markkarimov

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   by markkarimov 11y ago

   Thanks for your support, greatly appreciated! Up and beyond.
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   by markkarimov 11y ago

   Thanks for the comment. I've met a lot of skeptics during this 2 years, but the model did work (not at a big scale though), and there is still a big room to tweak it and find a better combination. We had a lot of ideas in our heads on
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   by markkarimov 11y ago

   Hey Ismail, great to hear from you! We should go have coffee some time soon. Thanks for the comment. I think there is definitely a pivot somewhere there - given we had more time, we would find a working model through trial and error. But wi
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   by markkarimov 11y ago

   Hey Amelius! I believe we all can, give it a try. :) Love & Light.
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   by markkarimov 11y ago

   Hey Johnny. I believe it's a combination of both. I would like to refer you to my other comment to explain where we saw the potential - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9951927 Thanks!
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   by markkarimov 11y ago

   Thanks for the comment. It wasn't a surprise for us that people won't fund other people vacations. We were betting more on volunteering/charitable trips, crazy adventures, honeymoons. Also, even though we were called "cr
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   by markkarimov 11y ago

   I have been sitting next to my mother when she took her last breath after fighting cancer for a year. Yes, I agree, comparison may not be appropriate and I really am comparing apples and oranges here, but dedicating 2 years of your life and
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   The Rise and Fall of a Global Start-Up(medium.com)

   39 points by markkarimov 11y ago|26 comments