) bootstrap a company....get products out the door.....try to find product/market fit 2) best starting point is to go through the cycle yourself....if you haven't, refer to response to 1)....this investment in building a company will pay o

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