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Oh, I post it because I wanted to know if anybody had any experiences along these lines.

I think the school, that conducted the study had some effect on it being published.

I don't suspect any school below a rank of 15 would be taken seriously.

Three ways: 1) I see something I like and want it done better. 2) Randomly, enters my head. Like connecting stuff. This happens alot when I walk. 3) Observing a need 4) Testing out a new theory :D(I should stop doing these they are unprofitable) ------ You should try to observe yourself when you are creative and what you do. That's how I found out, that creativity is anchored for me when walking[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_conditioning].

Well, I'm just telling him what would make an easier buy-in for me. And I'm pretty certain they are others out there like me. Personally, I like to hear what would change someone's no to a yes, and this is the information I was trying to convey.

Well I mean like before i gave a email or anything like that. Maybe a link with a free example that can be browsed without any commitment.

Maybe just express the sentiments(text analysis) of the replies if they arent giving you permission. I think that is better, since alot of content is generated here.

It's not really appealling to me.

More likely it's because I dont know the format, so what would be helpful is maybe an example magazine?(yes we like free stuff)

I really dont want to read alot, so summaries are important as well as categories. I personally, dont like news about Apple(iPad), IBM, microsoft etc. But I like to hear what is new for founders, or an interesting blog post. So, it might be good to separate it along some lines.

Scotland too

Correlation does not equal causation.

He is actually talking about warm fuzzy(any sort of affirmation not sex in particular)

The original allegory was written by Claude Steiner.

Here is the original http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v683T1GVS1U

if that is annoying read the story here http://www.claudesteiner.com/fuzzy.htm

I agree. But given a wider pool of top spots implementing a competitive strategy is in the best interest of the corporation. So, from an individual stand point and you are on the edge it's bad for your own competitiveness but think in terms of a system having a wide edge will aid into profitability of the company.

I think superstar effect might be valid if only one person is going to win. Clearly, some people have genetic and experience advantages that would take years for the superstar's competitors to achieve, and why exert the force given the implicit probability that you are going to lose is high? The situation changes where there are number of top spots. Sure there might be one or two superstars, but it is more likely that you would place in a top spot. I am talking about GE competition scheme with 20-70-10. I think, everybody would think that they can reach a top 20% spot. The employees would know some people are a guaranteed for those spots but the others are very much open to someone willing to work hard, so in this sense I don't think it impedes competitiveness.

This is a very good talk. I think the world is flooded with too much of positivity thinking. As he pointed out he is not for negativity but realism.

Books like rich dad poor dad and the secret aren't based off analysis or science but anecdotal evidence.

I abhor anecdote; they only represent one data point and you could easily attribute that to being luck. They might as well give a strategy on how to win the lottery and then say look at Jane Doe she used the strategy and she won a million dollars. Give me a thousand Jane Doe who have done the same then we can talk, until then Jane Doe is just lucky.

What you want to do? Reach on HN news and kill the hackers' fun and mash up the plan for wealth and power.[non-sequitur]

But seriously, I think everybody gets it's april fools; tomorrow they will be back to their old ways.

For the profiles:

http://venturebeat.com/2010/03/23/y-combinator/

Ok, let me see.

I really like the idea but it needs to be clear.

What about the other side of the coin? Do the investors become a part of the company?

As an investor, I would like to own even a fraction of the company.

What's there to ensure the startups wouldn't just be irresponsible with the money invested?

What if you don't have enough social capital?

I think you should try to show answers to these questions on your start up page or a how it works page or a video. Not explicitly but implicit thru examples of your service being used. I know that you have raised money for your demo, but how much? who gave? what did you give in return? what steps did you take to ensure you will be responsible?

The fundamental problem with AI is the lack of parallelization. There are more connections in the human brain than there are atoms in the universe.

I am sure someone can write an AI program that is comparable with human intelligence on paper at this moment in time. But, the complexity of the algorithm would probably be exponential, hence massive parallelization is necessary.

