nbarry

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by nbarry 12y ago
Crowdsourcing can be used nefariously, too. The specific opportunity of squatting on public parking spaces, then "selling" them to higher bidders, exists because parking is sometimes priced below market rate. And even if it's
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San Francisco stops startups selling public parking spaces(pando.com)
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by nbarry 12y ago
Hmm, good point. Maybe there's a sweet spot there where you give enough detail to explain what your company does and what you're looking for from the person you're reaching out to, but don't go too long. Like, maybe 1-2
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by nbarry 12y ago
I'm a huge fan of delegation, though I think the author's points are all excellent. Here's how recommend doing both: Hire someone to process and review customer complaints. Give them very specific guidance about how they&#x27
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by nbarry 12y ago
> Don't explain what your company does. ... Google would never send someone an email saying "I work at Google, a search company in Mountain View which is organizing the world's information". The Google comparison is
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by nbarry 12y ago
> Micheal Austin, a vice president at BYD America, praises Proterra’s designs but downplays any rivalry, calling the other company only “a competitor on some levels.” He's right, and this is why Tesla recently opened up its patent
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by nbarry 12y ago
Yeah, even as I was writing the idea, I was thinking that it must be really hard to do well.
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by nbarry 12y ago
> With its $35 per-hour, per-guard flat rate (paid after an event has gone on without a hitch), Bannerman is shooting right for the middle of those two markets. Here's an interesting business idea for lovers of analysis and market
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by nbarry 12y ago
It reminds me of Jim Collins' concept (not original to him, I know) of shooting lots of little bullets and seeing which one hits, rather than wasting gunpowder on one big cannonball before you're even sure you're aimed in the