Yahoo! Acquisitions: Why did the web services group at Yahoo fail after acquiring Flickr, Delicious, Upcoming, MyBlogLog and others? - Quora
august 2011 by fjordaan
These acquisitions were supposed to re-vitalize Yahoo. Lots of smart people and a solid acquisition streak. Why did it end up having such little impact?
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august 2011 by fjordaan
Idea to Market in 5 Months: Making the Glif - The Russians Used a Pencil
january 2011 by fjordaan
On July 11th, 2010, Tom Gerhardt and I had an idea for an iPhone accessory: a tripod mount that doubled as a stand. Five months later, customers began to receive our product, the Glif, in the mail. This turnaround, from idea to market in five months by two guys with no retail or manufacturing experience, signifies a shift in the way products are made and sold — a shift only made possible in the last couple years.
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tripod
january 2011 by fjordaan
A people pattern - Bobulate
december 2009 by fjordaan
When contacting any person for the first time, there’s a pattern, whether getting in touch by email, by phone, or in person:
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december 2009 by fjordaan
Low Overhead + High Margin: An Interview with Jonathan Coulton | Music Business and Trend-Mongering
october 2009 by fjordaan
It’s likely that you’ve heard of Jonathan Coulton. Profiled by NPR and the New York Times, Coulton has been a full time independent musician since he quit his computer programming gig in 2005. After initiating an ambitious project of releasing a new song a week, Coulton started to gain momentum, making what he described as “a reasonable middle-class living” — between $3,000 and $5,000 a month — by selling CDs and digital downloads of his work on his own site and iTunes.
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october 2009 by fjordaan
Mark Bernstein: App Store Doubts
july 2009 by fjordaan
Instapaper’s Marco Arment recites a litany of iPhone app developer woes, and sums them up with an important observation: "Apple thinks this is good enough." It’s not just a business model problem; it’s a potential disaster for mobile software innovation.
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july 2009 by fjordaan
Handwriting on the Sky - That Ain't Workin'
march 2008 by fjordaan
* Trent has now proven that if you are a superstar, you can make three quarters of a million dollars in two days, on a ridiculously expensive premium edition alone.
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march 2008 by fjordaan
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