August 2010
29 posts
“24-hour return rate - I have read multiple stories that the 24 hour return rate hurts sales. In a way, it does but it’s not bad. On average I get a 5% return rate a day. However, I would rather have the ability for users to test applications and then decide whether to keep them or not.”
—Arron La » Android Revenue - Advanced Task Manager
“Android is a viable revenue stream. Although $80,000 total isn’t a lot”
—Arron La » Android Revenue - Advanced Task Manager
“Google’s Android with around 95,000 apps, and Apple’s iOS with around 250,000 apps.”
—The mobile app divide: Free rules on Android, paid rules on iPhone | Royal Pingdom
“Meanwhile, the team notes that it is time for some R&R, as three of them will be attending the Burning Man festival in California.”
—Diaspora Three Weeks Away From Unveiling Open-Source Facebook Alternative
“In startups the emphasis is on “get it done, and get it done fast.” So it’s natural that heads of Sales and Marketing believe they are hired for what they know, not what they can learn. They assume their prior experience is relevant in this new venture. Therefore they need to put that knowledge to work and execute the sales and marketing programs that have worked for them before.”
—Anti-pattern from “The Four Steps To Epiphany”.
“Debt, no matter how creatively structured, is anathema to peace of mind.”
—Ryan Freitas - 35 Lessons in 35 Years
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“Firstly, because e-books are already most sold item category in AppStore. Secondly, because estimates show the sales of iPad multimedia tablets skyrocketing over few years. And thirdly, Amazon has announced that people already buy more e-books than paper books.”
—Publish your e-book in AppStore for 100$ (VIDEO) | Test★Market
“Runko 62 cm. Itse olen 178, mutta hyvin pystyy ajamaan. Takakiekko Zac 19 peruskiekko, aj. 232 km. Hieman heittoa, ei haittaa ajoa. Renkaat takana Scawalbe Road Cruiser. Edessä Nokia roadie. Molemmissa hyvin pintaa. Takavaihtaja Exage 300, etu joku Sacsh. Satula Velo. Pyörä varmaan 1980 luvun alusta.”
—Google Translate
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“91% of iPhone users and 88% of iPod touch users would recommend their device, compared with 84% of Android users and 69% of webOS users.”
—6 ways iPhone and Android users differ - Apple 2.0 - Fortune Tech
“For about 9 months, I was not having any bread and butter at all. Me, my wife and my two kids… I was driven out of the house by the house owner and really came on the road in 2002. I was unable to fuel my innovations anymore. Sustainability was totally finished. But (at the time) thanks to mobile phone technology, one fine morning of Ganesh Chaturthi in 2003, I thought to myself, ‘why do I have to go for these licenses? Why can’t I try the same technology by using wireless connectivity of the mobile phone? I immediately tried the same technology with wireless connectivity of the mobile and surprisingly, I can tell you within 15 minutes, I got the result using the bulky Motorolla T 180 mobile”
—Jugaad: Questions for Santosh Ostwal | The Economist
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