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Re: Emailing Important People

shuleatt — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:16:18 -0000

I also should point out that many important people cancel meetings regularly. Therefore I have always found that it pays to confirm 24 hours before, to provide them your mobile number and never to make a major expenditure of cash on the hope you'll meet

Re: Why Writing a 10-page Business Plan is Probably Not a Good Idea (For you)

shuleatt — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:30:55 -0000

Hey Tim! Much appreciated....I've been meaning to write a follow-up to
this and your note inspires me to get it done! Thanks for the comment!

Re: Would Google Pay My SMS Bill?

shuleatt — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:58:10 -0000

Agreed! Let's build it

Re: Would Google Pay My SMS Bill?

shuleatt — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:16:12 -0000

Hey Katie...Thanks for your response!

Is treasuemytext a funded company? Do you have plans to expand to texts sent by users themselves?

Re: Is Advertising at the End of the Road?

shuleatt — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:41:11 -0000

Ha!

Actually wouldn't be amazing if suddenly Google was like "we're going
to make everyone's search histories index-able and public unless
you're a premium account holder? That would be something.

Re: Would Google Pay My SMS Bill?

shuleatt — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:35:46 -0000

I think Zvi is referring to the fact that on an iPhone say, the difference between SMS and email is negligible...they arrive in roughly the same manner, at the same time, with the difference being email is easier to read and has more options.

Still, I don't see SMS going anywhere even with Twitter, Jaiku or any of the other incumbents

Re: Is Advertising at the End of the Road?

shuleatt — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:44:54 -0000

Tupperwear parties?

Re: Would Google Pay My SMS Bill?

shuleatt — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:43:45 -0000

Really? I send my most important info by text

Re: Is Advertising at the End of the Road?

shuleatt — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:10:05 -0000

I agree with you Laurent...I disagree with Dave. Advertising will stick around even if it takes other shapes. I think advertising can do something to transform consumers into ads themselves. I actually like Facebook Bceaon in anonymized form...it's a great discovery engine. I'd love to figure out a way to get a discount on something when I decide I want to buy it...community will definitely play a bigger role as will video

Re: Interview with Mike Velotta of Lore Systems

shuleatt — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:10:17 -0000

@Damian Yes, we're really using a scary amount of power...we tend not
to even think about it as we hungrily consume the web, but 25% of NA
grid is really insane.

This could morph into a really big problem down the road...

Re: Interview with Mike Velotta of Lore Systems

shuleatt — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:48:17 -0000

Mike and crew definitely go out of their way to retain customers...they have been great partners for us on a number of deployments, including Workstreamer (now in beta). There is nothing like working with a group that is friendly, delivers a great service -- and has a mind for sustainability

Re: Interview with Mike Velotta of Lore Systems

shuleatt — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:46:21 -0000

Yeah the guys at Lore are great...

Re: Collective Emotions on the Obama Win

shuleatt — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:11:57 -0000

Hey George...true, we'll check back in in March! The honeymoon will be over by that point

Re: Collective Emotions on the Obama Win

shuleatt — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:11:07 -0000

Boring! Wow, that would be the last adjective I'd use to describe
WeFeelFine...I do agree that while the interface is beautiful and
impressive it can be hard to navigate and quickly gather data from.
That said, the intention is art and not analysis.

Peaceful is certainly good!

Re: On Flow Apps

shuleatt — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:48:53 -0000

You're welcome Roger!

Re: Flow Applications

shuleatt — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:06:04 -0000

Hey Phil,

I added a few follow up comments to our 'flow' panel on my blog: LeveragingIdeas.com. Thanks for the post!

Re: Average Angel Investment is $10,000

shuleatt — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:33:16 -0000

Thanks Ryan!...love to chat anytime...I finished up BSchool last year.
Glad you like!

Re: The Web as Digital Divide

shuleatt — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:52:30 -0000

Absolutely!

People forget that it's not necessarily that the elderly don't want to use the same technologies but often there is a) a lack of education and b) a lack of age-specific design. Most elderly folks couldn't use an iPhone due to dexterity issues and the small size of the screen

Re: Why Does Buying Online Need To Suck?

shuleatt — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:09:28 -0000

Yep there are many issues preventing us from implementing these ideas now, but I'm sure we'll get there soon

Re: 10 random startup ideas

shuleatt — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:01:23 -0000

Thanks for mentioning my post! We could definitely use a YCombinator and TheFunded for bands!

Sam

Re: Attention Is The Currency Of Crowdsourcing

shuleatt — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:12:48 -0000

Hey Kate!

Just wondering if we also see the opposite effect limiting people's content creation? I know many who forgo blogging due to the same 'blatant awareness of performance'

Re: Is the Economy in a Moment of Peak Clarity?

shuleatt — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:02:23 -0000

Checked out the Fourth Turning by Strauss. Interesting thesis...

Re: A House Disconnected Cannot Stand

shuleatt — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:01:17 -0000

Yes, it's to some extent an agency problem. The financiers are most interested in personal returns than understanding how they are investing their funds. It's always amazed me that friends with absolutely no background in finance end up on trading floors and working as brokers/private wealth managers for UBS and the like

Re: Is the Economy in a Moment of Peak Clarity?

shuleatt — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:54:57 -0000

Thanks Pete!

Nice sound system, FYI

Re: http://www.leveragingideas.com/2008/10/06/betaworks-investment-philosophy/

shuleatt — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:38:30 -0000

It's always interesting to hear about the strategies being employed to allocate investment dollars. These guys see lots of opportunities so they know what they're talking about