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by vm 15y ago
Survey: -What are your favorite gmail features? -What do you wish it had? I access gmail at least 20x/day and I still stumble upon new features. Just learned about "OIB" yesterday.
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"SOPA protest swells as Google, Scribd, and Wordpress join" http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/google-scrib... Same set of facts and two polar opposite opinions. The conglomerate spin machine (which Reuters is part of) is alr
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Yet another example of awful reporting. All the press coverage I see on SOPA calls this a battle between anti-privacy advocates and Internet supporters. Wrong. This is a battle about whether we will allow a few large companies to let their
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We're not done yet. Continue to speak loudly as a voter ( http://www.sopatrack.com/ ) and consumer ( http://gizmodo.com/5870241 ) and let's kill this bill once and for all.
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How Geeks Beat Non-Geeks(plus.google.com)
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Yammer: Fostering a Culture of Dissent (July '11)(nytimes.com)
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The article is really about video game addiction... Games are engineered to be addictive. As a result they have the potential to lead to serious health detriments. Didn't tobacco and fast food companies get sued for that?
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New drug may keep you sober, no matter how much you drink(mnn.com)
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Airbnb.com: Necessity Begets Creativity(the99percent.com)
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The real issue is that VC was over-capitalized in 1999-2000. More capital chasing the same investments bids up valuations and increases copycat competition, which both lower returns. It takes a looong time to rebalance the supply of capital
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10 year returns across the Nasdaq Composite and S&P500 were garbage during that time. It's not just VCs. Everything is correlated. S&P: -20% (2000-2009), -3& (2001-2010) Nasdaq: -40% (2000-2009), +4% (2001-2010) (google finance)
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This significantly understates the numbers because it doesn't include secondary transactions, which are increasingly common for founders and early investors. This was most interesting: the median acquisition price is now $71M (up 77%) with
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It's okay for Google to make their site advertiser-safe. It's not okay for Google to delete the image, without warning or notification to the user. They could have easily reset his profile pic to null and sent him a note.
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* Steve Jobs biography. I couldn't put it down and I'm shocked there aren't more fans on HN For those who liked Malkiel's Random Walk, read: * Ben Graham's Intelligent Investor * Philip Fisher's Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits They count
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Steve Jobs describes iCloud -- in 1997(youtube.com)
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How I Work: Bill Gates(money.cnn.com)
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To set yourself up for success with minor changes in routine is brilliant. While I'm all for retraining ourselves to be more productive beings, I wonder where the limit lies. For example, I need a period of brain-less routine for an hour t
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Facebook Frictionless Sharing boosts Yahoo traffic by 3x(techcrunch.com)
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This guy will run against the Congressman who introduced SOPA. Support him(reddit.com)
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Why big companies fail to keep talent(forbes.com)
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Data speaks volumes at any stage. Fab is an extreme example though stating key metrics upfront goes a long way in capturing interest. If you're looking for a seed round to build metrics, at least show that you know which metrics to optimize
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Test RJ Metrics, Mixpanel and KISSMetrics for your web apps. Lots of small nuances in all three. RJ tends to be strongest in ecommerce in particular
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This approach works brilliantly if: 1. You trust your potential investors. Curate your shortlist through your network and aim for the best of the bunch. Emphasize your network's recommendations rather than chasing name-brands. 2. You have r
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Pixiv generates 1000 page views per user in Japan(techcrunch.com)
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I'm a VC and these pay-to-present groups disgust me. People who charge pitch fees aren't investors - they're in the business of nickle and diming entrepreneurs who don't know any better. The culture of feedback and mentorship in the valley
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Chris Dodd on his support for SOPA(theatlanticwire.com)
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While everyone does it at different times, it only helps to get it done early. Cooley, Wilson Sonsini and a number of the other big firms offer services for free, pre-funding. Or just use the free&standardized docs that you find online.
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I invest at a cross-stage VC fund with a several $B under management. I want to back someone who knows everything about his/her market. Those are the people who deliver brilliant product+market fit and continue to innovate. If you already
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CarrierIQ provides a valuable service for all us. They relay data that optimizes carrier networks, so that we can call, text, get data, etc more reliably. The problem this thread highlights is poor marketing and transparency. No one at Carr
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Excellent point on determining a "sweet spot" and waking up at the same time everyday. It's a lot of work to get on a normal sleeping pattern but it can be done. I slept inconsistently for 15 years and, after ~1 year of reprogramming the ha

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