coecoventures

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Ask HN: GNU License for Process Patents
2 points by coecoventures 14y ago|0 comments
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by coecoventures 14y ago
I agree. It would be good to have a biz partner, design partner, and technical partner to round out the team.
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by coecoventures 14y ago
I think this is great. One risk to hmexx, but may actually be a good thing, is that they get the 2nd or 3rd best idea from their dev partner. Then, if there is a healthy exit, the dev partner can fund their no.1 good idea. However, after a
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by coecoventures 14y ago
What about terms? Would your ownership be participating preferred? preferred? common? In other words, would all founders be diluted equally?
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by coecoventures 14y ago
I refuse to commute. It's maddening and unproductive. I much prefer a medium density mixed use walkable neighborhood. I'm actually working on a documentary about America's great towns and neighborhoods. I ran an experiment with one of my fr
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by coecoventures 14y ago
Foster as well as Piano have some very refined work. Foster is at his best when doing renovations and additions. He has a very delicate approach which is handsome and actually celebrates and enhances the existing structure. I'm still waitin
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by coecoventures 14y ago
Apple also stole employees from PARC, some of which are still working at Apple. They brought their talent with them.
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by coecoventures 14y ago
Indeed. The quality of design affects the quality of construction. The cost per square foot is typically shocking and the Ghery definitely places form over function. After visiting many buildings by Ghery, Hadid, Holl, and Libeskind I've fo
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by coecoventures 14y ago
The new Apple mothership and the Ghery Facebook HQ share an affection for poor planning. Neither will be able to accommodate future growth and renovating existing facilities will be difficult logistically. Being able to afford it today does
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by coecoventures 14y ago
37 Signals has a great approach where they have open office space, phone booths for private calls, and meeting rooms of varying sizes. Speaking of research, they should also find out how much it costs to maintain a Ghery building. If you th
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by coecoventures 14y ago
Exactly. Once that is gone the ability to amortize development costs over the course of a product cycle disappears. It's the tragedy of the commons.
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by coecoventures 14y ago
There was a financial relationship between Apple and Google for the use of Google maps. That shouldn't be forgotten.
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by coecoventures 14y ago
Don't forget RIM. Remember the Blackjack? Great phone, but a complete ripoff.
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by coecoventures 14y ago
There was something similar to this in New Zealand called Living Space. It had roughly the same floor plan for the apartments and incorporated many common areas. They had two TV rooms, library, communal kitchen, billiards room, and a roof g
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by coecoventures 14y ago
As an American currently living in Hong Kong I can verify what your friend was saying. Everything is smaller, but everything you may need is also easy to get. Forget the milk? Just go downstairs. No need for a big refrigerator since you are
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by coecoventures 14y ago
I agree with pretty much everybody in that you should ask for more. I would also work on those expense reports. You can try to have those paid out or use their total value to negotiate a better equity position. To leave on good terms you mi
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Government Programs?
2 points by coecoventures 14y ago|1 comments
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by coecoventures 15y ago
Totally agree. We're following a lean startup approach and have identified our MVP and roadmap. Unit testing allows us to ensure our MVP works and that we have a reliable way to add features per our roadmap and still have a viable product.
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by coecoventures 15y ago
It's hard enough to convince them faster computers add value. It's almost like they have never heard of the concept of Return On Investment. It's all about cutting costs and not about increasing profitability. We resorted to being very voca
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by coecoventures 15y ago
Searching on iTunes U doesn't always return these courses. Thankfully there is an iTunes link available from the lectures link on Course page.
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by coecoventures 15y ago
I'm an old dog so there were no CS classes at my middle school when I started programming. Naturally I have a bias towards those who took matters into their own hands and are self-taught.