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Humility
3 points by motoko 18y ago|6 comments
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by motoko 18y ago
Do you mean Blank's emphatic appeal to unconditionally fire or everybody in "bizdev" in distressed startups? Or his emphatic appeal to iteratively build a market for your evolving product rather than over-invest in engineering, miss your sa
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by motoko 18y ago
Too emotional, talk too much. Try addressing those, update us in a year.
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The Simple Truth(yudkowsky.net)
2 points by motoko 18y ago|0 comments
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by motoko 18y ago
"YCombinator startup will be featured on TC in exchange for the exclusive launch story." Translation "TC: Hey, tell us about your startups when they're ready launch, we want to write about them on our popular and relevant website. YC: OK."
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by motoko 18y ago
He's being glib. He's trying to differentiate himself and his essay from the Seth-Godwin-esque "think different, just like I said here!"
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by motoko 18y ago
I'd be worried if YC canceled their program. Otherwise, I'll abide.
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by motoko 18y ago
Hm, on closer inspection, I would for 10 billion and an average 2x return. I sure that wish I could delete both these comments.
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by motoko 18y ago
Would I spend 1e7 make an investment with an expected value of 1e9*(1/.5e3) = 2e6?
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by motoko 18y ago
No, that's choosing not to defend.
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by motoko 18y ago
Blizzard is trying to preserve the experience of their product, not exploit people. It's not wrong to defend yourself, and the modern way to do that is by maintaining an active battalion of lawyers. The alternative is by physical force. I p
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by motoko 18y ago
The math of this story doesn't make sense to me: * World of Warcraft creator Blizzard looks set to get $6m (£3.36m) from the makers of a software 'bot' * sold more than 100,000 copies of the $25 (£14) program. So, estimated gross revenue is
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by motoko 18y ago
Ask the TipJoy team.
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by motoko 18y ago
404? flagged for broken!
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by motoko 18y ago
"Standford?"
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How to make a cardboard chair for your cat(evilmadscientist.com)
2 points by motoko 18y ago|0 comments
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For programmers: how to negotiate your startup business relationship(whatmightymousehaslearned.blogspot.com)
9 points by motoko 18y ago|2 comments
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by motoko 18y ago
Thoughts: Give straight answers. Have co-founders with whom you have at least 6 months working history. How will you make money? Try this formula: "_____ will buy ___ for $___ because ___." Avoid seeming like an unstable loner.
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23andMe for Free: The Coriell Personalized Medicine Collaborative(thinkgene.com)
12 points by motoko 18y ago|4 comments
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by motoko 18y ago
How did an "indie game designer" get $180,000 and the time over three years to make this? There is more to this story than just "a smart, brash nerd with a dream can make the best video game ever..."
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by motoko 18y ago
no
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by motoko 18y ago
flagged because the site seems to be down...
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by motoko 18y ago
This post is sloppy, but the core message is good: to be productive, make something. Preparing to make something doesn't make anything.
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by motoko 18y ago
Probably because the costs of building it are sunk, and it fills nitches in the online video space that complements YouTube and keeps out competitors.
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by motoko 18y ago
(WoW) paying subscribers vs (Habbo) free active user accounts Not even a contest: WoW wins. Also, according to the Habbo site: * 2262 Habbos online now! * 2,845,022 visits in the last 30 days How do these numbers translate to 9
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by motoko 18y ago
What a great idea! Chairing a charity will finally put those poor Ivy League children to hard work.
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by motoko 18y ago
Ah, you're right. I was just so excited by the tight investment deadline that I had no time for silly differences like between "expenses" and "losses." And I thought I was being conservative by doubling expenses, too.
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by motoko 18y ago
Businesses that make $180MM profit in 9 months from a $10MM investment: - Terrorism - Ransoming the children of a business tycoon - A web 2.0 youtube-like social network mashup
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by motoko 18y ago
It's good for hosting and distributing documents of dubious copyright.
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by motoko 18y ago
This is outrageous. 38 years (or even 1 year) for fiddling with high school grades? Really?

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