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Radical Entertainment, Vancouver mainstay, shutting doors.(kotaku.com)
4 points by nickler 14y ago|2 comments
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by nickler 14y ago
Nice, we started out building this almost exactly with a horizontal 'timeline' ui, but dropped it half complete when fb launched theirs. There's quite a few big challenges to overcome, beyond the coding, resonant data presentment being the
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by nickler 14y ago
Is this facebook's obligation now to accommodate these requests? This seems like an over-reach, but will other states follow suit? Obviously with facebook being a playground for predators, it's an easy target, but can you legally legislate
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Status update: sex offender. Louisiana's new FB ruling(cnn.com)
3 points by nickler 14y ago|2 comments
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by nickler 14y ago
As someone who owned a '73 and lived the lifestyle that it allowed, I couldn't agree more. It's sad that putting this project into the hands of someone who was looking to recreate that magic could have achieved something dramatic. It's been
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Electric rebirth of the VW microbus is powered by an ipad(fastcodesign.com)
3 points by nickler 14y ago|4 comments
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by nickler 14y ago
Great idea, and there are lots of people working on this. Our startup is working on this on a larger scale, and there's a great looking French company https://greenbureau.fr/ that's doing much of what you're talking about. Tough as hell
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by nickler 14y ago
As a startup working with this exact challenge, I enjoyed this post. Emphasis on the value prop on both sides is critical, and evangelizing users is your best hope. Paul DeJoe from Ecquire watches his referrals metrics closely and uses tho
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by nickler 14y ago
Absolutely, and for his product a great approach. Classic scenario of under promise, over deliver.
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The ultimate killer app. 18 yo builds a nuclear reactor(whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com)
2 points by nickler 14y ago|0 comments
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How being an unemployed drunk made for the most compelling pitch(lastcalldrink.com)
1 points by nickler 14y ago|2 comments
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by nickler 14y ago
It's actually pretty astute, and a surprising notion, considering that we have all been tossing print media in the deadpool lately. While it's a simplistic view - tossing in fb for more headline grabs may be a reach - it's an interesting wa
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by nickler 14y ago
Innovation wins again. Way to disrupt the 'shareholder negotiations' space with a crowd sourced, freemium model. The only issue with scaling, however, is the music licenses as there's value being exchanged. Napster meets reverse Angellist
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by nickler 14y ago
I think the point of the original article was missed, but you still make a great point about the empowering/inspiring side of the process. As someone who has advised hundreds of small business owners, the gritty, hard reality is exactly wha
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by nickler 14y ago
Clearly, no one wins from this ridiculous exchange. All parties involved need to man up, get in a boardroom and bang out a deal. Prior to that, they should both delete these posts and same themselves further embarrassment. Agreements are h
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by nickler 14y ago
One of my lawyers put her job description quite succinctly, and it fits particularly well here. 'Lawyers are better defined as Risk Assessment. Our expertise is required so that we can give a client our best assessment of the risk entaile
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by nickler 14y ago
Ludicrous question, however I respect your appreciation for good form. If you want coverage, go get it anyway you can. Elbows up, because launching means you're fighting for signal at a time when it's never been noisier. Leverage boards li
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by nickler 14y ago
I think they're Vancouver based, I'm told they're in 15 cities now. The iphone app is nice.
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by nickler 14y ago
Well said, and an interesting point made. The lines are blurring between art and business, and some would go so far as to call the startup process an art form, albeit a shaky analogy. Art, purely, is somewhat misappropriated here, when I th
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by nickler 14y ago
Agreed, part of our rethink and rebuild process dealt with exactly this point. Thank you!
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Why being broke is the best startup strategy(4mojo.wordpress.com)
120 points by nickler 14y ago|32 comments
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by nickler 14y ago
Sage advice on using your time wisely, regardless of being in an incubator or not. When you don't put a high value on your time, actively remove distractions, and aggressively pursue success, it won't matter how smart you are. In startups,
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by nickler 14y ago
The challenge with crowdsourcing votes is avoiding users gaming the system. Even a well organized system with this in mind requires tremendous buy in from the entire network, such as a vested interest, to avoid popularity contests, two hor
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by nickler 14y ago
I'm a huge believer in unbounce, for one simple reason. Once development barriers diminish all of this process will return once again to the control of marketers. I think they see this and are pushing this as a tool for the masses of peopl
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by nickler 14y ago
Get ready for volume. This will blow up fast. I'm willing to bet you get a call from FB shortly to either shut it down, or buy it outright. Nice work.
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by nickler 14y ago
Remember the old adage, if you're on a site and you can't figure out what the product is, the product is probably you. I would start polling your users to find out what they find valuable about your site, what they would like to see, and wh
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by nickler 14y ago
They give you the best reason for the rejection, which is quite frankly that there were a tremendous amount of outstanding applications. While YC represents the cream of the crop, it's probably most attractive to aspiring founders who want
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by nickler 14y ago
Yeah...got our rejection. Probably the nicest rejection letter I've ever seen, YC is definitely astute at winning hearts and minds. We are getting involved in another incubator however it would have been great validation to get into YC. Th
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by nickler 14y ago
Here are some tricks I use. First, turn away from your monitor, the visuals will distract you from your prime goal, which is to isolate the necessary CTA's on your page. Create a hierarchy of CTA's. Then go through and challenge your assum
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by nickler 15y ago
Actually, there are movements already in place by carriers to do the same thing, with many of the larger carriers setting themselves up as banks with regulators well in advance of this strategy. While Apple could introduce a complete paymen

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