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Dealing with a real life externality - http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog...
Constructing a better startup pitch - http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog...
Which investors will invest in your startup? - http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog...
Re: The depressing math behind consumer-facing apps - http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog...
"Really struck a chord I suppose, but like I pointed out I think their negativity is misplaced." - Gabriel Weinberg
Recent tasks I sent to my virtual personal assistants - http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog...
Reduce communication overhead through more dynamic channel choice - http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog...
RT @harrymccracken: Not sure if I've mentioned this on Twitter, but Pixlr is remarkable -- one of the very best web apps I've ever used.
RT @__nil: A trait of great engineers (my blog): http://blog.opensesame.st/post...
RT @fredwilson: The SHIELD Act: There are so many things to like about this bill http://www.avc.com/a_vc...
RT @jeffbodle: RT @PhillyPhriedman students who came from outside PHL to attend college & stayed after graduation In 2007 26% - in 2012 47% #phillysoaring
RT @lindsayehicks: If you're a woman in the Philly area, you should register for this weekend's Hackathon for Women! http://www.meetup.com/Girl-Ge... C'mon!
RT @rrhoover: I think I've referenced @yegg's post on operating at capacity a dozen times in the past month: http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog... #currentstatus
RT @mkrupit: Founder Institute @founding coming to Philly. Next event Thurs @seedphilly with @yegg & @mikelevinson http://fi.co/courses/2460
RT @duckduckgo: 2012 FOSS Donations have been made! Check them out here: http://duckduckgo.tumblr.com/post... Thanks to the community for the nominations! #FOSS
Re: The Bullseye Framework - http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog...
"Great point. We've seen all of these verticals used by startups, but certainly some are more used than others. However, some of that is really due to bias, which leaves even under-used ones sometimes good targets, e.g. blogging. That said, it is pretty clear different business models are better suited for some. Incidentally, here's a good article on marketplaces: http://brianbalfour.com/post/2..." - Gabriel Weinberg
Can't believe @taskrabbit still isn't in Philly and no competitors are either. 5th biggest city in the country and it's been years.
Great Philly co everyone in mobile should know MT @TechnicallyPHL @ArtisanMobile launch! http://technicallyphilly.com/2013...
RT @robgo: New Blog Post: How to tell a BIG story - http://robgo.org/2013...
Re: The depressing math behind consumer-facing apps - http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog...
"How exactly do VCs ruin thing for bootstrappers? That's the part I'm confused about." - Gabriel Weinberg
Re: The depressing math behind consumer-facing apps - http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog...
"Wow, what a nerve struck -- but seemingly completely unrelated to this post as far as I can tell, as I explicitly encouraged finding a sustainable business model and only otherwise said you would probably HAVE to raise money to go on. From the post: "It's a little better if you have some monetization so at least you can afford all those CDs... Otherwise, you better raise a boat load of money..." However, you two seem to be fundamentally against Venture Capital for any reason. This seems completely misguided. You can have a great business model and be super profitable and still want to raise capital to expand further and faster, to develop a better moat (and protect your interests), to defend your IP, etc." - Gabriel Weinberg
Re: The depressing math behind consumer-facing apps - http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog...
"I agree with you, partially. You need a sustainable business model, but there are plenty of those where there are lots of customers that don't pay: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/..." - Gabriel Weinberg
RT @mkrupit: Founder Institute Philly event Thurs 2/28. Join @yegg and @mikelevinson as they share founder stories. http://fi.co/courses/2460
Re: The depressing math behind consumer-facing apps - http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog...
Re: The depressing math behind consumer-facing apps - http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog...
"I'm confused. If you have a mass-market app and you want to change the world as much as possible, don't you want to spread that app to as many people as possible? Yes, you can settle for a decent business at a smaller level, but why? I never said you had to take VC money to do it. In fact, the opposite." - Gabriel Weinberg
Re: The depressing math behind consumer-facing apps - http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog...
"I think you misunderstand me. I haven't ascribed value judgements to anything. All I said if you wanted to change the world and you believe in what you are doing then you'd presumably want your userbase to be as big as possible. Period. This is all independent of the sustainability of the underlying business, which I cautioned about in this article and in many many others I've written, inducing the two referenced in the comment you replied to! I also explicitly try to personally invest in things that don't need VC financing, as I've also said many times: http://ye.gg/angel" - Gabriel Weinberg
The depressing math behind consumer-facing apps - http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog...
New post: the depressing math behind consumer-facing apps http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog...
Re: The depressing math behind consumer-facing apps - http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog...
"I've said many times that path is great for many people and businesses, e.g. http://www.gabrielweinberg.com... and http://www.gabrielweinberg.com... BUT, if you're truly trying to change the world with a mass-market consumer facing app, then I don't think you want to settle with <1 million user base." - Gabriel Weinberg
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