tick80

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by tick80 15y ago
On a side note, is it true that Rand is treated seriously by top level people in Silicon Valley?
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by tick80 15y ago
HP did a similar thing. If I remember correctly, people who purchased between "now" and "then" got a refund for the rebate... whether RIM do that is another matter.
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by tick80 15y ago
Basically, it's like Twitter in the early days. Full of early adopters, some waiting for it to snowball, others making full use of it before the masses come in and potentially spoil it.
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by tick80 15y ago
In other industries, it can take years and millions/billions of investment before a product steps on someone's patent. With software, you can design, build and sell a product overnight for virtually no cost and do the same.
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by tick80 15y ago
Symbian powers both smart phones and feature phones. A lot of people switched this year to Android because businesses like ZTE were selling well spec'ed budget phones for carriers (to brand as their own). So, for the last year you could get
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by tick80 15y ago
It always disappoints me when I hear that point number two is such a successful tactic. I have read quite a few books from people in influential positions, and even today it's mostly not "what you know" but "who you know". You can be an alc
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by tick80 15y ago
Another point is you don't need a business bank account to be a sole trader. The business bank account has fees attached to it, which is why a bank wants you to use it rather than the free alternative. This makes it ideal if you want to 'bo