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grosen

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Investor at BoxGroup
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grosen··on Show HN: Warp, a Rust-based terminal
Great work on launch! I have been using the private beta and it's a true step function improvement over standard terminal
grosen··on a16z Programming Test
Probably want to internally build some products. Makes for much better returns when you own 50+% of a company vs. ~20% via traditional funding.
grosen··on How to Get Good at Chess, Fast
IM Jerry who runs Chess Network is my favorite. Check him out if you haven't here: http://www.youtube.com/user/ChessNetwork
grosen··on Android is for startups
Android might never prove better. When/if it ever does then I will reevaluate and deal with being a fast follower rather than a first mover.

However, it is premature at this stage to state that Android is the better platform for startups.

grosen··on Android is for startups
Free apps do well on Android. Paid apps (Outright & Free + In App Purchases) generate more revenue on iOS. Being able to show traction is important for startups but, being able to show increased revenue is equally if not more important.

Until Android on a whole proves to be more lucrative to monetize apps, many developers will continue building iOS first (imho).

grosen··on Offer HN: Grab lunch with the photos team at Facebook
Too bad I'm over in the East Coast. Would love to have met you all! Have a great time.
grosen··on Dropbox (YC 07) announces mobile API (and apps for iPad, Android)
iPad App works great and integrated extraordinarily well with the service. No limitations as far as I can see.
grosen··on 1Gbps connection now costs $26 a month in Hong Kong
What use is 1Gbps when you are sitting behind the GFOC?
grosen··on Google changes Buzz to be opt-in and adds easy delete button
I agree wholeheartedly
grosen··on Google changes Buzz to be opt-in and adds easy delete button
This just shows how poor Google's think tank model of operation is. I mean how can all those people working on the Buzz team overlook this? With all their time spent analyzing which shade of blue they should use why not just ask people how they feel about an auto following model?
grosen··on 16 Year Old CEOs, What Has The World Come To?
Worse in the sense that its diminishing the value of being an entrepreneur and CEO. For example, if PHD's were being handed out to kids a 40 year old's MBA is now depreciated. Same goes for the status and worth of the word and title CEO / Entrepreneur.
grosen··on 16 Year Old CEOs, What Has The World Come To?
Fashions have definitely changed. Unfortunately, for the worse.
grosen··on Facebook Memorial Mode: I'm not dead yet
Wouldn't surprise me if this was an automated system that malfunctioned
grosen··on I'm a Jr in High School and I made my first iPhone Game. Suggestions/Feedback
Appreciate it! Any suggestions you might have?