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Will Amazon Kill FedEx?

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Re: Will Amazon Kill FedEx?

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Post by steejk »

graycat wrote: post #29
uptown wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd be curious to read more about your startup you mentioned at the end. What problem are you solving?

Assumption: There is a lot of content on the Internet, and generally people have interests and want appropriate content . The most effective current means are based on keywords/phrases; these means can work really well in some cases but are at best poor for about 2/3rds of content on the Internet, queries people want to do, and content they want to find. For more: Generally, finding stuff has long been part of the fi…

Wow, this is something I've been thinking about recently. Would be very interested in seeing how this progresses.

Re: Will Amazon Kill FedEx?

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Post by Argher »

graycat wrote: post #44
asimuvPR wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Id like to be on the beta list too if possible. :) pr @ asimuv . com

Same for all who so post here. I have the URLs and when ready for beta testers will return and contact everyone here. Many thanks to all for your interest.

Interested.

Re: Will Amazon Kill FedEx?

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Post by smokinn »

graycat wrote: post #44
asimuvPR wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Id like to be on the beta list too if possible. :) pr @ asimuv . com

Same for all who so post here. I have the URLs and when ready for beta testers will return and contact everyone here. Many thanks to all for your interest.

Also interested. My email is in my profile. Thank you!

Re: Will Amazon Kill FedEx?

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Post by jhkim »

graycat wrote: post #44
asimuvPR wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Id like to be on the beta list too if possible. :) pr @ asimuv . com

Same for all who so post here. I have the URLs and when ready for beta testers will return and contact everyone here. Many thanks to all for your interest.

Same here, thanks.

Re: Will Amazon Kill FedEx?

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Post by jhkim »

graycat wrote: post #44
asimuvPR wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Id like to be on the beta list too if possible. :) pr @ asimuv . com

Same for all who so post here. I have the URLs and when ready for beta testers will return and contact everyone here. Many thanks to all for your interest.

Same here, thanks.

Re: Will Amazon Kill FedEx?

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Post by jbgreer »

graycat wrote: post #44
asimuvPR wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Id like to be on the beta list too if possible. :) pr @ asimuv . com

Same for all who so post here. I have the URLs and when ready for beta testers will return and contact everyone here. Many thanks to all for your interest.

Interested. Contact info in profile. Thanks.

Re: Will Amazon Kill FedEx?

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Post by kevincox »

graycat wrote: post #23

Gee, for a while I was Director of Operations Research at FedEx. My office was next to that of FedEx founder, COB, CEO F. Smith. Poor Smith: One night at about midnight, I was in my office getting in a little violin practice before heading back to my rented room for some sleep (my wife was still in her Ph.D. program at Johns Hopkins in MD). As I left to get some sleep, I saw Smith in his office. He had had to listen…

Did all the "you"s get deleted from your post? It was a little awkward to read.

Re: Will Amazon Kill FedEx?

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Post by graycat »

kevincox wrote: post #67
graycat wrote: post #23

Gee, for a while I was Director of Operations Research at FedEx. My office was next to that of FedEx founder, COB, CEO F. Smith. Poor Smith: One night at about midnight, I was in my office getting in a little violin practice before heading back to my rented room for some sleep (my wife was still in her Ph.D. program at Johns Hopkins in MD). As I left to get some sleep, I saw Smith in his office. He had had to listen…

Did all the "you"s get deleted from your post? It was a little awkward to read.

There is always a question about that: When the subject of the sentence is clear, omitting that subject can result in more compact writing , but whether the writing is easier to read or not is a question. I thought that omitting some obvious subjects would help, but thanks for your feedback.

Re: Will Amazon Kill FedEx?

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Post by jmeister »

graycat wrote: post #44
asimuvPR wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Id like to be on the beta list too if possible. :) pr @ asimuv . com

Same for all who so post here. I have the URLs and when ready for beta testers will return and contact everyone here. Many thanks to all for your interest.

Please add me to the beta test list too! This sounds awesome.

Re: Will Amazon Kill FedEx?

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Post by ufmace »

graycat wrote: post #29
uptown wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd be curious to read more about your startup you mentioned at the end. What problem are you solving?

Assumption: There is a lot of content on the Internet, and generally people have interests and want appropriate content . The most effective current means are based on keywords/phrases; these means can work really well in some cases but are at best poor for about 2/3rds of content on the Internet, queries people want to do, and content they want to find. For more: Generally, finding stuff has long been part of the fi…

Sounds cool, I'd like to check it out when it's ready too.

You probably already know this, but VCs and investors won't like your work now because there's no proof of value. You should avoid them at this point, because you'd only get deals on terrible terms, like pocket change for a majority share to a no-name VC.

Don't talk to investors until you have enough traction and proof of value for them to want to invest in you, and draw up your own business plan for exactly what you intend to do with the money and how much it will expand the business. Then you can have investors coming to you and only accept deals on your terms.

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