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Snapchat’s Biggest Mistake: Rejecting Facebook’s $3 Billion Offer?(pathikshah.com)
1 points by pathik 13y ago|0 comments
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Moneyball & Growth Hacking(pathikshah.com)
1 points by pathik 13y ago|0 comments
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by pathik 13y ago
Maybe. But if you don't do it now, it'll just become harder and you'll regret not doing it all your life. I did something similar, but I did it much before 30. Haven't regretted it so far. Go for it.
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by pathik 13y ago
Spot on. Thanks. We do have a pending patent application for the same.
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by pathik 13y ago
We would ideally love to have all users connect through data, but more than 80% of the 900 million mobile users in India simply don't have a mobile data connection. Hence, if we are to achieve our goal of enabling universal communication am
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by pathik 13y ago
Oh, there were some genuine technical limitations in implementing it over carrier networks. I'll check the exact details with the team and get back to you. (Most of them are sleeping, it's 3AM here in India.) No ulterior motives. :)
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by pathik 13y ago
We do have a lot of ideas in mind, but in a space like this, you can start looking at monetization only after you've hit a certain critical mass in terms of user base. Ultimately, it's going to be a "content and connections" play, but the i
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by pathik 13y ago
Well, to enter and grow so fast in such a competitive space, you've to differentiate yourself from your competition. Our differentiators are: 1. A beautiful UX/design 2. The ability to message everyone through hike/SMS #1 works everywhere
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by pathik 13y ago
Not really. We don't believe ads are the best way to monetize. And anyways, why create a beautiful UX and then plaster ads on it? We'll start looking at that once we hit a certain critical mass, but in much smarter ways. Right now, all focu
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5M users in 4 months. How hike plans to win the global messaging space(techcrunch.com)
14 points by pathik 13y ago|27 comments
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How Stuff Spreads #1: Gangnam Style vs Harlem Shake(facegroup.com)
36 points by pathik 13y ago|13 comments
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by pathik 13y ago
+1. For now.
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Aaron Swartz: How To Get A Job Like Mine(aaronsw.jottit.com)
338 points by pathik 14y ago|17 comments
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by pathik 14y ago
It's funny how everyone who reads this article tends to view himself as intelligent. Maybe that's just the type of crowd at HN, or maybe it's Dunning-Kruger at play. Even if I share this link on Facebook, most people would agree with this a
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by pathik 15y ago
There hardly seems to be much upside left. Most of the potential for appreciation has already been milked by late stage VCs (DST), Goldman's preferred clients, and investors on SharesPost and Second Market. This probably won't be a Google o
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Google Renews Push in China(online.wsj.com)
2 points by pathik 15y ago|0 comments
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Steve Ballmer Reboots(businessweek.com)
4 points by pathik 15y ago|0 comments
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Sharing a search story: Matt Cutts on "Search plus Your World"(mattcutts.com)
5 points by pathik 15y ago|0 comments
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by pathik 15y ago
No offense, but Reddit going dark will affect only us. No one else will even notice. If something like Wikipedia goes dark, that would be something. Everyone will be forced to take notice.
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How Google Could Eliminate the Amazon Threat to Android(pathikshah.com)
9 points by pathik 15y ago|8 comments
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Zynga's IPO roadshow begins Monday(finance.fortune.cnn.com)
2 points by pathik 15y ago|0 comments
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by pathik 15y ago
I spend around 10% on rent, 10% on food, 5% on booze, 10% on gadgets, 5% on other expenses and another 10% on very high risk investments. I have no debt and I'm single, so I save almost 50% each month. PS: I live in India.
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by pathik 15y ago
The way YC is growing, PG could very well become a billionaire in the coming years.
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by pathik 15y ago
Congrats, Gabriel.
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by pathik 15y ago
I was hoping they would do this. Who do you think will direct it? David Fincher?
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Sony Pictures Acquiring New Steve Jobs Biography For Major Feature Film(deadline.com)
3 points by pathik 15y ago|1 comments
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Steve Jobs and Thomas Edison(andrewhargadon.typepad.com)
3 points by pathik 15y ago|0 comments
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The VC - Excellent Comic on VCs and Startups(thevc.com)
1 points by pathik 15y ago|0 comments
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In-Game Ads Become The Target Of Scene Hackers(techcrunch.com)
1 points by pathik 15y ago|0 comments
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Groupon Panic: Is It Insolvent - and Could IPO Get Pulled?(launch.is)
3 points by pathik 15y ago|1 comments

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