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Jake Mintz

@jakemintz

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CPO @ Valon. Ex-Stripe. Ex-Google. Ex-Bump co-founder. In Seattle, from Alaska.

Seattle
Joined January 2008
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
I recommend never using AmexTravel. Their fees are lowball lies to get you to book; real charges higher. /cc @AmexTravelAMT @americanexpress
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
10 years
Proud to announce the launch of Google Camera, one of the apps that I have been working on at Google:
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
4 years
Excited to share what I've been working on at Google! We’re helping consumers connect with businesses in the moment it matters (while searching), in a way they love (through messaging):
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
12 years
Time to start these up again. My contribution: the iPhone 6 will definitely have NFC. Why? Because the next iPhone will always have NFC.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
Just in case they decide to crowdsource it I nominate @levie to be the new CEO of Microsoft.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
8 years
@dflieb @googlephotos bonus feature: I'm #6 on a superstar list!!!
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@wbmoss @thechrisperry the problem with wisdom from the crowd is most people have terrible taste
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
13 years
They didn't ask for any of my advice... http://t.co/FkOub1H2
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
2 years
@ikhare @dflieb Have you tried turning “filter unknown senders” on? (Settings > Messages)
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@andrewchen so much better than iOS because it can respond to share intents.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
13 years
Bump 3 is finally out in iOS. Go get it! http://t.co/FkkCr7NA
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@pmarca @cdixon every Christmas dinner Sequoia reminds all their entrepreneurs where the money comes from and that it's good causes.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@jamwrt what internet do you recommend in our hood, Sonic? Moving in down the street tomorrow. :)
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@paulg to be fair I'm pretty sure Nathan has a hard time too
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
2 years
@dflieb I can confirm this! WWBCD forevah
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
14 years
Go download the new PayPal iPhone app. You can now bump money! http://yfrog.com/jm6twj
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
Wow, body surfing with a hand plane is fun fun fun. Best new ocean toy. Will take it everywhere. Thanks, Danny Hess and @mollusksurfshop
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@andrewchen I use Mail Myself
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
14 years
Great when read together: http://tcrn.ch/dRcyNk & http://tcrn.ch/f52el3. Agree on size of opportunity. Disagree that we are doomed. ;)
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
12 years
Question: Will I whore myself out for $20? A: #AmExWholeFoods
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
13 years
A brand new Bump: http://t.co/xSqkfFMu
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@blam 7 of those 10 are mine. I'm in the market for 4. 2 maybe 3 would be replacements. I've bought about 30 total. http://t.co/Ec0WhAwubL
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
12 years
@thechrisperry he was just expressing himself on national goyim using Yiddish day. Just kidding that's every day.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
15 years
Very interesting: "Why capitalism fails." Read if you have any interest in economics. http://bit.ly/1pP0V
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
14 years
YCombinator Application deadline is tomorrow: http://ycombinator.org/apply.html Need a startup idea? How about "AirBnB for sandwiches"
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@thechrisperry do it and remember it at tax time ;)
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
14 years
@ikirigin have you tried last.fm or echonest?
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
12 years
@blam their talent and execution is amazing. Saw them last year at Bimbo's and was blown away.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
14 years
Did Safeway just ice me? Does this count? http://yfrog.com/037w4j
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@sama wow! Awesome. Congrats!!
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@blam like or if I wasn't learning just to get a grade. So I've never had great grades. But not sure that's Montessori's fault.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
12 years
@blam a better shot of rocker. Might be flat enough we will see. http://t.co/egypQhzI
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
12 years
@blam less embarrassing than a gym membership!
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@flipblack @stanine @dflieb Dave, sorry to break this to you but Matt has someone to read your messages. He is too important to do ithimself
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
Happy to see I already own many of the home wares recommended by @homesweethome checkitout: http://t.co/fIcjvaD4on cc/ @blam
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
15 years
Be lucky - it's an easy skill to learn: http://bit.ly/PRYZ6
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
12 years
Of Montreal at Slim's.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@traceykthompson saaaanta cruuuz? Hopefully this is a real swell :)
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
12 years
@moesch is the performance fleece and tie-dye combo popular? http://t.co/wTI1exwP
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@sahil if it is anything like the surf break it will be temperamental and inconsistent, occasionally brilliant.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
10 years
@pm so are monopolies (or near monopolies)
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@pm good luck remembering to sleep more. Hah!
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
14 years
@sacca @crystale congratulations!!! :)
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@bijan nevermind, see the tags on your blog now. :) leica m9-p
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
15 years
Best profit model ever: http://bit.ly/cS2XI
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
14 years
BMW service wouldn't give me my car because I forgot my wallet (id&cc). Finally convinced them by Googling my name. #onlyinsiliconvalley
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
15 years
I bought a CD, not a licensing agreement: http://bit.ly/h4xcf
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
14 years
What is the best BMW dealership in SF? I need to service my car...
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@traceykthompson take a longboarding lesson and a fish lesson, then get a custom board. 3 Ashley opportunities! ;)
