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by python_kiss 20y ago
Here is a related post by Phil on Profy: Online Communities Continue Growth http://www.profy.com/2007/03/15/online-community/
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Social network traffic up 11.5 percent; MySpace still dominates(blogs.zdnet.com)
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by python_kiss 20y ago
"Know your enemy and know yourself, find naught in fear for 100 battles. Know yourself but not your enemy, find level of loss and victory. Know thy enemy but not yourself, wallow in defeat every time." - Sun Tzu, The Art of War I keep a ver
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by python_kiss 20y ago
That must be it. I incorporated my dad's company as a sole-proprietor and it was dirt cheap. I am guessing the process gets complicated when more than one founder is involved. Blood thirsty lawyers!
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I hope this helps: "Financially, a startup is like a pass/fail course. The way to get rich from a startup is to maximize the company's chances of succeeding, not to maximize the amount of stock you retain. So if you can trade stock for som
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by python_kiss 20y ago
This made me laugh, lol: "Paul explains. 'Haven't you seen the Segway he built?' We walk into the other room. 'See, this is typical Trevor-logic. He wants to lose weight so he starts biking to work, but biking is too easy so he teaches hi
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by python_kiss 20y ago
It depends on how you use this site. You might've noticed how the top users tend to post articles and spark interesting discussions while new users tend to post news. As a startup founder, you are more interested in analytical articles rath
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by python_kiss 20y ago
Variety of ideas are indicative of the plasticity of mind. Rest assured, this is something YC will see as a good thing. Go ahead and list them.
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by python_kiss 20y ago
It all boils down to this: when a VC invests money in a startup, they are putting their reputation on the line. So imposing some control over the startup just seems natural. Imagine if you had to trust $11 million on a group of strangers; i
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by python_kiss 20y ago
Here is a list of almost 1000 Web 2.0 logos: http://web2logo.com Good post though :)
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by python_kiss 20y ago
lol@"20 ways to make your cellphone look like Steve Jobs". Digg users are indeed obsessed with lists. I once posted an article to Digg titled "9 Inventions Edison Did Not Make" along with "Anatomy of a successful social network". Both reac
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by python_kiss 20y ago
TechCrunch has 351k feed subscribers not 53,651. I remember when Mashable covered mainstream startups but, in face of competition, positioned itself towards a smaller niche (covering social networks). Today Mashable has close to 80k subscri
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by python_kiss 20y ago
All business start off as micro-niche. Friendster's demographic was considered a niche just four years ago. Now it is considered "mainstream". The one thing startups do risk for aiming small is VC investment. Venture Capitalists are reluct
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Video: Where is the Web Going?(blogs.business2.com)
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Reddit, Del.icio.us, Slashdot, and Digg in cartoons (Social Media Websites Illustrated)(drivl.com)
9 points by python_kiss 20y ago|1 comments
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MySpace Bans Searches for 69 Year Olds(mashable.com)
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SXSW: Why Marketers Need To Work With Social Media(readwriteweb.com)
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by python_kiss 20y ago
Great site gustaf. I love the simplistic UI and one page sign up. Here is a minor fix: increase the window size of your "terms of service" page. It is hard to read when the user has to scroll both vertically and horizontally :)
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by python_kiss 20y ago
I think Y Combinator didn't receive as much publicity this year as they did earlier (Jessica's book certainly helped, though). Judging from the number of users on news.yc, I am guessing that there are less than 500 applicants. Which to me i
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20 minute video interview with Google CEO (worth checking out)(youtube.com)
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by python_kiss 20y ago
Here is a nice tactic I came up with: Type your competition's name in Technorati and determine all the blogs that reviewed your competitior. Next, dispatch an email to all those bloggers informing them that you have created a rival product.
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by python_kiss 20y ago
I think the photos were taken this winter, so it must be Mountain View. I like the padded walls; are those to reduce echo?
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by python_kiss 20y ago
There is something strange about that Segway; the wheels and the handle on it look very different. But anyway, great photos! I think this topic was posted earlier as well :)
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by python_kiss 20y ago
That is a good point! Dropping out of school is analogous to "buring all your ships". Sun Tzu writes that "put your enemies in a spot where they have no place to go, and they will die before fleeting. If they are to die then, what can they
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by python_kiss 20y ago
Startups that execute with the end in mind do much better than those that code with ambiguity. Unfortunately, I feel that YC might be encouraging startups to not strategically plan ahead due to the emphasis put on "The original idea is not
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by python_kiss 20y ago
Last question from YC's FAQ: Q. Are you looking for investors? A. Not at the moment. I always wondered why YC was reluctant to take outside investment. Now we know why :)
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by python_kiss 20y ago
The issue with scalability is the same problem many corporations faced 50 years ago. This was before Ray Kroc turned McDonalds into a "turn-key" operation. This model provides the franchisee licensed trademark along with tried and proven me
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by python_kiss 20y ago
It seems the lawyers take away more money than the development process! eek
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WikiSeek Launches Community Edited Search Engine(techcrunch.com)
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Free: a Tactic, not a Business Model(gigaom.com)
9 points by python_kiss 20y ago|1 comments

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