I think the ibm blue brain project has the right approach for AI. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Brain_Project

Ignoring the bit about health care reform(I don't know anything about that).

1) Start with genius, this is a phrase used by Meredith Belbin in his advise about selecting a team. So, I am basically saying go where you will find the talent necessary to implement your start up.

2) Start in a place with lots of early adopters. That is, start where the people are known to try new stuff and be seen as cool if they are at the cutting edge with technology.

Just a few places: Boston, Silicon Valley, London... There will be other places around the world with these characteristics.

lol. You aren't going to get fired.

How you handle a situation like this: -Give them a date for when the report will come in. Try to focus these guys on the current solution not the situation.

So, maybe something like "Sorry, I didn't know you were expecting a report from me, but I am willing to provide you a report in 2 days".

If you didn't do anything that is worth reporting, say so. :D

Here again focus them on the solution, say when you will get the scripts done. If possible show them the monetary benefits of you being delayed. :D

Benefits: 1) You are an artist - the delay has helped you to recharge your batteries so you can program effectively. You might want to cite some research papers here.

2) You were using this time to show your juniors the ropes and you were bring them up to speed. Which means the company will not only be fighting with one heavyweight, but also two in the future. You might want to outline the monetary advantages of having more people of your caliber.

Then you need to iterate this to them that you will get them the software by such and such a time. Don't ask, tell.

Also, what I think you should be doing for the future is maintaining constant communication with the upper level. They will tend to think you aren't doing anything if you don't say. Try to send an email a day to them informing them of the project, don't do this verbal; do it by email. It will also help for you own motivation. See goal setting theory :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal-setting_theory

Any way to drop the login until the users has experienced the product

* Taught myself pascal at 12 and many other languages since * Skip a grade in primary school * Got a 82(top 10 uni in UK) for MSc dissertation * Discovered the British museum algorithm while meditating * Sold tamarine balls when I was 5 for a quarter

Brillant. It is simple and intuitive. I love it :D A lil work needed on the implementation though; when I clicked on a link in the same site, it disappeared, the timer that is.

It might have legs, but here are my sticking points: 1)The instructions arent clear. "3. have a snack"? I get that it might be a joke, but I dont get it. So, try to make that clear.

2)The value of this is lost unless you are familiar with its competitors. I am left thinking how is this useful to me? That is a problem; I don't want to be thinking. One possible way of solving this is to give examples of people using your site and the value they gain. For instance, a rotating banners with testimonials with stuff like "Took a lead from jukaroo and this cake is great"(but not so corny as me)

An optional picture so users can see what the division is about.

Allow pictures to be uploaded with your debate thesis. Sometimes a picture or video can say more than words can.

Nice, then make it more promient and maybe even call it categories.

People have a scanning behavior when they are looking on sites so they are looking for certain keywords and "zone" might not be apart of it http://www.useit.com/alertbox/reading_pattern.html

Oh yea have anonymous posting.

People would like to post stuff quickly without having to signup. Eventually, they will realize that "hey I want to track what i posted", so they sign up.

I like the concept.

You should categorize because someone people wouldn't care about certain issues but will fight tooth and nail for others.

Like us being entrepreneurs, we would have an opinion on "fast fail", so we would want to get to these topics more quicker than something related to politics or sport.

Categorising allows you to focus resources on which categories drive the most traffic to the site.

Also, try to be more specific in seed content. Having broad topics thesis doesn't make for good arguments. For instance "which team is better Lakers or Celtics", may become "which team would win 2010 champion-Lakers or Celtics". It's narrower and more focus which makes for an easier argument. Broad categories require much wider and deeper knowledge to begin to address the debate.

No worries everything is find now. Thx for the concern.

Now you mentioned it, I never heard anybody give b2c advice. Implicitly, I get the sense they are saying b2c.

What works for me is green tea like 3 cups but I guess it's the same active ingredient as coffee. For creativity, it does boost me in that department(research caffeine and creativity).

What also works is chamomile tea, relaxes the mind.