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Baroness vs. CEO, and your chance to join the Great Brain Debate(knowledgemelbourneblog.com)
2 points by tyng 16y ago|0 comments
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by tyng 16y ago
The verdict would suggest, and it's a common misunderstanding to think that, the person who comes up with the idea first is more important for innovation than the person who executes it. This is encouraging talkers and discouraging doers. Y
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by tyng 16y ago
He may have tried, but his execution wasn't anywhere near Apple's. Instead of suing Apple for money, he should have praise Apple for making his vision a reality
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by tyng 16y ago
Don't try to count or guess, use simple math shortcuts. I took a rough average of the double digit numbers on the screen (35), multiplied by the number of double digit numbers (16), and since 30 x 10 is 300, I guessed the total would be aro
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by tyng 16y ago
Another obvious but often overlooked factor that contributed to the decline of IE is the increased number people converting to Mac (anybody have a figure for this?). Because MS discontinued supporting IE on Mac years ago, there's not way to
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by tyng 16y ago
I agree - the groupon price is likely going to become the "reference price" in the minds of most customers, meaning psychologically any number higher than the "reference price" will be considered too expensive. This effect is even more like
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by tyng 16y ago
RIM used to be creative, BlackBerry devices used to be a game-changer - where did all that innovative thinking go? I like Apple products, but hate to see every other company just following what Apple is doing and not coming up with their ow
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US military closes in Iron Man technology(news.com.au)
2 points by tyng 16y ago|0 comments
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by tyng 16y ago
Argh, cost of iteration is definitely going to be a major factor to consider, thanks for pointing it out. And the "Sell before build" approach definitely worths a try if I'm building something b2b, but for b2c it probably won't work. Most o
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by tyng 16y ago
”Sometimes staying put is the riskiest thing you can do“ - thumbs up!
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by tyng 16y ago
Totally agree! A cross-disciplinary approach is definitely the future of... well pretty much every industry, thanks for the advice :)
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Scientists make breakthrough for quantum computing(news.smh.com.au)
2 points by tyng 16y ago|0 comments
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by tyng 16y ago
That's a great way of differentiating between "tech startups" and "web-based startups", and they certainly require very different skill sets to get them off the ground. To me the "web-based business" category is definitely the area I'm more
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by tyng 16y ago
"Tangible evidence of passion" - points taken! :)
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by tyng 16y ago
Hey dude, when iPadCaseFinder.com first came out my friend said to me "this guy is so smart, got into the game before everyone else"! Congrats on the success! I do know some HTML/CSS codes though can't really build a site from scratch. I've
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by tyng 16y ago
Accountants and bookkeepers weren't really the "biz type" I was talking about (though they are important), I was talking about sales, marketing and finance guy. Granted, a smart techie willing to learn can learn those stuff too. But I think
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by tyng 16y ago
We shall see the censored text pretty soon on Wikileak - c'mon Pentagon, it's the age of internet!
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by tyng 16y ago
But I've seen articles with 0 comment and only 9 upvotes appear on the front page, while there are threads with more comments and upvotes not getting noticed.
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by tyng 16y ago
What I learned from the article: Keeping the trapped miners mentally inspired is at least as important as providing food and health care
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by tyng 16y ago
Vision, business skills & Money - Points taken! :)
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Ask HN: What makes a thread go on the HN front page
1 points by tyng 16y ago|4 comments
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by tyng 16y ago
Hey lsc, thank you so much for your advice about hiring techs on a contracter basis, it's such an eye-opener and I think this might be something I can pursue! (Only if I could upvote multiple times, I'd upvote you multiple times!) Out of cu
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by tyng 16y ago
Thanks for you advice, especially about the reduced learning curve. Really appreciated!
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by tyng 16y ago
I read his biography, in fact he collaborated with a friend based in the States to start the first version of that yellow pagesish site (it was during a time when nobody knew what internet was), which was later either acquired or started a
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by tyng 16y ago
I like the service you are creating, but it's hard to take the results seriously... are there any better (read: outside of box) ways to determine how good the potential cofounder is? Also, I'm playing devil's advocate here - how do you diff
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by tyng 16y ago
Thanks for your insights. I was quite successful selling sponsorship package for an not-for-profit organisation I cofounded a while back. Industry knowledge is probably a weakness, what's the best way to gain industry knowledge? (following
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by tyng 16y ago
Thanks for the advice about networking! I totally think this is a good strategy. Can you share some of the insights about how to pick a great tech cofounder?
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by tyng 16y ago
Wow man that's some dedication and big risk taking! How long did it take you to learn CS full time for?
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by tyng 16y ago
"In entrepreneurship, people won't partner/hire for long term development potential" Agreed, a while ago I interviewed for a startup and got rejected even though I knew the stuff like book keeping were pretty easy to learn, but I haven't do
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by tyng 16y ago
Thanks for sharing your insights. How much do I really need to "know" the area? Do you mean actually knowing what's going in the technology or just an understanding of industry/process? I assume the next time you see an opportunity in the h

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