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The Art of Execution(blog.guykawasaki.com)
10 points by sbraford 20y ago|4 comments
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Do It Now (annoying ads; good content)(stevepavlina.com)
5 points by sbraford 20y ago|0 comments
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by sbraford 20y ago
the jetpacked guy invited me to do a guest post on his blog - why not share some news.YC goodness with his readership? =)
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by sbraford 20y ago
yeah, what's that pimp YC startup that's doing a PC file synchronization app?
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by sbraford 20y ago
True. Link baiting is pretty hard though. I don't perceive linkbait as a derogatory term, on the contrary. PG's "Microsoft is Dead" essay is the epitome of great linkbait. =)
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by sbraford 20y ago
Has anyone here worked with an offshore dev team as part of a startup or software project? I'd love to hear some first-hand accounts.
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by sbraford 20y ago
you mean now, or what i'd be doing in the 80 hours? i'm a developer/entrepreneur. i don't hate what i a do; i love it. i hate working for people who make it annoying/hard/painful to do the work they want me to do.
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by sbraford 20y ago
Yes, to work 80 I'd better damn near have a crapload of equity. OR, it's gotta be a YouTube, Facebook, or some other really hot startup with tons of growth and potential. (not another also ran like a good chunk of Web 2.0 startups are beco
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by sbraford 20y ago
Are you sure you didn't pay for that off of ReviewMe.com? j/k That's a great writeup! Weebly is pimp.
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by sbraford 20y ago
When I think of a data warehouse, I think of a huuuuuge database to rule all databases. This sounds more just like one big database. (I used to be a mini-DBA at SBC, which reportedly had the 2nd largest commercial data warehouse in the wor
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by sbraford 20y ago
I, for one, welcome our new geek humor overlords.
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by sbraford 20y ago
Picking a brand new domain does usually seem to be the best bet. Net marketing guru John Reese has a tale of how he sold his first domain for $1,000. After the paperwork was signed, the domain broker let him in on a secret. He was actuall
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by sbraford 20y ago
Impressive. =) I bet most people assume it's getting a lot less traffic than that. Perhaps it's the font, or the community? It just "seems" small, even though it's clearly not.
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How to Get Higher P/E Multiples for a Site You Might Sell(tropicalseo.com)
3 points by sbraford 20y ago|2 comments
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by sbraford 20y ago
How did it work out? Can you share any links?
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by sbraford 20y ago
hey mojuba, sure. it was kind of like what's being described in this thread. the difference was that the creators wanted to somehow compensate (with stock) both all of the people who submitted ideas / feedback. you can't do that though with
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by sbraford 20y ago
Right, but how good is their app after 3 months? Not very. There are always exceptions to every rule though, re: the original point. i.e. MySpace. Talk about crappy technology (or so it would seem; they've managed to scale well), and a ha
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by sbraford 20y ago
Nathan - yes, exactly. I think there's a huge market for something like this. Not to mention partnering up with other big boys in the space to leverage their networks / customers.
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by sbraford 20y ago
oh, good point! i just meant, if you are on the fence about whether or not to do it... do not share the idea with someone that has a 100% chance of shooting you down at a critical stage. startup lore is riddle with ideas that were ridicule
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by sbraford 20y ago
You created a user named "railssucks" just to post this?
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80 Hours a Week ... For What?(onwebapps.com)
8 points by sbraford 20y ago|8 comments
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by sbraford 20y ago
Both Bill Gates & Steve Jobs have said in interviews they read Engadget =) What I wonder is if Bill Gates has read PG's Microsoft is Dead essay... Any top Microsofties in da house...? (yah, right.. =)
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by sbraford 20y ago
perusing new.ycombinator lately has made me think this would be a good idea as well. i'm moving to SF soon though so i don't think it'll be that big of a problem. eHarmony though? ugh. they are certainly good at spamming you to death for
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by sbraford 20y ago
also don't share it with any negative nancies you know. i.e. the kind of people who find every reason why something won't work. when you look at their accomplishments, it's always... nothing.
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by sbraford 20y ago
You mean Scribd?
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by sbraford 20y ago
(warning: sorry, off-topic a bit here...) hey nathan - glad to find you on here. (it's Shanti) I've been meaning to tell you... is your model a hosted one? One space that Google (nor Sprout) will ever dominate is a software model where you
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by sbraford 20y ago
If web development is so easy, why is the poster posting here instead of simply "whipping up" a competing application? Why do hundreds of kids bother applying to YCombinator? Can't they just whip up a webapp in a few months? Yes - web dev i
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by sbraford 20y ago
Have you guys heard of The Business Experiment? It was trying to do a lot of what's being described here. I also tried to do something similar back in the day, a kind of "human capital investment group." What any "group" that gets together
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by sbraford 20y ago
"There's a big difference between a restaruant and craigslist." Awesome point. I'm in the same boat to a degree -- I have several businesses that throw off a combined $3-5k per month in cashflow. Nothing to sneeze at, but you have to star
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by sbraford 20y ago
I'm surprised more sites don't do something like this. Apparently just adding the Alexa Site Stats Widget to your site can bump your alexa ranking by 10-20% or more for smaller sites. It's really the fault of Text-Link-Ads, ReviewMe, blogge

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