Maro

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   Facebook had $1.5B profit on $3.8B revenue in 2011(businessinsider.com)

   1 points by Maro 15y ago|1 comments
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   by Maro 15y ago

   I think YC is great, but. YC is not for founders who like to go their own route, who like to figure stuff out on their own, even if it takes more time and is more risky. If you have too much handed to you, you will not learn as much as you
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   by Maro 15y ago

   It's on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvKwCbYG3JQ
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   by Maro 15y ago

   Article: http://mashable.com/2012/01/26/hi-res-image-earth/
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   Fantastic 8000x8000 NASA photograph of the Earth(secure.flickr.com)

   1 points by Maro 15y ago|1 comments
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   Herb Sutter - Welcome to the Jungle(herbsutter.com)

   1 points by Maro 15y ago|0 comments
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   by Maro 15y ago

   The "X is the Y for Z" line only works if Y is really popular and the whole analogy is easy to get. In this case, I don't know what Hipmunk is...
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   by Maro 15y ago

   Which game?
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   by Maro 15y ago

   I really like your train of thought. I only disagree with "Most technical books don't really need editors". I've never written a book myself, but I'd imagine a good editor can greatly improve your writing.
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    by Maro 15y ago

    So it really started with Martin Luther King's descendants disgracing his heritage.
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    by Maro 15y ago

    How is Grove.io different from 37signals' Campfire product? Is it the IRC? Grove.io: "Hosted IRC and so much more." Campfire: "Team collaboration with real time chat."
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    by Maro 15y ago

    It you're trying to make a statement about NoSQL databases, then you are missing the point of NoSQL databases.
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    by Maro 15y ago

    You, as a person, have not failed! There is no shame in what has happened. This kind of startup is very high risk, as it has numerous "problems", such as chicken-and-egg, being dependent on the app store rankings, saturation in the app stor
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    by Maro 15y ago

    The link takes you to a mobile version of Amazon. Here's a regular link: http://www.amazon.com/Fd-Companies-Spectacular-Dot-com-Flame...
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    by Maro 15y ago

    There's a deadpooled tag on Crunchbase: http://www.crunchbase.com/companies?q=deadpooled
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    by Maro 15y ago

    Yes, you're right. My point was that Hungary is probably still better than say the United States, which is famous for being a very litigious nation. Unfortunately, I can't find number to back up my gut feeling.
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    by Maro 15y ago

    Szia! I understand what you're saying, and it's true, in fact I've worked at small companies and been subject to it. My post was specifically meant to refute the parent's point that: "I would expect there to be very few engineers in Hungar
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    Fredsquare(avc.com)

    4 points by Maro 15y ago|0 comments
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    by Maro 15y ago

    All companies started in Hungary, even if they later become US entities, chose to keep their engineering in Budapest, because talent is available, and for much less than in SV. Also, it's less saturated. E.g. I had a chat with a VP of a che
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    by Maro 15y ago

    You can put a lot of stuff into contracts that are unenforcable in court. E.g. you can't sign yourself into slavery.
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    by Maro 15y ago

    I'm from Hungary, and I never heard of anyone suing their employer after getting fired. I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but you have to realize that the US is super-litiguous, E.European countries in comparison are at the other end of the
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    by Maro 15y ago

    There are real entrepreneurs in Hungary, like myself, trying to get a product off the ground, raising money, eating ramen. Some startups from Hungary with funding: - LogMeIn: remote-login-as-a-service, had Nasdaq IPO - Ustream: live s
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    by Maro 15y ago

    It's probably not a jackpot in terms of this project, but imagine how much this kid will learn in the process. It's a jackpot for his growth as an entrepreneur, if he sticks with it.
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    by Maro 15y ago

    Twitter has established itself as the social PR tool on the web. Any brand on the web that wants to signal effort and understanding of the game must have a Twitter account with daily updates. The value for marketers is clear. It's an inexpe
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    by Maro 15y ago

    The Art of Readable Code Best book on software engineering in a good while.
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    by Maro 15y ago

    Here in Hungary it's around €300. Btw. there's a Google feature for this: http://tinyurl.com/7xlfah2
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    by Maro 15y ago

    The infographic says regarding Spain and Italy: "Their exports are uncompetitive". Maybe the thinking is that stuff exported by Spain and Italy is on average crappier than stuff exported by Germany, so it should cost less to manufacture, ie
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    by Maro 15y ago

    Also look at the Sequoia's "Writing a Business Plan" page, it's the best "checklist" to keep in mind, even if you don't actually write a business plan: http://www.sequoiacap.com/ideas
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    by Maro 15y ago

    Install the Ghostery addon.
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    by Maro 15y ago

    Well written by a regular HN contributor, but not hacker news. If somebody is interested in Daniel's writings, they can just subscribe to his RSS.