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by jscore 16y ago
1. Just because you build it, doesn't mean they will come. There's something called marketing, promotion and luck. and 2. Development and business/marketing skills are very very different.
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by jscore 16y ago
Yep, agreed, another gem.
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by jscore 16y ago
I speak 4 languages. Russian is my native; I then learned English, Spanish and Portuguese. There's only so much you can learn from books and taking lessons. My skills really took off to fluency level when I moved to the particular country
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by jscore 16y ago
One of the most thorough explanations I've seen on any question.
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by jscore 16y ago
Great list, and couldn't come at a better time for my startup.
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by jscore 16y ago
Our bodies are extremely resilient and can take a beating from crappy foods. That's why such food 'does not kill us on the spot'. That's the justification. If that suits you, that's fine--it's your health. We are NOT designed to eat frenc
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by jscore 16y ago
Enjoying food is a tricky thing. People love the taste of sweet and companies have engineered such foods so people eat it, but it doesn't mean it's good for you.
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by jscore 16y ago
Easy. Eat food that our bodies (as hunters and gatherers) are designed to consume. - no processed/fast/junk food - no soft drinks, etc - food that has low-gi carbs (quinoa, buckwheat, whole grains) to prevent insulin spikes, etc. Insulin s
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by jscore 16y ago
Welcome to platform business. Anytime you build on someone's platform, using someone's API, you're at risk. Microsoft did that well against a little known company called Netscape.
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by jscore 16y ago
I also disagree with a lot of what he says, but then I realized it's his personal blog. I know plenty of people running small companies by themselves.
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by jscore 16y ago
I don't understand this whole spying on your kids market. I wouldn't spy on my kids. Lack of trust becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. How about spying on your gf or bf or something?
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by jscore 16y ago
So the answer is SF, DC, and NY. Call me shocked.
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by jscore 16y ago
Sounds like you just indirectly Asked HN.
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by jscore 16y ago
So another VC-backed company bribed a bunch of interviewees with free stuff.
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by jscore 16y ago
Seems like basic price discrimination to me, with lower customer acquisition costs, or am I missing something?
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by jscore 16y ago
stackoverflow.com wasn't established early on and doesn't have a great UI and it's doing fine as well.
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by jscore 16y ago
$182M for a bunch of widgets? Looks like Google is getting desperate here.
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by jscore 16y ago
haha, very true and ironic.
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by jscore 16y ago
I couldn't figure out what to blog about, so I blogged about N+1...That's N+1!
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by jscore 16y ago
The woman's accent helps too.
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by jscore 16y ago
I don't buy the theory that the product needs wide appeal at all (#2). Gym referrals work because it's mutually beneficial, "hey, come join 24h fitness, so we can workout together". I win, and my friend wins. It's much easier to go the gym
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by jscore 16y ago
My good friend recently made me signup w/dropbox so he can get more space, and I'll probably do the same with my friends. The main reason why it works is because we're helping each other achieve something; we're making an existing process e
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by jscore 16y ago
Evernote as well. I have a notebook about possible projects. There, every page gets its own ideas.
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Working for someone else vs. being an entrepreneur(mavericktraveler.com)
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by jscore 16y ago
Yes, it definitely. A good way to build your fundamental knowledge of computer science.
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by jscore 16y ago
Google's services are so popular, well made, and relevant anyway that I'd actually prefer to see them in the top of search results.
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by jscore 16y ago
Haven't seen the interview but I'll give my $0.02 here. I use WordPress and just started using Thesis, I think it's a well designed product, albeit a bit simple, but does that it supposed to do really well. It's a nice theme, and very easy
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by jscore 16y ago
Interesting that no one is a night owl here.
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by jscore 16y ago
I'm not an Apple fanboy by any means or measure, but I can't help but agree with this post. I had the original iPhone and every feature just worked from day one; I didn't need any updates or anything. And yes, I could live without cut and