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   by lquist 12y ago

   How much is FB offering them that they make more doing that than running a 40-person consultancy?
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   by lquist 12y ago

   I used to use HN Search until the Algolia switch. Now I use Google site search. Why? Algolia just doesn't help me find what I'm looking for.
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   by lquist 12y ago

   Maybe I'm being stupid, but a non-ACID database sounds scary to me.
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   by lquist 12y ago

   I'm surprised this discussion didn't come up when FB acquired Whatsapp. IMHO, zero rating explains a significant chunk of Whatsapp's $19B price tag. Zero Rating is a valuable moat, and makes Whatsapp that much harder to unsea
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   by lquist 12y ago

   One data point, so take with a grain of salt, but somebody I know very well used offerletter.io and ended up severely underpaid (should have received ~$15k more).
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   3rd party statistics auditor

   1 points by lquist 12y ago|0 comments
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   by lquist 12y ago

   It's also illegal to require employees to use their own devices and not compensate them for that use.
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   by lquist 12y ago

   > as with any private equity buyout That's a broad brush that you're using there.
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   by lquist 12y ago

   This reminds me how important customer service is. I was not entire convinced about Gobble, but willing to try the trial. I saw this comment, and decided against the trial based solely on sboak's experience.
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    by lquist 12y ago

    Yes, that should be pointed out. But I don't know if that situation is different enough to make those companies irrelevant.
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    by lquist 12y ago

    A lot of companies seem to be using this model quite well. DataStax, Couchbase, Cloudera etc.
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    by lquist 12y ago

    A product that encourages anonymous HS bullying? Great.
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    by lquist 12y ago

    I don't because I want to be able to track competitor advertising :)
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    by lquist 12y ago

    hypothetical :)
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    by lquist 12y ago

    The Microsoft press release says, "Microsoft expects the acquisition to be break-even in FY15 on a GAAP basis", which means that on a P/E basis, they are valuing $1 of Mojang profit at $1 of Microsoft profit. It's a game
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    by lquist 12y ago

    So basically you made an agreement with one set of investors and then went back on your word because another, "better" set of investors wanted to put money in? Maybe it's just me, but this doesn't reflect that well on yo
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    by lquist 12y ago

    I think most Stanford alums/Stanford Law alums and Sullivan & Cromwell lawyers could raise $1M for a hedge fund.
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    by lquist 12y ago

    First: Thanks for creating this! Second: IMHO, I really do think this suffers from being a single page app. It's essentially an HN clone. Would HN be better if it was a single page app? No, it would probably be worse.
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    by lquist 12y ago

    A guess, but I think he lives in India and probably cares more about INR return than USD return.
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    by lquist 12y ago

    I second this recommendation. Also, you only need ~$60k, as long term INR denominated fixed deposits yield ~10%.
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    by lquist 12y ago

    This shows a lack of understanding of the structure of late stage VC deals. These are convertible notes, not straight equity. Also, what is the liquidation preference on this round? My guess is that this $20M note is the most senior debt, s
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    Apple Confirms Special Event on September 9, Likely for iPhones(techcrunch.com)

    1 points by lquist 12y ago|0 comments
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    by lquist 12y ago

    It was shown next to the byline, but has now disappeared!?
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    by lquist 12y ago

    Incidentally, this article is paid for by Metlife.
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    by lquist 12y ago

    Hi Julia! A few questions: * How much is Zidisha levered? * A 10% default rate is very high. Can you get this down?
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    by lquist 12y ago

    Thanks!
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    Ask HN: Try out Oculus VR in SF?

    2 points by lquist 12y ago|2 comments
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    by lquist 12y ago

    The New Yorker wrote an amazing article on ITER and the pursuit of nuclear fusion: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/03/03/a-star-in-a-bot... .
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    by lquist 12y ago

    As a fellow bootstrapper, congrats! A few recommendations: * I recommend A/B testing a pricing structure 3x what you currently charge. I'm guesstimating this to be the sweet spot, but I think you're underpricing significantly
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    Amazing Deaf Communication Tool(youtube.com)

    1 points by lquist 12y ago|0 comments