sbowles

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by sbowles 13y ago
There is also https://www.futurelearn.com/ , which is a consortium of primarily British universities.
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by sbowles 16y ago
Wow, I’m so sorry to hear that. My husband is actually quitting his awesome, well-paid job so we can move back to SF because he really believes in me and my business. Long distance relationships are initially scary, but you can pull it off
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by sbowles 16y ago
I am a woman and I applied for this round along with my male co-founder. I'm moving back to SF from LA at the end of this year, specifically because I recognize it is a better location for my startup. Although I still have a decent network
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by sbowles 16y ago
If we are on the same flight, happy to share a cab. Once you figure out your flight schedule, email me.
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by sbowles 16y ago
Good question. I'm flying in from LA. I would definitely stick around for a party or two afterwards if I knew about 'em in advance.
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by sbowles 16y ago
I agree it is tough to be a band in the era of digital music. I’ll have to respectfully disagree about whether or not our venture is foolhardy. We are early days, but the multiple discussions we’ve had with one major label have been respect
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by sbowles 16y ago
I get the concern about inciting the wrath of music labels. However, can you elaborate on your comment in footnote 5? Is there an unofficial policy of avoiding music startups, or just an extra special sanity check? What if the startup pre-c
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by sbowles 16y ago
For that reason specifically, I think they would have some serious hassle from the FCC if they wanted to bring a phone to market.
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by sbowles 16y ago
On behalf of my fellow Canadians in the US, I can safely say most of us are simply opportunists.
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by sbowles 16y ago
I think this is a dangerous assertion, and I say this as someone who didn’t finish college and did pretty well financially in the end (alas no successful exits, only market-rate Bay Area startup wages). Only the super motivated, talented, b