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by tapp 16y ago
I was actually responding to @rdtsc's comment above: "This calls for another startup -- the funeral startup."
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by tapp 16y ago
There's one in the current YC crop, isn't there? Somebody posted a write-up not to long ago. 1000memories, I believe.
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by tapp 16y ago
One other interesting side effect of FB's aggressive stance on these features that I haven't seen discussed elsewhere is that it makes it progressively harder to be an inactive member. I know many people who have created profiles which they
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by tapp 16y ago
TC's "guess" of 6 million dollars seems excessive for what sounds like a talent acquisition. Would be curious to hear thoughts of those with more experience.
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by tapp 16y ago
As long as the appsumo guys are in this thread, quick observations from a new user: 1) The "refer friends, get $10 link" in header doesn't seem to work (it prompts me to login or register, and no further info re: referring friends is provid
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by tapp 16y ago
I'd rework that statement slightly. If you're building an actual company, then customer acquisition is not merely "part of the equation," it's the whole ball game. All other factors you list (tech, UX, naming, etc.) should primarily be eva
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by tapp 16y ago
Same. As an aside, does anyone know any banks that do offer this? It seems like a no-brainer to me to allow users a set of read-only credentials for online account access.
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by tapp 16y ago
Same. Anyone know why they already changed it back?
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by tapp 16y ago
Funny, in contrast I almost always appreciate seeing stories like this, if only because they're good reminders of attribution bias. Many of the startup entrepreneurs I know spend an unfortunate amount of emotional energy beating up on thems
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by tapp 16y ago
"Tim asked me how things were going at TechCrunch. I told him I was exhausted after five years but that a recent move to Seattle made it easier to balance my life." Translation: Dear California FTB, my move had absolutely nothing to do wit
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by tapp 16y ago
I'm an "IT professional" and, worse, an old IT professional (closing on 40.) I strongly disliked the idea of instant search when it launched, but to my surprise, I'm actually finding it very useful. I've been able to train myself to avoi
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by tapp 16y ago
I'm actually glad that this was and continues to be a big story in our world; it says something. I'm reminded of @cdixon's comment on Twitter the other day: 'One thing angelgate shows is how ethics-driven the startup world is. On Wall Str
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by tapp 16y ago
“If we distract people with the lure of easy money... we’re going to wind up derailing the thing that has been driving our economy” It seems to me that if one were sincerely worried about this, the concern would be better directed at Wall S
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by tapp 20y ago
With regard to the thesis Microsoft is Dead and it was Google that killed them, some food for thought: How Microsoft could crush Google in one easy step: http://tinyurl.com/2y8dbh