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by parker 18y ago
You can check out my response on my blog for the clarification. I suppose it was a bit awkwardly worded at first.
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by parker 18y ago
I'd guess around 12-14 hours of actual thinking and working time. At a normal startup as an employee, I'm guessing you'd average around 10 hours, but more around crunch time
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by parker 18y ago
Yeah, the 18 hour days reference was simply to imply that starting a startup is a full-time, front-of-mind undertaking. I think it's safe to say that this guy took it a bit out of context.
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Venture payoffs falling — but hey, they’re still better than the stock market(venturebeat.com)
1 points by parker 18y ago|0 comments
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by parker 18y ago
Does every company need to make a smartphone in order to survive in the new marketplace? I hear Quaker Oats has a really sweet handset in the works...
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by parker 18y ago
I believe this is none other than news.YC's ojbyrne, am I correct :)?
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Ex-Googlers launch rival search engine(money.cnn.com)
1 points by parker 18y ago|0 comments
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Can Cuil, Built for the Long-Term, Win the "Instant Analysis" Battle?(louisgray.com)
2 points by parker 18y ago|0 comments
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by parker 18y ago
Guy, check the stats. According to compete, Friendster is doing 400 Million page views per month and growing. Revenue for WebVan in the 2000 fiscal year was $259.7 Million: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2001_Jan_25/a...
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by parker 18y ago
Sorry dude, but you must not remember them vividly, because the majority of these sites did actually have a user base and did actually make revenue. In some cases (WebVan for instance), they actually made quite a bit of revenue. They were
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by parker 18y ago
It's simple user psychology. So much of traffic on social networking sites is lurking around on other people's pages, especially those that you're 'interested' in. I'd rather not let other people know that I've been looking at their page, e
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Cyber-nationalism: The brave new world of e-hatred (economist.com)
6 points by parker 18y ago|2 comments
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by parker 18y ago
Yeah, I'm not sure what the hell he's talking about either. The fact that specific funds exist for both iPhone and Facebook applications kind of obliterates his point.
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The Silicon Valley VC Disease(scobleizer.com)
21 points by parker 18y ago|15 comments
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by parker 18y ago
This dissertation on how not to feel like a worthless gnat because of simple turns of phrase makes me think of another mantra I use to feel better about myself: Get serious.
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3 Reasons Why Wikipedia Will Beat Knol(socialbias.com)
16 points by parker 18y ago|3 comments
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by parker 18y ago
I think the idea is that early adopters can evangelize your product and create its foothold, but it's the late adopters who play mass market kingmakers.
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by parker 18y ago
I got the inspiration for this post after talking to some non-tech people about how they find and use new software. You realize that they live in a different world, without all the chatter. I'm not implying that what we're doing is going t
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The Tale of a ‘Normal’ Person: A Reality Check(socialbias.com)
57 points by parker 18y ago|37 comments
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by parker 18y ago
Yeah this list is pretty old -- it doesn't have 'social media consultants'.
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by parker 18y ago
That may be the best quote I've read in awhile. I've convinced that profit is a function of creating happiness, both with your customers and within your company. Thanks for sharing that.
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by parker 18y ago
You're exactly right. They paid the third founder $700,000 to go away after their Series A. Smart, but I actually didn't respect him leaving his friends out to dry and forcing them into awkward conversations with their investors. I guess
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Film Review and Lessons Learned from ‘Startup.com’(socialbias.com)
10 points by parker 18y ago|4 comments
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by parker 18y ago
What about IPOs, or a leveraged management buyout? Just because acquisitions are the 'en vogue' liquidity event doesn't mean it's the only kind.
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Y Combinator Diaries: Installment #4(socialbias.com)
24 points by parker 18y ago|6 comments
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Happiness, Not Wealth Creation, is the Sole Measure of Success(socialbias.com)
4 points by parker 18y ago|0 comments
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Y Combinator Diaries: Installment #3(socialbias.com)
33 points by parker 18y ago|1 comments
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The Case for Building Wireframes(socialbias.com)
1 points by parker 18y ago|0 comments
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Y Combinator Diaries: Installment #2(socialbias.com)
3 points by parker 18y ago|0 comments
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What to Look for in a Co-Founder(socialbias.com)
1 points by parker 18y ago|0 comments

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