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by dralison 15y ago
It would be a pity if this particular idea died out because the author couldn't create a proper paragraph. It won't gain attention from a single petition anyway - there will need to be many of them. That said, this one is worth signing, as
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by dralison 15y ago
What someone needs to do is get a business process patent on "Patent Trolling".
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Best practices for assigning tasks to others(sharedstatus.com)
3 points by dralison 15y ago|0 comments
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by dralison 15y ago
Great opening: In the introduction to Start-Up Nation, Dan Senor and Saul Singer's best-selling paean to Israeli innovation, Agassi was the soft-spoken software wiz who had a brilliant idea and a terrible time locating a backer. That doesn'
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Will Israel's Electric Cars Change the World?(time.com)
2 points by dralison 15y ago|1 comments
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Estimate the sales of any iOS app(blog.riverofnewsapp.com)
2 points by dralison 15y ago|0 comments
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by dralison 15y ago
Sounds intriguing, wish your site video wasn't Flash based - can't watch it on my current device.
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by dralison 15y ago
My summary concluded that the best way to find a partner is to expand your network and insert yourself into the right community. I also don't condone going out and "shopping for a partner", yet very often a first time entrepreneur may think
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Where to find a business partner(sharedstatus.com)
14 points by dralison 15y ago|5 comments
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by dralison 15y ago
You're confusing introversion with shyness. An introvert looks in at themselves and isn't looking for a way to meet others. That's what makes them an introvert. Someone that's shy however may want to meet or interact with others but cannot
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by dralison 15y ago
As an old guy myself (47), I've found that it's easy to get frustrated when you see youth repeating the mistakes you've made. While I've learned many things over the years that I enjoy passing on to those less experienced, the skill most va
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by dralison 15y ago
The larger the company, the more complacent they get. They become tied to their legacy and have a difficult time adapting to a changing world. This is magnified dramatically in today's tech environment. I think Facebook is just a privacy br
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When to hire your first employee(sharedstatus.com)
18 points by dralison 16y ago|2 comments
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by dralison 16y ago
In my case it was an acquisition and roll up - they acquired my company and one of my competitors, combined the two together and brought in a seasoned executive w/ IPO experience to lead the NewCo. I was retained to be the CTO, though it's
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by dralison 16y ago
Last hit for me: launched solo in 1998, self-sustaining though I didn't make any money personally (kept folding it back in, worked programming contracts to live), got angel funding in 2000 and popped staff to 14, first profitable month in M
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by dralison 16y ago
That's another aspect of this I find fascinating; how this impacts people in an online world. What got me was when he said this was his way of getting out into the world and meeting people. Then there are hundreds of comments from people sa
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by dralison 16y ago
What does this have to do with startups? If you're an entrepreneur there are times you wonder how you can get through the tough times. This post helps put that into perspective. Most profound thoughts I think I've ever read on the interwebs
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by dralison 16y ago
Clearly the X variable is highly dependent on the space (as Daniel points out in the article). That said, the initial friction point for creating a startup is substantially lower than it was 10 years ago, especially for pure web based alter
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How much money can you make in the iOS App Store?(blog.riverofnewsapp.com)
148 points by dralison 16y ago|31 comments
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by dralison 16y ago
Reading this I immediately turned to my bookshelf to confirm that my K&R book was still there.
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Having what it takes to be an entrepreneur(sharedstatus.com)
10 points by dralison 16y ago|0 comments
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by dralison 16y ago
"Any time you hit a snag in negotiations, you really have to be 100% sincerely ready to walk away..." Wish I could upvote that more. When we sold our company my partner was ready to take nearly any offer but fortunately for me I held a 51%
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by dralison 16y ago
I specified that the testers be people that worked in team oriented environments. That was a hand written requirement.
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How to do usability testing on your web site(sharedstatus.com)
5 points by dralison 16y ago|2 comments
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by dralison 16y ago
I like the idea, low friction for people that want to help a cause. My concern is getting people engaged when they land on the page. The graphic on the home page doesn't really tell me enough in just a glance. It's relatively small and hard
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by dralison 16y ago
Being open and clear is definitely important, but so is being measured. Since I was the majority partner in my ventures I had to learn HOW to say certain things because my word carried more weight. Some times I would say things about our pr
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How to choose a business partner(sharedstatus.com)
19 points by dralison 16y ago|5 comments
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by dralison 16y ago
I've received some outstanding feedback, both here, on the IRC #Startups channel and via email. I really appreciate you folks helping us improve our product!
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by dralison 16y ago
Great suggestions - thanks!
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by dralison 16y ago
Great feedback - thanks! One of the ways we wanted to approach this space was to address the pain point of status reports; people spend time putting them together, then waste a lot of time sitting in meetings reviewing them. I still feel it

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