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this is great feedback. right now, as churches join, we're collecting a version of every data point you mention. soon, search will begin evolving into more of a personality based m…

Sean from @FaithStreet here. We're focused on Christianity because its a big market (1m+ Christian communities, 60 million people actively involved in Christian communities) that w…

Grocery spending versus restaurant/ deli spending stands out to me: 8.6% on Groceries vs. 5.7% on some version of eating out. In a better scenario, groceries, being cheaper and gen…

been in the situation of working for terrible managers in a big company, was 24, working at a top 3 nyc law firm - quit after less than a yr - started working on the startup i'm ap…

We submitted! Stoked.

I'm impressed by 42Floors and Your Mechanic. I like that each company identified an area full of inefficient orthodoxy and innovated - like AirBnb. 42 Floors also seems to have an …

Yeah, the unequal bargaining power between the company and the candidate is a real problem. Even if the company makes providing the access information optional, there's still a kin…

I hear that. However, the thrust of the article and the focus of my comment is about new grads, people in going through the recruitment -> internship -> job offer cycle

Second that. I lived for a year in Manhattan (East Village) while working on my start-up - I had roommates, but I made well under 75k and was just fine. Was still able to do all th…

Most important part of the system the article describes: "We use the summer to decide if we want them full-time. So we give them real work. Hard work." Too many summer internships …

One important difference that the author doesn't mention is that after a start-up launch you're still going to be testing hypothesis, making improvements/ changes/ pivots such that…

i dig how you changed the cancellation process, because it encourages ppl to do what your app is intended to do - get groups of 3 together in real life. your old policy was giving …

This is a neat article about how context shapes perception of self.

This seems right. Users are much less valuable for companies on Facebook b/c of user intent. What Facebook needs to figure out is how to channel higher value users to ads. One fix …

yeah, OpenTable is solid. I have experience in the restaurant industry as well. It does a very good job of mimicking the most efficient offline systems. Good software designers hav…