Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2017

And to top it all off, Snap isn’t offering voting rights to public market investors, which should discount the stock price further. The smartphone is for everyone, we don’t have to think the iPhone is about a certain demographic, or country or vertical market: it’s for everyone. How can one justify a $20B valuation for Snap?

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news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

We already have some competitors in the vertical and while there is no point in trying to hide the actual idea, there are differences in the way we implement stuff that can get us an advantage over the competition. >> Id then allow digg style voting up of stories in order to bubble things up to the top page of the site.

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Steve Blank

MAY 4, 2009

In an IP licensing business, legal and finance are the sharp end of the stick. The best people in the “sharp end&# organizations simply vote with their feet and leave. Later on in this same company’s life, sales will become the pointy end and product development moves to a supporting role.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

there are start ups who are legitimately using.net because they don’t need to look directly into the tcp/ip stack. It’s like arguing against vertical software. Purchase IP from the vendors. of course, you’re allowed to have your opinions. it’s easy to stand against something. it takes no intelligence.

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