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Re: one: jud@gnip.com is no more

robjohnson — Fri, 02 May 2014 00:10:50 -0000

what a fun, crazy journey. who would have thought it would lead here, huh?

thanks for taking a bet on me years ago and welcoming me aboard. truly an honor to have done this with you.

Re: http://dojo4.com/blog/dojo4-brands-the-big-boulder-conference

robjohnson — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:58:13 -0000

This was incredibly well done. As Randy says, we loved the experience you guys helped us create. And the sign behind the stage made the event.

Re: http://blog.oneriot.com/post/8396144451

robjohnson — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:18:34 -0000

Long Oneriot!

Re: Twitter Announces Fire Hose Marketplace: Up to 10k Keyword Filters for 30 Cents!

robjohnson — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:51:57 -0000

yes, we're sure. please don't create FUD here. gnip and datasift are only delivering public tweets.

Re: Measuring Social Media: Who Has Access to the Firehose?

robjohnson — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 02:42:07 -0000

Hi I work for Gnip and I appreciate you guys bringing attention to this question. What we're doing at Gnip through our various products is democratizing access to the Twitter firehose to all comers. 100% of the data that you care about is no longer restricted to just people who have the connections to do a deal with the folks at Twitter. Instead, full-fidelity Firehose data (ie - no Tweets are missed) is now available through Gnip to anyone who is willing and ready to pay the price Twitter has set. We think the answer to this issue to provide a market price for access to the data, eliminate discrimination, and offer it everyone.

Re: Gnip Becomes Twitter’s First Authorized Data Reseller

robjohnson — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:01:49 -0000

Hi Liz - just wanted to clarify for you and your readers: the Decahose will cost $5k / mo and the Mentionhose will cost $20k / mo plus Gnip fees. Anyone who wants more information can reach us at info@gnip.com.

Re: There is no “Foundry Group Boulder Signaling Problem”

robjohnson — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:21:42 -0000

Seth - I appreciate your sentiment here, but as a boulder entrepreneur who has been out on the road doing fundraising, the "did foundry invest?" question is real, and you should have a good answer for it. Of course, this is a huge two-sided coin because the "yes they did" answer absolutely IS a signal, and it's precisely the one you want to emit :)

Boulder entrepreneurs (and by extension TechStars) simply can't have it both ways. If you want the involvement of foundry group in your company (and this actually true for any advisor who makes investments), you're signing up to have the moment of truth eventually. Either your advisor, informal or formal, will invest or they won't. It's a great win if they do because it inspires confidence in other investors.

If they don't invest, it's a setback. But it's hardly a major one. As an entrepreneur, it's actually pretty easy to explain away why foundry (or somebody else) didn't invest, and to do it in a credible way. In fact with you guys, it's absurdly easy and here's the free template:

"well foundry are thematic investors. we're not really in one of their themes so while they are fans of what we're doing (afterall, we did get in to techstars & they're involved as informal advisors), they didn't invest because we don't fit their premise which they represent to their LPs".

The "signaling problem" isn't really a problem. In the worst case, it's just a softball question, and in the best case, it's a bragging point.

Re: Trying Gmail For A Week

robjohnson — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:53:44 -0000

this is really all you need to know about gmail. do these things and you'll be happier.

Re: I’m Leaving TechStars to _____

robjohnson — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:26:58 -0000

one of my favorite pictures of life in colorado. the best part is knowing the huge reward that awaited us on the other side of that fog.

Re: http://kristenleighpainter.tumblr.com/post/753942403

robjohnson — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:37:35 -0000

hilarious story about the Lizard Who Nearly Killed You :)

speaking of things to be afraid of, you would have loved this talk by my roommate at ignite boulder:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Re: Implementing PubSubHubbub subscriber support: A step-by-step guide

robjohnson — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:53:03 -0000

And you don't have to worry about re-subscribing either; according to the spec, hubs are required to ask the subscriber if they want to re-subscribe, and that "ask" looks the same as the initial subscription verify.

Re: Eventvue Joins The Deadpool with Class

robjohnson — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:41:52 -0000

Thanks man! Hope other entrepreneurs out there can learn from our mistakes.

Re: Google Voice Was So Very Close To Working

robjohnson — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:09:41 -0000

you might want to check out http://foodzie.com - could be a great place to start selling your mustard :)

Re: Infoaxe — a real-time search engine that doesn’t rely on Twitter

robjohnson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:33:47 -0000

I'm not sure about this but I always thought OneRiot used data from their own browser toolbar (formerly Medium) as well.

Re: Superfeedr Blog : Seed Round

robjohnson — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:05:20 -0000

congrats! pretty excited for you guys. we at @eventvue are definitely big fans.

Re: RedLaser #2 Paid App in the AppStore!

robjohnson — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:46:58 -0000

um...i don't think they're hurting on the usage side. did you miss the title?

Re: RedLaser #2 Paid App in the AppStore!

robjohnson — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:35:14 -0000

big congrats to jeff & vikas. it's fun to see perseverance of friends turn into big success.

Re: 30 Under 30 2009 - Foodzie Profile

robjohnson — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:02:57 -0000

mark it down - rob, emily, & nik are going to rule the world one day.

congrats guys :)

Re: The Founders Visa Movement

robjohnson — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:26:47 -0000

a 250k price tag plus a vc/entrepreneur panel that must agree that your startup is legit seems to me would eliminate the backroom deals

Re: Welcome to the real world!

robjohnson — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:05:26 -0000

and use laptops from the mid 80s?

Re: Lean Ecommerce with Magento - 25 Aug 2009

robjohnson — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:03:25 -0000

"all you have to do is decide what to do with the time you're given"

ah, it's that easy, eh? ;)

Re: They Growz Up So Fast!

robjohnson — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:27:41 -0000

really appreciative of your encouragement and support. look forward to crossing the line of "success" and being able to smile and say thanks.

Re: Triple Bypass 2009 – A Modest Report

robjohnson — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:34:08 -0000

that was an epic ride! and wow, i've never been so miserable on my bike as those last 25 miles in the downpour from vail pass. big props to us for finishing :)

Re: Twitter Search This

robjohnson — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:47:54 -0000

brightkite!

Re: Traffic to this blog

robjohnson — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:56:05 -0000

could this question be phrased as: how much traffic comes from tweets other than those from twitter.com/bijan? if we're trying to determine how much traffic comes from "passed links" isn't it better to exclude links immediately passed from the content creator? of course any traffic from retweets of @bijan should be included.

is there any good way to figure this out or is this kind of data stuck inside the twitter offices?