coglethorpe

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by coglethorpe 17y ago
>What are the key features for an site that would allow you to come in an build website for your niche (donut shops, tow trucks, dentists)? As a previous submission (from Steve Blank's blog) said, you need to "get out of the building" a
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
Maybe something that can use GPS in your car combined with traffic data to let the folks at home know when you are expected to arrive.
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
Seems to be linkjacked from http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2009/09/02/Ravelry
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
Well, there goes my startup idea for converting a steering wheel to a 6 button keypad. Seriously, it was hard enough to "steer" without even looking at the smartphone they had.
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
Yes, where is the line? Is TechCrunch a "news organization?" It's got a staff and lots of traffic, but isn't it just a really successful blog? Is Joel on Software or 37 Signals a blog or a very elaborate ad? How about Seth Godin or Guy
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
He did make it look easy. It's like he said "Well, you just ask for 100k, get it, build some stuff, get more money and then..." I think one thing that got him inside was the execution. Mint is just cool to use. If I was an investor, I'd
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
> Part of the problem is that the search page is dynamically generated; neighborhood-specific landing pages would help capture those more targeted queries. Yes, yes and yes. SEO matters for almost every site, but it is a really big dea
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
First of all, yes, it's another link bait headline. Initially, those are the competitors for sure. But They are already on the first page for the query you listed, so they've go that going for them.
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
Heh, I knew my site was on the map when spammers found it. :-) I learned about scams that hit renters and landlords, but thankfully I got rid of them fast. Also, people posting would either not capitalize anything or leave the CAPS LOCK k
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
You make a good point there. I've had my problems with selling items on CL. The thing is, it's got so much traffic, that it is hard to get even a sliver of it to go my way. CL also may be ugly in one sense, but I get the impression tha
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
My first (only) startup was a rental site. RentHop already has more traction than I ever did. At the time I knew little about funding or how startups worked. Heck, I didn't really even know much PHP or CSS, but got a site up and running.
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
> Aaron is an insider. He belongs to the club. How is he an insider? Because he went to Princeton? Is he related somehow to Larry, Serge, Bill, or one of the Steves?
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
All friends listed were hypothetical. I might be able to get 10k from my closest friends and family. :-)
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
If I get 10k from one friend who has a million, 50k from another who has 5 million and maybe several 1k investments from others, it would be less painful if things fell through. One would have to be rather up-front about the incredible ris
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
He went to Princeton, so I'm thinking he had some cash among his friends and family.
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
Their memories might be just fine, but over time they might have realized the glory came from living through danger and not from shooting someone.
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
With the right binoculars, you can see Steve Jobs standing way up there on top. I do get what you mean about that, but it seems smaller pyramids can be built next to the big ones, even if they do pay taxes (so to speak) to the bigger ones.
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
I don't have statistics to back me up, but I'm fairly certain the odds of survival are considerably higher for iPhone developers.
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
It seems the same as with any "hit" driven environment. Getting a top-40 song, a top blog, the next NYT bestseller, or top iPhone app takes a lot of work and a little luck. There are those who are suited to it, persevere and get that big
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$18.2 Billion in Web, Internet and Tech Acquisitions in Q3(startup.partnerup.com)
1 points by coglethorpe 17y ago|0 comments
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
Wasn't Craig's "list" originally emailed?
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
You know what Super Achievers don't do? Blog about the secrets of Super Achievers.
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
I assume the "Watson" is Tom Watson and is one of a handful of golfers who deserves mention alongside Woods. He darn near won the British open at age 59 and, while not a billionaire, has made some crazy money getting the ball in the hole i
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
Not sure if I am an "expert" on this, but Reddit came out after Digg and sold. MySpace and Facebook came out after Friendster: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySpace#History http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook#History There are plenty
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
Is that revenue per user, or overall? My barely-maintained blog makes more than $5 a month in revenue. Maybe some are having a low or no ad site to start out?
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
Big companies have fraud, just look at Enron. The sexism isn't overt for legal reasons, but that doesn't change the end results. One very big, very old company I worked had a manager who loved hiring attractive female interns and another
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
Newscientist (HN) http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=855216
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
I have had employers in the finance sector pull my credit report to check me out. I'm pretty sure they use one of the big 3 US credit agencies. You might be best off to check with one of them to see how you can do this legally. If they d
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by coglethorpe 17y ago
Maybe he just needs to visit the Oracle Cloud Computing Center: http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/cloud/index.html
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Biggest, Tallest Tree Photo Ever(npr.org)
24 points by coglethorpe 17y ago|6 comments

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