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I am sure you are right, but as a long time resident, I think this is the trees not the forest -- I would estimate these barriers reduce 95-99% of the car traffic through them, eve…

I am sure you are right, but as a long time resident, I think this is the trees not the forest -- I would estimate these barriers reduce 95-99% of the car traffic through them, eve…

I am sure you are right, but as a long time resident, I think this is the trees not the forest -- I would estimate these barriers reduce 95-99% of the car traffic through them, eve…

Almost by definition, if it were a black swan, you couldn't hit 5/40 no matter how good or lucky you were.

Another point: it would help to know the terms associated with this investment to decide if it was smart. Author treats stock as if it was a public company, which is understandable…

Maybe not in the next few years. But people who pay with cash because they aren't allowed to be in this country and don't want a bank account (some portion of the unbanked) might e…

Stock for stock deal. Price is arbitrarily set... All that matters is the percentage. If klout got ten percent, lithium just said they're value is $2B. Klout did have a cool lookin…

" Why? Because that’s their job, to meet with entrepreneurs. It also means that if they schedule it on, say a Friday in SF at 11am, they can: a) avoid driving down to Sand Hill alt…

Perfectly stated. Employee compensation is a contract freely entered into by the employee. If you think you deserve more, don't take the job. However, I have sympathy for the fact …

I don't accept the word "misleading" -- I do not believe the page in any way misleads. It does not try to position it as anything other than a subscription, and the language is pla…

You've posted this comment three times, and I won't reply on every thread, but let's be clear: these "review" sites are shady operations that extort retailers by aggregating negati…

Oh for god's sakes, did you even look at the site you just linked to? A site that gathers negative reviews to get companies to pay them> Did you read Amazon's review -- 1 out of 5 …

I'm the Series A investor in this company. We in fact have done plenty of due diligence, and you will be pleased to know it is not a scam company. In fact, the company has very hig…

Medallions required to pick people up on the street. Über is classified as a limo -- pre booked, no curbside pickup. Los dint need medallions. However, the structure was created fo…

I agree, but I think there's a bigger problem. I think first time entrepreneurs are prone to thinking that raising money is a win. Second time entrepreneurs almost never think that…

Fundraising climates cycle from optimistic to pessimistic. If you take a ten year view, this would be an average to above average time to raise money in my view. In the difficult e…

Plastic goose?

> Option pool I see the point that this is just a price negotiation. However, I don't understand why the form of presentation is so important to people. If you get a standard term …

I don't see how a camera phone will be as good as a 5D Mark3 anytime soon. I mean, phones don't have focusing! Not to mention a sensor that is maybe a tenth the size? I love me my …

It is good work if you can get it. So is getting $10M a year to play basketball. If you have the rare talents that our 21st century economy demands from the top performers, a nurse…

Battery is nice when you kick the kids out of the dinner table and they go to another room... No shutdown reboot. Also plugged in is great at a desk but at a dining table it means …

Not a politician but still a courageous voice : http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405270230381540457733...

I wonder if people bitched about mail ruining their life back then the way I feel about my email albatross today. "Cricket! Ten more letters to reply to! Summon the scribe."

Right. Let's consider the possible hypothesis that the customers like the service and know what they're getting into, and thus chargebacks aren't above average (which is the actual…

Regarding your comment: "It says you'll be billed month per month on the right hand side under the VIP membership program, but I think it's pretty clear that the page is engineered…