MetalGuru

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by MetalGuru 8y ago
This is ridiculous and sad. Getting rejected from YC is not the end of the world or even the end of your startup. And being 3 hours late for releasing acceptance decision does not mean YC unilaterally doesn’t care about founders. Get real
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by MetalGuru 8y ago
Also, the fastest way to get good at software engineering is to get a good job on a good team. It's the most effective way to learn how to actually do it. So don't fall into the trap of not applying for jobs until you feel like yo
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by MetalGuru 8y ago
I couldn't swing a dead cat without incurring an assault on any which number of the unsettling, no unserious business looking peace officers that we're swarming city hall plaza yesterday An assault? Swing a dead cat? What are yo
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by MetalGuru 8y ago
What came first? Was the cast of Revenge of the Nerds all males because nerds were males and art was depicting reality, or did only men start becoming nerds become this movie had an all-male cast? I get being envious of people who had a h
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by MetalGuru 8y ago
It's possible that many heroin addicts have "holes" in their life that they fill, but it's also pretty much a certainty that if you take a random person and unwittingly feed them heroin for awhile telling them it's
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by MetalGuru 8y ago
You example of people going into bars and not becoming alcoholics isn't applicable because they aren't addicts... There's usually an underlying cause of addiction. But it doesn't have to be boredom like in OP's case
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by MetalGuru 8y ago
Isn’t this what selling 3rd party on Amazon is? They handle fulfillment and delivery? I think it’s a good idea since I don’t think eBay or Walmart offer this service (?), and I’m continually hearing how Amazon is screwing over their 3rd par
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by MetalGuru 8y ago
Have you found any source for this kind of information. Sometimes I’ll look over the work histories of founders LinkedIn, but employment history is pretty superficial information.
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Ask HN: How often do gold-rush opportunities like iPhone’s App Store happen?
7 points by MetalGuru 8y ago|1 comments