Disqus - Latest Comments for EricFriedman

Re: A dozen of the best start-up pitches on the Web

EricFriedman — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:26:33 -0000

These are great Jon - thanks for sharing.

Re: Will Apple's History Repeat?

EricFriedman — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:11:09 -0000

I fully agree with your last point - the best part about having this much competition from a hardware, price, service, platform perspective is that consumers win in the end. I see the opportunity shifting towards the carriers who offer the most devices with the same OS (Android) but the elegance of the iPhone OS is still a big hurdle to overcome.

Re: Launching the new USV.com

EricFriedman — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:18:39 -0000

Legacy issues

Re: Launching the new USV.com

EricFriedman — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:56:38 -0000

Thank you

Re: The New USV.com Launches In Beta

EricFriedman — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:40:03 -0000

Fragmented comment streams continue to be a problem. I also hope that one day a comment can be left once and aggregated everywhere and folks are working on trying to solve that issue. There are all kinds of issues around privacy, sharing, credentials, and other factors which make a system of auto-logged-in-commenting seem easy but difficult to implement. One persons dream feature is anothers privacy nightmare so its about executing on solving problems most users face today, then delivering value and solving problems to the more bleeding edge users tomorrow.

This is definitely great feedback for the Disqus guys and a general use case for a power user of these services.

Re: Google Dashboard

EricFriedman — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:35:45 -0000

Great - thanks for sharing the link

Re: Google Dashboard

EricFriedman — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:34:05 -0000

Do you think this will change over time? What was the sample size pulled from

Re: The New USV.com Launches In Beta

EricFriedman — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:26:33 -0000

We are open to these features if they provide value - what did you have in mind?

Re: The New USV.com Launches In Beta

EricFriedman — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:48:58 -0000

I think having open comment threads around every post and content that comes from us solves this problem well. It keeps the attention on the post at hand and opens the door to get in touch if its relevant. Putting comments elsewhere may be confusing if its not a two way dialogue.

Re: Talk to your customers – and let them talk to each other

EricFriedman — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:12:48 -0000

Its all about A/B testing and conversions - you should test it with and
without.

Re: The New USV.com Launches In Beta

EricFriedman — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:15:47 -0000

Disqus is now working again throughout the site.

Re: The New USV.com Launches In Beta

EricFriedman — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:14:07 -0000

Thanks for the feedback - this is now fixed in IE (was a CSS issue)

Re: Presenting Founder Collective

EricFriedman — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:35:02 -0000

Congratulations on the announcement

Re: Motorola Droid Review

EricFriedman — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:57:26 -0000

There is not native support for exchange I don't think but it works so
seamlessly that it almost doesn't matter.

re: cloud storage:
This is an issue across multiple services so it depends (crappy answer I
know) In my case its Facebook and Gmail storing the data so therein is the
trust. If they go down, we go down.

Not sure about computer sync.

Native media - video recorded looks good and plays back well.

Having background tasks running is a big bonus - but also a big battery
drain.

Re: The New USV.com Launches In Beta

EricFriedman — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:24:40 -0000

Working on it :)

Re: The New USV.com Launches In Beta

EricFriedman — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:08:00 -0000

The goal is hopefully to have someone understand our focus, then have the lowest barrier possible to get in touch.

You are right in that a form with 10-20 questions would filter down and put someone\company into a pre-determined mold, but sometimes this is not always possible. While some may love to fill out a form and check boxes, it deters others.

By providing dynamic information about the portfolio companies themselves it gives even more insight into those you "have not yet met". You can see latest issues on their minds (blog), opportunities (jobs), and activities (twitter feeds) and therefore would have a much better understanding of who is behind the organization and who, when, and where to get in touch with them. This is how the new USV helps you meet people you would have not otherwise met.

Re: Eat.ly - Meal Tracking and Social Food Discovery

EricFriedman — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:42:42 -0000

15/100

Re: Contest: Win Trick ‘r Treat on Blu-ray

EricFriedman — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:50:11 -0000

Thanks matt!

Re: The AVC Reader Census

EricFriedman — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:26:39 -0000

Just filled this out - results are getting very interesting. Great way to slice up reader demographic data and see who is reading AVC. I wonder how many lurkers are filling this out - folks who never comment but are happy to click through a decision tree.

Re: Eat.ly - Meal Tracking and Social Food Discovery

EricFriedman — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:46:12 -0000

That is a no joke ready for football sandwich

Re: Eat.ly - Meal Tracking and Social Food Discovery

EricFriedman — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:39:22 -0000

This is an awesome photo - great for Think Coffee

Re: Google Dashboard

EricFriedman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:07:55 -0000

I would definitely want to see that data too.

Re: Why I'm going to get the Droid

EricFriedman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:52:06 -0000

Taking the same approach for the same reasons. Getting a device and using it is the best way to "kick the tires" on everything this phone\service\platform is promising.

Re: Data Exhaust

EricFriedman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:52:15 -0000

I will check it out.

Re: Data Exhaust

EricFriedman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:54:52 -0000

The first time you use Facebook, your profile is empty, which is why they
have created an almost game like dynamic to "get your profile complete".
Inferences made from your completed profile help advertisers reach you,
relevant news feed items come through, and honestly tweak the system so that
you don't see what you don't want. All that happens through categories you
opt into and data you share not a series of questions like "what type of
news do you want to see - choose from these 85 choices" which is the old
way.

I think Amazon is another that contours results from the moment you click an
item, search for something, or make a purchase. Your customized Amazon
looks exponentially different than mine - all due to data exhaust and no
difficult questions.

A brand new system has a major data density problem that can be solved by
bringing over credentials from another system, or providing a value
proposition that is so strong, you start contributing back to the system and
solve the data problem.