stevenjames

Andreessen: "Facebook will be bigger than Apple."

Wow.

could also eat lots of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches

In terms of the product(s), what would you pay for it?

Another read (though, it discusses the "Talent Scouts" -- not just Moritz): http://www.sequoiacap.com/news/the-secrets-of-the-talent-sco...

What a trillion dollars looks like:

http://www.zee.me/blog/2009/03/what-does-one-trillion-dollar...

I think it will be important for journalists (and their companies) to really think about who their audiences are.

I think it will be important to simplify. And once that's done, I think the majority of people will eventually (I don't know when) pay for content because it will be of higher quality and relevance. (Some do this moderately well now.)

Frankly, I think all parties (i.e. Journalism as a whole) will probably benefit in the long-run. You may see smaller organizations, but that should enable them to adapt more efficiently as things evolve.

The key here, in my opinion, is to not get caught up in fast and excessive growth. You may even extend that to "pull-back/slow down" if you're growing too fast.

Make something people will pay for.

e.g. middle management

I think he saw an opportunity to teach which stimulated his understanding of beauty.

I think he wanted to open up the man's mind to continued exploration, and in this case, discovery as well.

Great story. Great writing.

I felt like I was in the room observing this encounter take place.

This was very nice to read, or rather, to experience :)

The joy of wonder!

Thanks for the post

Thanks

Anyone have a direct link (e.g. non-subscription)?

Apply your imagination.

"Perhaps there's a lesson in this for the parents of other curious children who, from the start, require the freedom to meet life on their own terms: It is that there is no statute of limitations on the dreams you have for your children. And there is no way to predict how much delight you might feel when those dreams are realized in a far different way than you could have imagined."

I agree.

I was just commenting on the quotation in the post.

I think it would be erroneous to conclude that a student is not "good" because he/she receives a "C" in an economics course. Perhaps the student was very ill that quarter or was busy building some really great thing.

But even if they slacked off, they may want to be disciplined. Better yet, they may be willing to listen. In which case, one can probably be taught discipline.

I think one of the defining characteristics that differentiates "good" from "great" is discipline. Good students possess great skills, but they lack discipline.

But in my opinion, discipline can be taught.

Perhaps because you can run faster going forward than you can going backward?

Most likely not a perfect solution, but thought I'd share it anyway :)

i live on the eastside

i'd probably pay up to $100/mo. for a desk, chair, wifi, and (clean) bathroom

let me know if you get something going

ha, this is similar to the interface on my site's homepage: freemontpost.com

What was your process for learning? Where/how did you start? What language? Did you focus on trying to build a small web-app? Did you seek and have mentors? Any other helpful advice/insight is much appreciated. Thanks

Perhaps you're the Steve Woz I've been looking for then? :)

I did. But I deleted it and re-posted this morning. (I thought it might be more effective in the morning.)

It'd be extremely important to keep physical inventory levels low. To do this we'd keep inventory at maybe 50 items per product cycle.

To keep customer's attention we'd "introduce," or post, new and established products frequently. Perhaps multiple times a day.

I've think brick-and-mortar companies are unable to sell a lot of their product, especially upscale fashion retailers, because the price is too high. (Many are still considered successful, though.) And I'm confident retailers and suppliers will sell these "neglected" products at a certain price. And I'm determined to negotiate hard (but with integrity) on this.

I think this market has not been fully captured. There are some companies that focus on a niche (whiskey militia comes to mind), which has worked well for them. But I think there are many markets that are still untouched. But it'd be important to think and focus locally to build a great brand and company.

And given the current economy, people are focused on savings. I think right now, perhaps more than ever, people want to save anywhere they can. And if you combine savings with great taste, style, and reputable brands, I think you provide customers with a lot of value. I think this is what people want.

I think I have multiple skills to offer, though none are "technical" in nature, which is why a technical co-founder is instrumental. It'd be important to strike a relationship with vendors to be able to purchase these products. This is where my personality and skills come in. I'm a product/people guy, by passion. I enjoy going out and talking to others. I'm an obsessive doer who pays particular attention to the intracacies of peoples' individual personalities, as well as their common characteristics.

At the same time, I have considerable respect for technical people. For hackers. I think a great product guy and a great hacker would be a natural match for something like this. They'd both be dependent upon each other. They'd both drive and motivate each other to do what they love and are best at.

When I get birthday event invites (and for other activities) to various restaurants and bars, and the event creator (or administrator) asks "where do people want to go" I'd like to see some relevant ads here. Perhaps describing the atmosphere, music, menu, prices, etc.

It seems like it'd be self-policing because it was local. It'd be a somewhat efficient market. Just a thought