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cianchette

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About cianchette

I run a data analytics company focused on the insurance industry called AskGMS.

Previously I bootstrapped and sold a mobile advertising company called Liquid Wireless.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #24515938

    Supposedly the US will ban WeChat on Sunday. How would that be implemented? An order to Apple and Google to remove from the app stores? What about existing downloads?

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    Ask HN: What is our solution if Trump kills/censors the Internet?

    Myanmar, Iraq, Iran and Egypt have had government ordered internet shutdowns recently. Do we have any solutions to stand up an alternative network? IMHO if the Bill of Rights were …

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    Comment #10509235

    I never thought of making parts for the quadcopter with the printer. That's amazing.

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    Ask HN: Sold my Apple Watch: Quadcopter or 3D printer?

    I just sold my Apple Watch for $250. I was now going to by a new tech toy. I was thinking of either a Quadcopter or a 3D printer. I have a GoPro that I could mount to the Quadcopte…

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    Comment #9691264

    After reading on HN about the miners in England yesterday, it's difficult to generate too much sympathy for your situation. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9677863 I hope that…

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    Ask HN: What happened to clean tech?

    10 or so years ago clean-tech was going to be the next big thing. A bunch of VC funds created dedicated clean-tech funds. It seems like the underlying premise of needing more clean…

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    Comment #9531111

    Providing services to the next billion internet users sounds like a big opportunity. I wonder if the solutions will be similar to what worked in the developing world or entirely ne…

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    Ask HN: What is the most important tech trend?

    I launched my first startup 6 years ago and arguably the most important trend was the adoption of mobile. I focused my company on this and quickly grew and sold my company. Now I a…

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    Comment #9511087

    How many of you made it through this article without getting interrupted? I only made it about 1/3 the way before I received 3 different text messages.

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    Comment #8959678

    One solution is lots of money so that you can buy your way into both marketplaces quickly. A better solution as jchung pointed out is to narrow your scope until you have enough res…

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    Comment #2336262

    Do you think they would use cookies to track usage? If so, I'm predicting that many more people will learn how to clear their NYT cookies.

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    Comment #2136771

    In my opinion, Fixed income investments like Bonds & CDs are incredibly risky in our current economic climate. If interest rates rise or inflation increases then these investments …

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    Comment #783715

    Great interview. It's amazing that they built all of this during the past couple of months. Awesome work guys!

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    Comment #756964

    Thanks everyone for your comments. I really appreciate the feedback.

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    Ask HN: Python vs. PHP

    I developed my website using PHP and I believe that PHP could handle all of the features that I have on my product roadmap. However, now I as I look for additional resources I feel…

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    Ask HN: What are the iPhone 3G S hardware improvements?

    Besides being 3 grams heavier, I am not sure what hardware improvements have been made to the 3G S to give it faster user experience. Does anyone have more information on this?

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    XML file of Wall Street Bailout Vote

    If I had more time I would make a cool mashup of this.

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    Comment #301545

    Hi, I would be interested in advising you and helping you as much as I can. I was recently the Vice President of Product Management for MocoSpace, which is the largest mobile focus…

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    Comment #226524

    I've used A/B and multivariate testing at multiple companies. It can be incredibly helpful in optimizing a product. I would suggest however to focus on building a solid base produc…

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    Web Dev job at MocoSpace (mobile internet startup)

    Mobile internet startup pursuing world domination seeking awesome web developer with experience coding XHTML using JSP. MocoSpace is the third largest mobile Internet site in the U…

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    Comment #194102

    I work with Jangl who was just acquired by LiveUniverse. I don't know much about them, but I would be interested in chatting. jason [a] jnjmobile-com

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    Comment #41999

    http://www.mocospace.com