I wonder if it's possible to do an AMA or something here? There's clearly a market need and a lot of folks have felt burned. I bet HN would be interested to know that you taught yourself to code and have been one of the main devs on Picturelife.
Known names and known publishers won't really agree to or respect embargoes. You can hope, but they're doing you a favor. There's no recourse if they don't respect one, but you don't have work with the reporter again. If you're a young startup, you need all the press you can get, you probably shouldn't be setting embargoes on press releases - at least in my experience.
I had precisely the opposite view. I felt that Eich's politics weren't aligned with my beliefs but were personal and legal. Condi is in a whole other league - having to help prosecute an illegal war and intentionally mislead our citizenry.
Incredible, they've clearly captured the public's imagination! I wonder what the tipping points were? My best guess here is consumer device, small form factor, sub $300
An ironing board is a great, cheap way to test if you like a standing desk. Got the tip from a friend who travels a bunch and uses them in hotel rooms.
Quite possible, but Coinbase really could have handled this better. They simply could have said, "You know what? While we don't agree with everything we're being accused of, we really value the community's trust and want you to know we're listening. First of all, we're really sorry to the folks who had their emails posted publicly. Secondly, we're doing XYZ to let you know we're on the case and re-evaluating our policies. Finally, we want to thank everyone who's reached out, you're helping to make Coinbase stronger."
Relevant quote, "The point is that even if prices are high in the overall market, they are being backed up by earnings to a much larger extent than in 2000. That’s important, because back then, when the dot-com bubble burst, the downdraft brought most companies down with it."
Am I the only one that read this and thought, "Brilliant! Amazon's getting into co-working!" From AWS to Co-working to buying AirBnB, Seamless and Uber (I'm spackling) Amazon could own a startup kid's life from cradle to grave.
Great - all the tools that come close to this have been flash and don't run easily on phones and tablets. I noticed it crashed mobile safari for me. Do you have plans to make this workable for non-desktop users?
I love this quote about art and engineering, music and film. Spot on. So as a startup founder, filmmaker, musician - here's my question: how are you ever gonna get these blockbusters/chart toppers without taking a chance. The biggest film in the U.S. right now (Gravity) is by a Mexican filmmaker who made arty films like Y Tu Mama Tambien and Children of Men - not hollywood stuff. Really breakout, worldchanging, consumer, Apple-style stuff is made by weirdos, punks, poets and freaks. With all the capital A16 has to deploy - why not create a fund for some of the crazy ones?
Exactly. They aren't giving users real choice. If Apple's payment system (or any other part of their platform) is really superior, why not let users choose and make up their own minds? Because they want to make it painful or impossible to switch and they don't want their platform to be considered a commodity reader for Amazon's content.
Live in New York, think Uber is both more expensive and less convenient than just hailing a cab and I never use it. They seem to want to skim money from cabbies. I was also particularly appalled by their jacking up their prices during Hurricane Sandy. Their one killer feature - being able to see your car's arrival status on your phone, will be a commodity soon enough. Company won't exist in 5 years.
FWIW, this is exactly how we recruit at my startup. In fact I was a little worried that it might be a turn off, so it's nice to hear that it's actually preferred (at least by some). Things we're looking for are the ability to get shit done and ship. We aren't looking for genius chess players, we're looking for curious problem solvers with a sense of responsibility and accountability.
Interesting. Admittedly it gets hard with employees, investors and markets, which are all prone to emotional decisions. But I think we're messing with our happiness if we conflate bravery with false courage. Courage/Bravery isn't about denying fear, it's about not letting fear lead to bad decisions.
I agree with everything here and in the original post. What isn't clearly explained is how/why the government's behavior is prohibiting the continuation of Groklaw.
I love Woz's honesty. I actually think the issues he brings up would have made for a better film - because they illuminate all the ways Jobs failed early in his career... and ultimately learned from his failures to realize the success of his later iYears. Real conflict and real resolution. But that's a different film, it sounds like. (The one I wish they'd made).