OnyeaboAduba

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by OnyeaboAduba 12y ago
Really Really good post. Look forward to the next post.
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Tech Companies Bribing Journalists with Pre Ipo Stock(businessinsider.com)
1 points by OnyeaboAduba 12y ago|0 comments
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by OnyeaboAduba 12y ago
I think it because it seen as "information" not "content".
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by OnyeaboAduba 12y ago
I think this article clears up some of the confusion here http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-17/tax-holiday-for-1-t... money quote "As is often the case in Washington, the scandal isn’t what’s illegal -- i
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by OnyeaboAduba 12y ago
It might but I dont see how M&A helps the general public.You could make a argument that they have a negative effect actually.
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by OnyeaboAduba 12y ago
The arguement for the holiday the last time was "job creation" which didnt really bear fruit. Dont think it will happen again unless it is part of a larger tax reform bill.
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
I might be off base here but I think this idea "what we would we do if money wasn't an issue” is subconsciously the reason why shows like the walking dead and to a lesser degree falling skies have become so popular with our genera
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
Im not sure about banking but its worked for a couple local bookies I know
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
and stopping riots
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
Great concept, I will signup tonight.
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
My point is debt isn’t a problem unless there are significant consequences attached to it. You talk of economic understanding but your theory is flawed.
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
If you owe your bank 10000 dollars and cant pay you have a problem if you owe your bank 1 million (or in our case 17 trillion)and cant pay they have a problem.
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
I don’t want to sound like I am excusing this behavior but this type of thing happens all the time in various other industries all over the country. This is not an isolated sv disease. And as much as it is about money in regards to salaries
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
That was an impressive use of the Lord of the Rings lines in your comment I must say
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
Im learning how to code and contracting a developer to build the product at the same time. This coupled with being a "singlish" founder and all the things that come with that have been the hardest
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
Alot of delays, some of them my fault . This is alot harder than I thought it would be and I knew it would be hard coming into it . Someone told me this would be the hardest thing Ive ever done in my life , which is saying something conside
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
I read an article a while back about the founders not being on the same page might explain the pivot
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
One article I read that always stuck with me was Peter thiel recalling the day Mark Zuckerberg turned down yahoos 1 billion dollar acquistion offer . Thiel said he remembered saying, "We should probably talk about this. A billion dolla
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
I might be in the minority here but I think snapchat is totally worth 3 billion. And the article says they have a company interested in a round valuing them at 4 billion . If Instagram would have held out longer and not accepted the deal fr
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
The idea that they have no path to revenue I think is become a common theme but not entirely true.
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
They already got that from their last round. Both founders took 10 million of the table just so they wouldnt be seduced by a offer like this.
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
As an infrequent Pinterest user I see the value in it. The service in my opinion has the chance to become huge in the online e-commerce referral/purchase space. I can see your train of thinking by calling it a "glorified wishlist&
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
I understand urge for anonymity in these stories but I think it would be really helpful If the names of these accelerators where disclosed so people don’t fall into the same situations. I know "clues" are provided in both scenario
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
Couldnt agree more with this post and love the idea. Im working on a startup right now and have been debating whether to post it on HN glad to see some people feeling what I was feeling. I will be looking out for the weekly post.
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
I read earlier this week that JustFab merged with Shoedazzle thought they where doing really well sad to see the majority of there revenue are coming from this type of tactic.
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Shady sales tactics some Ecommerce sites are using(businessinsider.com)
1 points by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago|1 comments
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
So does that mean no winter class then?
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
One of the best responses Ive seen on here in a while
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
Speaking as someone who just hired a developer I steered away from India and the whole overseas market in general because I wanted someone locally who I could speak with In person.Some conversation in my opinion have to happen in person.My
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
I am love working on the weekend not being sarcastic either.

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