ericwan
Re:Electronic Arts to Acquire PopCap Games for $750 Million
on Tuesday July 12, 2011 @07:44PM (#2757131)
i believe it is 1 to 1
5 stages of xobni's growth and 5 pivots along the way
The SEC's Fraud Case Against Goldman Seems Weak
Hi5 CTO: Zynga Is Mediocre. It Just Discovered An Opening For Spam
Mint CEO unveils global expansion plan
Re:Basketball Stats: They all maximize what they think they’re being p...
on Saturday February 14, 2009 @11:38PM (#481751)
Well if they can't even do better than the S&P 500. Let's not hope that they'd do much to society analyzing other data. ;)
Re:Basketball Stats: They all maximize what they think they’re being p...
on Saturday February 14, 2009 @11:37PM (#481750)
First things came to my mind being that schools would use these data to determine admission. What kind of applicants will yield the best pay off? (endowment?) Same for companies hiring employees.
Re:Ask HN: Do You Twitter?
on Friday February 13, 2009 @08:28PM (#480735)
http://twitter.com/ericwan
don't twitter often, but try to understand its appeal and user dynamics.
Re:ConnectU Spills Value of Facebook Deal: $65M
on Tuesday February 10, 2009 @06:16PM (#476160)
The fact that we never heard of ConnectU but only facebook if they didn't file a law suit made me also think they probably would have failed.
Re:Sequoia Rings the Alarm Bell: Silicon Valley Is in Trouble
on Wednesday October 08, 2008 @11:39PM (#327448)
Mike Moritz is a general partner but not an LP I think... an LP is the institutional or individual investors who put money in the fund.
Re:TC50 interview with Mark Cuban
on Wednesday September 10, 2008 @08:08AM (#300303)
gotta do it while I still have a university email!
Re:TC50 interview with Mark Cuban
on Wednesday September 10, 2008 @02:22AM (#300165)
yep, he is so not pissed at what people say about Broadcast.com, as he knows its worth. And he backed that up with numbers.
Re:TC50 interview with Mark Cuban
on Wednesday September 10, 2008 @02:20AM (#300163)
another one that really strikes me:
Ill tell you what I learned from Bobby Knight: everybody’s got the will to win but when it comes time to doing something, it’s always about someone else. Not many people have the will to prepare. You got to be willing to know your product and environment better than anybody. No matter what you do there is someone out there trying to kick your ass. You got to be the smartest guy in the room about your product.
TC50 interview with Mark Cuban
Re:Startups: How to Compete Against the Big Boys for Qualified Job Can...
on Tuesday August 26, 2008 @03:48PM (#287433)
and prospect of a huge success too.
Re:Startups: How to Compete Against the Big Boys for Qualified Job Can...
on Tuesday August 26, 2008 @01:23PM (#287265)
me neither. stock options and passion are your 2 best friends to win over big businesses
Google dinners are still free for now
Re:Olympic Medal Count, Adjusted for Population and GDP
on Monday August 25, 2008 @06:13PM (#286509)
an interesting factor to see might be whether they're communist or the pro-West before the end of cold war.
Re:Join us at Hacker News Coffee, Palo Alto, Tuesday at 8:30am
on Monday August 25, 2008 @02:49AM (#285740)
will be there if i make it out of bed!
Re:Guy Kawasaki: Five most important lessons I've learned as an entrep...
on Saturday August 23, 2008 @06:14PM (#284843)
in physics inertia means both "not willing to move" and "not willing to stop"
Re:How Did You Get the Confidence to Start Your Business?
on Friday August 22, 2008 @04:26PM (#284145)
Don't take myself too seriously.
Re:Picwing (YC Summer 08) Debuts Their Social Digital Picture Frame
on Friday August 15, 2008 @06:02PM (#277411)
this one is awesome. I'd get one for my mom when it gets cheaper. =)
Have you guys thought of sync-ing them with flickr and facebook pictures? Or you guys are already working on it?
Re:RescueTime Gets a Shiny New Logo (Less red, still a plus)
on Tuesday August 12, 2008 @06:48PM (#274560)
I like the old one more...the old one is stronger and more memorable. Maybe too strong for some people. don't know.
Re:The secret of the web (hint: it's a virtue)
on Monday August 11, 2008 @06:18PM (#273431)
So many people are focusing on the "10 years" thing. All he's actually saying is it's gonna take longer than you think it will.
Re:The secret of the web (hint: it's a virtue)
on Monday August 11, 2008 @06:17PM (#273430)
Not gonna down mod you coz you've given thoughts to it.
Yet, your argument is inline with what the article says. It took Google 10 years for them to become a HUGE success. During this 10 years they probably have worked really hard everyday, and they're all brilliant people. For less talented people it probably takes even longer.
I guess your point is if you're just gonna do a declicious-scale success it doesn't take that long. YouTube even just took a year. But look at how much experience they have under their belt before that. It really depends on where you start counting that 10 years.
The article doesn't specify either, though. It's kind of vague.
Re:The secret of the web (hint: it's a virtue)
on Monday August 11, 2008 @06:09PM (#273412)
They brought in no cash in 1999. (correct me if I'm wrong)
How's it a success?
Re:Why Twitter Hasn’t Failed: The Power Of Audience
on Sunday August 10, 2008 @06:18PM (#272600)
I don't think all those japanese using twitter cares about what Techcrunch has to say.
Re:A Fundraising Survival Guide
on Friday August 08, 2008 @07:16PM (#271156)
Man, I wanna vote this up for the 2nd time.
Re:History made: Go program MoGo beats professional player in 9-stone ...
on Friday August 08, 2008 @05:20PM (#271028)
It also means we can do more with less. =)