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   by vdaniuk 13y ago

   I didn't assign anything. You did. Stop putting words in my mouth. My point was that if a random HN commenter is able to raise some issues about ROI of various investments then certainly VCs who do it professionally have these issues f
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   by vdaniuk 13y ago

   I've specifically said 'mature startup' to address this type of concern.
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   by vdaniuk 13y ago

   You really need that sarcasm tag.
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   by vdaniuk 13y ago

   Dont you think that all that considerations are factored in the VC process?
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   by vdaniuk 13y ago

   Really? You think that spending 6B on an absolutely untested idea with great risk is somehow comparable to a 3B acquisition of a mature startup that will immediatly bring business value to a company?
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   by vdaniuk 13y ago

   Can 3B dollars fund a small semiconductor company that will have a sustainable competitive advantage against Intel, AMD and TSMC? My guess is NO. Successful picture sharing apps has stable audience locked in with network effects and switchi
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   by vdaniuk 13y ago

   So what is the level of majority of arguments in the linked article? DH0-DH1[1]. Is this really an article worthy of attention for HN audience? [1] As per http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html
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   by vdaniuk 13y ago

   Such extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence and the person supplied zero evidence.
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   by vdaniuk 13y ago

   There is always a possibility to create a pseudonymous G+ account with a fake name. Its not like Google requires an ID to create an account. I don't get it, completely free conversation quality on youtube is abysmal. Why do you want th
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    by vdaniuk 13y ago

    Well, I am sure that bitcoin transactions follow the power law distribution which means that 99% of transaction volume will belong to 1% of addresses[1]. That makes it possible to track and identify large sellers, exchanges, etc. But tracki
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    by vdaniuk 13y ago

    Care to supply any proof of that claim?
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    by vdaniuk 13y ago

    Thanks for posting a first bit of data in this "personal anecdote about some bad Google product UX" trumps everything else thread.
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    by vdaniuk 13y ago

    Its popular to hate on Soylent, so anything goes, including use of stock photos.
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    by vdaniuk 13y ago

    That was informative, thanks.
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    by vdaniuk 13y ago

    Please provide extraordinary proof for the extraordinary claim that tech IPOs are rigged to transfer shareholder value to the banks managing or participating in the OP.
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    by vdaniuk 13y ago

    Stamping out a global, decentralized currency with mass adoption won't be easy. Even if bitcoin will be legal in 10% of countries it would be enought to bridge bitcoin-fiat exchanges.
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    by vdaniuk 13y ago

    Great links, thanks.
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    by vdaniuk 13y ago

    Thats a good argument and may be generalized by quoting George Edward Box "Remember that all models are wrong; the practical question is how wrong do they have to be to not be useful."
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    by vdaniuk 13y ago

    One of the heuristics I've developed over years of internet surfing is to instantly disregard any content with terms like greed capitalized or coining new words like "Greed Motivation". FFS Google knows only 7000 pages with &
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    by vdaniuk 13y ago

    First post I've read on HN today and here are the summarized talking points of commenters: 1. Oh noes, they are celebrating their acquisition with users. That jerks! 2. Small startups are like Google products -- prone to be discontinue
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    by vdaniuk 13y ago

    Not really, the underlying text is just an HTML page that rarely changes and the requests rarely hit the database because caching.
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    by vdaniuk 13y ago

    Because someone thought of the children.
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    by vdaniuk 13y ago

    Should one learn R if one already has some experience in data analysis with Python?
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    by vdaniuk 13y ago

    Did I really write ready to squire? Correction: ready to acquire, convert and activate visitors.
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    by vdaniuk 13y ago

    Ahh, who doesn't love unrelated metaphors. You underestimated the power of neuroscience. All that rage and hate and bloodlust will be fixed with a small chip and a small tablet.
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    by vdaniuk 13y ago

    Being tweeted 1000 times actually matters for a business if they have their own marketing machine ready to squire, convert and activated visitors.
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    by vdaniuk 13y ago

    Could you offer some insights why many engineers dont want to work full time on open source?
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    by vdaniuk 13y ago

    I am also a novice and not an authority on Python, but can offer three reasons for using Python even if it is not fast as other languages. 1. Raw language speed is an important factor to consider but for some projects language syntax, commu
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    by vdaniuk 13y ago

    Hate the game, not the player. I am constantly frustrated with misdirected criticism of the companies locked into nash equilibrium. Hiring is extremely competitive and if they dont maintain hype(if thats your preferred term) levels they wil
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    by vdaniuk 13y ago

    Well, I naively continue to expect rationality and solutions on HN including the solution to these VC shenanigans.