OscarPedroso

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   Ed-Tech Startup Pivoting to Online Homeschooling

   4 points by OscarPedroso 6y ago|1 comments
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   by OscarPedroso 7y ago

   This sounds interesting; does this work like a CRM for people management (networking) ?
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   by OscarPedroso 9y ago

   Thimble io | Marketing Director | Buffalo, NY | Onsite | Full time What we do: Thimble teaches beginners the basics of building electronics by providing a monthly subscription kit and curated instructions. (Imagine building a new robot or q
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   by OscarPedroso 9y ago

   Thimble.io | Marketing Director | Buffalo, NY | Onsite | Full time What we do: Thimble teaches beginners the basics of building electronics by providing a monthly subscription kit and curated instructions. (Imagine building a new robot or q
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   Thoughts on monthly kits for learning electronics with a companion learning app?

   1 points by OscarPedroso 11y ago|0 comments
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   by OscarPedroso 11y ago

   thanks for the reply. I'll be networking once I'm out there. Just looking to get a head start. I'm also willing to connect before any intro's are made.
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   Ask HN: Anyone know of a decent startup lawyer?

   3 points by OscarPedroso 11y ago|5 comments
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   by OscarPedroso 12y ago

   Z80 Labs - Buffalo, NY Hi all, I'm Oscar and I'm the founder of GradFly, "Elance for open hardware projects". This started a year ago out of Startup Weekend where we were finalists. Since then, we've pitched live
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   by OscarPedroso 12y ago

   Thanks Ashleyreddy. Prototyping and 3D printed parts are exactly where we want to go with the idea. When you used Elance, were you the person posting the project? What was the iterative process like?
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    Elance for hardware: yay or nay?

    3 points by OscarPedroso 12y ago|4 comments
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    by OscarPedroso 12y ago

    This is true. I haven't checked out the podcasts - will definitely do that! The only other idea I've been tinkering with is an 'Elance for hardware' type of gig where hardware and software developers join forces to work
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    by OscarPedroso 12y ago

    I'm a startup founder myself and someone once told me that no one will run a startup like the founder himself, especially in the beginning. I've taken this advice to heart because even during the bad times, I've managed to ke
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    by OscarPedroso 12y ago

    Thanks ASquare, I'm actually in the midst of reading that one right now. It really breaks things down nicely!
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    by OscarPedroso 12y ago

    Thanks for the comment. Are you in any one of these circles within the Venn diagram? Any particular pain points that come to mind? Just exploring.
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    by OscarPedroso 12y ago

    thank you! Will change that!
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    by OscarPedroso 12y ago

    thanks a ton! yeah, I agree with you. The site will change to become more of a community. Right now, I'm just testing landing pages and playing with different messages. I also growing the community and that definitely takes time. On a
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    by OscarPedroso 12y ago

    Thanks for your input and links to these sites. I hadn't thought about stack exchange but definitely some good traffic on there. I think what I really want to do is spend some time understanding pain points in this space - I'm n
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    by OscarPedroso 12y ago

    You definitely want exposure to all types of resources and I find that being in a bigger city allows you do that. I'm currently a medium-sized fish in a small pond and it's still hard to find the right people that'll guide m
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    by OscarPedroso 12y ago

    Thanks for sharing! I'm familiar with a few of the customer development stuff but I'll be going through the list tonight to learn a bit more. I'm trying to get to a point where I'm asking the right questions to the right
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    by OscarPedroso 12y ago

    thanks for posting. Will definitely be reaching out to Michael!
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    by OscarPedroso 12y ago

    I agree, I'm planning on changing that real soon! Thanks!
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    Is my startup idea solving a real need out there?

    7 points by OscarPedroso 12y ago|17 comments
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    by OscarPedroso 12y ago

    GradFly -- Software Engineer -- Buffalo, NY -- www.gradfly.co About us: GradFly is a repository for hardware projects kind of like github is for code. STEM students, inventors, tinkerers, and do-it-yourselfers document the step-by-step pro