Harj

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by Harj 20y ago
putting a poor social scene as a con. amusing. that's a con if you're deciding where to go on vacation. not whether to accept startup funding from yc.
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by Harj 20y ago
one thing to remember is that much like doing a startup in general, there are no hard and fast rules about getting YC funding. YC had every reason not to invest in us - we weren't technical, we already had angel money which complicated issu
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by Harj 20y ago
To clarify I wasn't referring to London here. I was referring to real startup dead spots like Missouri or Alaska or other places that literally have no startups there. In those cases you have no option but to move. In places where there's
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by Harj 20y ago
hoarding your equity like it's gold dust is a typical mistake of inexperienced founders. we did exactly the same and it got us nowhere. when we realised our equity was worthless unless it was held by the right people, with the right connect
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by Harj 20y ago
Of the current batch just one.
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The lessons I've learnt during Y Combinator(mealticket.wordpress.com)
40 points by Harj 20y ago|9 comments
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by Harj 20y ago
that sounds cool. we've all been so wrapped up in investor day we've not organized anything for startup school by way of meetups. keep me posted on what you plan.
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by Harj 20y ago
creating buzz is not necessarily a good thing. the first product you launch will be bad because it hasn't had user input (nothing compares to real users using your site). it will become incrementally better as more people tell you how they
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by Harj 20y ago
i'd just like to say it's great to read actual thoughtful comments about YC companies for once. i'm fed up of reading pathetic comments on Techcrunch from people who were rejected by YC and still like to claim they are into the startup scen
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by Harj 20y ago
highly recommended to everyone who can to attend this event. jessica has learnt ALOT from interviewing all these founders and she can relay the experiences fantastically well.
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Is it worth being wise?(paulgraham.com)
1 points by Harj 20y ago|0 comments
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The Much Needed Beer Calculator(techcrunch.com)
2 points by Harj 20y ago|0 comments
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by Harj 20y ago
we're all happy with our co-founders, this was intended as a more theoretical question. i believe that people are always the best way to find the best people and asking the question who would you most want to work with, is a more perceptive
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by Harj 20y ago
I don't want to wear this theme thin but a comment on my dream investor thread made me think about this. If you could start a company with anyone in the world who would it be? As a non-tech person I'd probably pick something who was strong
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Who is your dream co-founder?
3 points by Harj 20y ago|10 comments
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by Harj 20y ago
Hmm interesting question. I suppose there is no need to restrict but I would say that as great as Woz is - would he really add more to your startup than an angel investing veteran like Ron Conway? Investing is as much about bringing a lis
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by Harj 20y ago
this article certainly provides v strong support for your view http://www.imitrust.com/thepit/2007/01/25/sequoia-capital-the-entrepreneurs-entrepreneur/
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by Harj 20y ago
That's a fair point.
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by Harj 20y ago
paul would you pick sequoia over angel if you were early stage and it was the first round of money you were raising?
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by Harj 20y ago
You're going confusing two things here. Raising investment for your company is not the same as having a business model dependent upon acquisition/exit strategy. Remember ever investor dreams of getting stock in the next Google - the one pi
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by Harj 20y ago
You're going confusing two things here. Raising investment for your company is not the same as having a business model dependent upon acquisition/exit strategy. Remember ever investor dreams of getting stock in the next Google - the one pi
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by Harj 20y ago
All great names but if it came down to one of them - who would you want to put the money in?
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by Harj 20y ago
If you could have anyone, VC or angel, invest in your startup who would it be (YC excluded)? For me I think it'd probably be either Ron Conway or Ram Shriram - they seem to be the closest thing there is to a bridge between traditional angel
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Who is your dream investor?
8 points by Harj 20y ago|29 comments
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by Harj 20y ago
I'm a current YC company founder and I'm 21. I see the points pg makes in that essay you quote but I can't say I've let them apply to me personally. I have someone working for our company at the moment who is 33, in fact I don't think I'
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Facebook Extends Lead As Fave Young Adult Site (emarketer.com)
3 points by Harj 20y ago|0 comments
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Blogging for Dollars(money.cnn.com)
2 points by Harj 20y ago|0 comments
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Business 2.0: 50 People who matter(money.cnn.com)
1 points by Harj 20y ago|0 comments
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Social Networking's Next Phase(nytimes.com)
4 points by Harj 20y ago|4 comments
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California, the Wi-Fi state(gigaom.com)
2 points by Harj 20y ago|1 comments

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