thewordpainter

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by thewordpainter 16y ago
consider how many businesses are reliant on twitter. facebook may have their hand all throughout the social graph, but twitter has given rise to an entire ecosystem that is not going anywhere. just think about all the social media (AKA twit
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by thewordpainter 16y ago
alley insider had a good post on this subject with CEO adam d'angelo: http://www.businessinsider.com/what-i-learned-from-being-cto... i think it's one of those group coupon-type industries. the potential has always been there, but nobody
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by thewordpainter 16y ago
blasdel brings up a great point. we actually did a kickstarter project for our startup @ http://gorankem.com in august 2009 when kickstarter was still pretty young themselves. we had no clue how it would turn out so we set our threshold a
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by thewordpainter 16y ago
the way kickstarter works: if you meet your goal, you see everything you raised. if you don't meet your goal (i.e. anything under $9,999 in theglif's case), they won't see a penny. needless to say, those guys will be doing just fine in anot
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by thewordpainter 16y ago
i rarely ever think of gap...am i really going to become anti-gap now that they backed off their potential logo shift? if anything, i think the "any press is good press" saying could apply here. the only people that expressed their distaste
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by thewordpainter 16y ago
i still think gap is on the positive side for 2010 after their tie-in with groupon. wasn't it the most popular deal to date?
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by thewordpainter 16y ago
company has been heading downhill ever since former ceo (and current venrock VC), david pakman, took off. it's a shame that emusic has not been able to make the long tail business model work. i think there is a significant opportunity in th
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by thewordpainter 16y ago
don't doubt this story for one second. consumers may love the service, but no way they achieve the 10% conversion rates that the labels have called for. spotify has talked a big game, but their "imminent" US launch has yet to happen...and i
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by thewordpainter 16y ago
i couldn't believe how long it took starbuck's to reevaluate their stance on wifi considering they've become the library of the 21st century. as for other locations, get ready for the subway system if you didn't catch it before... http://m
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by thewordpainter 16y ago
that's great stuff. quick suggestion: if you're collecting the first names of your users, you should make sure to include their name when addressing that email. it does wonders to make it seem more personalized. smaller suggestion: consider
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i think all the points are good food for thought, but the pros of having a cofounder FAR outweigh the cons. as long as you do a good job recruiting the right sidekick(s) and maintain a transparent work relationship, you should be able to av
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by thewordpainter 16y ago
reminds me of one of my favorite messages from guy kawasaki: if you make meaning, you'll often make money. the ones who end up the wealthiest often don't consider money as their driving factor...so are they that likely to drastically change
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by thewordpainter 16y ago
i wonder if she had started it today if she would have been able to charge all the money up front? as much as it's exclusive info, i think many more people would be inclined to start a similar company. as it is, she has probably shielded of
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by thewordpainter 16y ago
i fully believe in quiet confidence as the best mentality. in fact, if you always under-promise & over-deliver, you can't go wrong ;)
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by thewordpainter 16y ago
i always try to make my presentations interactive and have the audience involved. i've found it to really loosen up the vibe...and it also gets them more engaged! as another suggestion, you might want to try thinking of everyone in their un
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by thewordpainter 16y ago
there's all kinds of factors that could affect that answer. for example, we have a core team of four with five additional interns at the moment. our cost? zero. we're as bootstrapped as it gets, and nobody has taken any pay to date...but we
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by thewordpainter 16y ago
it's funny that i would answer twitter because as much as twitter funnels interesting things from my network to me, it also brings all kinds of articles that i'd love to read, but just don't have ample time!
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by thewordpainter 16y ago
"I realized it was basically hopeless to start startups that touch label music" there's a key word missing in your sentiment. the companies that are streaming music require licenses. there's a number of great companies that are extremely in
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by thewordpainter 17y ago
great to hear David's attention to the "motivation" & "aptitude" of the founders during the diligence process compared with other firms that tend to focus on the numbers. i'll take passion in a startup any day of the week..
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by thewordpainter 18y ago
If you haven't failed yet, you haven't tried. It doesn't have to be the entire idea...mini failures count too. You learn by action...
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by thewordpainter 18y ago
Listening is the most productive form of communication
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by thewordpainter 18y ago
Too many people aspire for mediocrity; Not many people aspire for GREATNESS
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by thewordpainter 18y ago
Shouldn't the title have read "10% of Yahoos Leave"? If only these guys paid attention to the outside world they could have seen what's been coming for months, if not years...