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by wensing 18y ago
jerry is probably incorporating the same philosophy that is highly regarded at apple, google and by many ui designers Still, seems like bad timing for Jerry to demonstrate his highly-regarded design philosophies. YHOO ain't AAPL or GOOG.
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by wensing 18y ago
For those of you willing to pay for a canonical source on Toyota's philosophy, I heartily recommend The Toyota Way : http://www.amazon.com/Toyota-Way-Jeffrey-Liker/dp/0071392319 It is much, much more than a 'lean system', although one of
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by wensing 18y ago
Great idea--solves a practical problem (albeit not one that I have). On a different note: do you care how people pronounce your name? My first thought was "Muspy", almost rhymes with "Musky". My second thought (upon seeing the logo) was "Oh
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by wensing 18y ago
Good. Some of the most useful reports in Google Analytics ("Recency", "Loyalty") are also the most opaque. This could be refreshing if it makes it easier to get at stickiness and returning visitors out of the box. Also: Drill down on bra
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by wensing 18y ago
http://www.onista.com For convenience.
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by wensing 18y ago
In other words, stop making widgets that turn your Facebook friends into zombies and start creating ones that make it easier for people to sell or make things. Or make it easier to be informed (saves time).
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by wensing 18y ago
A business that has an inherent call option, that could boost its base-line exit value by at least 10x I will go ahead and expose my novice status and ask: what is an inherent call option?
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by wensing 18y ago
http://www.snapherd.com For convenience.
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by wensing 18y ago
The point you might be missing is that a huge portion of apps/sites that currently use Flash in fact don't need to. No argument here. It's definitely an over-prescribed technology. Maybe the alternatives could use better marketing. "Ja
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by wensing 18y ago
With WebKit 3.0, will/does SVG have a drawing API as powerful as that of Flash? If not now, when? Fact: IE 6 still represents 29% of all traffic to www.stormpulse.com.
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by wensing 18y ago
Speaking pragmatically, what should people be using for interactive visuals on the web? I used Flash to create Stormpulse.com ... and I can't help but notice that I've never seen a complex GMaps application run fast .
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by wensing 18y ago
Forgive me in advance for stirring the pot yet again, but I thought this site was called "Hacker News" because it's meant to carry news of interest to hackers. In which case it makes sense that this will ebb and flow between tech, finance,
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by wensing 18y ago
This happened to me too when I discovered a relative watching Major League Soccer and then noticed justin.tv in the address bar. I asked him what "PSN" (the logo plastered all over the channel) was all about, and when he didn't know I had t
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by wensing 18y ago
Entire Digg revenue model == advertising?
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by wensing 18y ago
Thanks everyone for the insightful and helpful answers.
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by wensing 18y ago
I am actually looking forward to "smart money" as much for the smart as the money. We are encompassed with so many opportunities that it will be extremely helpful to have another vested party with significant experience to boot.
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by wensing 18y ago
Yes, the money would be used to pay 2-3 full-time salaries plus office space and possibly incentivize some other development directly beneficial to us. The only urgency is the cyclical nature of the industry; we'd like to be in a good posit
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by wensing 18y ago
No, we did not come through YC. We did attend Startup School 2007 and we did apply, but it wasn't to be. Thanks for the advice; this is sort of what we have in mind.
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by wensing 18y ago
Thank you. That's incredible to hear and I hope we can continue to please. We need to do more advanced metrics to capture this kind of behaviour (cohorts, stickiness).
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Ask HN: Stormpulse valuation
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by wensing 18y ago
I thought one major difference is that in "gambling" your bet is final, whereas derivatives may be unloaded at will (assuming you can find a buyer or don't need one).
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by wensing 18y ago
We've made way more through voluntary payments than ads.
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by wensing 18y ago
This summary is more robust: http://greensear.ch/2008/09/18/tim-oreilly-keynote-at-the-we... And I found out through a Google Alert that O'Reilly mentioned Stormpulse.
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by wensing 18y ago
No, I don't.
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by wensing 18y ago
First of all, I think tipjoy is a fantastic idea. We initially saw tipjoy as a perfect fit and also appreciated Ivan's communication with us. However, as the graph shows we ended up deciding against continued use of tipjoy as a revenue str
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by wensing 18y ago
Example for www.mypretendcoffeewebsite.com Customer: "I would like it better if every time I opened up your web page a slice of buttered toast came out of my CD drive." Response: "[APPRECIATION: Thanks for your feedback]. [EMPATHY: We unde
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by wensing 18y ago
Sure. I was critiquing the customer service attitude/response, not the technical details. Even if something isn't feasible, that doesn't make the customer wrong. Complaining customers are opportunities to step away from the whiteboard and
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by wensing 18y ago
You might outnumber them, but you may be less vital. A person that takes the time to write is a potential evangelist. And you'd better be pretty confident about 'N'. Threads like this and readers like yourself may provide a short term boo
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by wensing 18y ago
This is a bit of a meta comment, but I find this sort of response to feedback to be counterproductive. Don't defend/justify the way the system works or why it works the way it does. Read between the lines and find a way to satisfy the cus
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by wensing 18y ago
Yes, although it only runs on our servers, unless we were to share the code. Alternatively, you can start collecting it from the NWS and build your own. :-)

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