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by wensing 16y ago
$4M Series A: USV (lead), O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures. http://blog.wesabe.com/2007/06/20/wesabe-raises-4m-in-series... $700k seed: O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures. http://techcrunch.com/2007/02/28/wesabe-gets-money-from-tim-...
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How Mint Beat Wesabe(okdork.com)
58 points by wensing 16y ago|14 comments
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by wensing 16y ago
Agreed and understood (and upvoted). It was a first draft. I think what I've learned by going through this one round already is that you have to have at least one concrete word. I don't know if "tracks storms" is it though. People track
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by wensing 16y ago
Other examples: Cisco networks networks. Google organizes the world's information.
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Challenge HN: Your company's purpose in a single declarative sentence
16 points by wensing 16y ago|22 comments
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Thanks a lot for the input. Maybe that was it. Would really enjoy knowing if it was a legitimate penalty or a flag or two.
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I would just add: 0. We got started at the right time.
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Marketing Stormpulse: rise early, work hard, strike oil(wensing.tumblr.com)
34 points by wensing 16y ago|7 comments
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by wensing 16y ago
This has been the case with my bootstrapping post. It has been revived a few times thanks to tweets and other references since its initial publication to HN, but it has never risen back to where it was, even though it has twice as many poi
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by wensing 16y ago
Feel free to get in touch. My email address is in profile.
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Would like to know more. Email sent.
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Can someone summarize the impact (no pun intended) of this?
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by wensing 16y ago
I did say 'norm', by which I mean that is the normal case in my experience. There are always exceptions, which may in fact be the norm in other people's experience. :) So with that said can you list those VC's here? Would benefit anyone
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by wensing 16y ago
so what? I think the feeling you get from a design means a lot for the average consumer. do you know for certain that it results in increased profit? Have you tested it? No, we haven't A/B tested it. However, we know scientifically an
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by wensing 16y ago
I did, and it was, just not for very long. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1743533
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by wensing 16y ago
Very insightful comment.
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by wensing 16y ago
Thanks! I should add, however, that my next post in that vein is going to explain how much was timing and circumstances we couldn't have imagined.
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by wensing 16y ago
http://stormpulse.com was completely nights & weekends for the first couple years, but is now supporting two full-timers and growing. For stats on hours invested, traffic, and revenues, see: http://wensing.tumblr.com/post/1215873671
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The Kid's Walker: 1.6 metre bi-pedal exoskeleton for children(gizmag.com)
3 points by wensing 16y ago|3 comments
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http://www.stormpulse.com - made by 2 people. Tracks and maps the weather.
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by wensing 16y ago
Not working for me either. Looks like it's a problem on their end.
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by wensing 16y ago
Does anyone know how long it usually takes to get your startup added to CrunchBase? My submission for Stormpulse has been in pending status since 9/23.
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by wensing 16y ago
why not negotiate better terms with one of the offers for 51%? Surely, if an entity was interested enough to want 51% there might be terms where something more favorable to the founders could exist, no? We attempted to negotiate with all
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by wensing 16y ago
Not sure what you think of Malcolm Gladwell, but I am finally reading Outliers and he casts new light on the many factors of success -- new in the sense that, contrary to mythos, success is not attributable primarily to personal greatness
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by wensing 16y ago
Decreasing circulation doesn't necessarily devalue their ads or job listings. Why do you think so?
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But now the people viewing your ads are the type that are willing to pay for things. The Wall Street Journal isn't free but commands a premium for ad space.
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It's value-based pricing based on the presentation. This makes perfect sense to me.
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by wensing 16y ago
you worked 3years on your product and never tought that a slight redesign/optimization by a professional can be beneficial to your business? I think we were still fumbling in the dark until now with regards to segmentation/pricing. In on
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Bootstrapping Stormpulse(wensing.tumblr.com)
75 points by wensing 16y ago|21 comments
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In this case I think it's fair to expect more. The best investors give quick "No"s, right?

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