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@sacca senna if it's on there.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
12 years
I support the JOBS Act, which helps small businesses, startups and entrepreneurship http://t.co/TJEH5iAK /cc @svangel
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@amishshah you look excited. or cold... ;)
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 months
@sebasbensu @paulg @paulg @sebasbensu I was very surprised to find I couldn't put it down. Read in one sitting!
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
12 years
@sacca wow. That's what they are supposed to do. Glad you are ok! Everyone should wear a helmet.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@webwright @niallsmart @BrandonGWeber congrats! Always good to see Alaskans making it happen. :)
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
13 years
iOS vs. Android from the Trenches: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2561330
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
13 years
@sacca no chance that is real. Surfing in a bathing suit in Santa Cruz? Puh-lease. Unbelievable. #whereisherwetsuit
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
12 years
@semil heaven.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
13 years
@ikirigin for the record I have had the same complaint, had no idea searching a website was possible. And consider myself an advanced user.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@blam Sunday night. Are you in town?
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
12 years
@blam no I messed up a duck dive on an overhead wave and took the boogie board in the face. Whipped my head back hard. Had fun though!
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@ibringtraffic @webwright the difference seems to be recommendations versus automation. the automation is valuable to me.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
13 years
@semil have you listened to newest m83? The Walkmen? Dawes? Middle brother? Phantogram ep? Yellow ostrich?
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@blam downsides were I skipped 6th and being the youngest increased my social awkwardness. Also I've never been good at doing work I didn't
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
14 years
Arcade Fire presale tickets for Greek Theatre on 10/2 just went on sale: http://www.arcadefire.com/shows/
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
12 years
@blam thanks for the intro to @beamercola . Lets all surf next time you are in town.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@amishshah dude. Right?
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@beamercola @blam those are fake IMHO. Read the last line: "or surf cowells". Plus no signs at the point. Locals only signs stopped working?
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
12 years
@blam but I didn't have a surfboard or a car or much time so I grabbed a boogie board and made do (and had a blast until I hurt myself)
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
14 years
Wow this is epic. Play Super Mario Bros (the original) as other famous NES characters. Geeking out.... http://bit.ly/96RrxZ
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@ibringtraffic @webwright Wealthfront is investing my money the same way I would, but they do a better job. I am lazy and they are robots.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
Congrats @billclerico @RichAberman @WePay on being awesome and showing how to grind through a tough market.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
13 years
@semil best way to learn is have a project. Basic Python is the new Advanced Excel.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
14 years
The first Bump cartoon! RT @bumptech : This is just awesome. RT @ntos New from N2S: Bumping uglies http://bit.ly/a46vSk
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
14 years
I have an extra ticket to the acoustic Frightened Rabbit show tonight at Rickshaw. Anyone interested?
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
15 years
Audio: The Antlers - Bear I have been meaning to post a The Antlers track and Fred just made it too easy to... http://tumblr.com/xue4ubqd2
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@blam reversion to the mean owes you a good week! what new board? got @beamercola out on my new-to-me CI 5'5" motorboat today. fuuuun times.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
14 years
Does anyone else see something awesome on that screen? :) http://bit.ly/cpFG8K
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
10 years
@zacksparker barefoot is worse. It terrifies me. I feel like a ballerina standing on my toes.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@ibringtraffic @webwright andy works there, im sure he gets plenty of referrals. ;) use mine instead! http://t.co/Gn6O5guutf
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@webwright @ibringtraffic after that it's rebalancing and tax loss harvesting and that's where automation shines.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
12 years
Ok Twitterverse, I have a Q more annoying and more controversial than politics or sports: What is your fave notebook? (other than Moleskine)
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@pm everyone was too busy trying to sell to up vote
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
15 years
read this, get inspired. hacking africa: http://bit.ly/3hyIjI
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
14 years
The first Bump dev blog post! http://bit.ly/a8VKbR
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
Woohoo congrats @bumptech Team for the #21 free iOS app of ALL TIME: http://t.co/ZH6J4Euj0O
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@pm fort point
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
12 years
@blam I haven't found one yet. Been thinking of getting a $150 cruiser at Walmart and then beating it up. Also: ;)
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
15 years
MBA Friends, if you want to work at a startup take this (great) advice: http://bit.ly/9VIXup
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
14 years
Every time I take UberCab I spend the whole trip talking with the driver how much we both love it.
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
12 years
@semil glad to hear!
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
12 years
@blam but considering the swell I bet you mean sat
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
13 years
@dens yo at Yeasayer? I also heard Kanye is in the house!
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@semil have you turned send in background on? If not helps not break up flow: http://t.co/X1se0PEmTk
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
14 years
Apply to 20+ YC startups at once (including Bump) RT @ycombinator : Introducing the YCommonApp http://post.ly/pvHM
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@jakemintz
Jake Mintz
11 years
@blam warm water problems. I've never cooked in my wetsuit.
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