geofflewis

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Introducing Bedrock: In search of narrative violations(bedrockcap.com)
4 points by geofflewis 8y ago|0 comments
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Founders Fund on Bloomberg West: The Importance of Strategy(bloomberg.com)
3 points by geofflewis 13y ago|0 comments
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Founders Fund is hiring an Associate (geofflewis.org)
3 points by geofflewis 13y ago|0 comments
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by geofflewis 13y ago
If self driving cars take off, Lyft will be the computing network that manages on-demand transportation including via self-driving cars. Not at all a short term business.
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Beware SXSW Networking Syndrome(m.techcrunch.com)
22 points by geofflewis 14y ago|7 comments
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The "We" Pronoun(geofflewis.org)
8 points by geofflewis 14y ago|2 comments
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An Open Letter To Randi Zuckerberg: How Could You Do This to Real Entrepreneurs?(pandodaily.com)
73 points by geofflewis 14y ago|30 comments
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by geofflewis 15y ago
Fixed now.
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by geofflewis 15y ago
LOL! Fair point :-)
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by geofflewis 15y ago
Completely agree.
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by geofflewis 15y ago
Im not frowning on credentialing. The question I have is whether we are becoming too credential-obsessed in Silicon Valley rather than focusing entirely on what matters: building companies of consequence.
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Are you building a company, or your credentials?(geofflewis.org)
211 points by geofflewis 15y ago|58 comments
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by geofflewis 15y ago
If this is ever a customer objection that actually prevents a deal, the prospect probably just does not want your service that badly and is reaching for an excuse to not sign.
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by geofflewis 15y ago
Out of all the issues bootstrapped startups face, I really don't think "other startups may be acqui-hired and poison our well." should be a concern. The vast majority of startups that fail do so because they poison their own well
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Case Study: Accuracy & Fraud on MTurk(tumblr.gethumanoid.com)
16 points by geofflewis 15y ago|8 comments
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by geofflewis 15y ago
This is one of the most ignorant, poorly written articles I've ever seen on Hacker News. it doesn't belong here.
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by geofflewis 15y ago
They're constantly supportive, always helpful, never intrusive. The best.
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by geofflewis 15y ago
The amount of hype these guys had measured against the ultimate outcome just underscores that it is really, really hard to build a real business... and much easier to get press. Kudos to them for trying. This is a downer.
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by geofflewis 15y ago
Great piece. Did you follow his advice re: LSD? :-)
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by geofflewis 15y ago
The analysis in this article is just plain wrong, starting with the headline. Incorporating location-tagging directly into the status update UI (and extending the ability to tag a location to photos and videos), does not mean Facebook is bo
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by geofflewis 15y ago
The most successful retailers in the world are able to fund deep discounting on a regular basis by applying pricing pressure on their suppliers. Wal-Mart demands price cuts from suppliers (and gets them) to fund their High-Low pricing strat
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by geofflewis 15y ago
No, you are only rewarded at your favorite merchants. Topguest identifies the merchants you frequent most based on your check-ins, and selects your top 3 most visited local merchants and begins giving you bonus points for that loyalty. Not
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Have daily deal fatigue? Here's a new approach to local merchant loyalty(readwriteweb.com)
8 points by geofflewis 15y ago|5 comments
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by geofflewis 15y ago
But given a deal is contingent on your salesforce convincing the merchant to work with you (on a very tight timeframe / compressed sales cycle), doesn't this mean that by definition, most of the deals desired by users will not come to fruit
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by geofflewis 15y ago
To whomever downvoted, my use of the word "outraged here was in jest :-)
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by geofflewis 15y ago
It is for stopping out of school.
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by geofflewis 15y ago
It seems to me that the entire point of the program is to foster self discovery, albeit in a specific area that a recipient has demonstrated aptitude in. Personally, I've discovered far more about myself leading a startup than I did in coll
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by geofflewis 15y ago
I'd be outraged if only 2 applied.
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by geofflewis 15y ago
Very impressive group of recipients. The program feels sort of like Rhodes meets YCombinator
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by geofflewis 15y ago
I wonder how many girls applied. Can't really make a judgement without knowing that figure.

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