jprobert
Re:Nassim Taleb: End Bonuses For Bankers
on Tuesday November 08, 2011 @11:36PM (#3214277)
How about structuring bonuses more like an earn out. When companies are acquired an earn out is typically included so that the owner of the acquired company has an incentive to run the company in the most profitable way. If bankers bonuses were based on earn outs that are paid over 3-4-5 years then they will reconsider risk since compensation is deferred.
Re:Army of 'Socialbots' Steal Gigabytes of Facebook User Data
on Wednesday November 02, 2011 @01:01AM (#3185506)
The only way possible to download the whole FB social graph is to get permission to do so from every FB user. People can scrape public info but the social graph allows access to a users friends, friends of friends, likes, comments, checkins an so forth.
Re:Show HN: Angry Birds + Your Tweets * Infographic = TweetSheet
on Wednesday October 26, 2011 @01:48AM (#3157365)
I'm intrigued but how is this using my information to present me with an infographic? A sample would be great but I didn't see one (could be me). I'm reluctant to sign up with the limited info.
Re:BuyWithMe Lays off More Than Half of its Employees
on Thursday October 20, 2011 @01:42AM (#3133606)
It's the Eric Lefkowsky model.. Grow as fast as possible at an unsustainable rate in an unproven market and take be money and run.
Re:BuyWithMe Lays off More Than Half of its Employees
on Thursday October 20, 2011 @01:39AM (#3133600)
Groupon cut their IPO by more than half to $10-11b from $25-30b. If you think its bad that they laid off 75% of their employees wait until Groupon has to lay off a good portion of their 10k +- sales force. Through being in the business, understanding Groupons financials and the market I have a hard time believing they are worth more than a few billion. The market requires a large on the ground sales force (expensive) and huge marketing expenditures to keep and gain new customers who are not loyal. Groupon may be better off pivoting into some sort of social network as they do have >100mm subs. What about Living Social? Their recent valuation was in the billions but not hearing much about them.
Re:Startup Ideas We'd Be Willing To Pay For
on Wednesday October 19, 2011 @05:20PM (#3132156)
With regards to #2 on your list "Yelp for Business Services" there is a company called Contact Karma http://www.contactkarma.com/ which aims to do something along the lines of what you're looking for. My company will also eventually be in the space and allow you to search and discover recommendations through friends and friends of friends in your social networks. For the most part we're restaurants, entertainment, and services for now while we perfect the data but you can see if you're connected in anyway by checking out http://www.cliqsearch.com
Re:"That's what sold me. One slide."
on Sunday October 16, 2011 @02:48AM (#3116738)
Can you share the slide?
Instead of Occupying Detroit how about taking Responsibility for it?
Re:Find apartments by commute times
on Saturday October 01, 2011 @08:33PM (#3061624)
Sometimes I don't get why this community gets so pumped up about certain things
Re:Find apartments by commute times
on Saturday October 01, 2011 @08:27PM (#3061606)
Padmapper already does this and does it well
Finally, In Cliq, We Have A Social Knowledge Engine
Re:Trader: I dream of another recession (and Goldman Sachs rules the w...
on Tuesday September 27, 2011 @10:43AM (#3043443)
I agree with the fact that most people who make these comments have a bias. While these bias must be disclosed they are often not done so until the end of the video or article that they've written. It should be required that a person disclose any potential biases at the beginning of their argument so that the audience has a clear understanding of what motivates them.
Re:I was once a Facebook fool
on Sunday September 25, 2011 @04:12AM (#3035380)
Congratulations I think you are now the all time #2 behind the announcement that Steve Jobs is leaving!
What Recession? Top 9 Most Touristy Spots all in US
Re:Groupon Restates Revenue, Revenue Fell In Half, COO Exits
on Friday September 23, 2011 @08:08PM (#3032086)
It's amazing to me how far Groupon has fallen recently. I'm curious to see if investors file lawsuits against the founders for misappropriation of funds given that the founders took so much money off the table.
