yanivs

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by yanivs 13y ago
Whatsapp is great and the numbers speak for themselves, but I think that promoting the $0 marketing spend brings a wrong notion to consumer facing startups. Usually it's ok to spend here and there to get your initial user base or to le
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by yanivs 13y ago
there's a great book about this expedition - a must read! http://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Shackletons-Incredible-Alfre...
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by yanivs 13y ago
Android development is a pain in the ass. App Store app management (approval, updates, etc.) is a pain in the ass. If you're building a social app then nowadays you almost MUST have both iOS & Android out of the box otherwise you&#
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by yanivs 13y ago
Yes, obviously you need to be smart to play chess. But on the professional level they are all very smart and capable people. So it's not only about being smart but also understanding who you're facing and how you can crash his mi
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by yanivs 13y ago
Actually I did and still am. And I have a 9 years old kid studying & playing 4 times a week. I also met a few professional chess players in my life and talked to them about chess.
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by yanivs 13y ago
Great story! btw - chess is a lot more about confidence & psychology than purely intellectual
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by yanivs 13y ago
The title is misleading - instead of showing examples of websites using Webbify you're requiring us to login with Facebook without understanding why and what exactly will we get out of it. You should show some live examples and add a n
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by yanivs 13y ago
actually Path is valued at $250m http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/07/path-loses-biz-head-amid-ru...
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by yanivs 13y ago
it's true but you also need to be careful from the "friendly-but-not-investing-angel" syndrome. This guy becomes someone who gives you good advices and connects you to other angels, but since you're so much fixed in his
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by yanivs 13y ago
How much? apparently not too much from the account I've tested
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by yanivs 13y ago
Well, if you think there's a demand for it just do a mobile html version. It's not a super complicated app to implement with html.
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by yanivs 13y ago
Looks good but just not something that fits Google's DNA. A smaller & hungrier startup could have been a better place for this kind of marketplace
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by yanivs 13y ago
really nice job. simple, affordable and needed solution.
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by yanivs 13y ago
One of the most important roles of a CEO is to tell a good story, so writing is an excellent way to practice that and you don't need to write about things that will benefit your competitors.
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by yanivs 13y ago
many times it gave me surprising (good) results...even when I cold emailed some "hot shots" (Guy Kawasaki, Fred Wilson, etc.) Here's a great post I found by a seasoned entrepreneur about this: http://www.startupmoo
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by yanivs 13y ago
He's a good man - not the best basketball player in the world maybe but a good man :)
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Cold emails to hot people(blog.jhaniv.com)
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A poem about the $300k burp(jhaniv.svbtle.com)
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I didn't spend my VC money on Armani suits (a true story)(jhaniv.svbtle.com)
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I've spent $10mm and all I got is this louzy t-shirt(jhaniv.svbtle.com)
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by yanivs 14y ago
the roku box came out of Netflix - I won't be surprised if they still have stakes there. it's more about keeping their data for themselves, sharing is caring and they just don't :)
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by yanivs 14y ago
very cool I would add rotated iPhone (Landscape) scenes to the mix
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Show HN: The 300 Alliance (Indie iOS Devs Rejoice)(signup.300alliance.com)
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