mfrank

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Why Removing Dumb Infrastructure Is Helping Startups Succeed(michaelwfrank.com)
1 points by mfrank 12y ago|0 comments
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The Amazon Plus-ification of Consumer Tech(michaelwfrank.com)
1 points by mfrank 12y ago|0 comments
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VCs discuss Investing in Sports Tech Ventures(youtube.com)
1 points by mfrank 12y ago|0 comments
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by mfrank 12y ago
Interesting that this is pretty different than what other VCs say is the worst part of their job: http://www.quora.com/Venture-Capital/What-is-the-worst-part-...
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Why We Underprice(learnedbyme.tumblr.com)
4 points by mfrank 13y ago|0 comments
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by mfrank 13y ago
ha. that is pretty fair. So at a high level, the way that we actually assure tutor's Skype reliability is tests around speed and reliability (stuff like speedtest and ping test) with reliability being more important. Then we also do a
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Bad Skype Calls Suck and How We Make Sure They Don’t Happen(learnedbyme.tumblr.com)
1 points by mfrank 13y ago|2 comments
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You might be a growth hacker if…(learnedbyme.tumblr.com)
1 points by mfrank 13y ago|0 comments
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by mfrank 13y ago
Yep - everyone has different goals and reasons for learning spanish so having a one-on-one who can create lessons that are customized to your needs has been a real differentiator so far.
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by mfrank 13y ago
Good feedback. Ya, we ended up alpha testing our site with both Spanish and Chinese but ended up launching with just Spanish because its easier to try to initially build up a marketplace with only one subject as you point out (to avoid the
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by mfrank 13y ago
Thanks - all good feedback and we'll work on it!
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Cheaper and More Effective: How We Want to Help Schools(learnedbyme.tumblr.com)
1 points by mfrank 13y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: Learned By Me - $15 Spanish tutoring sessions with top professionals
6 points by mfrank 13y ago|7 comments
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Is brick and mortar a good e-commerce launch strategy?(socialearth.org)
1 points by mfrank 13y ago|0 comments
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by mfrank 13y ago
This is great news but I'm pretty sure this it is not a "first of its kind" occurrence as there are a number of vehicles (e.g. New Profit in Boston) that specialize in these types of strategic venture-like philanthropy invest
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Web Startup Reading List(michaelwfrank.com)
3 points by mfrank 13y ago|0 comments
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The Clunky Early Days(michaelwfrank.com)
2 points by mfrank 14y ago|0 comments