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by marcamillion 12y ago
Great suggestion on the first one. The second one is more tricky given the type of site we run (local news). Maybe there is a local e-commerce play...not sure.
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by marcamillion 12y ago
This is very interesting. Why don't you like mobile ads? The conversions aren't good?
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Ask HN: Best way to monetize 'decent traffic' site?
7 points by marcamillion 12y ago|12 comments
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by marcamillion 12y ago
Can I say that it is quite refreshing to see a politician talking straight & frankly with the stakeholders publicly about what the issues are and the way forward no matter how bitter the medicine. It is quite inspiring actually. I feel
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by marcamillion 12y ago
I think one of the more interesting aspects to this is how much PG has followed his own advice with YC. i.e. he made something people (founders) wanted with YC. That allowed him to craft the entire experience around what is good for founder
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by marcamillion 12y ago
Which I think validates his point - i.e. it is all a wash, because the Google fund produced ginormous returns but the cleantech fund was bust. Especially considering that, if memory serves me correctly, Google was the only winner in that fu
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by marcamillion 12y ago
Every once in a while, I will stumble across a thread on HN that turns out to have been perfectly crafted for me. I would like to thank the original poster for posting this talk and all the other HNers for posting the follow-up info (includ
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by marcamillion 12y ago
I would love to get some feedback on the technical details. Why did they have to create a data model in Java and then cross compile that into other languages for their various platforms? Why not just create a RESTful API on top of Gmail, an
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by marcamillion 12y ago
Ahhh....ok. Thanks!
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by marcamillion 12y ago
Love this. The installed app looks just as good as the screenshots. One question, what does "powered by Symantec" mean? Is this just a sexy UI on top of a Symantec engine?
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by marcamillion 12y ago
Not to be pedantic, but the notion of launching "12 startups in 12 months" is ridiculous. I am sure you mean "12 apps in 12 months". A startup is a company that is positioned for high-growth (both in headcount and user c
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by marcamillion 12y ago
How does PG feel about this? I don't mean in a theoretical, reporter-seeking-a-quick-headline kinda way. I mean, as someone that literally built something from scratch that was acquired by a tech giant some 15+ years ago....to have the
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by marcamillion 12y ago
Ahh...ok. Thanks! P.S. Have a link to that somewhere?
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by marcamillion 12y ago
Where is the price listed? I don't see it anywhere.
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by marcamillion 12y ago
Bravo. Love this. This statement may come off polarizing, but the same applies to minorities. As a black man, and a Jamaican, other black people and other Jamaicans don't need "black CEOs" to look up to. They just need other
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Show HN: 10 Pound Pledge – Lose 10 Pounds in 5 weeks(10poundpledge.com)
1 points by marcamillion 12y ago|0 comments
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by marcamillion 12y ago
So this project is likely to be VERY different than what most HNers are posting - largely because there isn't a MAJOR tech component. I partnered with a friend of mine to launch a fitness workout series - https://10poundpled
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by marcamillion 12y ago
If I am not mistaken, you can't do dedupes on media files, right?
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by marcamillion 12y ago
I have large media files, multiple TBs. I deal with a constant stream of these and want to have a distributed network - connected via the inet - that allows me to sync the drives in all locations. i.e. I would like to setup a server in my h
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by marcamillion 12y ago
I thought it meant that their entire company is taking a retreat to work on an OSS project. This version is cool too though.
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by marcamillion 13y ago
Would be nice if you get a quick summary of each channel.
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by marcamillion 13y ago
Sorry...meant Security by Obscurity.
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by marcamillion 13y ago
Not sure if sam or any of the YC team will ever explain this, but how does the partner structure work - really? Is it like partnerships at a Law/Consulting/iBanking firm? Are they just paid a salary and a % of the carry? Given the
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Ask HN: If Security by Obfuscation is bad, why does Google Drive do it?
2 points by marcamillion 13y ago|2 comments
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by marcamillion 13y ago
This is definitely a good exercise to do. I just went through a similar process and did a write-up of my own - https://medium.com/how-to-succeed/86e70e2c33c1
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Case Study: A Failed MVP(medium.com)
2 points by marcamillion 13y ago|0 comments
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by marcamillion 13y ago
I was just about to write this....it's like Gran Turismo in real life! This is one of those moments when we need to just stop, take a breath, and realize how truly epic and breakthrough this is. Especially as someone that lives in a de
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by marcamillion 13y ago
WOW....I can't remember when a blog post made me so excited about the future of tech. In one fell-swoop, all the naysayers about the FB acquisition were proven wrong. Love it!
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by marcamillion 13y ago
I would say that at the very least, we should give Carmack the benefit of the doubt. He has proven to be a visionary and able to execute on all manner of awesome tech for many years. If he leaves shortly after this acquisition, then we know
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by marcamillion 13y ago
This is definitely interesting and insightful, especially the lead-gen aspect of investing in OSS with the prospect of future leads. Kind of like a16z investing in PandoDaily - surely that won't provide a legit return, but it will give

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