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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
It blows my mind how many companies still eagerly work with coupon sites given this has been true for over a decade.
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
Pretty horrible outcome for anyone who got in on their IPO ($21/share) just 4 years ago. It's kind of a fitting end for mostly a sham company. The business model was shaky at best, mostly just milking first page rankings all over
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
It's surprising how well spam tactics from a decade ago still work in US SERPs honestly.
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
The problem with this is there is a whole industry around what is called 'negative SEO' which has basically defeated the purpose of these reporting tools. It goes like this. You want to hurt a competitor so you hire an SEO agency
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
I'm not a huge fan of the founders or the overall biz model (if there was one) but when they raised a bunch of money they did have pretty solid traction with users and that can sometimes be enough for VCs to take a gamble. $15m was ent
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What do Unicorn Companies have in common? [data visualization](sage.co.uk)
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
$30k is very solid.[0] The majority of relo packages are in the $10k range for non-exec employees. Relocation packages, in general, have been on the decline since 2008. I would suggest doing a little more research on the tax implications of
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
> When I was at Bloomberg, I used to cringe when startup founders would show up in hoodies, essentially destroying their credibility before the meeting even started. I understand you can't roll in looking like a slob but I have to t
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
If you're buying expired domains you'd be wise to learn a little bit about how to spot google penalties. It would suck to buy a domain where a bunch of shady SEO had been done by the previous owner. It will make ranking in google
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Lawsuit claims SnapChat hasn’t been honest about its pre-IPO performance metrics(techcrunch.com)
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
At this point, advertisers just assume some level of fraud is part of the deal with any platform. As long as you're hitting your target ROI than advertising on still makes sense.
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German Economist Calling Time on Capitalism(theguardian.com)
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Berlin Removals Startup Just Keeps Getting Money(techcrunch.com)
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
School that I went to also has been on a building spree for the past 20 years. I'm sure a lot of the spending is necessary, but seeing things like mega-gyms and amphitheaters being built with student tuition is ridiculous. The irony is
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Ask HN: Best MOOC or Tutorial After Reading Nate Silver's Signal and the Noise
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
I had read the article but didn't see the video. Happy I came across this, really amazing stuff. Obviously, real life is way more complicated. But why don't we see antibiotic resistance happening faster in the wild, as the video w
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
Agreed, the cartels are just reacting to an increase in demand for heroin.
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Elizabeth Holmes is finally presenting her technology to scientists(techcrunch.com)
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
I'm really curious about this as well. I find it hard to believe all the employees would be willing to help them cover anything up at this point. Maybe the extreme, cult-like nature of Theranos is going to be the next story to drop. Or
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
How would this affect affiliate tracking on a site like Kayak or priceline? Wouldn't it scrub over the affiliate id? Seems like that could be a major headache for sites that use URLs to track referrals/sales.
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
Not sure if scam is the right word. Everyone is capable of deluding themselves into believing their current, morally questionable actions will be seen as justified in the future (when everything works, out of course). I'm sure even Ber
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
Yes, I love their chips and salsa. Truly a feel good product.
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
nvm, just saw your note. Good deal, happy you caught it!
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
It just seemed odd that a story with 12 upvotes and 4 comments couldn't be found in the top 200 within 2 hours of posting. I see now it's made it to the front page. I'm assuming maybe this had to do with too many ppl posting
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
That's one way of looking at it. I guess my point was more, understand your real challenge is going to be acquisition costs going in and focus on that. With that mentality, it's likely you try to have a very low burn rate and domi
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
Seems as though the story has been spiked. Kind of disappointing from YC, considering they promote learning from failure.
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
High acquisition cost, low margin businesses are really hard. This is why it'll take another decade to dethrone craigslist. All these businesses are great ideas with great solutions, the problem comes down to an unsustainable acquisiti
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
As with all economic data, hard to tell what is what. Coming out of a horrible recession, I have to think a lot of people are still trying to get their head above water, which could be preventing more discretionary spending.
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
Great, so the banks can loan more money to people who can't afford anything.
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by rcarrigan87 10y ago
Unlike corporations, people don't hoard their money. They spend it. So this is a good thing for everyone long-term.

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