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		Grab bag of good marketing ideas
techcrunch.com/2013/07/20/how-to-self-publish-a-bestseller-publishing-3-0?ncid=twittersocialshare Gimmicks galore. And proof that gimmicks work.
 
			
			
				Grab bag of good marketing ideas
techcrunch.com/2013/07/20/how-to-self-publish-a-bestseller-publishing-3-0?ncid=twittersocialshare Gimmicks galore. And proof that gimmicks work.
 
	
	
		Product rant: logging in
Waving your phone to pay for stuff is just around the corner. Apparently your phone is as secure as anything in the universe. It can move money. And yet, I am typing usernames and passwords into my phone all day
 
			
			
				Product rant: logging in
Waving your phone to pay for stuff is just around the corner. Apparently your phone is as secure as anything in the universe. It can move money. And yet, I am typing usernames and passwords into my phone all day
 
	
	
		Startup idea: legal contracts coins
Use the blockchain approach to create a ledger for high volume contracts and docs like NDAs or mortgages or trades.
 
			
			
				Startup idea: legal contracts coins
Use the blockchain approach to create a ledger for high volume contracts and docs like NDAs or mortgages or trades.
 
	
	
		Using the graph
Moreover, why should it only be explicitly social apps that access the phone address book to find my friends? Why shouldn’t a retailer’s app tell me that I have 8 friends using it, and let me share products with them
 
			
			
				Using the graph
Moreover, why should it only be explicitly social apps that access the phone address book to find my friends? Why shouldn’t a retailer’s app tell me that I have 8 friends using it, and let me share products with them
 
	
	
		Notes from “Inside Steve’s Brain, Expanded Edition” by Leander Kahney
I loved Be. February 26, 2014 Chapter 1 – Focus: How Saying “No” Saved Apple The NeXT purchase came about by accident. Amelio was interested in buying the BeOS, a fledgling operating system built by a former Apple executive, Jean
 
			
			
				Notes from “Inside Steve’s Brain, Expanded Edition” by Leander Kahney
I loved Be. February 26, 2014 Chapter 1 – Focus: How Saying “No” Saved Apple The NeXT purchase came about by accident. Amelio was interested in buying the BeOS, a fledgling operating system built by a former Apple executive, Jean
 
	
	
		Crashing smartphones
My google made moto g with google android crashes daily. Sadly the iPhone 5s crashes often too. We are at a 3 year low in stability. The Jobs Era is ending. Go find your scsi-driver manuals. Gates is back.
 
			
			
				Crashing smartphones
My google made moto g with google android crashes daily. Sadly the iPhone 5s crashes often too. We are at a 3 year low in stability. The Jobs Era is ending. Go find your scsi-driver manuals. Gates is back.
 
	
	
		The Standard VC Email
Did you know VCs use Salesforce? Here are the three templates my friend has: 1. Outreach “Congrats on all you have achieved with [name here]. It is a space we follow closely. We think we can add significant value as
 
			
			
				The Standard VC Email
Did you know VCs use Salesforce? Here are the three templates my friend has: 1. Outreach “Congrats on all you have achieved with [name here]. It is a space we follow closely. We think we can add significant value as
 
	
	
		Scoring Khosla 2 years later
In this post, Khosla lays out the trends he sees as a contrarian superman (exactly 2 years ago): The “Unhyped” New Areas in Internet and Mobile | TechCrunch. He names 12 areas and namechecks quite a few companies that are
 
			
			
				Scoring Khosla 2 years later
In this post, Khosla lays out the trends he sees as a contrarian superman (exactly 2 years ago): The “Unhyped” New Areas in Internet and Mobile | TechCrunch. He names 12 areas and namechecks quite a few companies that are
 
	
	
		How to do PR
A friend asked how to do PR for HIS BIIIIG LAAAAUUUUNCH! My version: Email the tech and media bloggers you know cover the space Offer them live demos Promise to tip them when you drop the news Tell them where
 
			
			
				How to do PR
A friend asked how to do PR for HIS BIIIIG LAAAAUUUUNCH! My version: Email the tech and media bloggers you know cover the space Offer them live demos Promise to tip them when you drop the news Tell them where
 
			
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