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by wschroter 19y ago
I've had a few stories I've tracked on the TC effect. Recently they wrote about my company, GotCast.com, and we had about the same reaction as Paul saw. Before that I wrote a story for TC about a company in the photo sharing space (Jan of l
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by wschroter 19y ago
all great points - can you drop me a msg at wschroter@yahoo.com so I can ask some specific questions?
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by wschroter 19y ago
Thanks NoBS - do you remember any of the sites you tapped to get some of the original legal terms? edw - the idea for the article is that there is a fair amount of legwork you can do yourself to avoid legal fees without wasting a ton of you
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Ask YC: Story for Forbes - How do you spend zero on legal fees?
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by wschroter 19y ago
Nice job guys ... but why is Posterize in there? Having been a hardcore photoshop user since v2.0 I can't ever find a reason for that filter!
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by wschroter 19y ago
All that ass kissing aside in the article, it really is amazing how many people blossomed from that one startup. It's cool to see people that make a ton of jack and yet are still very young and idealistic about the world. Thiel's singular
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by wschroter 19y ago
I think Marc's head is certainly in the right place, but in all fairness, what you can do on a Mac and a HD cam and writing/shooting LOST and Heroes ain't the same thing whatsoever.
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by wschroter 19y ago
The writers have more power in this case than the studios do. They need to get paid, yes, but the ripple effect in Hollywood right now is just ridiculous.
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by wschroter 19y ago
The $10k per day number is only interesting if you understand the marketing numbers. If he's spending $20k per day in marketing, the business isn't that interesting.
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by wschroter 19y ago
Why aren't people looking at this deal and saying "$240m is the price to secure their ad revenue deal?" If they paid the same amount and didn't get the equity, would FB still we worth $15b? Paying $240m to secure their ad relationship ma
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by wschroter 19y ago
... queue bandwagon backlash
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by wschroter 19y ago
It's one of my favorite sites by far. A bit of an aged brand but definitely a nice site.
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by wschroter 19y ago
I've been hearing a lot of talk about entrepreneurs moving AWAY from Silicon Valley too due to the overwhelming competition for talent and sky-high cost of living. Not to suggest SV is going away, but I wonder if you'll start seeing some a
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by wschroter 19y ago
i don't know what's more sad, the fact that she thought I was ben casnocha or the fact that i'm less popular than ben casnocha.
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by wschroter 19y ago
sanj - it's tricky to find a voice and message that resonates with a broader audience. in my book, for example, i explained a lot of stuff like "how to scale" which i thought was relatively pedestrian yet was really complicated for some pe
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by wschroter 19y ago
Followed by: "Hey Sergey, take a look at what these guys at Overture are doing..." - Larry Page
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by wschroter 19y ago
I think learning code (even HTML and basic queries) is helpful. While I don't code per se, I'm familiar with what code can and can't do, and it's been invaluable in growing many companies. Keep in mind the advice you're getting here is rel
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by wschroter 19y ago
we'll be more judicious about what to submit considering the changing focus of the site.
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by wschroter 19y ago
way to support your empty argument above.
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by wschroter 19y ago
We all know Silicon Valley is the quintessential barometer for how all companies are funded and started.
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by wschroter 19y ago
How do companies get funded then that: 1. Aren't VC funded 2. Aren't angel funded Before you answer, keep in mind that 550,000 businesses are started EVERY MONTH in the U.S. alone. VC's fund less than 4,000 of those each YEAR. You must h
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by wschroter 19y ago
What spawned this post was a lot of the email I get from Go BIG members talking about wanting to pursue their idea, but they don't want to take any risk to do it. I used the job example as the most common issue that people tried to circumve
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by wschroter 19y ago
I was half kidding when I wrote it, but apparently it was only a parody of my obsessive personality.
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by wschroter 19y ago
then clearly that's the only approach to take.
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by wschroter 19y ago
paul - that pretty much ties into an earlier thread a few days ago talking about why admins edit the titles.
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by wschroter 19y ago
It's funny, people tend to read the articles differently. There's a thread in my comments where people pretty much get it, and then another in the forums where people seem to understand it. It's good to see the different perspectives.
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by wschroter 19y ago
I was writing about sleep as a metaphor for motivation and commitment. I should have been more literal. Thanks for informing me that sleep is important.
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by wschroter 19y ago
I liked the point Paul made about too many negative comments. It seems like the only time people comment anymore is when they want to complain.
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by wschroter 19y ago
I started 9 companies with no outside cash. The first one i started I sold and then joined the parent company which had not taken in any outside cash. We grew that to $600m in revenues within 5 years. All that said, I would still say that
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by wschroter 19y ago
So you're suggesting that if the paychecks stop coming, you'll know you're fired?

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