Wolf_Larsen

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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
Thanks for that signup process. How hard is it to extend this to some linux apps like Amarok or VLC? Is that in your development list, or are the programs too sparse?
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Brainstorming 2.0 - Making Ideas That Really Happen(the99percent.com)
4 points by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago|0 comments
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YC Applicants : The application teaches you to communicate well.
6 points by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago|1 comments
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
"First and foremost -- focus building your company and put together a great application!" Always! "There aren't many times in life when you'll work harder than when you're in YC, so your preferred working style should be part of what inform
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
My advice, as someone applying, is to spend a lot of time reading and filling out the application. Iterate on it a lot. Print it out and hand it out to your families, or better, your professors. "Do you know what we are going to make from t
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
Yes. You have to be a world-eating monster to build something viable and you can't be depending on help just because your brain connects YC with "success". If we are more articulate about it, we will find some reason that its a 'nice extra'
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
Hey, I'm married with a kid and applying. Do you have any advice for making that work well? Did you bring your families with you to the Bay or did they stay home?
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
"being somewhat of a generalist does not mean that you're mediocre in everything, or a cheap employee." No, it doesn't.
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
This is not something that anyone should aspire to. You are proud of mediocrity, desperation, and identity crisis? "We are experts in nothing, yet we know a great deal about almost anything." "But most of us are exploited, doing odd jobs fo
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
Have you seen Qwiki? http://www.qwiki.com/
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
Yes, well put. It helps me to act like a robot. I put the Machinarium soundtrack on and treat those oncoming emotions as voltage spikes and work at a steady level with my hands shaking and a maniacal grin fighting it's way to visibility. An
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
Awesome, thanks. This might be an alternative to Rdio for some people.
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
"I would say the fund raising thoughts, conversations, meetings stole 3-4 solid weeks of time that we could have been focusing on building an even better product." - This is HUGE. If this speaks for the other companies then it means that ev
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
Shouldn't you be able to communicate any idea for less than $20k? The companies that communicate a good idea well on Demo Day will succeed in getting good funding. The difference between $20k and $150k is "They need to work on communicating
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
Do you mind giving us your opinion on how this changes things for Y Combinator, and for its startups?
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
Its not about standards. If this guy was at your doorstep whining like that, what would you do? I would get irritated and lash out also. Its about implementing strategy for that. "And this right here folks is why a startup is so extraordina
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
Then it seems that David had the morale of his team as a priority over some customer who described himself as "Yours Truly Disappointed". Not a bad choice in that context. William's email was meant to make people feel bad. Look at the first
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY "First, Twisted should be fun. It began as a game, it is being used commercially in games, and it will be, I hope, an interactive and entertaining experience for the end-user." "Twisted is a platform for developing interne
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
If you are on GitHub, link to the code and ask people for their opinions. Ask them what communities they converse with, and see if they are well respected. Use metrics tools on the products to find out how efficient it is at runtime. None o
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
"Most troubling of all, the government has allowed BP to continue deep-sea production at its Atlantis rig – one of the world's largest oil platforms. Capable of drawing 200,000 barrels a day from the seafloor, Atlantis is located only 150 m
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
Are you not familiar with Stack Overlow? It was apparent to me immediately that they have created a community process to build Stack Overflows for more narrow topics. > How are they going to make money? The successful communities will h
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
Hey, awesome proposal. I just voted on the sample questions. They were all good examples IMO.
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
And also http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/magazine/30joybubbles-t.ht...
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Joybubbles: the blind phreaker whom Whistler was based off of in Sneakers(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago|1 comments
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
Well, it was more interesting than I expected.
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
> and I don't think Americans get very good news (or are even interested...) What a stupid thing to say. Do you think that Americans who visit HN are prone to bouts of Fox News watching? Do you think Google News or bbc.co.uk is censored
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
>Only culture can do that That is an excellent point. It reminds me of the "Money does not motivate developers" articles on here recently.
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
At least: "released versions of Android are neglected". Google is not neglecting Android itself.
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
Thanks. Buying the print issue. MagCloud is an awesome service, btw.
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by Wolf_Larsen 16y ago
This feels to me like giving a kid $0.25 for a glass of lemonade, and him telling me he'll bring it to my house after he's built his lemonade stand, bought the ingredients and actually produced a beverage. This is exactly the state of the

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