I enjoyed reading the blog and how clearly he talks about his business and sells the benefits (not just features). I know MBAs who are not able to so clearly articulate their pricing and business models http://www.phenona.com/blog/phenona-business-model/
Excellent analysis and something that well quantifies a general feeling that long-term TC readers have had.
The real takeaway for me though that you found a creative way to get your startup on Techcrunch and probably get a lot more eyeballs than just your press pitch may have received.
Car2Go (a Daimler company) is tackling this problem with the concept of an operating area. You can pick up and drop of your car from a car2go designated spot or any legal parking spot within this area. Here is an example of their operating area in Austin
This assumes that for an Indian startup, the domain of potential users, investors and acquiring companies is limited to India. This is not true for most promising startups in India, especially web-based ones. The only pre-requisite for a YC-type model is a pool of talented potential founders, and that seems to be pretty big in India.
This has been an issue for many software companies as well. The Windows 95 launch was delayed because of this,
"Although this was a minor oversight on the part of the product group, which used United Nations maps not officially recognized by India, the Indian government was extremely upset that the region had been omitted and demanded that the problem be fixed before Windows 95 could be distributed in India."
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2000/Dec00/12-06...
For those interested in a more detailed view of PPP, see the world bank table (2005) below. It includes a breakdown by expenditures such as food, health, transportation, etc. Compare with the actual US$ exchange rate to get the PPP ratio.
Probably. However, it was upvoted to number three (hopefully legitimately) and had a couple of interesting comments (including one on the work of Aldous Huxley). Aren't those two factors a major test of appropriatness for news.yc?
Would be nice to have a customizable update timer or a way to slow down the stream.
It appears that some users do not fully grasp the fact that twitter (and related apps) is much more "open" than facebook. Some of the pictures seem pretty private.
