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by jpwagner 15y ago
http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-test-day-checklist#...
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by jpwagner 15y ago
http://blogs.nature.com/actionpotential/2012/03/fear-of-the-...
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by jpwagner 15y ago
*Bug: Currently if a user visits the apply-noidea link, that user can only see the noidea application (eg, they cannot apply with an idea).
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by jpwagner 15y ago
That had better not be a knock at Meerkat Manor.
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by jpwagner 15y ago
i like the machine. have you thought about pitching it to businesses for receipts, movie stubs, raffles, parking tickets, checks, contact info...etc
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by jpwagner 15y ago
...looking for a pre-fired software engineer
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by jpwagner 15y ago
Maybe a better word to make my point would have been "launchable" rather than viable.
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by jpwagner 15y ago
awesome interview from 2000: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.07/bezos.html
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by jpwagner 15y ago
Some research companies will build things that are 5 years off from being viable and that approach is generally contrary to "lean startup advice". But Amazon built something that was viable immediately AND fit into a 5-7 year plan.
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by jpwagner 15y ago
You can hide compensation.
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by jpwagner 15y ago
you could improve the compensation algorithm to adjust for risk.
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Their blog post from yesterday describing nimbus... https://spideroak.com/blog/20111107183539-spideroaks-new-ama...
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by jpwagner 15y ago
have you guys not tried the search feature at the bottom of the page?
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Remember "antonyms"?
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by jpwagner 15y ago
That's an interesting quote, but I think it's got a ton of problems as a metaphor. (1) Not all startups grow up. (2) It wouldn't be socially acceptable to repeatedly get a new puppy and give it away when it's a dog. In business this practi
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by jpwagner 15y ago
I would read that!
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by jpwagner 15y ago
To counter this sentiment, one need not come up with examples of how such-and-such software contributes a great deal to the noble cause of blah, because society is built on abstractions. Much of the world is hungry, but becoming a master h
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by jpwagner 15y ago
Ha! This is just poor marketing. If they simply hiked up the price two bucks and said "your first $2 of 'long-distance' is free" there'd be no hubbub.
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both of those are there
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On your last remark, I've come to realize this assumption is false. Two points: (1) In the same way that hackers have practiced thinking like hackers all their lives, gifted business people have been practicing what they do well since a ve
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by jpwagner 15y ago
You need some choices involving comments...
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It's definitely astounding and deserves congratulations. But to be clear, valuation and return should not be equated in this way...
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by jpwagner 15y ago
Anything that has the quality that you don't "get your money's worth" is by definition bad. Simply stating that something as general as "support", which is run differently at every company, has that quality doesn't aim to prove any point.
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by jpwagner 15y ago
A lot of what you're paying for with the "big bucks" vendors is support, maintenance, advice, and depending on your position in the business food chain, some visibility (presenting at their conferences, etc.) Intangible: what about when you
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by jpwagner 15y ago
I think this path looks great. One obscure thing to be aware of in this space is the giant lurking patent troll (Blackboard.) Good luck!!
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You should watch "the measure of a man" episode of TNG...
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by jpwagner 15y ago
just remember that skype's product was already starting to suck before microsoft bought them...
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what did you have in mind?
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picture it: "timescag.com is looking for a few javascript hustla's"
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How about why you bring your own bags to the grocery store, or why you contribute to wikipedia, or why stop to answer someone in need of directions...

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