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They call it "angel money" for a reason. If you were "ramen profitable", then you wouldn't need angel money, you'd need legitimate venture capital to get big f

They call it "angel money" for a reason. If you were "ramen profitable", then you wouldn't need angel money, you'd need legitimate venture capital to get big fast. "Ramen profitable" right now is about 500 bucks a week. I also indicated I was looking for work. If I had some outside work, I could self-fund my ventures. With all these deep silicon valley pockets, I'm surprised nobody offered me any sort of work.

coryl 16y ago
Maybe your project just isn't interesting enough, or has little commercial potential.
- citizenkeys 16y ago
  Tell that to twitter, instagram, or even youtube. A website where people can only type 140 characters at a time in a little box? Forget it. A mobile app that lets you take one picture and post it online? Been done already. A video sharing site that may never be legimately profitable? No way.
  - coryl 16y ago
    Listen Patrick, maybe you're upset that you were rejected and that's why your lashing out. I don't know. I was rejected from YC last summer; in hindsight, the idea we had was garbage and we deluded ourselves into buying our own hype. You've bought into your own hype. I've been to your site, I have no idea what it does or why its useful. It looks like a bunch of wikipedia scraped articles thrown together. It doesn't solve any problems or make life easier or fun for anyone. Don't try to cite examples like Twitter or Youtube, they are freak chances and you CANNOT simply replicate patterns to success. So humbly, and as politely as I can say, I suggest you wake up and stop bullshitting yourself. Stop whining, step away from the computer, and either change your project or kill it.
mattwdelong 16y ago
Most of us here are entrepreneurs, we know what it`s like to have a rough patch better than most people. We have all endured weeks, or months with little income. My best suggestion would be to start cold calling, find someone who needs some work done that you can do. I can however guarantee that they won't come to you looking to spend their money, you need to give them a damn good reason to.

coryl 16y ago

Maybe your project just isn't interesting enough, or has little commercial potential.

citizenkeys 16y ago
Tell that to twitter, instagram, or even youtube. A website where people can only type 140 characters at a time in a little box? Forget it. A mobile app that lets you take one picture and post it online? Been done already. A video sharing site that may never be legimately profitable? No way.
- coryl 16y ago
  Listen Patrick, maybe you're upset that you were rejected and that's why your lashing out. I don't know. I was rejected from YC last summer; in hindsight, the idea we had was garbage and we deluded ourselves into buying our own hype. You've bought into your own hype. I've been to your site, I have no idea what it does or why its useful. It looks like a bunch of wikipedia scraped articles thrown together. It doesn't solve any problems or make life easier or fun for anyone. Don't try to cite examples like Twitter or Youtube, they are freak chances and you CANNOT simply replicate patterns to success. So humbly, and as politely as I can say, I suggest you wake up and stop bullshitting yourself. Stop whining, step away from the computer, and either change your project or kill it.

mattwdelong 16y ago

Most of us here are entrepreneurs, we know what it`s like to have a rough patch better than most people. We have all endured weeks, or months with little income. My best suggestion would be to start cold calling, find someone who needs some work done that you can do. I can however guarantee that they won't come to you looking to spend their money, you need to give them a damn good reason to.