PedroCandeias

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   by PedroCandeias 16y ago

   Yesterday I gave a friend's Galaxy S a spin and was mighty impressed. It's light as a feather, the screen is gorgeous and it's an order of magnitude more responsive than my old iphone 3G. I was all set to buy an iphone4, but samsung's devic
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   by PedroCandeias 16y ago

   So, in other words, a fig is a righteous bastard. And, in its choice of symbiont (a wasp, of all things), reveals a sense of irony that's as delicious as the fruit itself. It's the WINfruit!
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   by PedroCandeias 16y ago

   Hi Jgeros. I guess it all comes down to motive. Do you have one for quitting? Feeling like you're learning nothing is a good motive for switching universities, not quitting. When someone in the audience at Startup School 08 told Paul Graham
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   by PedroCandeias 16y ago

   Hi Yonatan, So you've got the funding and some structure in place, that's awesome. But, like @xstaticdev said, one is left wondering what are the relevant tech skills for the job. Plus, why looking for a tech lead at this stage? Did the pre
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   by PedroCandeias 16y ago

   Hi Vincent, I +1 everything lee said, and have one more question: it doesn't look like you'd be doing much of the tech work, so why be so specific about the technologies? Why do you want your CTO to code in Ruby, for instance, when it's arg
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   by PedroCandeias 16y ago

   I know what the author means when he describes the flaws on the various readers. Been there too. Nowadays I just follow my news sources on twitter (if they have accounts) or bookmark their RSS feeds on Firefox. This is probably not very pra
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   by PedroCandeias 16y ago

   I guess they're complimentary. These maps are awesome for people like me who live in places where it's quite rare to meet fellow founders. Thanks, guys!
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   by PedroCandeias 16y ago

   What you say about single founders rings true indeed. I'm one myself and, though things are going well, am somewhat jealous of founders who have access to such excellent peer networks. Like johnrob said, it sure looks like the networking yo
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   by PedroCandeias 16y ago

   Not sure I agree with you there, mate. Plenty of startups have been founded by people who cut their teeth at these companies. I know 19yr-old founders are all the rage, but there's a lot to be said about getting some experience before doing