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by mapster 15y ago
I don't believe your idea only gets one shot, necessarily. You measure customer feedback and iterate. Just build it and build a profitable business. Then come back and tell us how your successful web business started out, or still uses, Wor
482.
by mapster 15y ago
Check out "West Virginia Historical Atlas" 2010, by WV Univ Press. I did the maps.
483.
by mapster 15y ago
You could always find someone with suitable skills to freelance for you. Pass off these clients to? So you keep them, but you don't actually handle their project. Of course you will have to state this to them.
484.
by mapster 15y ago
If a kid acts unethically, its your duty as an adult to correct a wrong, and if needed, discuss the kid's actions with his parents.
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by mapster 15y ago
For a small firm, cutting excess baggage and focusing on star products may be better for profits and moral. On the other hand, if the culture is that of a tenacious startup, showing a fighting attitude may be a great way to lead.
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by mapster 15y ago
that will become a Supreme Court ruling, and based on recent trends, lobbying will continue to be Constitutionally legal. If there was a watchdog agency like SEC, that would be a start.
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by mapster 15y ago
build this. a great mobile app idea!
488.
by mapster 15y ago
Are there TVs that can run apps? Would be great to run "Shhh" app to mute commercials.
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by mapster 15y ago
true. mobile devises are the new PC. With data streaming to the cloud for backup, and LCD/keyboard as omnipresent plugins for desktop work, desktops and laptops will largely disappear in 5 years.
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by mapster 15y ago
Its all too easy to fritter away savings in a new city when you don't have a job. In this economy, I think his chances of landing a foot-in-the-door position are well enough to take this route.
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by mapster 15y ago
All true. My point was that you might discover a painpoint or opportunity not pharma or R&D related, but relating to logistics, human resources, supply chain, marketing, etc.
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by mapster 15y ago
While its a popular story to move to SF with just the shirt on your back, I would urge you to land a job first and not touch your savings other than for basic relocation. Be prudent.
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by mapster 15y ago
While you become a programming ninja, you might flourish in the new biotech job and, with eyes and ears open, learn about the business, its pain points etc. Biotech is a strong market with a lot of $$$ - a perfect opportunity. I think a lo
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by mapster 15y ago
It clearly seems one party in the USA is advocating for regulatory cleansing. As you stated, lack of regulations and corruption are often found in the same place, one can see WHY regulation is needed, now more than ever, as this world becom
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by mapster 15y ago
Tech Crunch like HN is black, but not blacked out. Are these different messages?
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by mapster 15y ago
There are many countries with little business oversight or regulations. They are not the places intl investors want to put their money into.
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by mapster 15y ago
New York Times / Technology section 1/17/2012 -- http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/technology/web-wide-protes...
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by mapster 15y ago
It can seem like an endless road and a thankless career. Focus on a simpler, basic life of the happy wanderer. Less computer time is probably a good step too. Too much stimuli of success images making you feel insignificant, and that is not
499.
by mapster 15y ago
I'd love for Outlook to magically identify events in emails and ask to add them to the calendar. copy & paste of date/times from email to calendar seems so 1990's. (this is where someone politely alerts me to a simple option I only have
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by mapster 15y ago
so Legal Zoom did the shlepping for you. Though if you didn't need it rushed, it would be a smaller Legal Zoom fee + $800 CA annual fee (or tax, whichever it is).
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by mapster 15y ago
true. consultants address this shlep.
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by mapster 15y ago
It depends what mode you actually successful with. Many people just can not bring a project to completion little by little over time. It gets buried and forgotten. Others need the "do it now, or never" approach. I am feeling that may be me
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by mapster 15y ago
"Or daydreaming about another new idea." I also share this past-time. Just the idea of planning to sit down and think of business ideas gets me excited. :|
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by mapster 15y ago
Does this work? My search for my new recipe site noshpoop.com turned up 1000 variations but noshpoop.com was not one of them. It is clearly available though - though I am sure hacker grabbed it by now ;) Seriously though, the results didn'
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by mapster 15y ago
If 5 million+ need that specialist, then the specialist can be a startup.
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by mapster 15y ago
Its about personality and subsequent 'search pattern'. Stripe was never on the radar for most entrepreneurs, while building the next RecipeBook is. This is due to most entrepreneurs are not the game changing type whose personalities lead th
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by mapster 15y ago
A startup with users is like tapping a vein in a mountain. You can keep digging or sell your claim to a larger mining firm. That's market share and it can be a valuable commodity on its own.
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by mapster 15y ago
Curious what you mean by "experiment with various things related to running a site". Do you mean getting traction and paying customers, or setting up a server?
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by mapster 15y ago
Definitely Number 2. Though I was looking for a list of benefits to me. What clients are saying section wasn't too helpful - would rather read benefits to complete my decision. Real nice design.
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by mapster 15y ago
I've toured the video. This is a browser plugin, cloud service, and app. What is your profit model, if I may ask?

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