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Re: The One-Person Product

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Post by caycep » Tue, May 21, 2013, 12:23 AM UTC

abat wrote: post #16

clamprecht wrote: post #14

The post says he won't make "yacht-and-helicopter money"... I think helicopters are cheaper than he thinks. On a billion-dollar acquisition, I can't imagine the near-cofounder having less than 1% (hopefully quite a bit more). This means at least $10M, which should be plenty for a helicopter. Maybe I'm reading his comment too literally.

My sense is Marco is looking at the money in terms of: "how much yearly income can my money generate, and what kind of lifestyle would that be?" (kind of like thinking about a retirement account). In that sense $10M in savings is not enough to start buying yachts and helicopters assuming he doesn't want to blow all the money at once like a stereotypical lottery winner. More importantly, he makes it clear he'll never…

one can only dream...

Re: The One-Person Product

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, May 21, 2013, 12:26 AM UTC

sergiotapia wrote: post #11

I like reading this guys blog, it's well written and weaves a nice story to follow almost always. It's a shame a lot of the Tumblr crowd are like this: http://www.reddit.com/r/tumblrinaction The technology seems great and simple to use.

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Re: The One-Person Product

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Post by guelo » Tue, May 21, 2013, 12:29 AM UTC

sergiotapia wrote: post #11

I like reading this guys blog, it's well written and weaves a nice story to follow almost always. It's a shame a lot of the Tumblr crowd are like this: http://www.reddit.com/r/tumblrinaction The technology seems great and simple to use.

That actually makes me more wary of reddit than tumblr. For others, the llinked-to reddit seems to be mostly about laughing at and sometimes harassing people on tumblr that have pride in alternative lifestyles or viewpoints.

Re: The One-Person Product

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Post by hkmurakami » Tue, May 21, 2013, 12:39 AM UTC

JDGM wrote: post #22

w1ntermute wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

An excellent Tumblr post breaking down that Vanity Fair interview: http://jesuschristsiliconvalley.tumblr.com/post/46539276780/...

I feel I'm beyond the age where I can get away with saying/writing things like "Almost every line is something I want to print out, frame and then take a shit on" but by golly if it isn't entertaining to read someone else do it.

You can say anything when you're anonymous and don't have any repercussions to deal with. (like this tumblr is)

Re: The One-Person Product

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Post by hkmurakami » Tue, May 21, 2013, 12:44 AM UTC

chetanahuja wrote: post #24

gfodor wrote: post #21

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I never caught the [case] thing. Amazing.

Silicon valley now rivals Hollywood at creating entitled, pampered douchebags. Thank you that anonymous blogger on tumbler at so skillfully capturing that in one brilliant work of deconstruction.

What a sad state we find ourselves in. The past decades were by no means free from such poisonous personalities (see: Tyco), but we seem to have reached a whole new level. I guess humility doesn't pay the bills anymore.

Re: The One-Person Product

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Post by jonknee » Tue, May 21, 2013, 12:52 AM UTC

Moto7451 wrote: post #33

randallsquared wrote: post #15

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Well, lots of brand new yachts can be had for mere hundreds of thousands, too. I don't think Marco has actually priced them. :)

Dock fees, fuel repair costs, insurance, and the salary for a licensed captain if your Yacht is over a certain size add up. Boats are not cheap. Even "small" (anyone with a automobile license can drive it) 40ft ones. My buddy's family owns a 45 ft Yacht and the joke at the harbor is BOAT = Break Out Another Thousand. Where they dock it they pay $10 per foot per month in dock fees which is cheap for the area. 5 miles…

Reminds me of the adage that a boat is a hole in the water that you throw money into.

Re: The One-Person Product

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Post by mkoble11 » Tue, May 21, 2013, 1:04 AM UTC

David pushed me to do amazing work that I didn’t think was possible.

A quality of a great leader.

Phenomenal post, thanks so much for sharing this.

Re: The One-Person Product

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Post by billforsternz » Tue, May 21, 2013, 1:16 AM UTC

epochwolf wrote: post #32

billforsternz wrote: post #27

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No, he did not. If you listen to his podcasts Marco's career is an open book. Basically, college -> unremarkable first job -> Tumblr employee nbr 2 -> Instapaper -> The Magazine.

While making money on doing podcasts and a blog on the side.

Yes but they are predicated on his successful career.

Re: The One-Person Product

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Post by sergiotapia » Tue, May 21, 2013, 1:43 AM UTC

guelo wrote: post #43

sergiotapia wrote: post #11

I like reading this guys blog, it's well written and weaves a nice story to follow almost always. It's a shame a lot of the Tumblr crowd are like this: http://www.reddit.com/r/tumblrinaction The technology seems great and simple to use.

That actually makes me more wary of reddit than tumblr. For others, the llinked-to reddit seems to be mostly about laughing at and sometimes harassing people on tumblr that have pride in alternative lifestyles or viewpoints.

Laughing at sure, but the people in that subreddit do not condone bullying or harrasing those people.

Re: The One-Person Product

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Post by paul9290 » Tue, May 21, 2013, 1:48 AM UTC

I'm pretty sure Karp announced their funding at the Nov. 2007 New York Tech Meetup, if I recall correctly.

That was a darn awesome Tech Meetup (presented my 1st thing there & Marco graciously took pictures of the event, some of me presenting too; thanks Marco) as there were only two unknown start-ups presenting that night amongst giants.

Congrats to them!