mpr3

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by mpr3 12y ago
>$1k/month is by wire/cheque. Below that is credit card.
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by mpr3 12y ago
I wonder if pre-launch Slack would have got in to YC.
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by mpr3 12y ago
The section on "BETTER EMPTY STATES" is really helpful, and populating that type content in-app is easy to forget about.
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Ask HN: why does your startup have/not have a team page?
1 points by mpr3 12y ago|0 comments
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The Rise of Fashion E-Commerce and Man’s Escape from the Mall(startupnorth.ca)
2 points by mpr3 13y ago|0 comments
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by mpr3 13y ago
This is incredible. I have shown a few people, and they just keep playing and trying to fix their buggy "spells". Nice job guys!
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by mpr3 13y ago
This is what I would have assumed, too.
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by mpr3 13y ago
It's interesting that in the same article they also mention they are hiring for new positions. I can't imagine how this feels for both departing employees, and the ones who remain. I don't know much about the situation, but I
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by mpr3 13y ago
I know it just isn't possible in many situations, but transparent support goes a long way in avoiding situations like this. Zendesk has tried this out with fully visible support chat, and it's worked well for them.
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by mpr3 13y ago
It's always interesting when a common theory for an occurrence or a causality is overturned. It reminds us to keep questioning accepted beliefs/axioms/rules.
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by mpr3 13y ago
If that's well known then I wonder if they've actually done an "expected value" of cargo lifted into space by these rockets. For example, 0.9 valueofcargolifted - 0.1 costofcargoandfallout
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by mpr3 13y ago
Great, level-headed outline of the key steps in this situation. Clear communication seems to be a common theme among people who handle these situations well.
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Show HN: Spearmint(spearmint.io)
2 points by mpr3 13y ago|0 comments
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by mpr3 13y ago
A temp way around this is to enrol in a university for one credit, and then drop out shortly after. You'll have full access while you're an official student.
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by mpr3 13y ago
The most interesting thing is that now she can make company policy changes and people engage in lengthy debates about how revolutionary (or not) each decision is. This seems to be pretty important in positioning her has a strong leader who
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The Equal Pay Myth(forbes.com)
2 points by mpr3 14y ago|0 comments
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Inside Kim Dotcom's House(bbc.co.uk)
3 points by mpr3 14y ago|0 comments
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by mpr3 14y ago
Screenshots, key feature summary, any current testimonials.
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by mpr3 14y ago
What this usually gets used for is hiring sales staff in advance of having the revenue that allows it. Acceleration is really the key thing that this capital is looking to accomplish (in theory).
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by mpr3 14y ago
I think that as the technology (i.e. software, testing, etc.) improves that people expect more reliable product. It makes sense to hold the aircraft to higher standards as they are flown less and less by humans.
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ANA and JAL Ground Boeing 787 Fleets After Emergency(bloomberg.com)
20 points by mpr3 14y ago|15 comments
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by mpr3 14y ago
I think where this could save more time is if you thought about ways salespeople could close sales easier, since they require signatures so frequently. If this product is just for me (i.e. the person who installs this extension) then it's o
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by mpr3 14y ago
Can you provide some more detail on the initial page? Definitely interested in this, and I'm sure quite a few early-stage inside sales teams would be too.
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Canadian Prime Minister: $400M to Strengthen Canadian VC(globalnews.ca)
38 points by mpr3 14y ago|20 comments
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by mpr3 14y ago
The word "startup" means you're looking at a company that hasn't found its business model (which can scale) yet - at least that's how I interpret it. Important to clarify this first. As a startup, money should only be spent on making sure t
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by mpr3 14y ago
I deal with loyalty programs on a daily basis. While they have much more leniency in terms of fraud and security, you still want to know what happened at every interaction with the main balance. A rollback is dangerous in a loyalty program