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I so agree with this argument that I think it should absolute, ie no provisos for "The only time a house makes sense is when raising kids." Long term, stable rental income is the d…

I am glad to see a real payment solutions for marketplaces getting the nod from a16z. Congrats to Jareau, Mahmoud, and team!

SEEKING FREELANCER - in cities (Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto) We are experiencing a surge of businesses in the form of project work the cities ab…

This is a great piece and something we had to think about a lot ourselves. Name changes never makes it to the top of the list, as it often times it masks other - bigger - problems …

anyone building a marketplace eventually comes to the realization that the key to success is getting to liquidity. It is an elusive yet obvious conclusion. This post is useful in t…

completely agree with this argument. I really like the authors argument that when the time is right many people will have the same idea at the same time. copying an idea is trivial…

Can someone explain to me how someone like Fog Creek would let an app like Trello go dark. Dont their carefully selected and perfectly screened engineers get paid gobs of money to …

The tech stack and level of seniority comparison reflect correlation not causality. To your point, I think you experience is relevant whether is mainstream or not. You are pointing…

any other insights as to why they are shutting down? did they raise anything after being featured on the TC London Web Summit in March? how were they bootstrapping?

Hey Sacha - how are things in Japan! Good to see you are doing well and that you are doing whatever it takes to keep Folyo up and running. What do you think of Scoutzie? launched b…

love the term "we are reaching Peak Talent". It think we are already there

from the guy who got into TechStars with Nick - he is one of best hustlers I know

precisely!

has anyone bought/read/use the paraprog guide for raspberry py at pragprog.com/book/msraspi/raspberry-pi? I would like to get started and this book seems to be the only viable star…

I really do not see the benefit of this deal. Square - sure, another bunch of retailers. Starbux, not so much. NFC will take over and then square is out. can someone explain?

In my humble opinion, I think most these comments miss the root problem which is getting paid for the work. I know I am not supposed to plug own companies, but since we have been d…

exactly. Your competitor just help your shortcut the whole value prop conversation, so you can skip that pitch and go into why you are better. It saved you a cycle of story telling…

I actually did not think about this angle, but I agree it is brilliant. Knowing your competitors are using the software you gave away for free also gives your assurances they are a…

I cant mention that one in particular due to confidentiality but would love to point you others such as Tazo's topal, Rich Jones' gun.io, Sacha Grief's Folyo. you should visit all …

even though I like the thought of the article, the author botched it by turning into an unsubstantiated complain fest. We are all curious to figure out how MSFT screwed up so badly…

even though I like the thought of the article, the author botched it by turning into an unsubstantiated complain fest. We are all curious to figure out how MSFT screwed up so badly…

Any amount of work done in the name of making something better should be given the benefit of the doubt and be rewarded. I love the work this dude did - and even if it sucked or mi…