kurtvarner

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by kurtvarner 14y ago
1) Put £500-800 of your budget aside I think this is a gross underestimation of how much these designs would cost. Does anyone have any real data on the cost of iOS icon design?
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by kurtvarner 14y ago
On the other hand, the Facebook bubble could pop any day. Most of the world would barely notice, and LinkedIn would still get business from other growing industries. Disclosure: I own LNKD shares. Of course he's a believer in LinkedIn and
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by kurtvarner 14y ago
Bad news for Batch from Dailybooth (YC S09). They focus on uploading photos in batches. http://batch.com/
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Thank You(kurtvarner.com)
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Pair (YC W12) is getting sued(betabeat.com)
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by kurtvarner 14y ago
I also just moved to the Valley and would love to meet up. Here's my story: http://kurtvarner.com/post/19347794553/man-car-startup
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Berkeley Ridiculously Automated Dorm (BRAD) [video](youtube.com)
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by kurtvarner 14y ago
This is the same thought I had after reading Justin Kan's post ( http://justinkan.com/what-good-is-experience ). I was surprised by how much emphasis Justin placed on the importance of experience. I feel one of the best traits of an entrepr
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Google AdWords For Video(techcrunch.com)
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by kurtvarner 14y ago
> Be conservative with your equity. One of the easiest ways to scare off a technical co-founder is to offer 50% of your company in an initial email or meeting. Freelancers in particular take this as a sign of your trying to get free lab
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by kurtvarner 14y ago
Glad it works for you. However, I would never be able to blog this way. When I blog, it's a continuous iteration of what I have written. I write something, it doesn't make sense, then I go back and make it better. Personally, I would find i
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by kurtvarner 14y ago
I love how he made an insightful comment, and everyone goes off on a tangent about how much money comedians make.
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by kurtvarner 15y ago
Every number in this article is a pure vanity metric. 200,000 "total audience" doesn't mean anything. Someone call Eric Ries.
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by kurtvarner 15y ago
The point is that the 1% can potentially turn into a huge amount of money. Let's take the most extreme example: Facebook. If they gave 1% of their equity to a cause in the early stages, it doesn't seem like much. But with their IPO, it's no
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Ford is ready for the autonomous car. Are drivers?(gigaom.com)
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by kurtvarner 15y ago
Dave Morin is an investor, so Path probably doesn't see Everyme as direct competition. http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/18/andreessen-horowitz-crunchf...
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by kurtvarner 15y ago
These details are not super important for the version one launch. Very few "normal" people will notice.
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by kurtvarner 15y ago
Spotwag is in the same space. They're differentiated by leveraging your Facebook friends and friends of friends in order to find care takers. Pets are like children. Do you really want to trust them with anyone? http://spotwag.com/
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The Law of Shitty Clickthroughs(andrewchenblog.com)
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We Got Hacked, Here's What We Found(thenextweb.com)
132 points by kurtvarner 15y ago|39 comments
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Uber Simplifies Sign Up Process: Just Hold Up Your Credit Card(techcrunch.com)
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Sparrow for iPhone Will Soon Get Push Notifications(techcrunch.com)
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by kurtvarner 15y ago
Thanks PG. Admittedly, I've previously asked a few friends to upvote a couple of my blog posts. My mistake. It's great that you have a system in place to keep everything on an even playing field.
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Ask HN: Is my account flagged? I don't earn upvotes
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Why People Expect Good UX(kurtvarner.com)
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by kurtvarner 15y ago
I'm the guy living from his car. I never implied that Silicon Valley will make me a success (or be my savior). I simply said that there are a lot of advantages to being there. I don't think one can argue against that.
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12 Days(kurtvarner.com)
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by kurtvarner 15y ago
Thank you for not closing the site. It's an awful feeling to invest time into a community and product only to see it get shut down when they're acquired.
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What I'm eating(kurtvarner.com)
6 points by kurtvarner 15y ago|3 comments
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by kurtvarner 15y ago
For the record, the poster of this is not Kurt. I am Kurt. I have no idea who the poster is and why it was double posted from yesterday.

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