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Twitter: @fnazeeri headline: recovering entrepreneur. U-Mich: aerospace engineer. Proj. mgr: 1993 U-M Solar Car Team: http://goo.gl/HDqDsv Part of core team that designed first passenger EVs. HBS: mba. Founder/CEO of 3 tech startups. Partner at http://extensionengine.com where we are building classrooms of the future (hint: they're not classrooms)

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news.ycombinator.com 9y ago

Any successful examples of a software dev firm building reusable dev tools?

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drive.google.com 11y ago

The most awesome API integration in the history of software?

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www.youtube.com 11y ago

Livestream: Open edX developer conference

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news.ycombinator.com 11y ago

In what decade will the last email be sent?

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extensionengine.com 12y ago

1st Open edX Developer Conference 11/19 in Boston

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extensionengine.com 12y ago

EdX platform used by millions of students around the world now open sourced

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extensionengine.com 12y ago

Anyone else heard of using a MOOC for "extreme content marketing"?

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extensionengine.com 12y ago

Why Stanford Has Faith in Open edX

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extensionengine.com 12y ago

50% of Universities Will Be Bankrupt in 10-15 Years

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extensionengine.com 12y ago

MOOC Video Production Tips...From 1944

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extensionengine.com 12y ago

MOOC: The next generation marketing tech for companies with a complex product?

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hbx.hbs.edu 12y ago

Harvard Business School announces new online platform: HBX

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news.ycombinator.com 12y ago

How does the political unrest in Ukraine affect software development?

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news.ycombinator.com 12y ago

What is the best office design you have seen?

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extensionengine.com 12y ago

Must watch video if you are interested in the Internet of Things (warning long)

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vimeo.com 12y ago

Leap Motion Demo

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extensionengine.com 13y ago

Gesture Control: Are You Ready?

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news.ycombinator.com 13y ago

What's the coolest "back door" that you know?

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news.ycombinator.com 13y ago

HN: What's the coolest new tech that isn't popular now but will be in a year?

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vimeo.com 13y ago

1927 color video of London

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altgate.com 13y ago

We Need an “NTSB” for Entrepreneurship

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extensionengine.com 13y ago

Software vs. Services: Why Striking the Balance is Just the Beginning

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extensionengine.com 13y ago

Accuracy vs. Precision

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extensionengine.com 13y ago

The Perfect Gift

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simplystatistics.org 13y ago

The statisticians at Fox News use classic and novel graphical techniques

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extensionengine.com 13y ago

The case for a/b testing

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extensionengine.com 13y ago

Business strategy moves toward excess capacity...plan accordingly

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extensionengine.com 13y ago

Don't just count every hour, make every hour count.

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www.youtube.com 13y ago

Most accurate bow shot ever

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www.pivotinc.com 13y ago

CME Group Acquires Pivot, Inc.

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That charity doesn't exist without our government to setup and run the legal, tax, postal, transportation, employment and other systems that enable the charity. Just sayin'...

I agree with the folks who see this as a serious risk to TSLA. If you've driven a Model S or Model X you know that the design, the software and the performance are insane, but the fit and finish (especially of the interior) is like a 1980s Cadillac. When BMW and Benz start making EVs, TSLA is going to be pushed hard and could likely end up becoming a software or powertrain T1 supplier.

We recently completed shooting two online courses (MOOCs) using an Interrotron and I definitely think it makes for a more intimate experience between the subject and the viewer, but as with all tech, the interviewer still matters a lot. It doesn't just magically work. You still have to engage and draw out the subject.

I have been using an Oculus Rift for a few weeks and the experience is breathtaking. For example, there is an Apollo 11 educational game where you get to experience the mission from the point of view of Neil Armstrong or Michael Collins. I think it is hard to argue that "experiencing" history isn't far superior than reading about it. And the pure games like EVE Valkrie give you a cold sweat they are so immersive. Just my The cost right now are high, but no more than an iPhone. I think mainstream isn't too far away. My $0.02 at least.

This makes sense as I installed Booking.com's app about the same time as I upgraded and now I have a brick-phone...

I just test drove a TSLA car today. I "summoned" the car from its parking spot. I then drove around town (in insane mode). Turned on autopilot and the car drove down the highway by itself (changing lanes when directed). Went back and then car perpendicular parked itself.

So, ya, it's basically a software company.

This is a great opportunity....to raise $$ from investors. Every startup knows that they have to convince investors "why to invest" but fewer know that they also have to convince them "why now?" Having a company sniffing around the fringes is a big motivating factor for potential VCs. It also can be a serious motivator for the "big company" if there are VCs interested as well. They willingness to acquire you at a premium can be driven by their assessment of the probability of "taking out a well funded competitor".

So, a long way of saying, if you're going to talk with them in detail, make sure that you also talk to some investors at the same time (Google BATNA).

Interesting point: "The data supports this idea: If you start drinking or taking drugs with peers before age 18, you have a 25% chance of becoming addicted, but if your use starts later, the odds drop to 4%. Very few people without a prior history of addiction get hooked later in life, even if they are exposed to drugs like opioid painkillers."

Funny, i had this same idea 4 years ago. Bought iCapsule.com. The idea of "generational" digital asset preservation is a big problem to solve. Museums across the world are struggling with this. My guess, is this startup hasn't figured out the problem of how to preserve assets for 25-50 years. That is a real problem. Solve that and I'll be a customer!

Investing in GitHub 14 years ago

Lame. GitHub should have written that they were using Andreessen Horowitz for their money. Without the $100MM would they have written that post, say, if Andreessen was joining their board? Fact is, they're fawning.