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jdg

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About jdg

http://jdg.net https://recurrency.us

working on tnbt. CTO of Recurrency

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/jdg; my proof: https://keybase.io/jdg/sigs/AguUDvk2UCOWdV_LwF9EsCFIPhNwLheqea5T3MKc2-s ]

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    Completely awesome to see this happening in the midwest! As someone that has traveled from Kansas for many years for conferences, it's wonderful to see friends from the coasts comi…

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    Comment #9168973

    There is a huge difference between founding a startup in the midwest and being an engineer in the midwest. I believe that gets lost in a lot of the rhetoric from both sides. I love…

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    Comment #8578837

    To the couch for 2 months. And then back to another startup. ;)

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    Cutting calories is the only way to lose weight. Cutting carbs typically means people end up eating less calories, because protein is more satiating. "Eating the same diet, just a …

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    Comment #4756298

    Clearly you don't know Jeremie. His best work has yet to be done.

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    Comment #4525074

    That's also the beauty of it. You get to start with a beginners mind.

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    Comment #4126816

    Yep, $212 million in value built in an extremely short time. Because of a good graphic designer, sure.

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    Comment #3989674

    I pay for and prefer KISSMetrics, and also pay for Mixpanel (a separate project). KISSMetrics, visually, kicks ass. What sucks about it? It's not real-time. No simple real-time dat…

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    Comment #3919778

    I built the first version of Boxcar ( http://boxcar.io ) in a weekend -- because I was bored. Started on a Friday, submitted to Apple the following Sunday evening. Since then we've…

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    Comment #3725230

    It's dead equity and at some point in most every companies life, it happens. I wouldn't worry about it too much.

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    Comment #3708963

    http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/iphone/faq/articles/PushBoxcar... And we'll have a blog post up at http://blog.boxcar.io here soon too. It's a bit easier than the above now, as you c…

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    Comment #3685986

    thanks for the mention josh. it's pretty cool that you know we exist. -jdg

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    Comment #3588281

    Boxcar (disclosure: I helped build it) will allow you to send remote pushes to your desktop and mobile devices. On the desktop, we partner with Growl to display messages as a pop-u…

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    Awesome. This is what we've been building over at Boxcar, albeit outside of the browser.

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    Comment #3534237

    As a huge fan of swole.me and long-time lurker of it - you could add in push notifications right now using Boxcar (boxcar.io). Disclosure: I helped build it. ;)

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    Comment #3325246

    Boxcar is hiring paid interns anywhere in the world. We're a distributed team, with bases in Wichita, KS and NYC. Email jonathan@boxcar.io with what you're passionate about!

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    Comment #2980081

    Yes, definitely. If you have an android device and would like to beta test it, email me (boxcar.io/about) and I'll send you a link. Please help spread the word in return. :)

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    Comment #2977875

    Boxcar ( http://boxcar.io ) offers Github notifications. We would love to have you as a customer.