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91.
by porter 12y ago
If they actually cared about their shareholders then they'd also care about their employees and customers.
92.
by porter 12y ago
Wonder why the most successful YC founders are there and not at YC?
93.
by porter 12y ago
Has there even been a market as big and as fast growing as PCs since then?
94.
by porter 12y ago
is there anything else out there that I can pay for now that's like screenhero? This actually looks like something I need, but now I can't sign up.
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by porter 12y ago
This is awesome as a saas owner, but maybe more so as a consumer. I HATE updating my credit card after getting a new number or new expiration date. It's seriously a major pain and I hope everyone I pay ends up using stripe by 2016.
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by porter 12y ago
Sounds like they are targeting a jr programmer who learned java/c++ in school but absolutely loves python in comparison, which is easy to love coming from java or c++. Nothing wrong with that, just sounds like you are not their target
97.
by porter 12y ago
The problem is that most founders would sell for the right price . Everyone's got a price. How do you know what someone will offer you if you don't engage in these conversations?
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by porter 12y ago
People want to do a startup to get rich. Solving interesting problems keeps you motivated, but it's the profit motive that pushes people to actually do a startup. It's the profit motive that drives capitalism, not the "solve
99.
by porter 12y ago
How much do you want to sell it for?
100.
by porter 12y ago
I found a great developer by first finding his open source project. It's a great plan but will probably take a while. What's your skillset look like?
101.
by porter 12y ago
Thanks Patrick, you always write great and actionable content.
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U.S. Oil Firms Stuck in Prisoner's Dilemma(wsj.com)
3 points by porter 12y ago|0 comments
103.
by porter 12y ago
Sure, if you can invest your excess cash into the stock market and earn more than your interest rate on your debt, it's a net win. The problem is that he is ignoring his downside. On a risk-adjusted basis he made a poor decision, which
104.
by porter 12y ago
Hey Patrick, thanks so much for your honesty in all of this. It's never easy talking about things that embarrass us. Not to mention in public . You'll probably get some haters, but just know that I look forward to your annual upd
105.
by porter 12y ago
What are the implications of this?
106.
by porter 12y ago
It also becomes a legitimate problem that a rich innovators become interested in solving. Nothing wrong with that.
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by porter 12y ago
Why hasn't this been done?
108.
by porter 12y ago
A decent product is just entry to the game. It sounds like what made pipedrive successful is AppSumo.
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Startup accelerators are a “a worn-out fad.”(blogs.wsj.com)
2 points by porter 12y ago|0 comments
110.
by porter 12y ago
maybe this is more an argument for taking notes while you read rather than just reading.
111.
by porter 12y ago
What are some good applications of game theory? Where is it used usefully in the real world?
112.
by porter 12y ago
Maybe he'll write essays on being a good parent. Sort of like a being a good startup founder, and likely just as counter-intuitive.
113.
by porter 12y ago
Geez, for all that stress and risk, you might as well start a company.
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by porter 12y ago
For me there are certain mental calculations that take longer to process than others. 2 + 2 is super easy. 7+8 is not as immediate. I need a program like this that learns which calculation take me longer, even if it's just slightly lo
115.
by porter 12y ago
Thanks so much for this. I've been trying to figure out how to create some sort of automated discount like this for a while now without success. Your sales funnel is actually very sophisticated. Do you think infusionsoft is the best au
116.
by porter 12y ago
Does the end of your sales funnel have some sort of scarcity built into it? Or are you basically just linking out to the sales page, to an always available book/course?
117.
by porter 12y ago
What sort of conversion rate do you get on this funnel?
118.
by porter 12y ago
I bought one of your courses a while ago. nice work!
119.
by porter 12y ago
This should be in every econ 101 textbook.
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by porter 12y ago
At first this was surprising, but those questions aren't as hard as they are making them out to be.

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