Mc_Big_G

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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
Employed people would probably take a week of vacation unless they have FU money.
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
Perl puts that ugliness to shame.
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
If Craigslist is getting killed, they sure are making a lot of money doing it.
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
I regret not forcing myself to leave my over-paid, reliable, incredibly easy job years ago. Despite building many (what I consider cool) things solo, my job search is suffering from a lack of experience developing in a collaborative enviro
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
The thing about failed projects is that they're not seen as failure by your next employer, they're seen experience and potential. At the very least, you learn from it and use this knowledge on your next project.
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
While everyone else is mucking about with a new blog...we're years ahead in the marketing war. So, we should "tell [our] story" but we'll really just be "mucking about"?
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
The hardest thing about a startup is marketing. YC basically guarantees that you will get the exposure you need. In addition, they have vast experience and will tell you what sucks about your business with no BS and then mentor you in the r
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
Talk about timely, I seriously just found exactly the same email while reviewing my spam folder just 2 minutes ago. They used my contact form and, even though the mail was essential from myself to myself, Gmail recognized it as spam. Awes
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
Though the quote is completely nuts. haha Yeah, but he meant well. :)
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
Q. You literally knocked on people's doors? A. Yes. I was a pretty reserved, quiet person, so that was one of the hardest things I've ever done. I remember one of the first houses I went to, her name was Patty...she bought two memberships.
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
I see it now, much better! Thanks for being so responsive.
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
I’ve redesigned your logo. It’s behind the post-it above. It’s unbelievably good. Fantastic, even. I’m convinced it’s what you need. aaaaaaand it turns out to be crap. Your policy of 3 (or whatever) "redesigns" turns out to give me 3 mor
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
Sorry, I don't see the change. I tried different browsers...
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
Hmmmm, I don't see the difference when I refresh the page. My suggestion would be to place a divider between each row in the table, similar to the <th> row.
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
I knew a payment was required and I'm okay with that. My suggestion is that the payment isn't processed if the code is invalid. This gives the user the chance to correct the code if they made a mistake.
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
This is a very cool deal and I just bought it, but please be careful when redeeming the twilio promo code. You must purchase $20 of twilio credit, but if you get the promo code wrong, it will charge your card and tell you that the code wasn
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
Same goal I posted on the blog post: To steal the high-ticket classifieds market from craigslist and ebay.
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
I agree completely. Rolling your own is just a day or two of work and you can customize it however you want. If you're using rails, I'd be happy to summarize the nuts and bolts for you. Email is in my profile. I've thought about writing a
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
I'm curious if you're using Wordpress MU for this or if you've built your own system. I built an app & plugin installer (flooha.com) which could be used to build, install and customize any php app, so I have some experience in this are
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
For a real challenge, do it without using your notoriety. By far, the greatest challenge for any bootstrapped startup is marketing. Just from this blog post, tens of thousands of people will check out the site, blog and tweet about it, pos
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
I was one of those guys and if I hadn't given it a shot, I would have regretted it for the rest of my life. I learned some hard lessons and then went to college and got a bachelor's in engineering. Okay, so I put off financial security for
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
Making $200k at a soul-sucking corporate contracting gig, probably somewhere other than Japan, is probably not what Patrick is looking for. I have a feeling it's just a matter of a few more swings before he hits a home run. Meanwhile, he's
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
I was insanely happy when all of the "Movie Gallerys" went out of business in my area. Fist pumping and the whole nine yards. Few businesses treat their customers as terribly as video rental stores. Multiple times, I had to physically lead
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
we think we can get 10 million families on it, no problem. Seriously? No problem? I'd love to know the strategy that makes getting 10 million people to pay $10/month, "no problem". I try not to post negative comments, but I just don't se
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
I always tell them to bring it to my house because I know they won't. If they ever did, I could fix it on my own time.
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
I think you're doing the right thing by speaking with potential customers IRL. I ran some campaigns for ForeverList.com on Facebook and Adwords without much luck, though I'm admittedly not a pro at online marketing. My target market is pe
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
I heard a rumor that, internally, they think the secret to their success is their referral program.
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
Kinda off topic but it's odd to see this post this morning. Last night I had a dream where I spontaneously got on a plane to SF bay and loitered outside the YC offices where I social engineered my way in and pretended to be a founder. PG wa
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
Personal anecdote: Supported a large family through work and student loans. The only job I could get was a gas station attendant and/or roofer and did both all during college. These jobs were a kind of torture for someone who took AP calc
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by Mc_Big_G 16y ago
He reverses the negative image used in press releases of the new airport body scanners, which basically shows a naked woman.

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