How Psychedelic Drugs Can Help Patients Face Death
You wonder if it could help other things, I know Steve Jobs was a proponent of taking it to expand ones mind...
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Re:How we failed our YC interview
on Tuesday April 30, 2013 @06:58PM (#5635420)
What gets me annoyed is that we also submitted, didn't get an interview and could have answered those questions easily. We've got some good early validation of the fact that we are filling a need (or would once releasing a V1)...
Re:Poll: What is your age?
on Friday April 12, 2013 @06:19AM (#5537592)
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Ratnet, A clue to the next level beyond Pair Programming?
http://allthingsd.com/20130228/when-ratnet-became-self-aware/
Does this auger the opportunity in the next 20 years for hackers to link brains?
Re:Paypal: Elaborate hoax by Ronaiah Tuiasosopo to steal my $2K
on Friday March 01, 2013 @02:58AM (#5303342)
I got the some request, uploaded the requested documents and had no issues?
Startup predictors of success...
I like 3) fluid intelligence, something like work arounds to get there...
Re:Leaving your job to go create something awesome
on Friday March 01, 2013 @01:29AM (#5303130)
Depends on your "governing values" (Covey), You are a cog, but your values lie with Family, then cog is a means to end not an end in itself?
Are Company personalities reflected in the design of their Headquarters?
I once had someone tell me you tell when I company is starting to go into decline, they spend a bucket on new Headquarters?
Re:How AT&T Is Planning to Rob Americans of an Open Public Telco Network
on Thursday February 28, 2013 @07:44AM (#5298397)
I'm not sure I agree with all the logic in this article?
Higher Prices: This is not a deregulation, surely it would make AT&T have to compete with other VOIP services? The issue are the necessary safety/security services and hiw these are not well governed in the TCP/IP world?
Service Disruptions: I can't see how both AT&T and smaller operators both using public IP would disrupt? I think there's a trade off between between price and quality of service, those that go with a Cadillac service vs those that know they are getting a slower service albeit at a lower rate?
Inequality and discrimination: This on eis an issue, it's the Governance of "essential service", My sense is the legislation needs to change to a) Force this be be carried over IP (I know there are technical issues) b) Subsidize or keep a lid on prices?
Hacking your Startup Federal taxes
Hacking VC's using Moneyball principles
Can everything be data driven?
Ask HN: Where to find potential Enterprise Customers?
I'm looking at minigo and elasticsales as ways to prospect for new Enterprise customers to get involved in validating my startup, early (in design, using lean principles).Do any of you have other ideas to reach potential Enterprise customers?
Re:LivingSocial: Employees' and Founders' Common Stock Now Worthless
on Thursday February 21, 2013 @02:20AM (#5255984)
This is an example of a flawed business model, copied (from Groupon, et al), then over-funded so that the economic viability of the Model does not surface as soon as it should. In the finance world these often called Ponzi schemes, just saying...
How to deal with uncertainty...
http://cognitive-edge.com/library/more/video/childrens-party-a-metaphor/
In a situation where there is no predictability and uncertainty, how do you make decisions?
Re:It's never too late to become an entrepreneur
on Thursday November 29, 2012 @05:07AM (#4846979)
Very good points d4nt,
1. The unmentionable (elephant in the room) to investment is that typical Investors tend to look for 10x payback, that orients all future business decisions. Getting outside capital has one value in my mind, enables capturing a market quickly that has the potential to scale up fast and has a high ceiling. I too am working on bootstrapping while in another job (In an Enterprise B2B play), I'm 55yrs, my first customer is in negotiation with me, a Fortune 50 company) and this is pre-product. My plan is to fund via Customer investment...
2. My network has also been great. Need to talk with 4-5 Fortune 50 companies? Found them in my LinkedIn network.
3. Totally agree here, life is more than work, as much as you may love it. Ryan Carsons Blogs is excellent, and he's a very balanced person and build a great company (http://ryancarson.com/about). Some great tips about work life balance and focus.
3. Energy is about passion, not physical endurance!!
Re:It's never too late to become an entrepreneur
on Thursday November 29, 2012 @01:12AM (#4846492)
All good points, but what about someone in my situation, kids all old enough and have left home, location independent, low cost living base, 30 years of hard won experience across both failed startups and amongst Corporates (like IBM and Microsoft)? Energy is a big one, but I find this mostly psychological not physical?
Re:It's never too late to become an entrepreneur
on Thursday November 29, 2012 @12:33AM (#4846408)
I agree, I think another way to put it (to quote someone else), an idea is worth $20. I think execution of an idea (with pivots off early customer insights), brings it!
It's never too late to become an entrepreneur
http://www.dailybreeze.com/lifeandculture/ci_22083255/helen-dennis-its-never-too-late-become-an
This will become a big trend in next 5-10 years amongst "Baby Boomers"<p>The growing interest in entrepreneurship and age is reflected in a study by the Kauffman Foundation that found that more people ages 55 to 64 are creating their own businesses than those ages 20 to 34.<p>As a percentage of total entrepreneurs, the 55 to 64 age group has grown the most. For example, in 1996 14.3...