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by pxlpshr 18y ago
I down voted it because ideas are a dime a dozen, and social networks had already come to be prior to Fb. I google ThinkComputer and very little substance comes up. I google the book, and very little substance comes up. I honestly don't thi
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
I agree, I'm an obsessive editor and usually make multiple revisions to comments I leave on various blogs, HN, forums, etc. I should probably get in the habit of writing in a doc first, but I don't really feel like putting in the extra step
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
Absolutely agree with you on all points. I've been saying this for a few years too, and you see it happening now with cloud computing replacing IT guys in startups. I'm actually very happy this is occurring because more than 50% of the time
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
I'm particularly fond of Quake Live because a) I was heavy into competitive gaming back in the day and b) I dropped everything in my life and moved to California to work for the startup whose products influenced the creation of Quake Live.
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
Obviously! Next time I'll be sure to be more explicit.
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
What do you have that relies on future performance? It's not a matter of what's available but rather how one treats risk. I expect experts to have more sensibility than to bet the entire financial well-being of a company, employees, and p
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
If you find a creative way to do a neat hedge that solves risk problems for a bunch of customers... I definitely understand where you're coming from but "creative financial instruments" sounds awfully familiar. And hedge funds closed door
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
Good argument and I agree with you, but by my point is more focused on recent actions in regard to the socialization of risk and privatization of reward. My comment aside, I definitely appreciate the value of honest financial gurus. To your
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
Once again it's worth clarifying the stats driving this article only reflect FREE apps. I really wish someone would print a more fact-driven, less-sensationalized article on the AppStore. I know I'm expecting WAYYY to much our of popular me
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
My dad always wanted me to be a finance geek, "he who manages the money, makes the money" as he would say. In my eyes, it's a self-serving statement and a prime example of the economy taking a left turn into the deep end. When 'managing' is
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
Of the new fonts they recommend, I actually really like Calibri which is included in Vista, Office 2007 and Office 2008 for Mac. I wouldn't rely on it solely as the safe assumption is only ~40% +/- 10 of your audience has it, but hopefully
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
Wow, a great presentation that really quantifies how insane the appstore economy is. I think we might be bucking one or two trends mentioned in the deck, but for the most part we've had our share of success and failure with various app pric
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
I understand, it was a cynical comment about marketing. :)
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
Obnoxious isn't a marketing concept.
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
I think that's a slightly cynical view. While I can certainly appreciate and relate to the distaste for SEM/SEO gaming, their article for how to play the guitar is a very newb-friendly summary and a lot better than 90% of the sites out ther
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
Absolutely agree! One of the best things I learned coming out of a failed video game startups (we had one win, our multiplayer tech is powering Quake Live :P) was the importance of positive and negative feedback for building an addictive co
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
This is a great article and I considered doing this last summer when we were trying to get the mobile app company going. I can particularly relate with 'creative' freelancers who feel the effects of social isolation. Here's another approach
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
Entrepreneur, designer, and tech proficient, a former hacker in my youth. Switched to design during web 1.0.
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
Great article, finally some commentary on the "other" side of the AppStore's hit-driven economy. Just about every aspect in this article I can attest to having delt with. We're having modest success but we've got a long road ahead of us. Cr
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
No salary, everyone has stake in profits. The 'creator' retains 100% of his product's ip. If a partner is no longer interested in working on a product, he loses his profit share. It's the best approach I've found for a boutique shop to mini
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
I just struggled with how to best structure our company in regard to apple's financial cycle and payout for appstore developers. I bootstrapped the company's initial costs as the founder, and the partners are paid in profit share (initially
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
Here's another side of the story from someone who jumped on board the AppStore this summer. http://appcubby.com/blog/files/the_experiment.html Less kool-aid, more reality.
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
How many years has it been since there was a blind or deaf musician on top charts? :)
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
I think that's a little arrogant of a stance but that's not to say I don't agree with some of your points in you first post. In my experience, I think you should consider working on your verbal communication skills. Nothing turns me (more i
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
Auto-tune has been in use for a long time, I guess America is finally waking up to its pop-u-liciuos facade? Lets hope so. MTV ruined music when they made presentation more important than sound. Music was great in the past-time because radi
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
A good PR firm works to maintain a very personal and trusting relationship with major news outlets, including the popular blogs and web presences. While there are a lot of bad PR firms out there you should avoid, a good firm is extremely va
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
How many delusional entrepreneurs have you met? How many have you met that have poured their life savings and dreams into an idea? I've met a quite a few in the few years I've been doing this, and sometimes the stress will make a person bre
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
The desperation of some entrepreneurs is actually quite scary (especially now), and when it's mixed with transparent access to the gatekeepers and power players — it seems only a matter of time before an wantra/entrepreneur takes rejection
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
Wow this is pretty awesome, our small team has been focused on the base app and utility but we're definitely now looking around for tools like to take our apps to the next level. I think the next 6 months will be interesting for the AppStor
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by pxlpshr 18y ago
Yeah it did and that's my point — the name doesn't fit.

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