Got asked about this twice in the past week – here are two very good videos about basic startup metrics and their application to your business. Dave McClure at Seedcamp 2009 about “startup metrics for pirates”, a talk he has given in lots of places. It’s a good and fun overview of what you should […]
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Some links – after a long long time…
You should read these: The iPod Nano Watch Is Here and It Is Glorious – Is this cool or what? Now get it some Wifi and foursquare checkins (actually, a whole new category of passive iOS apps, BTing into your iPhone data connection) and I am really sold. The Man Who Makes Your iPhone – […]
Facebook was big before you knew it was
Gigaom has some cool facts about Facebook from October 2005: Facebook by the numbers, Oct. 26, 2005: 5 million users 5.5 billion page views in the month of September 2005 The three stats Zuckerberg said he cared about: 70 percent of users come back daily, 85 percent come back weekly, 93 percent monthly Over 20,000 […]
The 10x problem
Today, manufacturing employment in the U.S. computer industry is about 166,000, lower than it was before the first PC, the MITS Altair 2800, was assembled in 1975 via Andy Grove: How America Can Create Jobs – BusinessWeek. Heard about this piece on ‘this week in venture capital‘ – the best podcast I listen to – […]
Some links – 28.06. until 30.06.
You should read these: Flickr Gets More Photogenic With A Complete Photo Page Overhaul – Well, it took them five years. Rebtel Makes International Calling Free With New Android App – Rebtel is pretty cool. My girlfriend can call me on my cell at near local rates despite being abroad. Foxconn and Chinese Labor Issues […]
Fresh bookmarks from 22.06. until 23.06.
Daily reads Here’s What Oil Industry Insiders Are Gossiping About The Oil Spill – “BP has found the largest and most powerful well in history”. So it’s not bad at all or what? Scientific hypotheses from 1956 – What? The Credit Card Expiration Blues – Well, America is absurdly dependent on credit cards. Something else […]