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jpwagner
18y ago
"Lie" is such a strong term. Relentlessly resourceful: doing whatever is necessary to get where/what you want. (But be a good person about it and don't step on other people.)
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jpwagner
18y ago
Have you read Strunk and White?
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jpwagner
18y ago
Generalization: With no change (in product itself or demand for that product), a product's current margin is unsustainable in the long run.
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jpwagner
18y ago
Summary: Strunk and White are grammatical incompetents. Nonsense.
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jpwagner
18y ago
Great concept, great design, great execution. How much is "ballpark.com"?
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jpwagner
18y ago
www.1truegamboolean.com is available
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jpwagner
18y ago
I'm sorry this was too funny and relevant: http://www.fazed.org/forum/view/?id=24396&last
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jpwagner
18y ago
sometimes it's very relevant. here's a great post on bad names. my favorite: Mole Station Nursery (or maybe Pen Island) http://www.fazed.org/forum/view/?id=24396&last
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18y ago
i don't think facebook is a [greatsitename], it was a legacy name because Harvard and MIT had actual physical 'facebooks' for getting to know other students in your class.
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jpwagner
18y ago
isn't it true that .net is "for fun" and .com is "for money" in the online gambling world...partypoker.net vs. partypoker.com etc etc
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jpwagner
18y ago
It's your choice who you take business advice from. I don't know her personally, but she's young, bright, trying really hard, and going to succeed. You on the other hand, joined 29 days ago and are whining like an arrogant prick. Edit: It
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jpwagner
18y ago
Apparently Oscar Wilde said that. I thought puns were the lowest form of wit. I also just read that wit is the highest form of sarcasm. Does that make puns a high form of sarcasm?
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18y ago
An iphone that does not fit in my pocket...where do i sign up?
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jpwagner
18y ago
April Fools day was a week ago...
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Hacking the grid in preparation for war?
(computerworld.com)
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jpwagner
18y ago
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jpwagner
18y ago
These certainly do apply. The competitor's website is clear (and loads quickly.) Keep working though, looks pretty good.
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jpwagner
18y ago
for example: CDNOW
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jpwagner
18y ago
"should" is a word that doesn't belong in this discussion. The "hackstars" don't have to take this opportunity. They can choose to find a paying job.
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jpwagner
18y ago
Blackboard is infamous for this. They hold patents for ridiculously vague definitions of web-based education...
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jpwagner
18y ago
Whereas google ad-words tests work well for web-based consumer products, this guy advocates 400 cold calls/month for an analogous test in building the right enterprise software app.
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On Customer Development from CEO of RightNow
(nrao.posterous.com)
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jpwagner
18y ago
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jpwagner
18y ago
Tim Ferriss seems way more savvy than Kevin Rose
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jpwagner
18y ago
Just read "starting from no" by Jim Camp. Similar advice...totally recommend it.
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Why non-selection is not rejection...
(techstars.org)
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jpwagner
18y ago
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jpwagner
18y ago
Now would be the time to take down copywritten images from your blog/etc...
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18y ago
Yes but much worse when they try to monetize: What should I eat for lunch? A. McDonalds (sponsored by McDonalds) B. You get the picture...
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18y ago
It is essential that someone in your company thinks from the perspective of a customer. The author of this article/post is suggesting that that person's title is "Product Manager" (although they wear different hats). He is NOT suggesting A
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A New Corporate Transparency
(blogs.harvardbusiness.org)
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18y ago
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Product Management in a Startup
(subrataalpha.wordpress.com)
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18y ago
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18y ago
My only point is that he does not have a broader view in which bizdev is a super important role in and of itself. I think the author is suggesting that the "Marketer" fulfills this specifically in the vertical he's approaching.
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