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by sachinag 16y ago
All stores were originally St. Louis Bread Co's (at least as far away as Chicago/Evanston back in 1996 or 97 or so), but they adopted the Panera name outside the area as they expanded.
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by sachinag 16y ago
Would love to know why you went this route.
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by sachinag 16y ago
And an attached pub in your case. :)
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by sachinag 16y ago
On the contrary! We need more new angels. Your perspective would be most valuable. I always thought that new angels start as followers, then become leaders. Is this your path, or are you happy being a follower for the forseeable future?
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by sachinag 16y ago
This may be the way it's supposed to work, but at least on my Devour, it doesn't "feel" that way. The only way to make the device responsive - and to stop apps from hanging - is to use ATK on a regular basis, multiple times a day. I don't
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by sachinag 16y ago
If you don't want to run AdSense ads, Microsoft's AdCenter allows (I believe) more customization with look and feel: https://advertising.microsoft.com/publisher
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by sachinag 16y ago
And I could make an argument that your userbase is more likely to ignore/block ads (although my guess is that you're serving the ad itself, so AdBlock wouldn't work). I've had a fair amount of experience experimenting with all sorts of onli
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by sachinag 16y ago
Last time I checked, it was illegal in the United States to work for a for-profit company for free ("volunteer"), which is clearly what this guy did. Now if Boxee/Spark has a legal opinion saying otherwise, great. (Even better if my crapp
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by sachinag 16y ago
That's a $4.23 CPM if my math is right, based on $5,000/1182204 qualified page views in April. That's awfully high.
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by sachinag 16y ago
I would love to hear how you were introduced to this opportunity and what was exciting and what were your concerns as you considered it.
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by sachinag 16y ago
Yay! It's exciting to see all these cool new Gmail plugins; first Rapportive, now Syphir. Quick review: Rules are like Filters, but better. I do wish I could apply them to messages already in my inbox. (I added one to have anything that
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by sachinag 16y ago
I believe this is the more correct comparison: http://siteanalytics.compete.com/duckduckgo.com+ask.com/
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by sachinag 16y ago
A full list of all the tools/services you used for this project would be most welcome. I've got: Twilio, PayPal WPP, Spreedly, Fiverr, and whoever your host is.
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by sachinag 16y ago
Patrick, first of all, congrats! One thought - this is something that's very valuable, but I do hope that you've considered selling this (at full price) as an addition to existing reservation systems. Asking service professionals to switch
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by sachinag 16y ago
If you're a hacker and want to work at an interesting, funded startup in Boston, there are about a million jobs here. Everyone here is hurting for good technical talent. Just today, I had lunch with an executive at a company that is just
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by sachinag 16y ago
You don't need mentors to have your company take off. You need a good idea, the ability (which includes runway, meaning cash) to execute, and the wisdom to learn from your mistakes. If you're a decent engineer with a little saved up, all
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by sachinag 16y ago
Spreedly just finished their crowdsourced funding on Kickstarter on May 6. I have to presume that they've had some lawyers help out since then. I'd really love to see what they came up with to find a clear path. If there really is a viab
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by sachinag 16y ago
Not true. Dirty little secret - you can roll forward the expiration on a credit card with impunity. The expirations are because the magnetic strips wear, not for any security.
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by sachinag 16y ago
This is cute. Not even Chargify or Recurly support[1] the "standard" (as far as I know), and they have vaults! Show me a list of other gateways that support the standard, and then maybe you can get the big boys on board. I used to work in
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by sachinag 16y ago
Really? There isn't a link to http://www.octopart.com here? Goddammit folks! Go find your parts on Octopart and help a YC company out.
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by sachinag 16y ago
The birther stuff, in particular, is a great example of nonsense that perpetuates. On a policy level, we were hijacked by the death panel nonsense. Debate the public option and minimum coverage requirements and subsidies - sure - but the
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by sachinag 16y ago
I'm a non-technical founder who's founded one startup, joined another, and am now an Advisor at TechStars - before I go back to B school to get an MBA. And that's after I did a business degree in undergrad. To me, getting an MBA is all a
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by sachinag 16y ago
Anyvite is a YC company. Their Tweetvite service - http://twvt.us - is baller. I've never actually used the old-school Anyvite service.
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by sachinag 16y ago
Wow, Dan's linkbait shows up here on HN. Never thought I'd see the day. Well played, Martell, wherever you are.
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by sachinag 16y ago
Ha, looks like Bryan owes you a beer for this ringing endorsement. :) There are a number of reasons why it can be that complicated - doesn't always have to be, but I think you are the exception rather than the rule. First, most people just
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by sachinag 16y ago
This is true. But it precludes you from doing two-click checkouts on the second transaction (wink wink) and real users really don't have a problem whipping out their credit cards on a new site.
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by sachinag 16y ago
Wow, top story on HN. Thanks, folks! I wanted to call out a number of things I glossed over to see if it's worth doing a follow up or seventeen: * Personal guarantee. Most merchant account providers require a personal guarantee. I s
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by sachinag 16y ago
I'm pretty convinced MySpace will have a non-trivial comeback. They've made exceptional non-technical hiring decisions of late (Tony Adam, Sean Percival, etc.) and if they have any technical capabilities left, they're going to be OK.
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by sachinag 17y ago
Oh, for fuck's sake. We're not hurting for a lack of angels because of the accredited investor rules. We're hurting for a lack of angels because there aren't a lot of people who are willing to cut checks to young companies without revenue
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by sachinag 17y ago
Single: 1x return (100% ROI), confusingly 2x back on what was invested. This means a triple is a 300% return, or 4x back what was invested. A home run is a 400% return or better, or 5x back what was invested. Along those lines, Save: mon

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