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What are some ideas that you've got in your mind, but aren't currently working on? Here are a few of mine: - Webcomic reader for iPhone/android - Meetup-like site for tabletop gami…

I've mediated for ten years. My grandma started practicing zen meditation in the 1950s, when it first was introduced to the US. She taught my mom, who's now a teacher, and introduc…

I moved from SF to Boston about six months ago. SF is a great place to build a startup, but a lousy place to live. I never felt like I could really be myself there (despite meeting…

You're absolutely right. This was one of our biggest failing points from the time we started. We built a cool, graceful, elegant solution... that ultimately solved little.

4) Yes, you're right. Naysayers do abound. I refer to the world's "collective" opinion because, yes, it's all too easy to find a token naysayer who's eager to shoot you down. That …

You're right -- "founder" is a tough measurement. A lot of times -- as in the case of my own company, RFOP -- one person starts a company, sees a bit of success, then quickly bring…

I disagree with your assessment of sociology as a discipline "filled to the brim with Humanities-Style-Thinking." Sociology uses rigorous, analytical, and quantitative methods to s…

Josh Porter (a social design expert and author of the blog Bokardo) told an interesting story about Amazon. He was doing some user testing for a competing e-commerce site, and the …

I felt the effect of being in Silicon Valley the moment I moved out here. The area is not only teeming with endless talent, energy, and enthusiasm, but (and this is important) we h…

I wouldn't be surprised. I saw James Hong from HotORNot talk about virtual gifts a while ago. You know what one of the biggest sources of revenue on their site was? Flowers. You co…

Silly as they may seem, gift cards are a $46.9 billion industry: http://blogs.creditcards.com/2008/04/fed-study-deflates-size... Now you've just given me a business idea: a gift ca…

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I agree. I ran a company that started making serious revenue its second year in operation. My partner and I made the choice then of paying ourselves salaries, keeping a considerabl…

You're absolutely right. (I'm the author of the post, btw.) I've brought up these issues with Facebook in the past, and I've yet to receive satisfactory answers. Using FBConnect is…

Yup. The takeaway from our post is simple: if you're working with people from successful companies, mention them. If your lead engineer was a high-ranking team lead at Google, that…

Hey, just to make sure credit goes where credit is due, this post was written by my awesome co-founder, Cassie :)