RealGeek

37 ms·

1. 301.▲
   by RealGeek 15y ago

   You wouldn't even know about it if you don't watch / read Indian news.
2. 302.▲
   by RealGeek 15y ago

   Same thing happened in Delhi too, Triggr.in is the new spark.
3. 303.▲
   by RealGeek 15y ago

   Come to Gurgaon, its turning into a startup hub.
4. 304.▲
   by RealGeek 15y ago

   Same here, never been to Banglore. But, ecosystem in Delhi NCR is heating up. I wouldn't want to live in any other city in India. Hope we could get few nice co-working spaces in Delhi.
5. 305.▲
   by RealGeek 15y ago

   We had a meetup in Delhi NCR last month. Around 25 hackers showed up, and we had great time. We have booked a bigger venue to accommodate more hackers this time.
6. 306.▲
   HN Meetup: New Delhi on Friday, June 10th(techmeetup.in)

   57 points by RealGeek 15y ago|26 comments
7. 307.▲
   by RealGeek 15y ago

   You are not allowed to do any sort of work for your company including programming, business development, marketing etc. You can only be an inactive partner in the company. But practically speaking, you could get away with it while two of yo
8. 308.▲
   by RealGeek 15y ago

   Legally, you can be a co-founder of a company while you are on H1-B. But, you can not participate in business activities and you can not take salary. You can get H1-B visa sponsored by your own company. Manu Kumar of K9 Ventures was able to
9. 309.▲
   by RealGeek 15y ago

   With the numbers of startups growing with every batch. Do you think it dilutes the value Y Combinator provides? I wonder if pg and YC partners would be able to give enough time and attention to 62 startups. YC brand and alumni network is st
10. 310.▲
    by RealGeek 15y ago

    Those videos ar real creepy, it freaked me out.
11. 311.▲
    by RealGeek 15y ago

    There us no one size fits all solution to marketing a startup / website. Usually, it is a combination of PR, SEO, CPC, Display advertising, Social, Viral techniques etc. Post the URL of your website, or answer the following questions: - Wha
12. 312.▲
    by RealGeek 15y ago

    Adwords keywords traffic estimator tool does not report acqurate results for cliks. Add the keywords to an adwords campaign to get more acqurate results on CPC and estimated clicks.
13. 313.▲
    by RealGeek 15y ago

    Yes, they do log your search queries. They even serve ads related to the queries in your GMail and adsense on other websites.
14. 314.▲
    by RealGeek 15y ago

    I have experimented extensively with various domain registrations parameters in correlation to SERPs. In my opinion, private registration does not have any effect. The only domain parameter that seems to have effect is the length of domain
15. 315.▲
    by RealGeek 15y ago

    I know of SEO companies who have an army of laborers working for $4 a day in India. They build thousands of fake blogs and link farms.
16. 316.▲
    by RealGeek 15y ago

    Ideas are cheap, it is all about execution. A lot of hackers have so many ideas, that we can actually start blogging idea-a-day. I bet nobody would steal them, because everyone else have their own ideas. Unless your idea is validated, nobod
17. 317.▲
    by RealGeek 15y ago

    Dropbox, Flipboard, Amazon Kindle and Skype.
18. 318.▲
    by RealGeek 15y ago

    Bueno Aires fits your criteria. Life style in Bueno Aires is best bang for the buck. Active Hacker community is a bonus.
19. 319.▲
    by RealGeek 15y ago

    Weather is really bad in Delhi these days, around 108 degrees and then they have very long power cuts every day :( Hacker Community is growing but infrastructure is poor and internet connectivity is slow & unreliable. Roads are overcrow
20. 320.▲
    by RealGeek 15y ago

    Will you be selecting the startups or TechCrunch?
21. 321.▲
    by RealGeek 15y ago

    Wonder how many of them are dropouts?
22. 322.▲
    by RealGeek 15y ago

    I had best experience working with undergrad interns. They are awesome to work with and hungry to learn.
23. 323.▲
    by RealGeek 15y ago

    Act as if we will never hire anyone, ever. We have been running on 'don't hire anyone' mode for a while. But this engaged us in maintenance tasks rather than focusing on growth. I am still reluctant to hire full time employees, I pr
24. 324.▲
    by RealGeek 15y ago

    The real property inflation is in New Delhi and Mumbai, India. Real estate in Delhi is more expensive than New York. A house built on a 500 yards lot will set you back $6 million. Moreover, the real estate prices are growing @ 50% every yea
25. 325.▲
    by RealGeek 15y ago

    See his comment at http://hackerstreet.in/item?id=6075 The guy is not willing to drive 5 miles to meet like minded hackers & entrepreneurs, yet he complains about lack of community. For reference: Gurgaon is a suburb located right out
26. 326.▲
    by RealGeek 15y ago

    >> Most of the 'rockstar' developers wouldn't want to risk it in a startup (which could fold out anyday) when they already are making > $1500 a month in that BigCo Inc. Unless equity is put on table for grabs, it's a pretty sad
27. 327.▲
    by RealGeek 15y ago

    I see a lot of entrepreneurs in India whining about lack of funding. Fact is, you won't have much trouble raising capital if you have a great product and business model. Indian VCs and Angels are not investing in cool weekend apps, but they
28. 328.▲
    by RealGeek 15y ago

    Problem is Internet distribution is still a small percentage of their business and most distribution partners demand exclusive rights. Distribution of content globally via Internet would still require regional monetization effort like regio
29. 329.▲
    by RealGeek 15y ago

    Airlines try to cater that with frequent flyer programs.
30. 330.▲
    by RealGeek 15y ago

    Do you think Square could take on Visa & MasterCard if they get enough traction?