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probolsky
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About probolsky
Pollster and tech investor. Former newspaper columnist.
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Comment #38922478
I have reduced my entire tech stack to a clean desk and a MacBook Pro. No more monitors or microphones or lights or stands. It is so freeing.
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Comment #36582612
You conduct a statistically valid survey among your target audience. If you have the resources, conduct qualitative research like focus groups or individual interviews too. There a…
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Comment #33800953
Why Geography Mattersby Harm de Blij It gave me a whole new perspective on virtually everything. It answers a lot of the ‘why’ questions about how we got to the place we are in thi…
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Comment #32934686
I’ve known people who work at Microsoft. Their attitude is we are the biggest so we don’t need to be good. This may seem too simple, but it’s their corporate culture.
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Comment #31932688
I use a platform that amazing and 10% the cost of competitors. But run by one dude. I’ve even asked him about the hit-by-a-bus scenario. He didn’t have a good answer. My concern is…
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Comment #30343015
I became a specialist. In my industry there are a ton of general consultants. Some make millions, most get by. When I chose to specialize, not compete with the general consultants,…
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Comment #22652613
Awesome.
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FB, Insta, Basecamp all failed today. What's in your digital failure 'go bag'?
Most of us rely heavily on SaaS to communicate, manage projects and store files. What if they went down tomorrow for an hour? The day? A week? What do you have or wish you had in a…
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Ask HN: How do you keep track of projects you delegate?
Our company is growing and working on new kinds of projects that take place outside of our normal workflow which has existing tracking tools. How do you track projects that you del…
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Comment #13149263
I recently had to reserve six hotel ballrooms/conf. rooms for focus groups. Hotel sales offices suck. They are not responsive, sometimes taking days to respond, they have old techn…
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Comment #12850679
Not true.
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Comment #12850670
It wasn't but I am happy to give props to people who help me. I am pollster - so feel free to hate me even more for that. But have like 100 web and mobile app ideas I want to make …
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Comment #12846587
Are you serious? Didn't you get help from SOMEONE on your first project. Thanks for the encouragement.
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Comment #12846331
Give a guy a break. I did as much as I could and got help too. That's how you learn, right?
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Comment #12846329
Give a guy a break. I did as much as I could and got help too. That's how you learn, right?
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Comment #12844058
Would you mind telling my what device you are using? OS? Thanks.
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Comment #12844049
Nope. The name of my 'company'. Yes it's prestigious without the s in the middle.
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Comment #12844008
Thank you all for such great feedback, encouragement. I am adopting a lot of your suggestions. Please, keep them coming.
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