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Future of [mobile] social networking --- is this Loopt?(techcrunch.com)
19 points by wumi 19y ago|8 comments
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by wumi 19y ago
i think this spells out how a lot of people have great disdain for 37 signals and their perceived growing arrogance, more so than it is about Google Apps.
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by wumi 19y ago
funny how Zoho is the 2nd worst. Odd for a company making $ 1 million profit / month.
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by wumi 19y ago
"I would tend to agree that YC cookie-cutter clones are probably not going to succeed." In reference to the web 2.0 genre, or hashed out in other models as well? The cost of starting a company is falling in other sectors as well...
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by wumi 19y ago
my first thought (after reading the first page) for some reason was about athletics. needless to say, there are some pretty big stereotypes specifically regarding sports (in the US at least)
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by wumi 19y ago
I think this is why it's so valuable to know and be friends before the relationship of "non-hacker" and "hacker" begins. then, everybody will most likely be on a equal footing and not be worried about revenue, equity, and such. btw, all hac
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by wumi 19y ago
what about the Auctomatic guys?
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Why not to do DEMO or TC50(stagetwoconsulting.com)
2 points by wumi 19y ago|0 comments
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by wumi 19y ago
"release early, release often" --- that used to be just common sense. now, everybody's immediately trying to woo investors, press, etc. so they want to make sure everything's nice and pretty.
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by wumi 19y ago
pg or any of the YC founders want to comment?
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by wumi 19y ago
proof that sensationalist titles win out: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=153604
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by wumi 19y ago
digital goods = "huge, untapped" market
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Waiting until the last minute(sethgodin.typepad.com)
23 points by wumi 19y ago|8 comments
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Trouble in conference land: TechCrunch50, DEMO happening at the same time(venturebeat.com)
2 points by wumi 19y ago|0 comments
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by wumi 19y ago
is it in cooperation with the university? will you have admin control for the school or totally independent? school housing huge market, but also very big problems with liability on University's end if they have no control
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by wumi 19y ago
why wasn't "make something people want" on there?
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by wumi 19y ago
a great list for those who don't speak English as a first language!
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Ask YC: Did you apply to YC s2008?
2 points by wumi 19y ago|4 comments
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by wumi 19y ago
how did Xobni get it's timing right?
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by wumi 19y ago
$100-$200 for portable screen (or use awhite/ beige wall and you'll be fine) Image quality imho is very, very nice on a projector. FWIW, imho, its' about the same as a movie theater, at scale
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by wumi 19y ago
and post-setup? with a $600 projector rand a $200 surround sound system, an Xbox 360 or laptop, it's honestly 15-20 minutes to setup.
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by wumi 19y ago
this is a hacker crowd -- I imagine most people here have a ton of content already on a computer, which using a projector makes it much easier to watch. 1. agreed on dark room. 2. if the projector is mounted high (as it should be) this is n
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by wumi 19y ago
congrats -- wasn't dissing the 7% was just surprised. 12-14% ain't bad :)
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by wumi 19y ago
they have figured out how to make something people want, it's the monetization part they're struggling with
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by wumi 19y ago
I still don't get why people by HDTVs and not just an HD projector for the same price or cheapter
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by wumi 19y ago
surprising at 7%/week growth with Tony being featured on so many blogs
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by wumi 19y ago
read this about SEO and Techcrunch: http://www.podtech.net/home/3579/a-secret-sauce-to-top-100-b...
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Stanford researchers develop tool that ’sees’ internal body details 1,000 times smaller(thinkgene.com)
7 points by wumi 19y ago|1 comments
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by wumi 19y ago
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=143143 5 points by nickb 10 days ago | link | parent | on: Articles, Ideas, Books and/or Concepts that have c... http://www.cypress.com/portal/server.pt?space=CommunityPage&... . reply 2 points by pg 9
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by wumi 19y ago
why is everyone so smitten with Macs? the average college student does not need one and would be better served by buying an iPhone and a $400 dell

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