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3D Doodler – Pen that writes in three dimensions(youtube.com)
1 points by petenixey 12y ago|0 comments
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Why Startups Should Use Marketing as Sonar(peternixey.com)
3 points by petenixey 12y ago|0 comments
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by petenixey 12y ago
Replying here because I can't go any deeper... @jacquesm You make a good point. I wanted to show that even a product as tremendously successful as Basecamp can still find local minimas where nobody wants it. However as you say, I'
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by petenixey 12y ago
I literally just added a paragraph in to clarify that. I'm not sure I understand your question though, could you rephrase it?
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by petenixey 12y ago
Perhaps I didn't express it very well but I was actually making exactly the opposite point. That 37Signals is excellent at marketing but had they not been they might have never discovered the niche for Basecamp. Marketing doesn't
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Counterpoint to Jessica L’s advice: Why Startups Should use Marketing as Sonar(peternixey.com)
1 points by petenixey 12y ago|6 comments
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by petenixey 12y ago
I think that the premise of Hubspot is similar but also that it's way overpowered for SMBs. FWIW I've seen exactly the same confusion that you describe in small businesses. I worked with the Yellow Pages for a while and went out i
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Introducing Objectives, Goals and Strategies(peternixey.com)
1 points by petenixey 12y ago|0 comments
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by petenixey 12y ago
FWIW I agree with all the UX feedback but think that the name's great. I wouldn't change it. Also you've got brand equity in it now it would be hard to argue that with zero marketing budget you could outdo it at this stage (p
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by petenixey 12y ago
Slow is so more infuriating - as perfectly illustrated by this Oatmeal... http://theoatmeal.com/comics/no_internet
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by petenixey 12y ago
I was just thinking the same thing as I re-read my comment. It is a false dichotomy and it was badly phrased. The reason I asked it though is that if this is being used as a tool then it takes away from the real problem. I have no doubt tha
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by petenixey 12y ago
A lot of the press I saw about this case focussed on allegations of sexism. However reading the release, the gender of the injured party seems to be independent and unrelated to the injustices which relate instead to the apparently inapprop
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by petenixey 12y ago
joshdance is right. I'm not undecided as whether it's obnoxious but I wanted to see how it worked out as a way to encourage sharing. I'd not seen it done before and so I wanted to experiment. FWIW so far it's not massive
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by petenixey 12y ago
I have to agree with that Mark. However there is (or a least should be) a difference between writing something and committing something. It can be hard to hold a manager off when you've got "functional code that's still a bit
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by petenixey 13y ago
Being around other high quality founders. Having done YC I would say that that is by far the best takeaway from it and I think every other alum would say the same. Good quality founders give you access to experience and perspective that you
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by petenixey 13y ago
Startup founding is not really an innate skill, it's about getting better at the plethora of different skills you need to found and lead a company. What really makes a good startup founder is a prior startup founder. Ergo the more you
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Human species "may split in two" due to a dependence on technology(news.bbc.co.uk)
2 points by petenixey 13y ago|0 comments
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by petenixey 13y ago
Thanks Patrick. I guess I'll try some sweet talking.
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Ask HN: Have you had a massive bill from the California Franchise Tax Board?
14 points by petenixey 13y ago|10 comments
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Facebook drones to offer low-cost net access(bbc.co.uk)
19 points by petenixey 13y ago|7 comments
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by petenixey 13y ago
The problem though is that if there is even a chance a service will be shut down (with a year's notice or otherwise) then on a financial basis alone, the cost savings up to that point will be drowned out by the switching cost. I agree
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by petenixey 13y ago
This is purely anecdotal however I've been doing Rails dev (and prior to that Javascript, PHP and even Matlab) for 14 years and I have only a vague grasp how most of that list works. That's not because I'm lazy or scared or e
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by petenixey 13y ago
(sorry for sidetracking the excellent piece but...) When I examine the ~13,000 hours I've spent programming I find it hilarious that interviews should centre around algorithmic problems. I've been guilty of it myself and failing F
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by petenixey 13y ago
I donated earlier today and I wish you the very best. Please also don't feel bad about taking advantage of this opportunity at the top of Hacker News and add a clear link in at the top of your blog post saying "You can donate here
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by petenixey 13y ago
I have half paid attention to this space but can never quite figure out what everything does. Xero has an app which scans receipts but as far as I can tell doesn't do expenses. Shoeboxed does tonnes of stuff with receipts (including pa
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Python's Pass-By-Object-Reference, as explained by Philip K. Dick(robertheaton.com)
1 points by petenixey 13y ago|0 comments
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by petenixey 13y ago
Pfft. What a silly request. This is an entirely different application. Should we expect an upcoming blog post from 53 complaining that Crayola has released a new product entitled "Pencil"? If you want to protect your name, use a p
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by petenixey 13y ago
It really doesn't anywhere except after that particular event.
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by petenixey 13y ago
that's basically exactly what I'm thinking as the solution, yes
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by petenixey 13y ago
Leaving the house compromises my physical security. Your comment is easy and throwaway and I think you probably already what I'm about to say but life is a balancing act between security and utility. The web and history are littered wi

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