petegrif

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   by petegrif 15y ago

   http://www.betanews.com/joewilco.. . I would recommend this piece for those who wish to see the problems that a small innovative company can have even with patent protection. Without such protection they would have been left with nothing -
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   by petegrif 15y ago

   I'm sorry but I truly don't understand the relevance to my argument.
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   by petegrif 15y ago

   Thanks for the vote - it was indeed an attempt to make a serious point. I didn't actually forget 'first mover advantage' I simply didn't list it there because it isn't considered a form of IP protection. The problem I think with your posit
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   by petegrif 15y ago

   I think the problem here stems from the fact that people talk as if "software" were one homogenous entity. But as we all know - it isn't. Some software is trivial and some isn't. Some represents a trifling investment and some a huge inve
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   by petegrif 16y ago

   extremely cool
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   by petegrif 16y ago

   brilliant
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   by petegrif 16y ago

   I have a different theory. When it comes to seriously major ambitions e.g. PGA tour, chess GM forget 10,000 hours because it is way simpler - if at first you don't succeed...give up. You probably don't have the freakish level of god given
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   by petegrif 16y ago

   If we set aside for a moment the worthy and edifying nature of education and focus on today's cost Thiel has a legitimate point. In a world in which employment opportunities are shrinking taking on a huge amount of debt for a qualification
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   by petegrif 16y ago

   No. As the writer points out a more nuanced approach is necessary. IMHO one of the reasons that the 'it's all about execution' meme has become so dominant, particularly in SV, is that VCs won't sign NDAs (for good reason). Hence it is abs
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    by petegrif 16y ago

    Too one sided. "A rising tide raises all ships." The best execution in the world won't save you if you are focused on the wrong thing. In fact great execution in the wrong direction is a menace.
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    by petegrif 16y ago

    Complete and utter bollocks.
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    by petegrif 16y ago

    could you give us some idea on how big your sizable js apps are? I suspect this is a case where quantity does turn into quality. I.e. as continues to get bigger problems morph.
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    by petegrif 16y ago

    depends on the style of language a) imperative 1+1 = 2 (increment) b) functional f(x) = c) object = if you can't see it, it doesn't matter how much math you know
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    Lean Startup theory as a guide to life.

    3 points by petegrif 16y ago|0 comments
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    by petegrif 16y ago

    I think this is absolutely appalling.
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    by petegrif 16y ago

    Terrific piece.
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    by petegrif 16y ago

    That is what I mean. All products answer a question. Unsuccessful ones answer the wrong question. The question may make intellectual sense, it may be tempting - it's just wrong. So you end up with a product without a market. :)
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    by petegrif 16y ago

    IMHO rockmelt (like flock before it) is an elaborately engineered answer to the wrong question - how do we deeply integrate social with browsing? It does indeed so integrate social media aggregation with browsing but the problem is that th
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    by petegrif 16y ago

    not a great signal for Rockmelt then, is it?
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    by petegrif 16y ago

    It is striking that approx 30% would buy. I think that the climate for this kind of purchase is becoming increasingly favorable because of: a) many people regularly buy phone apps b) micropayments and apps stores are becoming familiar I see