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by switch11 6y ago
Very happy with Stripe. A customer for 3.7 years now 1) Their customer service has been good. However, I've never had to use it for anything serious 2) Their API is awesome 3) Their level of complexity is slowly increasing. This is som
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by switch11 6y ago
that would be something. If they were stupid enough to name their project Project Palpatine
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by switch11 6y ago
It's not a coincidence I've experienced EXACT same thing on a much larger scale Step 1: You start paying for Ads Step 2: You start making a certain amount of money from Ads Ratio is very good. So it is a win win Step 3: They drop
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by switch11 6y ago
This is 100% identical to the illegal stuff robber barons used to do when two railroads were in competition and it was killing profits, they would sign a silent partnership and one would take upstate NY and the other would take NYC to other
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by switch11 6y ago
This thread has several I'll add a few (while including a couple from this thread) Let's see 1) Google Facebook - why was Google+ ignored and shut down 2) Why has Facebook never launched a search engine 3) Amazon + Google Why has
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by switch11 6y ago
good to know
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by switch11 6y ago
This is 100% true -> (Wouldn't it be crazy if Google+ being neglected and then shutdown was a part of the negotiations between Google and FB?) Same for Amazon closing down A9 search Google buying up Affiliate Networks and closing on
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by switch11 6y ago
Yes, They also do a lot more than this stuff like astroturfing click fraud fake submissions on forms etc They basically operate completely recklessly We are getting a lot of attacks from Google. I took screenshots just today of them doing f
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by switch11 6y ago
Tip of the hat to you
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by switch11 6y ago
These dishonest privacy @#$@#$ did the same thing when they were trying to take over the Internet in India under the guise of Internet.org They sent millions of 'complaints from users' which turned out to be all the exact same tem
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by switch11 6y ago
that is super interesting Waiting for when they realize there is a silent agreement between Amazon + Google + Facebook and that they do coordinated attacks against their rivals and also against any company that is growing quickly
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by switch11 6y ago
It's a joke Reference: Amazon lawsuit against Pentagon for Azure contract Reference: Amazon lawsuit against Future Retail etc etc
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by switch11 6y ago
so true so true it is interesting to see all the justifications people are giving for Tesla's completely irrational valuation Solar Roof/Solar Energy -> Solar City was going bankrupt and had to be bought by Tesla to save Musk&#
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by switch11 6y ago
1) You have to be very careful with embracing limiting beliefs such as this one -> Artisans were different than merchants There are lots of artists who are very good at sales and marketing Don't fall for the trap that you have to be
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by switch11 6y ago
very, very true This: am also suspecting that the level-off will happen one layer higher. I.e. the economic relevance of the current incumbents within the US economy will not drop, but the global relevance of the US will. For a perspective
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by switch11 6y ago
This is a fascinating comment In particular -> It occurred to me that in some situations, it might actually be more efficient _not_ to batch. The complexity of attempting to batch at the warehouse must be very high, and take up quite a b
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by switch11 6y ago
excellent comment agree completely with you The only LOGICAL reason to go from a format that works to such a terrible format, is that it can make ads work better
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by switch11 6y ago
This is likelier than the alternatives
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by switch11 6y ago
that is interesting claiming YouTube and Instagram are the two best acquisitions in modern tech history is one heck of a claim Android instantly beats them both COMBINED That being said they would definitely be in theTop 10
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by switch11 6y ago
How is this different from Amazon or Wal Mart -> This is a business built on top of cheap Chinese goods, subsidized shipping and low customer expectations. High transaction volume with very low margins, and totally exposed to the winds o
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by switch11 6y ago
I agree 100% with the fact that we can do better than DuckDuckGo A) DDG is already better than Google for some search queries B) I use Epic Search and that is good, though it just uses Yahoo or Bing results (not sure which) C) We should hav
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by switch11 6y ago
This is a difficult post to respond to Firstly, your issue doesn't seem to be anything other than social anxiety If you have to 'lose sleep' after contacting someone on LinkedIn about your product, then you are just not suite
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by switch11 6y ago
I think it is FATIGUE So many people drumming up - this young person did something that FOR HIS AGE is impressive Who the @#$#$ cares why is it on Hacker News? It should benefit the people visting in HAcker News in some way ain't none
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by switch11 6y ago
Actually agree with the original comment This is an ASSUMPTION that all startups are VC funded startups or the goal of building a company is to get VC funding * That shows a very VC centric viewpoint, as opposed to a more balanc
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by switch11 6y ago
so true
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by switch11 6y ago
that's a very astute observation having worked at all three of A Trillion Dollar corporation A smaller company that grew quite a bit and sold for $5 billion+ A start up now * People optimize for what will make them rich/we
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by switch11 6y ago
This is an excellent Suggestion: My suggestion to you, pc: Start a little company within Stripe to disrupt Stripe (i.e. re-simplify) in the same way Stripe disrupted the industry 10 years ago. Or keep getting bigger and become just as compl
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by switch11 6y ago
ummmm .... If company grows 1,000 times, their stake also grows 1,000 times
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by switch11 6y ago
Yes, I fall into that category I've had multiple offers to buy and invest. And always do your due diligence. One turned out to be a shell company - which means a bigger company secretly trying to low ball acquire my company In some cas
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by switch11 6y ago
yeah, this exactly Now if (theoretically) some founder reading this thread ever has to choose between General Catalyst and another VC, they will ALMOST ALWAYS choose General Catalyst Over time it will lead to General Catalyst finding a non

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