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tspare
16y ago
Yes, the Arab protester does show the potential of facebook/twitter for productive use. However from my point of view, facebook and twitter will be more like TV. On the surface it looks like it has a great potential for spreading of ideas
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tspare
16y ago
I think we are in a bubble in the sense that none of this family of companies (facebook, zynga, groupon, twitter) increases the overall productivity of society as a whole (or even their user base for that matter) and yet still garnering suc
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tspare
16y ago
Yes I can see the value of an open attitude towards web startup would help you hire or partner. And if you are trying to solve a technology problem, you also have an easier time to reach your target customer (other techies). But if your w
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tspare
16y ago
Since the capital requirement is no longer a large barrier to entry for web startups, I am wondering this mean: - a startup should stay in stealth mode longer in order to give it a bigger legs up on its possible competitors - silicon vall