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by probe 7y ago
This is super cool! There's definitely an advantage to being a native iMessage vs just sending out texts. Also if I'm understanding correctly, I can also use the API to understand if a message was read or not?
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by probe 7y ago
The landing page for the first one cracked me up haha
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by probe 7y ago
Took bites from the best podcast episodes of the week and compiled into a single 30 min episode! This one is all about coronavirus - from its origin, to why CDC testing was delayed, potential impact on the economy when compared to 2008, and
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Show HN: Compiled podcast about Covid-19. Bites from top podcasts of the week(soundcloud.com)
2 points by probe 7y ago|1 comments
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by probe 7y ago
This is pretty cool, just signed up. Does this take a lot of time? Or do you have a specific note taking process for podcasts?
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by probe 7y ago
He technically has until March of 2020. I still think there’s a chance that he pulls #1 off (SpaceX pulling off human flights in Q1 and re-raises, Airbnb going public as a profitable and defensible business, Uber and rationalization in ride
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by probe 7y ago
"It’s easy to assume from the headlines that Libra is only associated with Facebook, but that is not the case." With the post on.... Facebook.com
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by probe 8y ago
Really fascinating - can you talk a little bit more about your experiences? You always hear about trying moonshots but I’ve never heard someone who went reverse and was happier!
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by probe 8y ago
There’s a good book called Mastery (Robert Greene) on this topic
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by probe 8y ago
"90 percent of Google+ user sessions are less than five seconds". I'd say let's have a moment of silence for Google+, but that is clearly too generous
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by probe 8y ago
The Mythical Man-Month :)
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by probe 8y ago
I don’t have the study on me but there is evidence for that. The key I remember is that men bond over EXPERIENCES and doing things together, while for female-female (and male-female) interactions, just talking on the phone and catching up w
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by probe 8y ago
GrubHub, a direct publicly traded competitor, is profitable and has a market cap of 11.6B (and is growing tremendously). Considering that Uber Eats already has a gross sales run rate larger than GrubHub, I do imagine it's a pretty good
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by probe 8y ago
This partnership could also allow Uber driver partners to basically have another source of income - rebalancing the scooter/bike network and helping with charging (ex. someone drives for Uber Eats, drops off a scooter at pickup restaur
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by probe 8y ago
Can you elaborate more on the Coke and Uber comparison? Why did Coke win and maintain a competitive advantage, was it just brand?
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by probe 8y ago
I think Buffett et all are betting Uber is not “at the top” and still has significant room to grow. If new investors are buying at a 62B (recent tender offer), they’re expecting some level of increase over the next 18 months and when Uber g
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by probe 9y ago
"Specifically, the world’s billionaires – the richest 2,000 people on the planet – saw their wealth increase by a staggering $762 billion in just one year. That’s an average of $381 million apiece. If those billionaires had simply been
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Oxfam’s Excellent Inequality Report(causeandeffect.fm)
2 points by probe 9y ago|1 comments
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by probe 9y ago
The reality of cryonics is a little bit more nuanced than I originally thought. Here's a really good read which changed my mind and puts more color to what Nectome is trying to do - https://waitbutwhy.com/2016/03&#
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Randomness: the Ghost in the Machine? (2014)(3quarksdaily.com)
56 points by probe 9y ago|32 comments
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Bill Gurley 2017 Profile(cnbc.com)
5 points by probe 9y ago|0 comments
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by probe 9y ago
Are they still taking a cut per transaction? I remember they had an arrangement like that with some banks before (but banks weren't happy about it).
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by probe 9y ago
It's just to be honest that you're not hyping up a stock for a pump and dump scheme (see some cryptos). But you're right it doesn't really matter for such a big/liquid stock like TSLA For what it's worth, Discl
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by probe 9y ago
I heard that a16z did something similar when they started - they were willing to pay a significant premium because 1) they had more conviction in their bets and 2) to win deals/access when starting off. Softbank is just doing this on s
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by probe 9y ago
A lot of this is confirmation bias at its finest. Not saying you're wrong, but I think it's naive to assume Tesla has some "secret sauce" - there are equally smart and competent people at Tesla competitors. I would bet t
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by probe 9y ago
If you look a bit further into Chinese history, it makes sense why they're so hesitant of the west - China was literally screwed over by the West for almost a century (see Century of Humiliation, the Opium Wars, Unequal Treaties, havin
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by probe 9y ago
Careful, it's not more expensive for the company, just the financiers. By investing in this SPAC, you're basically willing to 1) eat the fees to bring a unicorn public earlier, and 2) and actually participate in a potentially &quo
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by probe 9y ago
No it's the founders of the SPAC (Chamath et. al) get 20% of the SPAC, which will then be diluted once they merge with the target startup. I do think you do raise a fair question of what stake Chamath et. al should get for sourcing a d
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by probe 9y ago
I'm not sure where you're getting the 20% number...? The ownership stake is dependent on how the negotiations go and how much the company is looking to raise at what valuation/terms. Social Capital will argue a liquidity prem
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by probe 9y ago
Or a company is raising a normal round of funding and this is suddenly a much better option - 1) funding, 2) liquidity in public markets, 3) backing of SC and whatever help they may offer. If I was raising 600M anyways, these added benefits

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