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I think you're right, friend, I think... That said, Why does a company like Google obsess so much over margins, when they have 70 BILLION dollars in equity, 50 Billion dollars in a…

Silly article, but mainly because it just ASSUMES that a 8 year old company will exist (in its present condition) for the next 1/2 Century!

Interesting. Am I mistaken or were you an intern at a YC funded company or at YC?? Thanks.

I've bought some FB ads, and it is annoying that I can't target friends. Isn't that a big mistake?!? Most businesses are small, so just targeting your friends is simpler than getti…

Uh... Google and Microsoft are really successful companies, though!

I'm not a programmer. If I read a book on programming for two weeks, should I then teach the world how to program? Maybe, but I imagine HN would not necessarily agree...

You can record, edit, and export from the editor. Also import into from disk, from community, and from your works if you have an account. Look for electronic instruments in coming …

Still in beta, looking for ideas and testers. Some nice features: You can import from your account on FeedForward (if you have one) and you can import from your desktop. Multitrack…

Yeah, I agree -- it's important to respect copyright, even if you don't like it -- Do The Right Thing!

Check out FeedForward: http://www.feed-forward.net we're doing a lot namely giving artists incentive to communicate better with our core application which gives artists more exposu…

Well written piece. Completely true and misunderstood. Of course there was some hyperbole, but as a non-programmer learning to code for the reasons Mr. Atwood gave (problem solving…

Sure, but Facebook is like AOL or Yahoo in the 2001 analogy it seems to me. Real companies at the top which are overpriced which leads to hyped prices for lots of other companies l…

Very inspiring. Thanks. We're doing this at FeedForward: http://www.feed-forward.net -- trying to change the way artists communicate with each other (for the better...) is liking w…

This was great. Thanks for putting it one. Looking forward to hearing back from you guys for our startup FeedForward: http://www.feed-forward.net

It's kind of myopic, there's a hundred million + small businesses worldwide, these guys may be on top of the food chain (this week), but remember, the bigger they are, the harder t…

"Everyone reading Hacker News knows the statistics when it comes to startup success. Why would the music industry (or any artistic endeavor) be any different in this regard?" This …

What I didn't like specifically was "screw the producers". I'm optimistic about the future of my craft, for sure, but I'm not on the happy talk information is free bandwagon, I'm j…

All of which started out as tiny businesses. And it's true most businesses that are successful are NOT internationally renowned. There are hundreds of millions of small businesses …

You're an ass. No, it's not FREE to duplicate. It costs money to duplicate and distribute licensed copies of other people's work. And it's not information, it's art. The massive he…

Yeah, as an independent, 'starving' artist myself, I take exception to all this happy talk about making information free. It's already hard enough to make a living off of music, or…

"Government should never protect the producer." At least we agree on something... What is this madness??? I'm no Supply sider, but government does should and always will support pr…

"Screw the producers" With all respect to you as a person, fuck that. I'm an independent artist and I don't want to be screwed. Consumers tend to get what they want and eat what th…

But the focus is rarely on the inventors themselves. This is the hardest job of all! Consumers tend to get what they want, and eat what they're given. If we're not supporting "star…