gordonbowman | 12 years ago | on: Twitter likely to kill its music app
Not too surprised by this. #Music is a really hard business to crack. Only a few have been able to do it successfully.
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gordonbowman | 12 years ago | on: A Passive Income Hacker's View on Wealth
gordonbowman | 13 years ago | on: Priceline.com acquires Kayak for $1.8B
I think this is a great acquisition by Priceline. They are going for market share here to get ahead of Expedia et al.
A big part of their growing business is in Europe via Booking.com, so with Kayak they beef up their market share here in the U.S. in a big way.
gordonbowman | 13 years ago | on: App.net is crowdfunding their realtime feed platform
What will happen to the current App.net product suite for app developers? Will you continue innovating on those tools?
gordonbowman | 13 years ago | on: Fed: Americans' wealth dropped 40 percent
At least credit card debt has fallen across the board.
"The survey also confirmed that Americans are shifting the kinds of debts that they carry. The share of families with credit card debt declined by 6.7 percentage points to 39.4 percent, and the median balance of that debt fell 16.1 percent to $2,600."
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/family-net-worth-drops-level-1...
gordonbowman | 14 years ago | on: App Academy: Free nine week iOS course
Hi Ned - would you all consider offering a free scholarship for the Fall course as well? I think for those who are already employed, the July 23rd start date is a very quick turnaround to quit or take a leave of absence. It would be much better to have more time to prepare.
gordonbowman | 14 years ago | on: SlideShare acquired by LinkedIn
Keep in mind the upside of LNKD stock. Still probably not enough to retire for most but the upside is substantial.
gordonbowman | 14 years ago | on: SlideShare acquired by LinkedIn
A big pay day for Venrock. They were the only institutional investor on the deal. Roughly 15x return on their $2.7mm in.
gordonbowman | 14 years ago | on: Show HN: Charts for Hacker News Polls
This is great. I think it would be helpful to add the percentages here too. Perhaps in the key so as not to clutter?
gordonbowman | 14 years ago | on: Triangle Startup Factory Re-Launches Accelerator; Promises $50K To Each Startup
Agreed. Absolutely great for the Triangle.
The surprise part was the promise of an additional $20-$150k in convertible notes. That's going to be huge for startups just starting out after the program.
gordonbowman | 14 years ago | on: Trigger Raises $1M From SV, Paul Graham etc For Cross-Platform Mobile Dev
Congrats on the launch Trigger team!
gordonbowman | 14 years ago | on: Ask HN: What are you most looking forward to in tech this year?
Raspberry pi does look very interesting. Hopefully it inspires more kids to get involved at an earlier age. When is it supposed to be released?
gordonbowman | 14 years ago | on: How To Choose A Board Member
Great post on an important topic. I also like Fred Wilson's advice:
"Above all else, look for great judgment and ethics."
gordonbowman | 14 years ago | on: NASA Confirms Its First Planet in Habitable Zone of Sun-like Star
This is why I love Hacker News.
gordonbowman | 14 years ago | on: Winter is coming
+1 just for the title
gordonbowman | 15 years ago | on: The benefits of working underground in Durham, NC
I grew up in Durham, NC so it's great to see startups like Adzerk doing well. It's clear that the startup scene in the Triangle (with all the tech talent, access to universities, etc.) is blowing up. Keep it up!
gordonbowman | 15 years ago | on: How LinkedIn Just Got Screwed Out Of $130 Million
Yes, it will likely stabilize in the mid-eighties over the next few weeks. However Blodget's main argument here is that the underwriters left a lot of money on the table. Assuming a more proper price for the stock of around $60 (instead of the $45) means that LinkedIn left about $130 million on the table.
gordonbowman | 15 years ago | on: Why Instapaper Free is taking an extended vacation
agreed, that point stood out to me too.
also his note about not needing every iOS-device owner. And his footnote illustrates just how huge the iOS market is:
"If “only” 1% of current iOS-device owners bought Instapaper, I’d make about $5 million. I’d love to have 1% of the market"
gordonbowman | 15 years ago | on: Dropbox Attempts To Kill Open Source Project
Well laid out. The worst crime here is taking up the invaluable time of Dropbox developers who could and should be focused elsewhere.
gordonbowman | 15 years ago | on: Barnes & Noble treats Nook Color to Froyo; unveils Nook Apps
this is great to see. pandora while you read anyone?
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