hshah

Re:Steve Blank hands a new owner's manual to startup founders on Friday March 30, 2012 @05:07PM (#3778099)

I'd recommend checking out The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development: http://custdev.com - It's a very practical guide to the first part of customer development and complimentary to Steve Blank's book and Eric Ries's Lean Startup Principles. I recommend it to every entrepreneur that I talk to (which ends up being hundreds a year!)

Five posts of 2011 from Om Malik for startup founders

Posted by hshah on Saturday December 31, 2011 @07:57PM
from the om.co dept.

http://om.co/2011/12/31/startup-lessons/

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Why Hasn’t Safari Skyrocketed Like Chrome Has?

Posted by hshah on Saturday December 24, 2011 @08:10PM
from the techcrunch.com dept.

http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/24/safari-and-chrome/

( Read More... | 40 comments | 26 points | on HN )

Sorry, Mark. Facebook needed Silicon Valley

Posted by hshah on Thursday November 03, 2011 @04:21PM
from the gigaom.com dept.

http://gigaom.com/2011/11/03/sorry-mark-facebook-needed-silicon-valley/

( Read More... | 2 comments | 4 points | on HN )

The Art of Right Now

Posted by hshah on Sunday October 30, 2011 @05:39PM
from the hitenism.com dept.

http://hitenism.com/the-art-of-right-now/

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Easy To Cancel makes it Easier to Sign Up

Posted by hshah on Wednesday October 26, 2011 @11:34PM
from the gettingmoreawesome.com dept.

http://www.gettingmoreawesome.com/2011/10/26/easy-to-cancel/

( Read More... | 13 comments | 75 points | on HN )

Startups - You don’t need to be “social” to profit from networks

Posted by hshah on Thursday October 20, 2011 @11:56AM
from the gigaom.com dept.

http://gigaom.com/2011/10/19/arista-networks/

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The Shadowy World of iPhone Cases

Posted by hshah on Saturday October 15, 2011 @08:39PM
from the businessweek.com dept.

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/the-shadowy-world-of-iphone-cases-10132011.html

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Infographic: How To Cultivate Emotional Engagement In Web Design

Posted by hshah on Thursday September 15, 2011 @09:43PM
from the blog.kissmetrics.com dept.

http://blog.kissmetrics.com/mixed-feelings/

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Re:Ask HN: What are the most useful bookmarklets you use? on Sunday August 21, 2011 @08:34PM (#2910761)

"Edit this page" bookmarklet is the most useful bookmarklet that I use: http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2008/07/08/edit-this-page-...

Re:Ask HN: Getting started with adwords (my perfectionism is killing me) on Sunday August 14, 2011 @09:26PM (#2885048)

Email me hnshah at g mail dot com ... I've got several links for you.

Want a Spotify US Invite? Here is how you get it.

Posted by hshah on Saturday July 16, 2011 @10:29PM
from the gigaom.com dept.

http://gigaom.com/2011/07/16/want-a-spotify-us-invite-here-is-how-you-get-it/

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Checkout Google Takeout for a Preview of Google+

Posted by hshah on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @03:42PM
from the google.com dept.

https://www.google.com/takeout

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How a CEO can build a strong culture

Posted by hshah on Wednesday May 25, 2011 @07:36PM
from the awesomeculture.com dept.

http://awesomeculture.com/2011/04/16/the-5-most-important-things-a-ceo-can-do-to-build-a-strong-culture/

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Six Key Principles of a Successful Acquisition Strategy

Posted by hshah on Sunday May 22, 2011 @11:49AM
from the gigaom.com dept.

http://gigaom.com/2011/05/21/six-key-principles-of-a-successful-acquisition-strategy-part-1/

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The Top 50 Cloud Innovators

Posted by hshah on Wednesday May 18, 2011 @10:23AM
from the gigaom.com dept.

http://gigaom.com/cloud/structure-50/

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How the Power of Free and Scarcity Influence Decision Making

Posted by hshah on Monday May 16, 2011 @07:05PM
from the uxmatters.com dept.

http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2011/05/how-the-power-of-free-and-scarcity-influence-decision-making.php

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Who is making you uncomfortable?

Posted by hshah on Sunday May 15, 2011 @01:52PM
from the sethgodin.typepad.com dept.

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/05/who-is-making-you-uncomfortable.html

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Re:If It’s Worth Doing, It’s Worth Stealing on Sunday May 15, 2011 @01:51PM (#2550366)

This is my content, I used bo.lt to post this on HN as an experiment.

Re:Ask HN: Is a browser plugin startup doomed to fail? on Sunday May 15, 2011 @01:51PM (#2550365)

Here's a Andrew Warner interview with Jay Meattle where he talks about how Shareaholic reached 2+ millions installs of their browser add-on: http://mixergy.com/shareaholic-jay-meattle-interview/

If It’s Worth Doing, It’s Worth Stealing

Posted by hshah on Sunday May 15, 2011 @12:12PM
from the kiss.bo.lt dept.

http://kiss.bo.lt/steal

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Re:Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (April 2011) on Friday April 01, 2011 @11:25AM (#2396583)

KISSmetrics is hiring. Ruby engineers, generalists and more. San Francisco Bay Area and Remote: http://kissmetrics.com/jobs

4 Things Startup Founders Can Learn From Derek Jeter

Posted by hshah on Friday April 01, 2011 @11:09AM
from the gigaom.com dept.

http://gigaom.com/2007/04/13/derek-jeter/

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What Should You Test On Your Landing Pages For Maximum Conversions?

Posted by hshah on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @05:24PM
from the blog.kissmetrics.com dept.

http://blog.kissmetrics.com/test-landing-pages-for-maximum-conversions/

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Twitter Growth Statistics [Infographic]

Posted by hshah on Friday March 18, 2011 @12:55PM
from the blog.kissmetrics.com dept.

http://blog.kissmetrics.com/twitter-statistics/

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Four Lessons From Evernote’s First Week On The Mac App Store

Posted by hshah on Wednesday January 19, 2011 @07:06PM
from the techcrunch.com dept.

http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/19/evernote-mac-app-store/

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Re:Ask HN: Who's Hiring? (January 2011 Edition) on Saturday January 01, 2011 @04:56PM (#2058566)

Sorry, we're actually virtual and can work with anyone anywhere in the world.

Re:Ask HN: Who's Hiring? (January 2011 Edition) on Saturday January 01, 2011 @01:33PM (#2058027)

We're always looking for people to join our team at KISSmetrics...

http://www.kissmetrics.com/jobs

The 8 Hour Workday – Productive or Pointless?

Posted by hshah on Tuesday December 07, 2010 @07:47PM
from the blog.socialcast.com dept.

http://blog.socialcast.com/the-8-hour-workday-%E2%80%93-productive-or-pointless/