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We’re Being Sued For Linking To Shopzilla
(image) If you like crime stories, you’ll love this. ‘True Crime: Hammersmith’ is the story of a deranged criminal organisation […]
Why developers are leaving the Facebook platform
Attitudes towards the Facebook platform have changed Recently, Bill Gurley of Benchmark wrote a great piece on how platform companies like Facebook, iOS, Android, eBay, and others manage the ecosystem around them. It’s an important essay and I’d recommend you all read it. I found myself nodding my head as Facebook was…
So, I tried Dwolla
I actually tried it a year+ ago to send money to a friend. It's fast, inexpensive, and seemingly easy.
The secrets of body language
What can I do to improve my body language with some simple, actionable tips? The latest research reveals the best secrets to improving your body language:
Company with the “World’s Least Powerful CEO” Makes $2.5 Million Every Day
Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen calls himself “the world’s least powerful CEO." They've found huge success with a weak CEO by organizing into autonomous cells.
EFF Politely Asks PTO to Stop Issuing So Many Crappy Software Patents
Since the mid-1990s, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued countless bad software patents. These patents tend to be hopelessly vague and overbroad. Indeed, they are often so packed with indecipherable patent jargon that software engineers have trouble understanding them. As one programmer...
How Microsoft quietly built the city of the future
The latest news and stories about how technology is helping people around the world solve problems, innovate and do more each day.
John Cleese on How to Make Your Life More Creative
“Creativity is not a talent. It is a way of operating.”
The Rent Seeking Economy
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Hackers can be business guys, and other lessons from Paul Graham
Spent most of this evening reading YC applications. We ask applicants to record themselves for about a minute with their cofounders just so we can get a sense for who they are in person. We fire up...
Is Social Media Worthless?
The Voice of the Customer (VoC) helps businesses understand who they are selling to and what they expect. Use the following tips and best practices to better understand what the Voice of the Customer is and how you can implement a successful VoC program.