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We're opening our startup's data(gengo.com)
4 points by robertlaing 12y ago|0 comments
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Goloc is a tool for counting the number of statements in a Go file(github.com)
4 points by robertlaing 12y ago|0 comments
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Life with the Narrative Clip in 20 slides(pechakucha.org)
1 points by robertlaing 13y ago|0 comments
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The Art of the Simple Blurb(robertlaing.com)
1 points by robertlaing 13y ago|0 comments
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Grammar Snob? It isn't so simple(robertlaing.com)
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Avoiding Negative Value (Re: Khosla)(robertlaing.com)
1 points by robertlaing 13y ago|0 comments
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by robertlaing 13y ago
That's something I've seen angel investors argue about on panels but never really agree on. Good post by Mark Suster here: http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2012/09/08/should-investo...
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by robertlaing 13y ago
Another piece of advice (equally for live or non-live TV): Keep mentioning your company name in your answers, even if in a normal conversation you wouldn't. This means if your conversation gets edited heavily (which it will if it'
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by robertlaing 13y ago
I agree. (And it reminds me too much of baby formula, which is proven to be less healthy than the real stuff)...
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by robertlaing 13y ago
This is a gross generalization. Sure, plenty of companies are behind. But quite a few are too in the US... http://www.pcworld.com/article/249951/if_it_aint_broke_dont_... I'm also not sure that "new" means more secure in this kind of cont
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by robertlaing 13y ago
This article is not 100% clear on whether it means "true" investment or just paying for a service, which is not the same thing at all. But regarding "true" investment, It's something we looked at 18 months ago when raising our Series A. At
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Translation Platform Gengo Raises $12M Funding Round Led By Intel Capital(techcrunch.com)
3 points by robertlaing 13y ago|1 comments
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Video translation that doesn't suck anymore(blog.gengo.com)
1 points by robertlaing 14y ago|0 comments
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by robertlaing 14y ago
I'm surprised he didn't mention his interview with the comedian Stewart Lee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHC13MYcrR4
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by robertlaing 14y ago
This is awesome. I just wish someone had edited Will.i.am's quote though... I think he thinks 'reading code' is like reading music or something... “Here we are, 2013, we ALL depend on technology to communicate, to bank, and none of us know
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by robertlaing 14y ago
I don't know qz.com's financials, but the ad:content ratio of a profitable publication is normally a lot higher than what they have. Which suggests they're either strategically de-prioritizing advertising for the short term in order to buil
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by robertlaing 14y ago
You're right to ask the question. But (a) the site isn't optimized for you, and (b) Forbes is trying to make money. So your blog post comes across as (I'm sorry to say) naive. If you want to find out these kinds of answers for yourself, try
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YouTube Integrates Gengo for Caption Translation(blog.gengo.com)
10 points by robertlaing 14y ago|0 comments
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by robertlaing 14y ago
Right: title is nice, article is a bit lacking. I was imagining a combination of metrics (and a heavy use of the Crunchbase API) that would allow you to guess their burn rate and cash remaining. Could be pretty cool. Maybe someone wants to
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by robertlaing 14y ago
I've been shocked since I moved to Japan about this. The most in-your-face example for me, was visiting Japanese real estate agents, looking for apartments. They'll often literally hand you a book of fax papers compiled together, four inche
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by robertlaing 14y ago
No I guess you are right actually. I think I should have said "the government for allowing Adobe to take complete monopolistic control of an industry".
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by robertlaing 14y ago
Not with current management and mission I would guess. Maybe moreso Pixelmator or one of the more commercial apps.
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by robertlaing 14y ago
Voila, monopoly in action. I have both a grudging respect and an intense dislike of Adobe for their complete ownership of the creative software space. It's kind of amazing, and it's the clearest example of a monopoly that I experience in my
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Dakwak: Effortless Localization(blog.gengo.com)
1 points by robertlaing 14y ago|0 comments
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Developer-Friendly Internationalization (Transifex + Gengo)(blog.gengo.com)
5 points by robertlaing 14y ago|0 comments
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Gengo: The 2012 Annual Report(blog.gengo.com)
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by robertlaing 14y ago
One of the more interesting things about this article, for me, was the fact that it's one of the few places where the author's [I assume unintentionally incorrect] use of the phrase "affect change" actually kind of makes sense. It's very co
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Beginning Enterprise Sales in Japan: Notes for Startups(robertlaing.com)
6 points by robertlaing 14y ago|0 comments
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by robertlaing 14y ago
You have a number of negotiation points here: - Percentage ownership - Vesting length - Vesting cliff - Hours you expect him to work - Cash salary - Bonus - Title And some questions to ask yourselves: - How long have you been working on the
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Surviving Regular Long-Haul Startup Travel(robertlaing.com)
1 points by robertlaing 14y ago|0 comments

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