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by yo-mf 14y ago
In theory this sounds interesting, but it runs up against a fundamental difference between startups and more mature organizations. Startups embrace failure and accept change; mature organizations reject failure and fight change. Therefore t
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by yo-mf 14y ago
Considering that it has enough power to continue data communications with Earth till 2025, it should be well into the heliosphere. If it keeps going at its current speed of 17km/s, it should reach the nearest star by the year 75,787.
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by yo-mf 14y ago
Since the topic is Quora and startups of that ilk that are seeking funding, then my comment is completely accurate. If you are starting a business and have no desire for outside funding, that is great. But if you go in knowing that you nee
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by yo-mf 14y ago
If you are the only investor in your thing, then is a warning sign to everyone else. You never sold anyone else on the vision, so either the idea is suspect or the investor is a not trustworthy (or capable). Having other investors mitigat
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by yo-mf 14y ago
That blog post by Mark was 100% on point. There are legitimate growth tactics, and then there are growth tactics that go over the line. Quora recognized they crossed the line on that one. That being said, they will sell, probably by year
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by yo-mf 14y ago
It was in the works given that Goodsie was growing rapidly and Flavors.me was pretty static. The deal was all about focusing on strategy and offloading distractions and costs.
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by yo-mf 14y ago
Outsourcing is still significantly cheaper and less resource intense, particularly when it comes to more automated processes such as HR. However I see your point. Your second point however makes little sense. The article posits whether th
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by yo-mf 14y ago
What exactly is the contradiction? The only contradiction I see is in your comment. Which is it; an oxymoron or a gross exaggeration? Very few startups ever achieve the billion dollar threshold. They are acquired or plateau or fail or be
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by yo-mf 14y ago
Are you suggesting there are no major online content publications and blogs that do not have ads plastered all over their sites like print-based media?
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by yo-mf 14y ago
Personally, a lot of folks would love to hear more about those early days of getting by on $99 of revenue. You should post more about that for founders of SaaS startups getting off the ground today as it is an inspiring message.
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by yo-mf 14y ago
This has already been posted http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4394973
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by yo-mf 14y ago
In any real world analysis, you are completely right. However in the tech hype center, it is a troublesome sign. Most people would be happy to even get a quarter of that number. A significant portion of Silicon Valley has gone all in on t
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by yo-mf 14y ago
But that is the point, you get rate limited. Of course you can take the data set and clean it in your own database. The problem is how much relevant data you can get before getting cut off.
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by yo-mf 14y ago
Wow, that is as ugly as sin...
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Why Do We Expect So Little of Our Youth?(bch.me)
48 points by yo-mf 14y ago|49 comments
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by yo-mf 14y ago
That is unfortunately the belief of many that use college as an excuse to goof-off for a few years and simply get a job on the way out. Unfortunately, students are finally realizing that it is not so easy. Then there are those students tha
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by yo-mf 14y ago
People need to stop holding up Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg as examples. Those are exceptional individuals, much in the same way that a Lebron James is an exceptional athlete. College is not necessarily the best use of their talents. In
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by yo-mf 14y ago
Glad to see that they are now a completely updated and modern Web 1.5 app.
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by yo-mf 14y ago
I doubt that even 6 months is enough time given the issues at Yahoo. May Yahoo shareholders show some restraint and patience to see this out as the long-term challenge that it is before jettisoning yet another CEO.
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by yo-mf 14y ago
I think you mean to say that your experience was more like this... http://mlkshk.com/p/54DT
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by yo-mf 14y ago
Honestly, it is not the packaging, it is the people...
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New York City Accelerators, Incubators, and Coworking Spaces | Strong OpinionsI(bch.me)
1 points by yo-mf 14y ago|0 comments
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One Word Replies and Other Bad Emails Habits | Strong Opinions(bch.me)
1 points by yo-mf 14y ago|0 comments
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by yo-mf 14y ago
I LOL'ed throughout the article. Yet another example of corporate "Jim Jones" flavored kool-aid they are handing out to employees of a dying corporation.
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Communications Breakdown | Strong Opinions(bch.me)
1 points by yo-mf 14y ago|0 comments
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by yo-mf 14y ago
And everyone has taken Psych 101...
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by yo-mf 14y ago
You know which Mac users are NOT seeing those higher cost travel options? Apple Store employees...
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by yo-mf 14y ago
One interesting insight that was edited from the final article; Linux users tend to not book hotels, but prefer building campgrounds from scratch.
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Quit Kindergarten, Usher in Telepathy 2.0, and Other Interweb Disturbances(bch.me)
1 points by yo-mf 14y ago|0 comments
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by yo-mf 14y ago
I realize that you meant to say "hack first", but I think hack fist is pretty appropriate as well. Also, it would make a killer heavy metal band name.

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