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Very happy with Stripe. A customer for 3.7 years now 1) Their customer service has been good. However, I've never had to use it for anything serious 2) Their API is awesome 3) Thei…

that would be something. If they were stupid enough to name their project Project Palpatine

It's not a coincidence I've experienced EXACT same thing on a much larger scale Step 1: You start paying for Ads Step 2: You start making a certain amount of money from Ads Ratio i…

This is 100% identical to the illegal stuff robber barons used to do when two railroads were in competition and it was killing profits, they would sign a silent partnership and one…

This thread has several I'll add a few (while including a couple from this thread) Let's see 1) Google Facebook - why was Google+ ignored and shut down 2) Why has Facebook never la…

good to know

This is 100% true -> (Wouldn't it be crazy if Google+ being neglected and then shutdown was a part of the negotiations between Google and FB?) Same for Amazon closing down A9 searc…

Yes, They also do a lot more than this stuff like astroturfing click fraud fake submissions on forms etc They basically operate completely recklessly We are getting a lot of attack…

Tip of the hat to you

These dishonest privacy @#$@#$ did the same thing when they were trying to take over the Internet in India under the guise of Internet.org They sent millions of 'complaints from us…

that is super interesting Waiting for when they realize there is a silent agreement between Amazon + Google + Facebook and that they do coordinated attacks against their rivals and…

It's a joke Reference: Amazon lawsuit against Pentagon for Azure contract Reference: Amazon lawsuit against Future Retail etc etc

so true so true it is interesting to see all the justifications people are giving for Tesla's completely irrational valuation Solar Roof/Solar Energy -> Solar City was going bankru…

1) You have to be very careful with embracing limiting beliefs such as this one -> Artisans were different than merchants There are lots of artists who are very good at sales and m…

very, very true This: am also suspecting that the level-off will happen one layer higher. I.e. the economic relevance of the current incumbents within the US economy will not drop,…

This is a fascinating comment In particular -> It occurred to me that in some situations, it might actually be more efficient _not_ to batch. The complexity of attempting to batch …

excellent comment agree completely with you The only LOGICAL reason to go from a format that works to such a terrible format, is that it can make ads work better

This is likelier than the alternatives

that is interesting claiming YouTube and Instagram are the two best acquisitions in modern tech history is one heck of a claim Android instantly beats them both COMBINED That being…

How is this different from Amazon or Wal Mart -> This is a business built on top of cheap Chinese goods, subsidized shipping and low customer expectations. High transaction volume …

I agree 100% with the fact that we can do better than DuckDuckGo A) DDG is already better than Google for some search queries B) I use Epic Search and that is good, though it just …

This is a difficult post to respond to Firstly, your issue doesn't seem to be anything other than social anxiety If you have to 'lose sleep' after contacting someone on LinkedIn ab…

I think it is FATIGUE So many people drumming up - this young person did something that FOR HIS AGE is impressive Who the @#$#$ cares why is it on Hacker News? It should benefit th…

Actually agree with the original comment This is an ASSUMPTION that all startups are VC funded startups or the goal of building a company is to get VC funding * That shows a very V…

so true