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This model seems to ignore ideas that could be big if you could find a cheaper distribution strategy other than ads, ie social, virality, etc. It also ignores ideas that don't have demand yet.
By this analysis you guys would have likely killed AirBnb and Dropbox.
This is cool and all, but I encourage you all to just find artists you like and follow them on soundcloud / mixcloud / youtube. There is a ton of great electronic music out there that aids in concentration but is actually fun to listen to. I'm not sure how everyone settled on really slow and droney music being great for programming. I find it pretty boring (no offense to the author).
Try Dixon or Four Tet to start:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LU18BJunVk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca6pjR2TLns
He got to 7m in revenue before raising in his last business.
Have you thought about marketing them as burning man shelter as well?
This is great. I would love mobile support.
I'd say the lesson here isn't just execution, it's timing.
100 day goals are pretty effective when you make the right goals. They are pretty dangerous if you're aiming the wrong direction.
Even with a car it can be pretty annoying going to TJs. The one near me always has a massive line and is super hectic. ZenCart FTW.
Can you wipe it and install Android?
Or Linux? or BeOS? or [insert operating system that can run more than a web browser]
Can you wipe it and install Android?
I love SodaStream despite the razor blade model. For me it is not really about cost saving, it's about time and energy saving. Making on demand sparkling water is just much easier than lugging 3-6 1.5 liter bottles of sparkling water up to my 3rd floor apartment ever trip to the market. Maybe this is different for people who can drive right up to their door, but for those of us who live in cities that's often not an option.
Let's not forget all of these N7s come with a $25 Play credit. This is great for Android devs. We've seen a big increase in sales since it went on sale this summer.
This is great. Congrads Mike!
I make a living off of Android, and I don't think fragmentation is overblown. Sure, you can make the argument that the PC world has dealt with different screen sizes and hardware specs for a long time, but at least MS was the sole vendor of Windows.
As Android developer you have to deal with myriad of manufacturer and community developed permutations of the OS - TouchWiz, Sense, Cyanogenmod, MIUI to name a few. If you make a widget app like us, you not only have to deal with HTC, Samsung, etc's launcher you have to deal with 3rd party launchers too - ADW, Apex, Launcher Pro, GO, etc.
How about when HTC decides to break multitasking in favor of better battery life?
http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/16/3024854/htc-one-x-multitas...
Personally, I think it's a bit of a double edged sword. A lot of the issues that make Android hard to develop good apps for make it a fun platform, ie the ability to choose whatever launcher or rom you want. That said, you're kidding yourself if you think fragmentation is not a major issue.
We figured this out at the end of 2008 when we closed our digital music startup, Mixwit (yc w08).
Not soon after we shutdown the founder of a similar service, Favtape, was sued. Yes you read that correctly, Favtape the business wasn't sued, the founder (Ryan Sit) was sued personally. I'm not sure what ever came of that lawsuit, but I'm fairly convinced our name was on their too until we shutdown since we had received threatening letters from the same label a few months previous.
At the time we looked up to imeem as a beacon, thinking if we made a kickass product we could be be on crest of a new wave of successful digital music startups. Fast forward a year later, at 16m users strong Imeem was "acquired" by Myspace for $1m (compared to $50m+ invested) and turned into a redirect to MySpace Music.
Looking back I'm happy we figured this out when we did.
I think it's debatable whether colors and brush controls in a sketching app are "needless" even though they may be needless for 37signals very narrow internal use case.
2 colors... Are you kidding me? Are more than 2 colors really too complex for our small brains? This app is lazy passed off as "simple".
When someone drops out of communication with you for more than a week it almost always means they're not that interested. This is true for potential employers, investors, mates, etc. While its unfortunate that people aren't more direct, the fact is, rejection takes work and provides very little upside for the person doing the rejecting.
Wait, am I missing something or is Jason really labeling fb's clamp down on crapville spam as a stab in the back? Not a zuck defender by any means, but defending zynga... Come on.
Guess it takes a spammer to defend a spammer.
I just switched from my iphone yesterday and luckily best buy has a 30 day return policy because I'm returning incredible tomorrow. I just find myself smacking my head every 15 minutes using this thing. I think sense has a good deal to do with it, but I just can't help feeling this is like stepping back to the pre-iPhone era of smart phone design.
I'd like to give the standard android os 2.1 a try because I completely agree with the review, sense is disaster. Unfortunately, I don't think I can hold out...
i'm interested to hear more about having a nutritionist. would you mind expanding on that a little?
where exactly do you go about finding one? how much does it cost? what exactly do they do for you - plan meal by meal?
pg, you nailed this one. nough said.
if it's a major city on either coast it's pretty easy to pay $1000+ for rent. most 1 bedrooms in sf go for $1500+