jsloss

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by jsloss 4y ago
What’s the trick? More page views?
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by jsloss 7y ago
The cost of acquiring new customers once they reached scale was the issue. The cost went up significantly making their unity economics unfavourable.
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by jsloss 7y ago
They rent buildings (long term leases) and then rent out spaces (short term leases). It scales. But you’re right, not in any way like a tech company. The fact that they say tech is at their core is a joke. The only reason to use their app t
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by jsloss 7y ago
You know there are a large number of people who rely on these platforms to earn enough to take care of their families...
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by jsloss 7y ago
Exactly. Just look at the numerous twitter apps that are no longer around but we’re very useful to twitter at the time.
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by jsloss 7y ago
Tech should just be for tech people! Mothers and brothers be damed! I get the frustration, but shouldn’t we be working towards models that allow for better compensation for creators rather than ... well I’m not exactly sure what you’re advo
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by jsloss 7y ago
The ability to compensate someone who is creating value in a network with ownership of said network (eg giving an early uber driver, or Airbnb host, options or equity.) this is currently not possible to do in the US, but is possible with cr
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by jsloss 7y ago
It’s the most well known climbing destination, not just a “remote and hostile” place. It speaks to the end of the normal distribution curve for experiences/social signalling like this. There’s Everest and there’s the rest.
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by jsloss 7y ago
We’re moving from a world where we actively search to a word where “the best” is recommended to us. Google will continue to build out lines of business that make sense in a post search world (hardware, shopping platform, ....?)
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by jsloss 7y ago
Brigading from folks with some reason or another to be very pro china.
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by jsloss 7y ago
There is no shortage of examples of how powerful platforms and governments are using this technology in a way that reduces personal freedom. Surveillance is the name of the game in our current era of internet business models. Are you sugges
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by jsloss 7y ago
Can you expand on your point? Because it makes no sense to me.
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by jsloss 7y ago
All great points. I guess we'll see where the chips land.
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by jsloss 7y ago
Is it easy for new entrants though? And is there competition?
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by jsloss 7y ago
I'm not sure about the future profitability of this space, but I think you're disregarding a few key points. 1. The innovation was less the app and more solving supply problems. No app will be able to change that for the taxi busi
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by jsloss 7y ago
It's opt in. That's the angle. They're betting that advertisers will be willing to pay more to reach people who opt in to be reached.
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by jsloss 7y ago
That's not what this is. I believe Brave has always had this model in mind. Or for quite some time at least.
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by jsloss 7y ago
If you’re in Canada simpletax dot ca is great.
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by jsloss 8y ago
Something to consider is that most VC’s that are investing in this space are now doing so for equity. The risk of tokens being unregistered securities is very high. Most investors today see tokens as a bonus, but invest in equity.
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by jsloss 8y ago
I'm getting the same error on Firefox Quantum.
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by jsloss 8y ago
Bitcoin is an example of the value that has and will come from blockchain. It has everything to do with it.
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by jsloss 8y ago
You’re right I should have included a “so far”.
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by jsloss 8y ago
Right, 10 years in and bitcoin has proven it's value as a digital alternative to gold. Ethereum is 4 years old, and the vast majority of "tokens" even younger. Crypto is very much still early. I don't mean this as a &quo
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by jsloss 8y ago
I think his point is to focus on fixing yourself, rather than trying to fix others. He’s not suggesting that you avoid getting help from professionals to do so.
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by jsloss 9y ago
Yes, that is my point. Current anti-trust laws are only relevant when monopolistic behaviour leads to a worse product for consumers. Which is not the case for the big internet companies, who use network effects and their data advantages to
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by jsloss 9y ago
You make a great point. An interesting question is, are anti-trust laws in their current form, adequate for the networked era? When organizations are able to use their network effects to decrease competition in markets (FB / Amazon &#x
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by jsloss 9y ago
I’m not convinced that’s true. The friction involved with public transit (limitations schedules, routes, and sharing of vehicles) are enough to limit much of the usage outlined in the above comment.
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by jsloss 9y ago
Big fan of the lifestraw. It's easy to use, effective and they do amazing things for folks in areas with low water security. I live in the city and keep one in my earthquake preparedness kit.
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by jsloss 9y ago
Store managers most likely aren’t the front line’s direct supervisor. And the gap between roles as far as responsibility would be high. I would expect very high standards and tough to reach goals would make being a store manager a challengi
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by jsloss 9y ago
They only recently put in a disclaimer clearly stating the ability to buy and not sell, here in Canada. Was deceptive as hell before that. Set up a GDAX account, send your coins there (save fees), then transfer them to a better off/on

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