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Looks like Meredith Perry read this article too judging by her latest tweet storm even though she said yesterday she would be going dark until product launch...

I don't understand why she is taking this so personally. Of course everyone is going to doubt you when you say you've invented a new technology. I would expect this type of response from someone much younger but not a CEO who has raised millions.

Go back to work and prove this to the world because you haven't proven anything so far

DarthMaderon Unofficial uBeam FAQ

This wouldn't be the first time Andreeson Horowitz has thrown money at a young founder positioned by the media as the next big innovator with a revolutionary wireless technology. First, Lucas Duplan of Clinkle, next Meredith Perry?

DarthMaderon Square files for IPO

Dropbox has gotta be in danger too

DarthMaderon Square files for IPO

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DarthMaderon New Initiatives for Lyft Drivers

Lol. Nice way to inadvertently plug them. What specifically do you hate about breeze?

DarthMaderon How I Got and Lost a VC Job Offer in 72 Hours

Ruled by emotions. Great VC in the making.

DarthMaderon Uber hires two security researchers to improve car technology

Uber gave a month of free rides (~$25 limit I believe) when they came in my market a few years ago. Lyft had gotten their the month before and only offered like 3 free rides. They were crushed.

DarthMaderon Companies That May Be the Next $1B Startups

They're missing Flexport from this list

DarthMaderon Twitter has killed Politwoops, which monitored politicians' deleted tweets

You consider their current IPO level price point overvalued then? At what price point would you buy then?

DarthMaderon HTML/CSS: Annotated Tutorial

How do I download and use this?

DarthMaderon Even – Get your average pay, every payday

I disagree. I feel like the people that would need this idea the most can't really afford to throw away $150 using this service

DarthMaderon Uber has defeated Bill de Blasio’s plan to rein them in

When you have French taxi drivers willing to injure, threaten, assault just for working for a competitor, it's no surprise that some of them resort to shenanigans like this.

DarthMaderon Homejoy says goodbye

She was involved in a lot more speaking engagements than any of her other on-demand counterparts though.

DarthMaderon Homejoy says goodbye

I can see Postmates and Uber as the only eventual survivors in 10 years.

DarthMaderon Homejoy says goodbye

The holy grail of success isn't working hard, vision, or values. The holy grail is understanding the competitive environment so well that you impose a sustainable competitive advantage that isn't easily copied and a strategy that executes like hell. This is why Musk, Jobs, Buffett were/are so successful. This is also why Uber is absolutely crushing any other competitor in the U.S.

DarthMaderon Homejoy says goodbye

Loss leading sales that attracted 1 time customers that either never came back and/or decided to cut them out.

DarthMaderon Homejoy says goodbye

Yes - even if you're not an entrepreneur

DarthMaderon [dead]

Pao or no Pao, I think reddit is one more bad business move away from alienating users and driving them towards competitors. Steve Huffman has his work cut out for him.