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Thanks. Has this been true every year?

We've been offered a term sheet from a startup accelerator. I think the terms state that their position will continue to adjust, and not be diluted, until just AFTER we raise a rou…

Do you agree that, in consumer web, "It’s not about good ideas or bad ideas: it’s about ideas that make people talk."?

If anyone has stats on angel funds and fundings, please let me know. I'd love to firm up the assumptions in the main equation. I'm looking for: 1) Number of "seed" funds & average …

I didn't mean to imply this article was about how FarmVille started or grew. This history of FarmVille implies it was better game mechanics than Farm Town, and Zynga's installed ba…

If HackerNew wanted to become more like FarmVille (not that it should), the system could: * give you karma just for stopping by each day * give you karma for upvoting other's posts…

one smart aspect of FarmVille is that you can gain points without other people giving you Karma. In fact, you get points for helping others.

Thanks! I've been collecting some links to presentations and posts on designing for engagement. See the list here: http://www.kartme.com/phil/web-design

If anyone has other thoughts on lessons to learn from FarmVille, let me know!