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Hacking Hacker News – How Wily Startups Leverage Social News Sites

InfoChachkie

I reached out to Michael after their surprising day at the top of Hacker News during early September. The innocuous post, which was simply titled " Divshot " generated over 110 comments and was awarded nearly 200 points by Hacker News' notoriously jaded readers. As Michael notes, "Social news is heavily driven by conversations.

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When to pivot from your original plan?

Berkonomics

We are not always smart about the market or the product. Well, the good news is that great teams are not bound by their original product or marketing plan. My favorite example of a world class pivot comes from the CEO and board of one of my most successful investments. My story of a great pivot.

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Square Sellers Will Get Apple’s ‘Tap to Pay’ on iPhones This Year

Tech.Co

Get the latest news delivered to your inbox — whether you're at home or in the office. Please fill in your email. Granted, the new functionality won't immediately reshape how people check out their purchases. Their system genuinely is top of the class for any small business, so it's worth considering with or without Tap to Pay.

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Leaping off the cliff: Making your business virtual

Berkonomics

These same CEOs sit in their corner offices and email the COO in the next–door office and call their VP of Sales rather than walking down the hall. Overnight, just about every company went into a hiring freeze and massive layoffs dominated the news. Not a good time to be in the recruitment business.

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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

Both Sides of the Table

If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. Tech news keeps proclaiming “phone calls are dead,” which is useful except that the data suggests the exact opposite. billion email accounts.

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

Both Sides of the Table

Background: Joel Spolsky studied Computer Science at Yale University (class of 1991). While customers will be willing to try your product, they think two steps ahead. They want to ensure they can easily migrate to a new system. Juno provided a free email service. The role of Product Managers at Technology Companies.