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Singapore Seeks to Put Locals First in Line for Jobs(nytimes.com)
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by orky56 13y ago
Not surprised in the least that Page referenced Bill Marris for "bringing this idea to life." Marris has been pivotal in taking Google beyond its traditional role with this and Google Ventures. He has recognized and successfully u
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by orky56 13y ago
Although that's the effect that is immediately obvious to the end-customer, the student, in actuality "raising tuition and spending less" creates something more sustainable. They will actually be less dependent over time comp
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by orky56 13y ago
Obviously a larger return (10x-100x) is more of a win but to discount a modest exit that an investor and founder(s) agree on as not a win is a bit harsh. Each one of these startups has a different story and had their own definition of what
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by orky56 13y ago
Goes back further than this. Listerine "invented" halitosis. According to Freakonomics:[3] Listerine, for instance, was invented in the nineteenth century as powerful surgical antiseptic. It was later sold, in distilled form, as b
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by orky56 13y ago
Fair enough. However for what is believed to be an acqui-hire and a team that has some lofty ambitions, I think the founding team and investors must have been happy that the team/product found a nice home.
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by orky56 13y ago
Every experience means a lot! People seem to be very purchase-friendly when it comes to mobile these days even though from a productivity standpoint, most work is still done on laptops/desktops. You need that larger screen, tactile inp
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by orky56 13y ago
That doesn't seem totally fair. To say they were on their way down is pretty negative. Sure maybe some of their explosive growth was slowing down but I know more than a few still had some tricks up their sleeves. Outside of Tumblr and
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by orky56 13y ago
Playerscale is the one off the top of my mind that was totally self-funded. In addition, I could not find funding data on a few others when completing my research so not sure if self-funded or not: Alike, Loki Studios, GhostBird Software, R
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by orky56 13y ago
Copied my comment from other Rockmelt-related acquisition post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6148221 For those keeping score, this gives another win for Khosla Ventures, SV Angel, a16z, and First Round. Here's
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by orky56 13y ago
Based on some early customer development, I have found that people who want to be productive go on a spree of gathering too many productivity tools around them. As I mentioned earlier, some people feel productive just by getting a productiv
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by orky56 13y ago
For those keeping score, this gives another win for Khosla Ventures, SV Angel, a16z, and First Round. Here's the tally for those who invested in companies that have been acquired by Y! since Mayer took over: CrunchFund - 3 (Stamped, Go
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by orky56 13y ago
To get someone to pay, you need to prey on their impulses. Games accomplish this with instant gratification and addiction. For productivity apps, people can justify a purchase because their productivity is worth at the least that price. The
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by orky56 13y ago
Each of the acquisitions tells us more about what Yahoo wants to be. Thus far, it's been dilutive to the brand but overall strategic. I have faith they will integrate these products and teams much better than they did in the past.
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by orky56 13y ago
I completely agree. As an app developer, it gets very frustrating to see a certain percentage of users who are dealing with issues and not having a consistent approach to solving their issues. It's definitely gotten to a point where we
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by orky56 13y ago
As someone who hasn't integrated Bootstrapped before, I have a clean slate to evaluate and use any interface kit that comes along. As long as it's more comprehensive that what's currently out there, it doesn't matter so
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by orky56 13y ago
Forms is a nice addition over Bootstrap for me.
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by orky56 13y ago
That's a fair point. Although div's are not completely necessary for this purpose from a functional perspective, the standard definitely allows one to understand/create the layout of the page more efficiently.
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by orky56 13y ago
"Brutally" not only refers to the force applied during the conversation but also the lack of escalation in communicating the sentiment. There is a difference between being passive/aggressive or subtle and giving constructive
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by orky56 13y ago
The "you are stupid" sentiment comes from this statement: "like moths for bad ideas." To come up with stupid ideas is one thing but to have a natural disposition towards bad ideas is perhaps the definition of stupid. I p
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New federal rules require healthier school snacks(cnn.com)
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by orky56 13y ago
As long as revenue is still getting to Apple, Apple should encourage an environment where users are maximizing their utility from playing games they enjoy and using apps they like. This can only be done by understanding who the person is an
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by orky56 13y ago
This creates opportunities for games themselves to showcase your rank relative to your social network. This is more meaningful and naturally reinforces engagement within the game, something the game developer cares more about than Apple.
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by orky56 13y ago
The great thing is that Google has replaced their old Featuring concept with 2 sections of slots based on a recommendation algorithm. It recommends you a particular game/app based on what you have already installed on your device and o
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by orky56 13y ago
The killer app would be to combine mail from snail mail & email into a single product. For the snail mail side, some OCR, recognizing places/dates/etc. (the way gmail does), & attaching images of the snail mail to the thread should
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Ask HN: Best resource for know which language to use
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by orky56 14y ago
Wow this reminds of this video: http://vimeo.com/40000072 This generation has not lost their innovative spirit!
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by orky56 14y ago
USPS is an institution that provides a low margin business to the masses. The majority of mail is not the glamorous packages that can demand shipping rates in the $20-$50 range. It's the letter-sized envelopes and mailers that ensure that
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by orky56 14y ago
I think it's important to understand the difference between hacking the problem versus hacking the solution. One will get you to product market fit while the other will get you to your minimum viable product. Reminds me of the old Zappos st
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by orky56 14y ago
If anyone would like to team up, I'd definitely be interested. Heavy Evernote user here.

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