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xandar11

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    Comment #16324946

    There are bad things about it: 1. Frequency of usage is low. People might use it once a year on average (unlike Uber which might be used every day). 2. They spend a lot on advertis…

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    Comment #16245164

    How did you make that date picker?

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    Comment #16239359

    Graham's Number? Is that the number of chicks Paul Graham has banged? Yeah, I would imagine it's astronomical, since the dude is a pussy magnet/crusher.

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    Comment #16086236

    How does this fit into his Monopoly first strategy? News outlets are not monopolies and have no significant competitive advantage (unlike PayPal and FB which have network effects).…

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    Comment #16077986

    There is one article where he writes how people/hackers get rich by creating wealth [1]. This is not the case with Travis and Uber, which the article I've linked to shows. It's als…

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    Comment #16077955

    This is an example of someone getting rich without increasing economic welfare. It goes against what Paul Graham writes about wealth creation and confirms Tim O’Reilly's view [2] t…

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    Comment #16076182

    Uber's business model is a total failure. Hubert Horan has done an amazing job exposing it [1] and you can also listen to his interview [2]. [1] http://horanaviation.com/Uber.html …

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    Comment #16052217

    "Yeah the Bay Area is expensive but the tech salaries make up for it." This could be good for people who send some money back home (e.g. Indians). If you have a high number is abso…

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    Comment #16040881

    I've experienced a traumatic event recently. After being rejected by hundreds of women, I'm still a virgin at 24. Recently, I saw a video in weird corners of the internet of a very…

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    Comment #16038332

    Why are people obsessed with this topic lately? Do you think fame inequality is a problem? There are people who have 100s of millions of followers/fans and then there are people wh…

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    Comment #16024147

    There is a great analysis of Uber's failed business model by Hubert Horan [1] [1] http://horanaviation.com/Uber.html

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    Comment #16023860

    When will people stop with that Henry Ford myth? You don't have to pay employees a high wage so they can afford to buy things that are produced. You hear it when automation is ment…

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    Comment #16016865

    Top 500 YouTubers see their subscribers_count increase by 100 million this year. Meanwhile, I got 0 increase in subscribers. It's not fair! Just imagine how much influence these po…

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    Comment #16006859

    I'm skeptical about all this. Hubert Horan [1] has done a great job exposing Uber's failed business model in 11 part series on NakedCapitalism ("Can Uber Ever Deliver?"). Same goes…

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    Comment #15963037

    Can I get an E-2 visa based on revenues from my US company? I've read there is some minimum investment requirement (like at least $100k) for that visa. Can I use revenues/profits f…