The article hints at Homejoy's plans to apply their underlying technology to services beyond cleaning. It's easy to look at what Homejoy is currently doing, extrapolate to the point where they dominate that specific…
> but its a personal vanity project no one is demanding. I'm not sure about that. It seems about 10,000 people are demanding it, as of noon Pacific time. > Kickstarter being used by well funded celebrities who…
Agreed. The whole "those useless business people..." mentality may pop up in large corporations where roles are siloed off strictly and contact between groups is minimal, but if it's popping up in your startup it speaks…
What FB is offering here is carrier billing. Short term, paying with FB for physical goods (eg. in restaurants, bars) is an unlikely outcome because carrier billing involves giving up an enormous percentage of the…
Typically, though not always, the businesses that are torn down the hardest by the sharks have poor fundamentals and little traction. Five percent equity taken from these businesses is unlikely to ever amount to…
"A billion customers in the world... are waiting for a $2 pair of eyeglasses, a $10 solar lantern and a $100 house." Interestingly, this article doesn't even touch upon the real challenge: It's not in mass producing…
Apple would be spending half its cash pile to acquire a domestic company. Nearly two-thirds (62%) of the company's sales are international [1]; furthermore, I would guess that much of the company's growth is in…
The article hints at Homejoy's plans to apply their underlying technology to services beyond cleaning. It's easy to look at what Homejoy is currently doing, extrapolate to the point where they dominate that specific…
> but its a personal vanity project no one is demanding. I'm not sure about that. It seems about 10,000 people are demanding it, as of noon Pacific time. > Kickstarter being used by well funded celebrities who…
Agreed. The whole "those useless business people..." mentality may pop up in large corporations where roles are siloed off strictly and contact between groups is minimal, but if it's popping up in your startup it speaks…
What FB is offering here is carrier billing. Short term, paying with FB for physical goods (eg. in restaurants, bars) is an unlikely outcome because carrier billing involves giving up an enormous percentage of the…
Typically, though not always, the businesses that are torn down the hardest by the sharks have poor fundamentals and little traction. Five percent equity taken from these businesses is unlikely to ever amount to…
"A billion customers in the world... are waiting for a $2 pair of eyeglasses, a $10 solar lantern and a $100 house." Interestingly, this article doesn't even touch upon the real challenge: It's not in mass producing…
Apple would be spending half its cash pile to acquire a domestic company. Nearly two-thirds (62%) of the company's sales are international [1]; furthermore, I would guess that much of the company's growth is in…