Show HN: CliqSearch - Let Your Friends Help You Choose
Re:Facebook's Newest Problem: Being Boring
on Sunday September 18, 2011 @01:14AM (#3009557)
Google has been throwing shit against the wall for many years and most of it hasn't stuck and their core product, search, is still 95% of their business (and they're a juggernaut). I view Facebook in the same light. They are the dominate social network and have by far the most users. Right now they are throwing shit against the wall to see what sticks but it doesn't really matter. They've already earned the eyes and ears of almost 1 billion people and they will not fade soon.
Re:An exploration of Yelp's own filtered reviews
on Sunday September 04, 2011 @09:27PM (#2960795)
I think Yelp has always been a good service but obviously there is a disconnect between the business end of Yelp and the service end. The Chicago Tribune article is not the first to complain about the business practices of Yelp. Additionally, advertising on Yelp is some of the most expensive real estate on the web with CPM rates of $100-$300. Ultimately I think that directory sites such as Yelp will become obsolete as social search becomes more refined and relevant. My company is actually working on this and we thing that we have a good product so far (in alpha). http://www.cliqsearch.com
Re:Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (September 2011)
on Thursday September 01, 2011 @01:57PM (#2951052)
DBs, Dataminers, Developers
Philadelphia, PA
Cliq is a big data company focused on social search. We are a small group and currently have 3 great developers. We need DBs, dataminers and architects to help us scale the company as we're dealing with billions of data points and social edges. We're free spirited and funded company and you can check out an Alpha version of our site at http://www.cliqsearch.com.
Please email resumes to [email protected].
What if Steve Jobs Was Ran Other Companies?
This came to mind this evening as I was watching a discovery channel special on the rebuilding of ground zero. The chief architect/engineer of the original World Trade centers said that they designed the buildings to withstand the impact of a 707 jet which was the largest at the time. They failed to consider innovation. Given that Steve Jobs developed products which none of us thought we'd...
Re:Icon Ambulance
on Thursday August 25, 2011 @09:32AM (#2924821)
The difference between your example and the Steve Jobs anecdote is that one is backend and the other is customer facing. Getting all of the details right for the customer is paramount for him but I doubt he would fret over the minute details on the backend.
Re:The Fall of Groupon: Is the Daily-Deals Site Running Out of Cash?
on Friday August 19, 2011 @05:01PM (#2904889)
The business model of Groupon is eerily similar to that of the US. Use current cash/bonds to fund payables and hope that it doesn't get out of control. For the US it already has but at least the US can raise the debt ceiling and print more money... something that Groupon can not do.
Re:Turned Down for a Job at Groupon Over a Year After Applying
on Tuesday August 09, 2011 @11:47PM (#2866665)
Look at it from a different perspective. Is Groupon now going back to old applicants because they're having trouble recruiting new talent? Groupon hasn't exactly been a cinderella in the news lately with their phony accounting metrics and questionable concerns about the viability of their business. Perhaps they have outgrown their employment base. Hard to imagine considering above 9% unemployment but just a thought.
Groupon Losing its Luster - Only 43 sold For NY Times National Deal
LinkedIn Downgraded By JP Morgan, which Helped Underwrite Its IPO
Facebook Profiles Aren't so Secure
I just noticed recently that I can view private photos of people who I'm not friends with and have privacy settings on. At times you may come upon a friend and view their friends. Many people still haven't upgraded to the new Facebook format but for those that have and display their 5 photos at the top, any user can click on those photos and arrow over via the FB app to see many more photos...
Dancing on Air
Re:Groupon files for IPO
on Thursday June 02, 2011 @05:45PM (#2614137)
I'm in this business and I routinely hear from my sales staff that merchants who have done a deal with Groupon, want to do a second deal but never get a call back. Also once the deal is inked the sales person goes silent. I know there is a lot of turnover with the sales team there but more often than not we hear of a lack of relationship building at Groupon but rather "pump and dump".
Re:Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (June 2011)
on Wednesday June 01, 2011 @10:38AM (#2607433)
Philadelphia, PA
We're hiring developers and DBAs to help work on the next phase of search and discovery. You can check out the position on LinkedIn. http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=1637027&...