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by kul 15y ago
hey, can you contact me at kul@tagstand.com? be good to talk.
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by kul 15y ago
Thank you. I think Square are ultimately technology agnostic, but they don't want the "nfc = payments" meme to spread, not quite sure why. But yes, after travelling through Asia and seeing nfc payments in action, I totally agree. The Hong K
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2012 Will Be The Year NFC Breaks Big--Just Not In The U.S.(fastcompany.com)
72 points by kul 15y ago|32 comments
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by kul 15y ago
"Smart companies try to commoditize their products' complements" Nice. Explains Google commoditizing mobile operating systems (complement) to increase demand for their product (search).
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by kul 15y ago
I just threw up in my mouth a little.
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by kul 15y ago
I remember writing about this for the BBC (to some British backlash) way back in January 2007, when Harj and I decided to leave London for the Valley. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6355289.stm Funny - I mention a chance encounter he
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by kul 15y ago
I think the flying out to meet Zuck part is true, but it's also true that he later bumped into him that summer in Palo Alto (not sure if they'd stayed in touch).
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by kul 15y ago
The beauty of state-funded news, no?
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by kul 15y ago
I think you can do this with Paypal's app + Bump. Of course, I'm not sure if you'd want to pay people using Paypal. This is one direction we've been thinking of (www.tagstand.com).
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by kul 15y ago
Likewise HTC's Head of Product mentioned all HTC phones in the US as of next year will start having NFC.
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by kul 15y ago
NFC payments can still work when your phone is out of battery. The reader can still read it (just like your credit card has no power). Google Wallet, of course, wouldn't work.
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by kul 15y ago
I have a visa contactless credit card (Paywave), and it works well. It's a tap, not a wave. Saves me time.
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by kul 15y ago
Not directly related to Google Wallet, but have a read of this wrt to NFC payments: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-20090016-92/visa-sets-deadl... "Visa will also push dynamic authentication to overcome any security worries and encourage
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by kul 15y ago
hey, YC company here that can help you get some stickers easily - www.tagstand.com. We are S11, seeing decent traction right now.
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by kul 15y ago
Unequal societies are unhappier.
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by kul 15y ago
Isn't that what makes them creative ideas? Else they'd be obvious.
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by kul 15y ago
cumulatively
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by kul 15y ago
you should!
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by kul 15y ago
ping me if you get a chance - kul@tagstand.com
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by kul 15y ago
thanks rdl - you're in MV? We've seen some really cool stuff happening, including the MobiSocial guys at Stanford. Eventually we expect the cost of these tags to tend to zero, and then they really will be ubiquitous. We listed a bunch of de
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by kul 15y ago
Hey memset, thanks! NFC is a subset of RFID which works over closer ranges (hence the term "near-field"). The other difference is it can be passive (i.e. the reader induces a current in the tag/sticker to read it, that's why the tag doesn't
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by kul 15y ago
We actually have some: http://www.tagstand.com/collections/all-stickers/products/mi... I realise it's not clear enough that these are outdoor-proof (i.e. PVC), will change that on the store. We do customise tags right now for folks and pu
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by kul 15y ago
HN folk: The discount code for a free pack is techcrunch4nfc, applicable here: http://www.tagstand.com/collections/all-stickers/products/te... Based on demand/interest I'll set up a discount code for HN, let me know what products seem the
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by kul 15y ago
he also cashed out in the series A to make himself wealthy, which made selling early less attractive. With the Yahoo negotiations, there was a price he would have sold at, they just took too long to reach it.
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by kul 15y ago
I'd be willing, if you were well qualified.
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The NFL star and the brain injuries that destroyed him(guardian.co.uk)
9 points by kul 15y ago|0 comments
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by kul 15y ago
Sigh. Another inconsistency. Asking how many users you have is another way of asking what impact you're having.
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by kul 15y ago
interesting - I definitely felt like I was floating to the left the most
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My experience in a flotation tank(kulveer.co.uk)
16 points by kul 15y ago|5 comments
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An Open Letter To Anyone Planning To Buy Into Groupon’s IPO(blogs.forbes.com)
7 points by kul 15y ago|0 comments

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