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Re: Marketing: The State of the Social Gaming Industry, October 2010

Roman — Sun, 13 May 2012 15:43:01 -0000

Thank you for useful information

Re: Interesting Start-ups: Gigwalk, Bloomspot, Gogobot, Hotel Tonight

kfinn — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 02:26:56 -0000

I took a look at Jetsetter awhile ago -- I like their model too. I'll have to revisit their service. Thanks also for letting me know about TravelSort; I haven't heard of this company before. On Gogobot, I agree, their autopost to my Facebook feed was super annoying. I got duped into a few autoposts before I realized the issue and changed my Facebook sharing settings on Gogobot. Maybe if you change this setting you'll be more open to using Gogobot. I think Gogobot has a long way to go, but it has a strong start (and a heck of an endorsement from Arrington...).

Re: Interesting Start-ups: Gigwalk, Bloomspot, Gogobot, Hotel Tonight

Karen — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:12:17 -0000

Interesting. I'll have to check out Gigwalk, which I'm unfamiliar with. All of the others, I've visited a few times but none met my needs, as an avid traveler. As you say, Bloomspot is interesting more for its analytics, so I won't go into its deals, which I haven't found enticing. With gogobot, I disliked how cluttered the interface is, plus the people I most trust for travel advice would never sign up for an app that posts on their FB Wall. I prefer a more curated approach, which is why for hotels I prefer sites such as Jetsetter for private sales and TravelSort for personalized hotel recommendations and lower prices than Expedia and the hotels' own sites. I like the idea and interface of Hotel Tonight, but over months of monitoring their deals I have yet to see any hotels I'd want to stay in, even with my $25 credit. When I can plan ahead and stay in a true 5-star property for just a bit more than Hotel Tonight prices, using Jetsetter or TravelSort, why would I waste money on a hotel with such a low value proposition (and usually mediocre reviews) that it has to heavily discount its rooms?

Re: Charlie Munger on Picking a Career

kfinn — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:57:18 -0000

Thanks Ted, I'll check it out.

Re: Charlie Munger on Picking a Career

tchang — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:27:21 -0000

that blog is full of useful insights, here's another well-summarized outline of Munger's framework:
http://valueinvestingworld....

Re: Charlie Munger on Picking a Career

kfinn — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:32:49 -0000

Yeah, Munger is great. If you have time, his whole 18-page piece is a great read, particularly the part where he compares investing to horse track betting.

Re: Charlie Munger on Picking a Career

Famcoholdingsllc — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:12:32 -0000

Sounds like wise wisdom.

Re: 1st Place: USC Venture Capital Investment Competition

Meghan — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 12:58:39 -0000

The picture didn't come through:(

Re: Giants Win the World Series!

Gordon Hallman — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:34:46 -0000

Down with all things Giants, except Lincecum's girl, she's pretty hot. Go DODGERS!

Re: Bing Gordon Speaks at USC

kfinn — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:51:35 -0000

Thanks Dylan, I'm glad you liked it.

Re: Giants Win the World Series!

Meghan — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:54:12 -0000

Such a great end to the season. I'm going to miss watching these boys over the next few months.

Re: Bing Gordon Speaks at USC

Dylan Cannon — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:01:49 -0000

Nice summary Kevin - very motivating!