phil_KartMe

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Pinterest Was a Pivot. Funded in 2009.(philmichaelson.com)
1 points by phil_KartMe 14y ago|0 comments
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Start-Ups 'Shame' Bigger Companies in Trademark Disputes(online.wsj.com)
28 points by phil_KartMe 15y ago|1 comments
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KeepRecipes creates an iTunes for cookbooks(gigaom.com)
3 points by phil_KartMe 15y ago|0 comments
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Stop Keeping Things, Only AdKeeper Can Keep(TM) Things(betabeat.com)
3 points by phil_KartMe 15y ago|0 comments
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Deligt Frequency v Delight Depth(philmichaelson.com)
1 points by phil_KartMe 15y ago|0 comments
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iTunes for Recipes Launches with All Star Chef Cookbook for #Japan(mashable.com)
5 points by phil_KartMe 15y ago|0 comments
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by phil_KartMe 15y ago
Thanks. Has this been true every year?
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Ask YC: When Y Combinator receives equity, when does it start diluting?
5 points by phil_KartMe 15y ago|3 comments
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How to Go from Student Side Project to Apple "Staff Pick"(elance.com)
3 points by phil_KartMe 16y ago|0 comments
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Pivot Results in Cosmo Coverage(cosmopolitan.com)
3 points by phil_KartMe 16y ago|1 comments
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by phil_KartMe 16y ago
Do you agree that, in consumer web, "It’s not about good ideas or bad ideas: it’s about ideas that make people talk."?
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RiotVine Post-mortem(blog.riotvine.com)
1 points by phil_KartMe 16y ago|1 comments
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by phil_KartMe 16y ago
If anyone has stats on angel funds and fundings, please let me know. I'd love to firm up the assumptions in the main equation. I'm looking for: 1) Number of "seed" funds & average size of fund 2) % ownership a seed investor likes to ha
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Is there a seed bubble?(philmichaelson.com)
4 points by phil_KartMe 16y ago|1 comments
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by phil_KartMe 16y ago
I didn't mean to imply this article was about how FarmVille started or grew. This history of FarmVille implies it was better game mechanics than Farm Town, and Zynga's installed base, that lead to FarmVille's success: http://www.allfacebo
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by phil_KartMe 16y ago
If HackerNew wanted to become more like FarmVille (not that it should), the system could: * give you karma just for stopping by each day * give you karma for upvoting other's posts * give you profiles you could customize by trading in karma
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by phil_KartMe 16y ago
one smart aspect of FarmVille is that you can gain points without other people giving you Karma. In fact, you get points for helping others.
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by phil_KartMe 16y ago
Thanks! I've been collecting some links to presentations and posts on designing for engagement. See the list here: http://www.kartme.com/phil/web-design
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by phil_KartMe 16y ago
If anyone has other thoughts on lessons to learn from FarmVille, let me know!
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How FarmVille Designs for Engagement(philmichaelson.com)
68 points by phil_KartMe 16y ago|26 comments
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Business Plan Contests Should Focus on Testing & Learning(philmichaelson.com)
3 points by phil_KartMe 16y ago|0 comments
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Filtering Restaurant.com to Find 4 Tasty Deals in NYC(kartme.com)
1 points by phil_KartMe 16y ago|0 comments
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Useful Web Apps(smashingapps.com)
2 points by phil_KartMe 16y ago|0 comments
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How Your Facebook Friends Are Sharing Your Data(philmichaelson.com)
4 points by phil_KartMe 16y ago|0 comments
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by phil_KartMe 16y ago
fair. and we don't know terms (e.g., liquidation preferences).
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by phil_KartMe 16y ago
overvaluation - too high a value or price assigned to something overvalued - Describing a security trading at a higher price than it logically should. http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3A+overvalued&ie=u...
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by phil_KartMe 16y ago
Exactly. How can Groupon be worth >$1B if the value proposition for businesses (that is, their growth in repeat customers over time) hasn't been proven?
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by phil_KartMe 16y ago
I agree a successful business need not be unique. For example, many blogging platforms are and will be successful (e.g., tumblr, posterours, blogger, wordpress, etc). However, if the consumer value proposition is built on providing exclusi
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Why Groupon is Overvalued(philmichaelson.com)
24 points by phil_KartMe 16y ago|13 comments
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by phil_KartMe 16y ago
let me know if you have any questions about the funding. happy to lend advice to this community if i can.

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