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so don't raise so much money? i think it's preposterous to raise that much money when it is definitely not required to build a great business.. 40 million for fab? what the hell are they gonna spend it on?

that's possibly because he has too low karma like me :) understand how it works better here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=196509

i must say that this article hits a chord.. i'm running a startup from Malaysia and the entrepreneurial community here is nascent to say the least..

i think that change will come about much quicker if the silicon valley community reaches out to the rest of the world.

there are inherent benefits of them reaching out.. namely lower dev cost, hungrier entrepreneurs and untapped talent..

500startups is doing a great job at this and it's a good thing for the entrepreneurial community worldwide if this trend continues

the challenge here is when determining whether you are right or your customers are right. this is an internal struggle that is constant in any entrepreneur's career. and the decisions you make on this are those that make or break your startup IMHO.

hrm.. interesting.. nothing in there in music, games and online video.. i personally think that there will be alotta innovation in these fields because of copyright issues.

hrm.. how are you guys on hackernews looking to approach this? mainly by building an extension to your current apps to suit timeline? what are the psychological ticks that you guys find important and different and that we should tap on with the new timeline? LOL.. sorry.. kinda loaded.. :p

it would be interesting to know how this affects the bottom-line across businesses. e.g. IMO, this will not work in the games industry. Anyone has any experience implementing this to share?

you mean a viral distribution system? it very much depends on the value the app provides..

http://www.secondshares.com/2010/06/09/metrics-that-matter-f... here is some information for you to understand this "referrals" thing better :)

http://aymeric.gaurat.net/2011/how-i-work-with-my-remote-dev... this is another great link from the same series. awesome stuff!

you should probably give us some tips on how you landed an awesome catch of a girlfriend like that ;P

let's see if it opens as one of the most over-valued stock in history due to its hype.

I think 30% more is pretty significant. Especially if applied to email, long articles etc.

However, still not sure if it ensures that i wouldn't miss out on anything important which may be fatal if it was an important email.

PLUS it doesnt say if it picks up on emotional context which is super important in interpersonal communications?

The languages that are thrown about alot nowadays are Ruby, Node, Python and probably a couple more. I guess you could start with a comparison of all these languages and see which fits your app best. Something like this http://fabianosoriani.wordpress.com/2011/09/11/when-to-ruby-...

any of these programming languages can achieve the criteria you put forth

I think that's an excellent idea.. plus it leverages on your existing network of student groups etc.

But I do wonder. 1) how do you plan to incentivize students to provide quality feedback?

Would definitely pay money, even a monthly subscription if the students could be like an idea testing community.

As for how much, really can't tell at the moment. I guess it depends on the quality and quantity of feedback

$23 per month for 3 videos.. slightly pricey no?

great idea! who do you think the target market is for this? developers that create corporate websites?

hahaha... awesome stuff.. anyone has any creative implementation ideas for this?

Flipboard seems a good fit :)

good stuff. an article on B2C next? :D

FB, Kotaku, Youtube, Google

we're a singapore startup based in malaysia.. do appreciate any feedback that you guys have :)