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leeskye

485 karma · joined March 23, 2007

Cofounder of ChannelMeter. We use data and analytics to help online video publishers and brand advertisers get videos watched.
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leeskye··on Mac Pro gets half-assed “update”
Am I the only one who is stoked it comes with a third USB, standard SSD, and HDMI port?
leeskye··on Facebook's Seventh Employee Shares Lessons Learned
"I’ve realized that it takes the product visionary to be the leader. It’s not the entrepreneur who has the business background to just plan an idea. If I had been in Mark’s shoes throughout the Facebook experience I would have made a lot of by-the-book decisions that would have been the wrong decisions for the company."
leeskye··on Justin Kan’s Exec Starts Running Errands For Companies And Startups Today
I forsee a near future where employers offer Exec/TaskRabbit credits or dollars alongside other standard benefits such as healthcare, 401k, etc. Good work guys!
leeskye··on 7 Years Of YouTube Scalability Lessons In 30 Minutes
The publisher who uploaded the video might care. Especially so, if they are selling to advertisers. Comments, ratings, and favorites are three variables we calculate to reflect how engaging a video is.
leeskye··on Eight years today
I have never lost anyone in my immediate family but this made me choke up,

"He was gone, but his belongings were still there... It does not feel good to pack up the remains of your brother's life."

RIP Stephen

leeskye··on Live ships map
I have some friends who do this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTE9Gr0ZmOc

I bet they would love this app.

leeskye··on Kids born later in the year more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD: Study
In California, if your child is born after December 1, their enrollment will be delayed until next year. However, the state is gradually pushing this date earlier and earlier in the year similar to Maryland's rules: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/em/kinderinfo.asp
leeskye··on 4 Years of HN Traffic
Would be cool to see this graph with a column chart.
leeskye··on What happens after you interview at Y Combinator — and get rejected.
Another piece of feedback - if you click on the 'Request beta access' button accidentally without entering anything, it returns the thank you page (https://www.shoplocket.com/beta-thanks). There should be an error message.

Otherwise, it's a pretty interface. Gluck!

leeskye··on The House Y Combinator Should Have Built
I agree...you would end up spending most of your productive time trying to appease investors when you should be off on your own trying to make customers happy.
leeskye··on Facebook acquires team behind YC alum Caffeinated Mind
Props to John and Zach. These are two really smart guys any company would be proud to have.
leeskye··on Ask HN: Help a Hacker Out
I love seeing interest in our space. The audience on YouTube is massive. The current mode of measuring this audience is just the tip of the iceberg. We believe there is much to be learned in dissecting this audience and how they connect with online video.
leeskye··on Ask HN: Help a Hacker Out
My team is looking for mathematicians to help solve huge problems in the world of YouTube/online video. I just sent you a message.
leeskye··on Ask HN: Pet lovers review my startup
I'm not sure if I agree 100% with that but I would definitely invest in higher quality pictures. Also include pictures of owners, preferably smiling, with their pets. If you have loyal users, maybe you can get some of them to submit pictures with their furry loved ones.
leeskye··on CIA to software vendors: A revolution is coming
It is from Reuter...so a title as link bait wouldn't surprise me.
leeskye··on Is your startup idea already taken?
My startup is tackling what my former employer attempted to do, but I'm going to do it much better and sell a far superior product. I interfaced with customers and users at my last company. They failed to address the pain points that were brought up. Additionally they failed to pay attention to how the needs of users were evolving. I took it upon myself to address these customers and build something better.
leeskye··on Dead for 32,000 Years, an Arctic Plant Is Revived
"Tragedy has now struck the Russian team. Dr. Gilichinksy, its leader, was hospitalized with an asthma attack and unable to respond to questions, his daughter Yana said on Friday. On Saturday, Dr. Price reported that Dr. Gilichinsky had died of a heart attack."

now...thats the scariest part of that article

leeskye··on Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple
San Franciscans are probably wandering the streets wondering if they're going to get their iPhone5 before Christmas.
leeskye··on Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO (Official Letter)
"Beyond the products, beyond the profits, Jobs' greater gift was to inspire untold numbers of current & future entrepreneurs to be the next Steve Jobs" - Hunter Walk
leeskye··on 2011 Startup School
you should never be too shy to say to anyone. And for what it's worth, PG was one of the easiest guys I've ever talked to.
leeskye··on PRWeek interviews Crowdbooster (YC S10) CEO Ricky Yean
who doesn't love Crowdbooster and Ricky Yean?
leeskye··on MTV blames Internet piracy for its demise as a music channel into reality TV FUD
The Internet killed the Music Video star
leeskye··on YouTube Lifts Time Limit for Videos
This is useless for 99% of the content creators out there. Only filmmakers/movie studios/or education use would benefit from this. People should realize that most online video content needs to be snack size (2-5 minutes MAX).

Audiences are too fickle to watch more than a few minutes of video. The average video is watched 2 minutes and then people taper off. They would rather consume more pieces of video (quantity) than more of a single video.

In the lean-back environment, this would be a different story.

leeskye··on Where to See Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is becoming the San Francisco Bay Area. There are many startups in SF, East Bay (last year's startup school was at Cal), North Bay, Peninsula, etc.
leeskye··on Heard of Google Instant? Well, I built YouTube Instant.
It would be great if there was a stumble button that proceeded to next random video. I always thought there should be a stumble upon for video.
leeskye··on Website pulled on US church that wants to burn Korans [by Rackspace]
I would be surprised if it was anymore than an ingenious marketing move by Rackspace. This nut job, with his gunslinger beard, has been the fastest growing piece of WORLD news this month so far. Obama, Petraeus, Clinton, The Pope, and even Angelina Jolie have shared their voice.

If I were the church's Gardener, I would've gone on the news and said the same thing too and my phone would be ringing off the hook.

leeskye··on How to keep someone with you forever
Sounds like emotional slavery and a recipe for future prozac customers.
leeskye··on Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: Kentico Software
"I spent 6 months working on the product without making a single penny, seeing my savings shrink every day. I remember one early morning when I was walking on the street and met a sweeper and I thought to myself 'what a happy guy, he works and gets paid every month.'"

I say the same to myself when I see the garbage man on Monday mornings. I thought I was the only one.

leeskye··on I’m a Female Y Combinator Founder and You Can Be Too
Don't forget Jessica Mah of InDinero.
leeskye··on Ask HN: Changing Video Online
Online video has the potential to be a huge market. But in order to carve away from the $70 billion annual TV Ad market, content creators, publishers, and YouTube have to first convince advertisers online video media buys are effective.

Video should be platform agnostic and be consumed on all platforms.

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