zhyder

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   by zhyder 19y ago

   While having the right cofounders substantially increases your chances of success compared to going solo, having the wrong cofounders can do just the opposite. Tricky to find the right ones, critical but tricky.
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   by zhyder 19y ago

   Agreed it would be much harder for you or me to develop this service, than it was for the founder who was inspired by her "childhood passion". But even Liisa is not a 10-17 yr old now. The point really was about untapped opportunities. How
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   by zhyder 19y ago

   I posted this as a counter-example to the "design products that you need yourself" mantra. While designing a product you use yourself is certainly easier (you know how it will be used) and more satisfying (you get to enjoy using it; your fr
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   by zhyder 19y ago

   I read this news first on news.com.com. I'm surprised this isn't considered big news: it's not on TechCrunch, news.google etc. A major #2 player in a major industry (eBay is a $6B company) has thrown in the towel. Much bigger news than Goog
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   Stardoll: a successful service for 10-17 yr old girls; different from our typical target audience(techcrunch.com)

   2 points by zhyder 19y ago|3 comments
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   by zhyder 20y ago

   While I agree AJAX apps should gracefully degrade when Javascript is disabled, I personally like the (Javascript-enabled) UI at Lala.com. I'm not sure I agree every service must be accessible everywhere. It depends on the app. I'd really l