stevenj

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by stevenj 16y ago
For the most part, I think Apple's products are wonderful. And what Jobs & co. have done over the last 14 years or so has been absolutely amazing. But I think Apple would be even better with Woz.
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by stevenj 16y ago
For the average user, that seems like an overly complicated thing.
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by stevenj 16y ago
To get me to change social networks, Google will have to convince my friends to switch; especially my close ones, as using Facebook to communicate with many of them has replaced email.
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by stevenj 16y ago
What I'm thinking of is much simpler than that.
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Ask HN: App ideas?
5 points by stevenj 16y ago|6 comments
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by stevenj 16y ago
>e.g. pushing Mercedes ads to a person whose friends all drive Porsches That's a small demographic, in my opinion. The bigger pie are the people who are actively seeking out information about Mercedes via search. But if I'm searching le
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by stevenj 16y ago
I think it's strange that Google is going after social. Search isn't going away. It's here to stay. Will search become social? I tend to think it won't. But if it does, I think it'll only be a small component and it'll occur in niches. For
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by stevenj 16y ago
Would love an invite! stevenj134@gmail.com
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by stevenj 16y ago
"Good artists copy, great artists steal." -Picasso Jobs is an artist. Ballmer isn't.
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by stevenj 16y ago
You really don't have to worry about competition until you get users/customers. For the most part, people copy (or at least pay close attention to) what people buy/use. Though, perhaps people prefer to be in stealth mode until they get some
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by stevenj 16y ago
Cool, I'd be interested in seeing it. Perhaps you'll show it on HN?
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by stevenj 16y ago
I haven't read it yet, but I've heard good things about "Do More Faster": http://www.amazon.com/Do-More-Faster-TechStars-Accelerate/dp...
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by stevenj 16y ago
I found it interesting (though not surprising) that the entrepreneur Branson admires most is Steve Jobs. http://twitter.com/richardbranson/status/53092854683287552
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by stevenj 16y ago
Why don't you work on it now and work on something else at startup weekend? I ask because I think you should take advantage of your eagerness.
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by stevenj 16y ago
Perhaps people could put a list of submissions (links) they thought were good, but went largely unnoticed by HN, in their profiles. For example, it could look like this: My overlooked submissions list, from newest to oldest (last updated: x
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by stevenj 16y ago
Honestly, I don't think there's much to improve with online social networks. If there is, then Facebook will build it. Instead, I think people should think about how to improve people's offline social lives, perhaps via online means. You co
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by stevenj 16y ago
I was wondering if he spent $100,000 to develop it before it became a success. I'm not sure. I think I read that he released parts of the game as he went? In a sense he marketed it as he went, which seems like a good strategy. One that coul
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by stevenj 16y ago
What's the game?
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Ask HN: What are you working on?
46 points by stevenj 16y ago|95 comments
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by stevenj 16y ago
What about Minecraft?
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by stevenj 16y ago
There's a saying in team sports along the lines of, "Players play the game; Coaches coach." Employees play the game (ie do the work), but I think a good manager/leader can make a big difference. Sure, Michael Jordan was a great basketball p
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by stevenj 16y ago
I believe OM Malik (gigaom.com) took funding, but I'm not able to find the source right now. I'm not sure if any of the other major ones did too -- TechCrunch, Engadget, The Next Web, Venture Beat, etc.
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The most ridiculous job interview questions(management.fortune.cnn.com)
9 points by stevenj 16y ago|39 comments
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by stevenj 16y ago
That was an interesting read. And thanks for not having a graphic-heavy or obscure blog theme.
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by stevenj 16y ago
Printer-friendly version: http://www.inc.com/magazine/20110401/can-rob-kalin-scale-ets...
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by stevenj 16y ago
HN is HN.
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The Problem With Microsoft...(tech.fortune.cnn.com)
7 points by stevenj 16y ago|1 comments
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by stevenj 16y ago
I think it'll have a moderately successful exit (i.e. it'll get acquired for more than $41MM).
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by stevenj 16y ago
Which companies does he think are the most promising? Is he going to invest in any?
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by stevenj 16y ago
Isn't startup investing mostly about picking the big winners and not worrying too much about what valuation you get in at? If that's the case, wasn't your error not thinking dropbox would be a big winner?

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