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In a marketplace model (e.g. ebay, airbnb, amazon, seamless / any food delivery), the take rate generally falls between 10%-20%. Credit card processing fees are somewhere around 2%…

Previously discussed on HN 535 days ago, still a good article: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2396120

"Client IP address is forwarded to application as X-Forwarded-For" is the biggest news here. Previously, it cost $100 per month to have access to the Client IP over SSL, so any sor…

Great looking site and clear focus, but your Facebook Connect permission requirements caused me to give up before trying your product! Getting past the home page requires connectin…

Geuis: .004 / 100 == .00004 / 1 And .004% = .00004

Cool - what are you using to edit the fonts? Any way I could help?

First, this is great. The Bootstrap Sprites definitely need some love and this is a solid forward step. I am close to dropping in Font Awesome, but the small font sizes really need…

A couple of years ago, I spent Thanksgiving with a friend and the first thing he warned was, "My family does not drink alcohol!". Interesting... I am accustomed to intoxicated fami…

Awesome offer & perfect timing - I emailed you and look forward to chatting! Chris

Given a lump sum of cash and annual withdrawal of a certain percentage of that cash (3% per year is safe, 4% is pushing it, 5% is a sure way to lose your money), you would need the…

Thank you for bringing this up! Like you, I vehemently recoil when I spot a "This." in the wild. To me, "This." == "I am incapable of formulating my own thoughts and therefore choo…

What are the biggest factors that increase the time suck? Amount of money you are raising, inexperience? Conversely, what consistently decreases the amount of time spent closing a …

Entering the Airbnb for dogs market might face competition from entrenched players, as a whois search shows that Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky already owns dogbnb.com

From Mistake 10: "People interested in local events (that one is a perennial tarpit)". Would you please give an example or elaborate a little bit more on that? I fear I may heading…

Vimeo recently released Vimeo Pro ( http://vimeo.com/pro ) which seems to be addressing a similar market. Is Vidyard competing with Vimeo or are you addressing a different need?

FYI, for those who missed it: This is from November 27, 2005

From the first article, "Some of the highest-profile pop-ups involve established chefs relocating to summer quarters." - Agree there is a movement of DIY'ers starting these. I just…

Thanks for the mention (I'm Chris from http://www.gusta.com and previously Airbnb). I do think a distinction should be drawn between "an Airbnb for food" (where regular people are …

That's annoying. Well, you can just go straight to the source instead http://www.gusta.com/ :)

Hey Guys - I'm the non-Carly co-founder of Gusta. Before co-founding Gusta, I was an engineer at Airbnb for ~1.5 years. I loved it there. Leaving was a tough decision, but starting…

Heads up guys: I am getting 500 errors when I enter a zip code on your site.

Don't let them get you down, Brian.