master54

ok. i'll be watching out for you. don't disappoint me :)

What's Xobni all about? Using Bayesian inference to categorize the importance of emails?

How many of you have a comprehensive time-phased marketing plan for your startup that goes beyond getting on digg, techcrunch and delicious?

precisely. some people just don't get it

I only have 2 words to say "mein kampf"

What if the 2 startups are complementary?

Like say, you are doing a dating site and a social networking site, which was the case for Intermix Media, parent of Myspace

how was it? Do you regret it?

hehe. I knew that.

By the way, how do you downmod?

This dude is far smarter than I expect. I am fairly certain Facebook will overtake Yahoo as the premier go-to site within 5 years. I'm deeply humbled.

Side note: My karma is 21, baby =)

I'm not referring to those blatant buy-a-mailing-list-and-spam kinda process. I'm talking about the more subtle invitation "spam" executed by the likes of plaxo, hi5 etc.

better than a yale kid

Given how users got banners-blind after some years of conditioning, how long would it take for them to become Adwords-blind, especially with 99.999999999999999999999% of websites forcing these ads on them via Adsense?

Startupping came about first. So why didn't you hang out at their forums there instead of here?

The first version of Trulia was bad. Jackass bad. It's like those crappy Google Maps mashup site built by a kid overnight. When Zillow came out, I thought they had won the real estate web sector. That's it. Then suddenly, out of nowhere came a revamped Trulia with a better site than the first version and most importantly, MORE HOUSE SALE LISTINGS than Zillow. What's a real estate site without real estate sale listings?

davidw is right.

p(success | more than 1 founder) is higher than p(success | only 1 founder)

Did you have to pitch your startup to them? How many tries did it take before Techcrunch feature you?

i don't see how that would help you get buzz. maybe a sneeze but definitely no buzz

It seems that the ones getting the most buzz are those who are the best connected, even if your product is better than theirs. In this case, what is the best way to strike back?

(assuming trying to network yourself into his level is futile)

You need at least 2 founders to build a successful startup. Don't try to deceive yourself into believing one person is all it takes. Once your startup get traction, you'll get burnt out if you are doing it all alone

er. is twitter popular? No one except the techcrunchers are using it. None of my friends are using it

hi5 is inherently viral too. heck, i receive lots of invites through this