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by zstiefler 7y ago
This reminds me of the paradox / thought exercise of The Ship of Theseus: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus
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by zstiefler 7y ago
This reminds me of what vineyards did during the prohibition, selling “grape bricks” and explicitly instructing people to NOT dissolve in water and let sit for 21 days or it would turn into wine. https://vinepair.com/wine-bl
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by zstiefler 9y ago
This is also why carriers like agents so much. Agents effectively act as a first screen for carriers that allows carriers to turn away customers in a way that they can't legally do through their policies. Ie "encouraging" age
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by zstiefler 9y ago
Agree 100%. I suspect a lot of this came back to their investors demanding exponential growth.
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by zstiefler 9y ago
While much of what Aaron wrote is spot on, one thing missing is the importance of distribution. This a challenge for any startup, but is more pronounced in a regulated industry like insurance with largely homogenized products and with serio
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by zstiefler 11y ago
Bungalow || http://www.bungalowinsurance.com || Philadelphia, PA and New York, NY Buying insurance today sucks. Customer satisfaction rates in insurance are lowest of any industry except cable. At Bungalow, we’re using data and
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by zstiefler 11y ago
Bungalow || http://www.bungalowinsurance.com || Philadelphia, PA and New York, NY || ONSITE Buying insurance today sucks. Customer satisfaction rates in insurance are lowest of any industry except cable. At Bungalow, we’re using
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by zstiefler 11y ago
Xendit — Venmo for Southeast Asia Xfers — PayPal for Southeast Asia Seems like a direct conflict?
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by zstiefler 12y ago
One interesting addition would be the ability to "short" companies who you think are overvalued.
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by zstiefler 12y ago
For anyone interested in homebrewing, I strongly recommend reading Jim Palmer's How To Brew [0]. It's available for free online and does a great job explaining the basics of brewing, while also including details about the chemistr
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by zstiefler 12y ago
This seems like a no-brainer for Google. In fact, I would expect them to offer own insurance directly in the near future, for several reasons. First, insurance is one of the big practical hurdles facing their self-driving cars – in an accid
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by zstiefler 12y ago
Interesting how many of these are founders. Seems like way more than in recent years. Startups have really hit the mainstream.