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by tbgvi 8y ago
Pre-approving a transaction would do the trick and it wouldn't hold up the line, good call.
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by tbgvi 8y ago
Hopefully increasing the response time to > 2s (whether it's settable in the API or just has a longer timeout) is on the roadmap, I can think of lots of future use cases where you would want a human in the loop on authorizations. Lo
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Tesla is building up in-house insurance as Model S tops most expensive to insure(electrek.co)
18 points by tbgvi 8y ago|6 comments
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Good luck leaving your Uber driver less than five stars(qz.com)
15 points by tbgvi 9y ago|1 comments
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The story behind perfecting Uber's pickup experience(simonpan.com)
2 points by tbgvi 9y ago|0 comments
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Oculus announces $199 ‘Oculus Go’ standalone headset(techcrunch.com)
17 points by tbgvi 9y ago|1 comments
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by tbgvi 9y ago
One of the concept mockups says patent pending. If the author is attempting to patent this I can see why he wants to re-open the established standard, but there isn't much value in changing how the buttons are arranged. And frankly, if
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by tbgvi 9y ago
Voter registration data is available for purchase, but only by registered political committees and can't be used for commercial purposes. This also doesn't include a lot of the breached data like partial SS#'s and drivers lic
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by tbgvi 10y ago
For payments related news I regularly check pymnts.com and greensheet.com
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by tbgvi 12y ago
This was created a few weeks ago for a local hackathon run by a sustainability focused non-profit in Chicago. Placed first out of around 13 teams and thought I'd run it past the HN crowd. Unfortunately we only have data for Chicago at
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Show HN: Green Score – Walk Score for Sustainability(greenscor.es)
3 points by tbgvi 12y ago|3 comments
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PRISM - All your data, in one place(prism.andrevv.com)
2 points by tbgvi 13y ago|0 comments
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by tbgvi 14y ago
Quora is a great resource for learning about how certain startups gained traction. There's even a specific topic geared towards it here: http://www.quora.com/How-Did-X-Get-Traction-1
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by tbgvi 14y ago
Sounds like you've used it & would recommend it? It definitely seems interesting and possibly valuable, but I'd be a bit apprehensive about it. IE. I feel like its much better to get introduced organically to and advisor than pay for it
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by tbgvi 14y ago
I think strategy/tactics for getting initial users depends on what you're selling and who you're selling to. Best advice I can give would be to figure out who needs this the most, find someone like that in your area, and start a dialogue wi
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Mentorship Service To Connect Startup Founders With Good Advice(techcrunch.com)
6 points by tbgvi 14y ago|3 comments
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by tbgvi 14y ago
This is probably referring to local business directories, which Google uses in part to drive their local search listings (the results with the map & location pins). That being said it's ironic that Yahoo is providing a service to help p
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by tbgvi 14y ago
Great idea, instantly reminded me of 'Lose It or Lose It' which is the same concept but for weight loss (loseitorloseit.com). Putting money on the line is always a great motivator. Whenever you get some completed projects it would be cool i
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by tbgvi 14y ago
This absolutely works, if you've developed an app you should definitely have a support/feedback form somewhere. Just launched our second app and we decided to include this, and I think it's had a hugely positive impact on our ratings and re
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It’s Not A Bubble, It’s Valleywood(m.techcrunch.com)
2 points by tbgvi 15y ago|0 comments
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by tbgvi 15y ago
I've been working on exactly this for the last couple years. You can find us at cashierlive.com - my email is in my profile if you have any questions.
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Bad Karma: Our Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid breaks down(news.consumerreports.org)
1 points by tbgvi 15y ago|0 comments
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by tbgvi 15y ago
GigaOM seems to cover enterprise/b2b startups more than other tech blogs. You've probably run across it already, but if not then it's worth a look.
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Is Pinterest Illegal?(businessinsider.com)
5 points by tbgvi 15y ago|0 comments
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Does Facebook Have a Secret Paper Fetish?(collectorsweekly.com)
87 points by tbgvi 15y ago|19 comments
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MasterCard Provides More Proof Apple's Looking Into Contactless Payments(fastcompany.com)
1 points by tbgvi 15y ago|0 comments
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These Guys Built a Crowd Investing Platform Even Though It’s Not Legal Yet(betabeat.com)
15 points by tbgvi 15y ago|1 comments
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Joss Whedon's Plan to Monetize Internet Content (Watch Out, Hollywood) (2009)(knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu)
2 points by tbgvi 15y ago|0 comments
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by tbgvi 15y ago
It tough because they restrict you to a pretty small space for keywords. I stumbled into this one... but you should try using the names of competitive apps in your keywords, or perhaps complementary apps. I un-intentionally did this once (o
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Mark Zuckerberg's Sister Rejected By Y Combinator(businessinsider.com)
11 points by tbgvi 15y ago|10 comments

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