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Ask HN: Would you like a buddy/mentor/mentee for 2013?
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Would others on HN like to pair up/group up for the New Year (via email or in-person) to help each other out/hold each other to account throughout 2013? Tracking your buddy's progress, offering feedback on ideas and products, etc.
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HN likes getting things done.
In the New Year I want to realise a no. ideas that I have been thinking about for while, and finish a couple of side projects.
But I am more productive when I am accountable to someone. Even---or especially when---I do not know the person.
Feeding back to someone every week, or so, keeps my mind on the project, so it does not fall by the wayside. Plus, neutral, honest feedback always makes for a better final product. Finally, I feel, rightly or wrongly, more motivated when I have someone rooting for me.
In college, friends and I would grab weekly coffees and talk through our progress on ideas/projects/essays/etc. Unfortunately/fortunately I have now graduated, I have moved to a new city, and I am living independently.
Would others on HN like to pair up/group up---digitally or in-person---in the New Year to hold each other to account throughout 2013?
Drop a brief description of your idea(s)/project(s) below alongside your location and email address; then, shoot potential matches an email.
(I wondered whether using a Google spreadsheet might be more effective, but I think we sometime unnecessarily complicate processes. Sometimes it's quicker to just get the ball rolling: MVP, etc, etc.)
- 3stripe 14y agoI'd love someone with a knowledge of cycling/retail/apparel to guide me with CycleLove (http://www.cyclelove.net/ http://www.cyclelove.net/) in 2013 My primary skillset is graphic design/ux, and to a lesser extent, photography.
- dylanhassinger 14y agoIt sounds like you are wanting to start a mastermind group https://www.google.com/search?q=mastermind+group&aq=f&oq=mastermind+group&aqs=chrome.0.57j0l3j62l2.2428&sugexp=chrome,mod=3&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=mastermind+group&aq=f... I think it's closed to new members now, but when it re-opens I recommend the Dynamite Circle. It's a great community of entrepreneurs and there's several masterminds inside there. http://www.tropicalmba.com/innercircle/ http://www.tropicalmba.com/innercircle/
- ekpyrotic 14y agoDescription: I want to found a small UK political mission group that lobbies for technology start-up entrepreneurs. Priorities incl.: * Tax cuts for early stage technology investors; * State-led investment into digital infrastructure, including high-speed fibre broadband in the North of England and Scotland; * Government support for alternative funding methods, incl. peer-to-peer lending; * Improving the provision of computer science education at primary and high school. Any syllabus redesigns should include success tech. entrepreneurs and representatives from the developer community. * International promotion of UK as a start-up hub. I'm currently in the process of writing an open letter to the tech. community and the relevant government departments. At writing I work in higher education policy. Skill set: writing, tax, design and typography, front-end programming, print media exposure, networking. ----- email: ekpyrotic [AT] gmail [DOT] com location: London, UK