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Text editor on a plane with a dyslexic writer... not a good combination. And the scotch... that probably didn't help either. Fixed! Thanks :)
Instacat – the kitten delivery service
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#52It is not worse than some products that got real money behind them. If it got you even for a second - we are in 1999 mode again.
Yup, the dot com bubble is back, and worse than ever.
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#53Am I crazy to think this could actually work as a real business? The other day I was telling a friend how I love the idea of having and walking a dog - once in a while. Unfortunately my life doesn't allow me to have a dog in the traditional full comitment way. But maybe there could be a way to get that dog-owner experience the few days or weeks each month you would have the time. It's obviously super important that t…
Do you not have friends with dogs? Seems like at least half of my friends have dogs and they always say if I ever want to take them out for a walk or run to go for it.
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#55Actually, Uber does this, though not all the time.
http://newsroom.uber.com/austin/2014/10/uberkittens-is-back/
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#56It's currently the #1 Product Hunt startup of the day
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#57Earlier quoted context omitted.
This idea is significantly less dumb than many that have been funded (people like cute furry animals, so they're ahead of advertising-supported iOS app #213742 already). It's been 1999 for a while now. We're just waiting for the Fed to raise interest rates like they did from June 1999 through May 2000, with the killer blow being that last 50bp jump. Until then, you are cleared to party on.
>We're just waiting for the Fed to raise interest rates like they did from June 1999 through May 2000 doing it before elections changes the party in the White House, like in 2000 and 2008. So the question is what movie... err... president Fed would find more entertaining - Bush 3, Even More Dumber or Clinton 2, I'm Back, Baby.
With an election cycle lasting a full 3 years, it's always "before elections". The Fed is immune to lawsuits and the FOMC members cannot be removed from office no matter what. They have been given that independence for a reason, much like the Supreme Court justices (not that it's a good reason, but it's still a reason). If they aren't willing to use it, they shouldn't have it. It's long past time to normalize rates, and doing so will put paid to the VC mania just as it did 15 years ago. So be it.
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#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
This idea is significantly less dumb than many that have been funded (people like cute furry animals, so they're ahead of advertising-supported iOS app #213742 already). It's been 1999 for a while now. We're just waiting for the Fed to raise interest rates like they did from June 1999 through May 2000, with the killer blow being that last 50bp jump. Until then, you are cleared to party on.
I honestly had the idea once of a rent a rabbit cafe. My problem with the idea was protecting the animals from abuse.
It's a sad world in which people assume others will abuse animals. Ever hear the phrase "hurt me with that problem"? The state exists to put a stop to that kind of crap. Your job is to make money. Don't get caught up in things that aren't your problem.