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Wista
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Are you blinded by your own creation?
Some great nuggets in this... - As we expend effort we build meaning and value in what we are doing - This can blind us to the true beauty and value of the thing we built - Think y…
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Comment #5635420
What gets me annoyed is that we also submitted, didn't get an interview and could have answered those questions easily. We've got some good early validation of the fact that we are…
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How Psychedelic Drugs Can Help Patients Face Death
You wonder if it could help other things, I know Steve Jobs was a proponent of taking it to expand ones mind...
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Ratnet, A clue to the next level beyond Pair Programming?
Does this auger the opportunity in the next 20 years for hackers to link brains?
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Comment #5303342
I got the some request, uploaded the requested documents and had no issues?
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Startup predictors of success...
I like 3) fluid intelligence, something like work arounds to get there...
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Comment #5303130
Depends on your "governing values" (Covey), You are a cog, but your values lie with Family, then cog is a means to end not an end in itself?
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Are Company personalities reflected in the design of their Headquarters?
I once had someone tell me you tell when I company is starting to go into decline, they spend a bucket on new Headquarters?
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Comment #5298397
I'm not sure I agree with all the logic in this article? Higher Prices: This is not a deregulation, surely it would make AT&T have to compete with other VOIP services? The issue ar…
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Hacking VC's using Moneyball principles
Can everything be data driven?
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Ask HN: Where to find potential Enterprise Customers?
I'm looking at minigo and elasticsales as ways to prospect for new Enterprise customers to get involved in validating my startup, early (in design, using lean principles). Do any o…
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Comment #5255984
This is an example of a flawed business model, copied (from Groupon, et al), then over-funded so that the economic viability of the Model does not surface as soon as it should. In …
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How to deal with uncertainty...
In a situation where there is no predictability and uncertainty, how do you make decisions?
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Comment #4846979
Very good points d4nt, 1. The unmentionable (elephant in the room) to investment is that typical Investors tend to look for 10x payback, that orients all future business decisions.…
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Comment #4846492
All good points, but what about someone in my situation, kids all old enough and have left home, location independent, low cost living base, 30 years of hard won experience across …
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Comment #4846408
I agree, I think another way to put it (to quote someone else), an idea is worth $20. I think execution of an idea (with pivots off early customer insights), brings it!
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It's never too late to become an entrepreneur
This will become a big trend in next 5-10 years amongst "Baby Boomers" The growing interest in entrepreneurship and age is reflected in a study by the Kauffman Foundation that foun…
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