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The Reverse Freemium Business Model(nivi.com)
1 points by sajid 16y ago|0 comments
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by sajid 16y ago
On a more constructive note, you're better off providing a service like this to non-developers. It's a much bigger market and the product has already been validated by startups like wufoo.com
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by sajid 16y ago
I don't think this solves a problem any developer has. It's fairly trivial to process web forms.
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by sajid 16y ago
What users don't realise is that Facebook could pay people to use the site and still make money.
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by sajid 16y ago
It's a big market and there are no network effects in play. There's plenty of room for more than one player.
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How Google’s Algorithm Rules the Web(wired.com)
1 points by sajid 16y ago|0 comments
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Hello World or Καλημέρα κόσμε or こんにちは世界(plan9.bell-labs.com)
1 points by sajid 16y ago|0 comments
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by sajid 16y ago
The above is an explanation as to why the prices in New York and London are always in sync. But the direct answer to your question is that the rise in the share price is shown relative to the closing price on the day before. And the LSE clo
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by sajid 16y ago
LON.BP * 187.87M = NYSE.BP * 3.13B * $/£ The LHS represent the market cap of BP at the LSE, the RHS the market of BP at the NYSE. Both sides should be approximately equal because 40% of BP shares are listed in London and 39% in New York.
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The Inside Story: How Yahoo Bought Associated Content(businessinsider.com)
7 points by sajid 16y ago|0 comments
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Behind Foursquare and Gowalla: The great check-in battle(wired.co.uk)
1 points by sajid 16y ago|0 comments
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Market Timing Is A Skill Not Luck(altgate.com)
1 points by sajid 16y ago|0 comments
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by sajid 16y ago
Yes, it's typical practice. If the other potential hires are experienced startup employees then their willingness to take even larger cuts is a very good signal. Of course, it doesn't mean anything if they're fresh out of college or haven't
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by sajid 16y ago
Get a cofounder, there must be many good candidates in your CS class.
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by sajid 16y ago
There are a countable number of countable numbers between any two uncountable ones. But there are an uncountable number of uncountable numbers between any two countable ones.
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by sajid 16y ago
In both cases, the investor typically has the option to seek repayment or convert. The conversion would be at the valuation you agreed for the note.
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by sajid 16y ago
I reached the opposite conclusion, Google traffic probably results in fewer page views because users find what they're looking for sooner. This would imply that Google returns better targeted search results.
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A Critical History of Computer Graphics and Animation(design.osu.edu)
1 points by sajid 16y ago|0 comments
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How to Afford Anything(kenrockwell.com)
140 points by sajid 16y ago|118 comments
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by sajid 16y ago
I always wondered how they shot the season finale of House MD with a Canon 5D, now I know. Summary: DSLRs can't autofocus when shooting video. On movie sets there are people hired to pull focus manually, so it's not a problem for Hollywood.
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by sajid 16y ago
If you're on friendly terms with your cofounder then it's just a question of reaching an agreement both sides are happy with. The best option would be along the lines of what davidu has suggested. If you're not on friendly terms then it's b
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by sajid 16y ago
What's with all these random people posting open letters to Mark Zuckerberg? Delusions of grandeur seem to be running rampant...
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by sajid 16y ago
This is an odd decision. The Shopify story seems to be consistent with both the letter and spirit of the P&P series. It's consistent with the literal interpretation of the rules because they state "didn't take VC" and not "didn't take f
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by sajid 16y ago
It's not really an angel investment either. Just like a VC, an angel typically hopes to cash out at some point in the future via an acquisition or IPO. In this case, the investor received common stock. Which means he hopes to generate a ret
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by sajid 16y ago
The Robin Li anecdote is pretty misguided. Letting your share price determine the level of your goals is not a good example of setting objectives correctly, Warren Buffett would be horrified.
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by sajid 16y ago
Read this: http://venturehacks.com/articles/elevator-pitch And then this: http://venturehacks.com/articles/deck
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by sajid 16y ago
Slide has 15M monthly users on Facebook (Zynga has 222M). Slide missed the whole gaming trend, which was a serious mistake. Games seem to be the only sustainable app model on Facebook.
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by sajid 16y ago
Lenovo Thinkpad X series: http://shop.lenovo.com/us/notebooks/thinkpad/x-series Superb build quality, ultraportable (< 3 lbs), long battery life (up to 11hrs).
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by sajid 16y ago
That's not his profile, it's his Facebook 'page'. His profile is here: http://www.facebook.com/zuck It's pretty open ... he's got his birthday on there for example. And his last posting was yesterday at 9.53am.
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by sajid 16y ago
Smart people learning from each other? I don't think that's allowed on the interwebs.

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