OnyeaboAduba

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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
The reason we dont have good leaders or good music or good anything is because there is too much information and misinformation out there no adays alot of what makes something great is often the "secret sauce" and nothing secret anymore. Bu
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
Lost in all this arguing about whether a startup using facebook connect is a good idea or not noone is talking about the actually project you know the whole point of the post. I bet the author got real exicted to see 100+ comments not knowi
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
My first thought was 60 million is alot of money which also means their valuation is really up there.I think alot of these sharing companies Airbnb Lyft etc are interseting love their vibe and profit models but they are playing in markets t
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
Im guessing you should look locally first. In my town just had a tech week where alot of local investment firms where eager to fund some fresh ideas as long as there was some meat behind it e.g other funding , site developed , or in your ca
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
I agree the old saying "dont throw stones and hide your hand" applies here I think thats why blogs and comments on the internet are so nasty at times you can make some crazy screen name and lose all responsibilty for yor words and it brings
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
I think its great idea to have him at YC .He was at the helm of fast growing tech company of all time , He could defintely help the YC founders with tips on hyper growth and what pitfalls to steer clear from...the hardly working ep uhhh not
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
To play the contrarian to the normal sentiment on investors lately I beleive that investor founder relationship are obviously symbiotic both sides need each other and should go into with eyes open and truly understand what each other needs
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
I think you cant have an ideology going into your venture whether it be "holdout for the biggest offer" or "shoot for the moon". You should take things as the come and do what you think is right. I also think there is a price that everyone
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
The site having no traction is not the reason they did not get accepted. In the YC application they "explicitly" ask if you have customers. Just a guess here but Im thinking PG and company read their app before they invited them for an inte
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
"Implicit demand" by nature can be used by every entreprenuer for most ideas.
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
Love the comment but didn't a great man once say "customers don't know what they want till you show it to them"
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
Im curious if you have a critical mass eqaution involved what would be the author or hn community in generl thinking on this type of strategy
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
With the early traction you are getting are you considering dropping the side from the project and go at it full time.
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
Maybe Im wrong but I dont think its at the level in to which it was applied at the school I attended Im talking every test, every subjectm, rankings where posted . Maybe you had that at your highschool but I was told by several teachers whe
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
I spent some of my highschool years in a differnt country in boarding school and grades and class rank where constantly posted for everyone to see It brought out a real competitive spirit in me and in the whole class and maybe a little sham
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
I think there a huge difference between a common cold and a mental illness the effects on your life and the stigma that we as as society give it is impactful enough.I have a family member who is battling dementia its not something to be tal
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
You have no agenda against him but you call him mentally ill based of what stories that you read on the internet did you know him personally? Go on a road trip with him? Bump into him a the coffee shop? To say someone is mentally ill and do
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by OnyeaboAduba 13y ago
I think this article gives some sage advice on what to do before you get to the break-up stage... http://www.businessinsider.com/7-tips-for-picking-the-right-...
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by OnyeaboAduba 14y ago
I was really anxious up until a week and and half ago then I accepted the fact that statiscally and pratically the chances of me getting in are laughable but fingers crossed anyway
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by OnyeaboAduba 14y ago
Really interesting thread I was thinking of post something like this myself. Tons of good info thanks guys
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by OnyeaboAduba 14y ago
Opposite im looking to pair with someone who has the OP skill set
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by OnyeaboAduba 14y ago
I believe it was Confucius who said "the man who says they can and the man who says they cant are both generally right" which means conversely the man who tells others they can and they cant is generally right on both assumptions...... I co
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Ask HN: Whats the best way to find a technical cofounder
1 points by OnyeaboAduba 14y ago|3 comments
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by OnyeaboAduba 14y ago
Ditto my email is in my profile if you would like to contact me
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by OnyeaboAduba 14y ago
I was in the process of doing that then some things out of my control came up and he left the country
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by OnyeaboAduba 14y ago
Of course I said im non technical not non having a brain .
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by OnyeaboAduba 14y ago
Exactly my thinking I believe that the whole non techincal thing is kinda off a black cloud over my application . Im learning how to basics thru codeacademy but to answer the earlier question . There are tons of ways to assess the quality o
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by OnyeaboAduba 14y ago
I'm a sole founder with a non techincal background who is currently outsourcing the development of my site .I applied for the summer batch what do you guys think my chances are ???
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by OnyeaboAduba 14y ago
As a non technical founder I liked the article. Many of the ideas in the article are similar to things discussed in the book The Lean Startup by Eric Reiss . I think PG is a big fan of the way of thinking as well so the fact that the artic
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When is it ok to bash a founder (businessinsider.com)
2 points by OnyeaboAduba 14y ago|0 comments

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