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by aclements18 10y ago
Agreed. Also there are typically legal repercussions for misrepresenting your business that are outlined in deal terms.
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by aclements18 12y ago
In this analogy you seem to believe the trajectory for this toddler is set in stone. The reality is at it's infancy (which is where Space X is in the grand scheme) it can look very promising but turn out very bad, or a competitor can d
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by aclements18 12y ago
For better or worse, the "someone" who will offer the bundle will likely be Comcast and Time Warner Cable. Their entire business model is based on bundling content to provide it at lower cost than an a la carte. It's unlikely
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by aclements18 12y ago
First off Ryan, I think its a great platform. As a very frequent visitor to the site I would have to reiterate that it is frustrating that I can't really participate in the conversation where there is an aspect of the product that I wo
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by aclements18 12y ago
Not to take anything away from this young man (and Maker Studios) success here, but I thought it might be a good time to point out how YouTube math works. If his channel generates $4 million in ad revenue, Google/YouTube keeps about 45
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by aclements18 12y ago
Very much agree. Much more natural way to get additional information. I really like how Livefyre is doing something similar with Sidenotes: http://web.livefyre.com/streamhub/#liveSidenotes
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by aclements18 12y ago
They didn't lose $645 million in spending, it was a one time recognition of the stock they already allocated.
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by aclements18 12y ago
They also got rid of the person leading that deal and the Twitter Music app that they shut down. They appear to be taking a new approach that goes beyond what is trending.
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by aclements18 12y ago
Well Twitter made about $665 million last year, with much larger projections for this year. I would say that qualifies as "decent".
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by aclements18 12y ago
It still costs money to acquire new users. It's easy to think when something becomes a household name there is no need to keep spending to bring new users on. As with most social sites the bigger the network is the harder it is for com
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by aclements18 12y ago
You also basically described the movie The Game (with Michael Douglas). If you haven't seen it I suggest you check it out. I always thought this was a cool idea. I'd imagine this couldn't effectively be done for less than a c
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by aclements18 12y ago
Amazon 2012: $61B revenues and $39M loss. To say, net income may not be the best indicator of success for high growth tech companies. They reinvest every dollar to continue to spur growth.
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by aclements18 12y ago
This is a solid venture backed company that has been generating quite a bit of revenue for some time now. This exit will provide its investors with a solid return. Odd how little attention a company like this gets from the tech community. B
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by aclements18 13y ago
I would actually argue that there are more top tier Stanford CS grads than there are startups with Snapchat's engagement numbers. The value of the student should be discounted more than the value of snapchat from a competition standpoi
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by aclements18 13y ago
Silicon Valley did fund some "hyperloops", look no further than Musk's other two big ideas (Space X & Tesla). Look for the few VCs that are non conventional thinkers themselves. The ones that discuss the distant future as
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by aclements18 13y ago
To be clear, you wouldn't pay $100 to get half of his signing bonus at Facebook? All of those factors (risks) have to be taken into consideration, and you price it as such. It's still a > zero figure.
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by aclements18 13y ago
Question: If you were to have a CS grad from Stanford offer you 50% of all of his income for the rest of his life. How much would you pay in one lump sum? $100? $1 million? Probably more… Point is, you would agree the number is not zero. He
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by aclements18 13y ago
Therin lies the problem. That is the fundamental conflict between the diversified vc and the concentrated entrepreneur. It is not a secret, in fact a lot of good VCs want entrepreneurs to have a very clear understanding of what the end goal
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by aclements18 13y ago
I see a lot of the comments the thinking in the founders logic. But remember there is also likely a good deal of pressure from investors who, depending on circumstances, have quite a bit of say on if they approve a deal or not. It is not un
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by aclements18 13y ago
While I am a huge fan of Tesla, and Musk, I think your reasoning is a bit unsubstantiated. While most analysts who don't have their head in the sand would agree that Tesla is an awesome company and has years of explosive growth ahead,
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by aclements18 13y ago
Your perspective is correct, but the vast majority (99%) of new businesses in the economy will never raise money from a VC (and shouldn't). Most VC portfolios are structured such that the expectation (at least at the time of investment) is
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by aclements18 13y ago
Pretty sure it was the Pebble Watch. Their largest, most publicized project was called in to question after repeated delays. I think the subsequent changes (i.e. no renderings) made make the platform substantially better. But they still nee
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by aclements18 13y ago
For clarification, the 6 page memo is not read aloud. Each person is provided a copy at the beginning of the meeting and the first 10-15 minutes of the meeting are completely silent. This actually works pretty well because in the real world
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The Entrepreneur, The MBA, and The Misconception(nyuentrepreneur.org)
1 points by aclements18 13y ago|0 comments
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by aclements18 14y ago
I'd also say it's worth taking a look at the book Talent is Overrated. It explores HOW you practice, a step beyond the 10,000 hour rule. http://www.amazon.com/Talent-Overrated-World-Class-Performer...
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by aclements18 14y ago
I always met at Think and never really thought of it as a startup place, just one that is convenient. But now that you mention it I do run into all the startup folks there now. Good stuff, though they stopped serving lemonade :(
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by aclements18 14y ago
I think Boxee and Roku both have solid platforms and are very forward thinking about their respective ecosystems. The challenge is that video content producers are not there yet. Content producers are not their because adoption of these eco
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by aclements18 14y ago
Actually, these are some really great articles. Thanks for sharing. I think the administration has been late on some or most issues but it appears that these issues aren't even on Romney's radar. I've been following the software patent issu
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by aclements18 14y ago
Thanks Seth for pointing out both of these articles. Read the SOPA one, about to read the others. Would you mind adding that to the comments on the original post as well? Would like to show some other valuable points to consider.
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This November I'm Voting for Tech(nyuentrepreneur.org)
19 points by aclements18 14y ago|52 comments

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