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by mgirdley 12y ago
Online retail does an amazing job of selling things that people already know they want. It's terrible at helping people discover things they didn't know that wanted (look at AMZN's recommendation engine -- still very dumb.) T
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by mgirdley 13y ago
Notice the pattern of blindness: If something ain't happening in one of big tech hubs (SF, NYC), it's invisible to the media.
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by mgirdley 13y ago
In the late 90s, my downtown SF software employer proposed cubicles for the developers in the new office nearby. The team revolted, with good reason, and offices were installed in the new space.
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by mgirdley 13y ago
Texas already has these laws. Thank you, ATT.
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by mgirdley 13y ago
The regulator wants them to follow the law, as written, by the CA Assembly. Terrible title considering the regulator simply wants them to follow the law -- and says so in the article. Don't blame the regulator here. Most state's
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by mgirdley 13y ago
Fire your PR firm that is astroturfing HN?
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by mgirdley 13y ago
People have been lamenting America's decline for my entire 38 years -- and more. At some point, we have to stop listening to the Chicken Littles.
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by mgirdley 13y ago
No. San Antonio for jobs throughout Texas.
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by mgirdley 13y ago
I certainly could be wrong. As you say, you won't know without trying. The geography is going to play a big part, too. The average landlord in SF is going to understand startup economics much more than, say, in Texas or Michigan.
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by mgirdley 13y ago
I think you'll find that the universe of supply where the landlord wants to rent a space for equity AND the startup wants to rent that particular space AND both agree on an amount of equity is very, very small. So, your marketplace is
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by mgirdley 13y ago
After attending, I don't see how AngelHack can ever be successful in its current format. It's clearly not about the hacks. It's for the sponsors who want to recruit devs and investors/judges who want to find the next b
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How to Win at Mentoring(girdley.com)
2 points by mgirdley 13y ago|0 comments
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by mgirdley 13y ago
Ironically, their CEO search process reflects the bureaucratic nightmare that is today's MSFT. Why not just park Gates in an office and interview the 10 best MSFT senior execs?
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Stop Hunting Unicorns(girdley.com)
2 points by mgirdley 13y ago|0 comments
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by mgirdley 13y ago
Is this what medium.com is doing?
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"X for Y" Startups(girdley.com)
3 points by mgirdley 13y ago|4 comments
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by mgirdley 13y ago
This is a no-brainer: tell them. Yes, they're your competitors but when they find out your accountant is stealing from you, wouldn't you rather they told you?
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by mgirdley 13y ago
Richard had the funnier quotes in the blog post. Thankful he took the time.
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by mgirdley 13y ago
I don't think two devs can always do what a biz guy and a dev could do. There are often things that "Business People" will do better by specializing. For example, developing a direct, high-touch sales model. Most devs have little interest
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by mgirdley 13y ago
Good point.
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How To Find A Technical Co-Founder(girdley.com)
43 points by mgirdley 13y ago|23 comments
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by mgirdley 14y ago
If money wasn't a consideration, what would you spend your life doing?