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721.
by mtw 18y ago
I don't see how they can get a return if there is no IPO or acquisition. The main assets of a startup is the technology, the IP, the business plan, the executive team as well as the staff, consumers & customers, which are not liquid. I'
722.
by mtw 18y ago
also because it's just a preview of the list
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by mtw 18y ago
And there we are, religious experience (loss of selfishness and making one with the environment) is hyperactivity of neuron circuits. And at the opposite end, we have autism, with no empathy towards others since their "circuits" are inopera
724.
by mtw 18y ago
it's easier to pick up than vi or emacs I guess, while still as powerful
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by mtw 18y ago
Does someone know what they are referring to about "commodity x86 servers"? Does this mean Core2 or Opterons? as opposed to Dunnington, Tigertons, or Itaniums?
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Revolutions and Crisis: Why the Internet is still the most exciting technology(blog.iweb.com)
1 points by mtw 18y ago|0 comments
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by mtw 18y ago
reminds me of the lifestyle described in 4 Hour work week
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by mtw 18y ago
it's a good idea as practice. Otherwise, if you or your friend are planning to make it a major business, don't, because of legal repercussions when it will be popular
729.
by mtw 18y ago
inspiring for other cities in the world which are not traditionally considered as top tech centers
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One Hacker's Audacious Plan to Rule the Black Market in Stolen Credit Cards(wired.com)
8 points by mtw 18y ago|0 comments
731.
by mtw 18y ago
they get the robots from a package with very basic moves, and they can then program a sequence of movemnts for the servos, requires lots of tuning and fine-tuning to get fighting moves. in my knowledge, the robots aren't sold in north ameri
732.
by mtw 18y ago
does anyone know if it's possible to do an IPO in Canada (instead of the london stock exchange, as the article suggests)?
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by mtw 18y ago
interesting but this didn't apply to plentyoffish, which didn't come up with new technology or new marketing hacks. it was just the only free dating website at the time, and also with the right design (read=no design) to be trusted by its u
734.
by mtw 18y ago
i've been using the backtype alerts for a while now, looks like techcrunch is summing up old news (plus the little tidbit about subscriptions at the end
735.
by mtw 18y ago
what's the minute mark when Eric dances?
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by mtw 18y ago
well, for the second part of your comment, dell did it for the PC industry, which was viewed as a commodity business. for web hosting, just think what amazon is doing these days
737.
by mtw 18y ago
cakemail.com i also used campaignmonitor
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Why web hosting businesses work (vs doing a web startup)(blog.iweb.com)
5 points by mtw 18y ago|4 comments
739.
by mtw 18y ago
good insight, but twitter has lots of noise (people doing things) vs the signal the blogger is referring to (people looking to solve a problem or people shopping for things)
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by mtw 18y ago
found it, it's http://www.competitious.com
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Ask HN: what's the web app for entrepreneurs which compares products from the competition?
2 points by mtw 18y ago|2 comments
742.
by mtw 18y ago
news are not made to get people happy. In my opinion, humans invented instead stories, music tunes, books, movies, comic books to get hope, happinness and strive for good things.
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by mtw 18y ago
landing pages for user signups, homepages for media websites (nytimes and other big blogs), email campaigns, product promotions and offers or even defining pricing if you do a saas company
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Tools for User-Driven development (letting users decide which features to develop next)(blog.iweb.com)
1 points by mtw 18y ago|0 comments
745.
by mtw 18y ago
also see monit / munin
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StartupDrinks meetup next wednesday in Montreal(montrealtechwatch.com)
1 points by mtw 18y ago|0 comments
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by mtw 18y ago
the difference is that there are known solutions for automakers (more efficient cars, using japaneese production systems etc.) whereas there isn't one for print media companies
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by mtw 18y ago
JIT ftw! (it led to agile development)
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by mtw 18y ago
could you post quickly how many lines your routes.rb file has?
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End of Conversations and Lost Influence on the Blogosphere(heri.madmedia.ca)
1 points by mtw 18y ago|0 comments

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