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by npollock 9y ago
Ask yourself why you want to start the business first. Provided making money isn't the only motivator, start talking to people in the spaces that excite you and your team. Design/mock some simple concepts, show them to people, get
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by npollock 10y ago
Hi Liz, how long does it typically take to onboard a new customer/organization? And do you charge for setup?
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TestFlight Beta Testing(developer.apple.com)
72 points by npollock 12y ago|32 comments
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by npollock 14y ago
Vision without execution is just dreaming. A necessary starting point, but we all know ideas are a dime a dozen.
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by npollock 15y ago
Are there any details on how the supply of this new currency is going to be controlled? I'm all for innovation in payments and currency, but isn't there the same risk as with all fiat money - that a central body can debase the currency at w
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by npollock 15y ago
They're probably hoping that everyone will have forgotten about the Groupon IPO by then. Groupon is trading around the $15 mark, or exactly half of it's opening day high, $31.14. It's well below the IPO price of $20, and it's looking like t
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by npollock 15y ago
There's a startup in Palo Alto that uses phone signals to track consumers and generate analytics. Perhaps their technology is being used. http://euclidelements.com/
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by npollock 15y ago
IMO, the best way to spend $50 is on a Charles license - http://www.charlesproxy.com/ It's saved me countless hours debugging web services, be it JSON, XML, AMF, you name it. There's a free 30 day trial, and it runs on Mac OSX, Windows,
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by npollock 15y ago
The hidden cost of outsourcing is the need for increased project management. Communication issues and cultural differences often lead to poor execution, and projects that fail to meet expectations. Sure, there's significant savings on the c
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by npollock 15y ago
Here's a great discussion about how to run multiple versions of IE on a single windows instance, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/574463/running-internet-e...
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by npollock 15y ago
You've got to imagine the BBC does some kind of background check on the people it puts on air. Typically speakers hail from the big banks and funds, it's unusual to give a virtual unknown the pulpit. I wonder what kind of guidelines they
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by npollock 15y ago
Very interesting. Given the regional differences with providers, this caveat may in effect geo-fence sharing by country.
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by npollock 15y ago
This a big win for all the partners, and a potential barrier for anyone who's not a fb partner. I doubt that the real-time media playback sync is going to be available to normal fb apps. It would be really difficult to compete with any medi
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by npollock 15y ago
They actually just did. They argued that Google is free, and there's nothing to prevent users from using a different search engine. The argument seems to be that a large market share does not constitute monopoly power. In order for monopo
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by npollock 15y ago
There needs to be some disclosure regarding the team behind the initiative. Who am I trusting with my money? Put a list of team members on the site, links to their linkedin/twitter etc.
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by npollock 15y ago
Would be great to see the language/framework also expressed as percentages of total posts over a period. Clearly there's a growth trend in job postings, would be nice to see the relative change in demand for each language/framework.
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by npollock 15y ago
Any startup that relies on the network effect to provide value is a daunting challenge. Your product can be amazing, but without the right user acquisition strategy, you'll be left spinning your wheels. Kudos to the AirBNB team for having t
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by npollock 15y ago
Cue the conspiracy theorists, all the banned apps are photo related. http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/15/facebook-secret-photos-app/