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I'm sure Facebook will like the overview ; and any developer will love it !

There are 3 dimensions to this answer: 1 - The company has to prove that your skill is unique, and they can't find anyone else. Mostly this is covered by a good description of your qualification and the task at hand 2 - There has to be enough H1B left: Every year, the US issues a certain amount of H1Bs. If they run out, you have to wait for next year. 3 - The company has to be well funded: to prove that they have enough funds to pay you for the duration of your H1B (typically 3 years). If the funds of the company don't suffice for a 3year employment (early start-ups), then you could also apply for a shorter term H1B (let's say 1 year) and then extend once the funds of the company are sufficient.

In any case, I'd highly recommend to talk with a good immigration lawyer. There are many exceptions, alternatives - depending on your country, skill-set, etc.

Not quite convinced by the argument that 'Apple killed' it. IMHO it's always dangerous to go for one plug design; given how those plugs evolved over time (Think USB, micro USB, mini USB for Android, etc.). I quickly amassed in my drawer a plethora of unusable chargers. Only the Apple port had the longest lifetime across multiple devices. I would say, the kickstarter idea could use it as an opportunity to redesign an initial flaw of - an otherwise nice charging station ?

...I knew it, Dubstep and programming were meant to go together (referring to the last paragraph ;)

I like the basic idea; but don't quite understand what the Google Connect is needed for... ?

Changemakrs is about inspiration. We're creating a beautiful space for you to discover, collect and share quotes from the people who inspire you most. Our beginning was stevetold.us (which today is Changemakrs.com/stevejobs); it inspired millions of people hours after launch.

Ssebro, I assume you're asking because the landing page does not reveal much? If that's the case: most of our users come from Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc. They reacted to a Changemakr's post that one of our users created. For this group of visitors we don't need to explain what it is they know & that's why they came in the first place.

However, for anyone else - the landing page is not ideal (yet); it's work in progress; expect this to change soon & often.

Agree with 'hard to get rid off'. But then again - given the vast amount of storage (incl. Apple's Cloud) - is it really a priority to provide app with a shelf-life for auto-deletion? Or a 'nice to have' feature, to keep screens free from clutter?

...if only ATT would introduce carrier pigeons; I'd finally have data throughput in the mission with my iPhone! ....But then again, it might end up being a +$20 option; and you d'have to sign-up for a 2y carrier-pigeon plan ;)

Is having a forced Facebook login necessarily a bad thing? Sure, the sign-up rate might only be 50%; but if it's inherently a social app, it'll pay of with a richer user experience once the user is 'signed-in with his graph'. Of course there are many apps that simply abuse the social grap for viral invites only - that sucks. But there are also apps that are just more fun - if they can overlay / provide access to the social graph. At the end: Every app attracts the users it deserves; those who appreciate it and those who don't. As an app developer, if my app is worth the trust of a social graph, I'd rather have the users that appreciate it.

Quite skewed analysis if it's based search terms, given that some parameters have shifted in the last years. Google used to be a jump-off/quick navigation point to go web-sites people were very familiar with. It was convenient instead of having to type in the web-site url to just Google it, and then go. But recently, most links are clicked withint/from a social media context; thus Google is becoming less and less a jump-off/quick navigation point. I would say, the graph shows the fall of Google more than the fall of Social Networks.

Interesting read why the data is not measured properly and the customers get overcharged. I don't agree that a software fix (put software on phones to acknowledge data received, and thus improve the one digit % error margin) would solve this problem. It would be more beneficial to have real competition among carriers in the US to drive prices down. It strikes me every time to see how ATT charges 20x the price for 1/20th of the performance in data throughput & quality compared to many European carriers. To compare: in some European countries you would get 4GB wireless data with - speeds of 14.4 MBps on a pre-pay card (no monthly commitment) for a price of $6. Competition doesn't seem to really work here. Which is a more important problem, thatn the 1-digit % measurement error margin.

Socks for Fish exist. And in the mobile carrier world, people still believe that fish would need them - and while we're at it, gloves as well.

Funny that you mentioned iPhones. I remember from anecdotes of a former colleague, the discussions between Steve Jobs & the CEO of the biggest international mobile carrier group when negotiating the exclusive distribution rights for the 1st iPhone (the carrier did not get the iPhone at the end).

CEO: The iPhone lacks features. It can't send multi media messages (MMS).

Steve: Every thing MMS does, Email can do better. What's the delivery rate of an MMS between networks? 60% at best? Email has 100%. So why would you want MMS, a service that doesn't work?

CEO: But the iPhone also lacks IM (trying to push the carrier's internal IM solution).

Steve: Why do you need IM? You have the best IM service in the world; it's called SMS.

This conversation happened 2007.

and 'What would you do if you weren't afraid'

I would watch and draw inspiration from Steve Job's 'Vision of the world': http://youtu.be/UvEiSa6_EPA

'Everything around you that you call life, was made up by people that were no smarter than you. And you can change it. You can influence it. You can build your own thing that other people can use'

Thx for sharing, great numbers. Some questions: - Via which channel did you communicate with your early users / get feedback? - Did you collect your user's email addresses from the beginning, upon installing the app - or at a later time?

..."And it comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try to do too much. "