markmccraw

It's not that different than an app store, youtube, itunes, etc. where there's virtually no barrier to entry. Most of it will suck, but so far we've done a decent job of separating the wheat from the chaff. The only thing that would worry me about books is how much longer it takes to review them compared to the other forms of media I mentioned. That will result in smaller sample sizes on reviews and a less accurate picture.

I'm sure there is a guide somewhere on the Delaware Division of Revenue state website. Tax law may be complicated but it's not a secret. Since you have no revenue I imagine that it won't be super complicated and that even if you make a mistake or two that no one will ever look at your return. (Maybe if you go public way down the line?)

Paying someone may "only" cost a few hundred bucks since there's gonna be zeros all over the place and this is likely to be deductible from your next in Delaware.

Disclaimer: Not a lawyer, accountant, etc.

Many US states have Romeo and Juliet laws that decriminalize sexual activity between minors providing that their age difference is close. see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statutory_rape#Romeo_and_Juliet...

I mean there are a lot of rational reasons for a startup to be in northern NJ, but the other rising startup areas mentioned in the article (with the exception of Bryn Mawr, I don't know whats up with that) are all places that are cool for young people to move to and have a certain societal status. Telling your friends that you are going to move to Bergen County just isn't the same as saying you are going to Boulder.

A lot of suburban places "make sense," like for instance Nashua, NH is well within commuting distance of Boston/Cambridge and offers lower taxes, rental property, etc. but I doubt the Boston-area startups will move there.

I do agree that it will be the home for corporate campuses (I live in Westchester Co., NY, which has a lot in the way of large companies but not many startups, and is very similar to northern NJ), but that makes a lot of sense. A large company needs WAY more space, has an established revenue stream (so taxes matter way more) and the employees will be way more likely to have a family and therefore be more interested in living in the suburbs.

I feel like the uncoolness and suburban nature of much of NJ will work against the success of this.

It's a bad sign when the five star reviews are sarcastic.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/color/id427763573?mt=8&ls... (bottom of page)

I'm also curious what exactly you are writing about. I'm interested in writing non-fiction and opinion pieces, and I find that it takes me a very long time to write about stuff that requires research, math, attribution of sources and the like. However, writing opinion pieces that are entirely sourced from my brain go 3-4 times faster.

I'm sure the author is right to some extent about the rise of Twitter and Facebook being responsible for the decline in social bookmarking, but I think it has a lot to do with the fact that good curation is almost always better than a system that is controlled by upvoters, linkers or tweeters.

"Just watch, Web 3.0 will be something called Good Editing." Drew Curtis of Fark http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/07/media-orchard-intervie...