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    Comment #48126600

    sorry should be fixed now!

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    Show HN: Open-source clone of the swarm/ctd/happenstance for warm intros

    Instead of paying $5K/$10K/$20K annually to these companies, you can run this locally by cloning this public repo to find & engineer warm intros from your network easily. Tried to …

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    Comment #46367961

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    Comment #44703690

    A tool to map your network - for fundraising, sales, partnerships, etc - to get intros to people. Cold email is dying as it gets so much cheaper and easier to send emails with AI a…

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    Comment #44648586

    …says the Hamas-run health ministry . Nothing to see here, no conflicts of interest. Let’s trust the people who kidnapped babies and raped and pillaged their way across southern is…

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    Comment #44421559

    A tool to map warm intro paths to people in your extended network (ie 2nd degree). For finding paths to VCs, sales prospects, candidates, etc. Would love any feedback! www.draftboa…

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    Comment #44238874

    Given the negative votes I guess my attempt at humor fell flat :)

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    Comment #43867292

    App Store has been a cesspool of liars and thieves, criminals and sadists for years, from Phil Schiller to Bill Havlicek and many, many more.

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    Comment #42929531

    Loans get issued based on profit generation (or asset value), so no, it is not “to keep them afloat”. You can’t get a loan if your company is not doing well or too risky (that’s wh…

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    Comment #35286943

    It’s funny that Molly (a VC) ascribes so much power to VCs that they can literally create bank runs on their own. No. VCs don’t make decisions on where a company keeps its cash; th…

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    Comment #34569306

    He has also become a very quiet mega philanthropist- he doesn’t publicize his giving but it’s on a huge scale

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    Comment #34169501

    I’ve had this business idea for years but I would be torn apart in todays world if I tried to launch it: Build an ML model trained on actual images of women’s breasts and bras that…

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    Comment #33634063

    I agree - it’s about how the developer communicates (or in this case obfuscates) the price to the user. Check out the substack link and you’ll see screenshots of how Bending Spoons…

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    Comment #33634045

    search “wallpapers” in the app store and try the top results: 1. 188k reviews, 4.99/week https://apps.apple.com/us/app/live-wallpapers-for-me/id10693... 2. 120k reviews, 4.99/week …

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    Comment #33633947

    This is a common response. unfortunately it doesn’t hold water: the average lifetime of a paid user of Splice is somewhere in the 7-10 week range (source is confidential). What sup…

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    Comment #33626138

    This is going to be a disaster - Bending Spoons is not a good actor: “let’s talk about Bending Spoons’ business model. The basic concept is very simple: - Find a solid app that som…

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    Comment #29222864

    So are you saying that the clearing price for the ad inventory they’re competing over is $27? (If so I’ll explain why that’s not the case)

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    Comment #29222834

    Until last year it took 11 taps to cancel through iOS. Bet it’s a whole lot less if you try to cancel HBO from their website.

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    Comment #29222821

    Mobile app operator here - let me clarify some things: 1. Until June it was impossible for a developer to issue a refund to an angry customer - Apple simply did not allow developer…

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    Comment #29222751

    You’re 100% right - don’t doubt your logic! :) The problem is that what you describe is the short term positive impact to Tinder. But that’s far outweighed by the long term negativ…

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    Comment #29222716

    Remember two things: 1) more demand in auctions means higher prices. so if apple is taking the second slot they’re almost certainly increasing the cost of the 1st slot for hbo. whi…