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   by a13n 9y ago

   Business purposes for startup school: - International brand awareness, establishes them as a thought leader. Attracts entrepreneurs from all over the world to YC Core. - Data. Every startup posted weekly metrics and they were segmented into
2. 722.▲
   by a13n 9y ago

   When has the ridiculous license ever been an actual problem for anyone?
3. 723.▲
   by a13n 9y ago

   I've asked a VC this question before. They said that in theory going after 5-10x returns sounds great but in practice no successful VC firms use this strategy. They all make their money from the few who "return the fund".
4. 724.▲
   by a13n 9y ago

   Yeah, bubbles don't deflate, they pop.
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   by a13n 9y ago

   I love the trailing commas for function calls. Wish we could get trailing commas for all of JSON too!
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   by a13n 9y ago

   How is this different than building a single page app with say, react router + redux?
7. 727.▲
   by a13n 9y ago

   Well, let's see... It's 2017, so yes.
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   by a13n 9y ago

   Ugh that screenshot is cringeworthy. Comp-wise, you're saying execs > engineers > PMs > designers. At least make the ICs equivalent. Also kinda sucks that execs get more. They have the most equity and the most pay, seems like
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   by a13n 9y ago

   Deal
10. 730.▲
    by a13n 9y ago

    That takes a side? You mean like fox news or the New York Times? Doesn't all media these days take a side?
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    by a13n 9y ago

    We're actually quite cheap. UserVoice starts at around $1,000/month, billed annually. Our plans start at $19/mo. You can learn more here https://canny.io/uservoice
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    by a13n 9y ago

    Actually react native uses it too: https://react-native.canny.io/feature-requests We started working on feature voting two years ago, before GitHub even had reactions. GitHub has come a long way since then! We've since
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    Show HN: Canny – Make better product decisions with organized user feedback(canny.io)

    6 points by a13n 9y ago|4 comments
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    by a13n 9y ago

    Sure! We're at 50+ paying now, so we've more than doubled since then. We also raised prices so our revenue per customer has grown too. Long ways to go, but a good start considering we're bootstrapped. Here are a few things we
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    What you'll get out of YC's Startup School(medium.com)

    15 points by a13n 9y ago|2 comments
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    by a13n 9y ago

    Typo in the first sentence... > Has your startup has reached the point where you need to make your first hire?
17. 737.▲
    by a13n 9y ago

    It's really hard to read your article when your text is justified rather than left aligned. I immediately gave up.
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    by a13n 9y ago

    No. I don't stay at hotels, I stay at airbnbs. Most hotels / airbnbs have Wi-Fi, so you don't need the separate device. I'd rather just have a SIM card. I buy these at the airport anyway.
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    by a13n 9y ago

    While I'm here, another concern I'd have is stickiness. With Gobble I'll happily pay a weekly subscription and make dinner all the time. With Solve, most people only travel a few times a year. Maybe this reinforces that Solve
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    by a13n 9y ago

    Hey Blaine! Congrats on your launch. My co-founder Sarah and I just moved from SF to travel the world while we bootstrap our startup, Canny. I'm also a huge fan of products like Shyp, Instacart, Prime Now, and Gobble that let you trade
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    by a13n 9y ago

    It's pretty obvious that you aren't asking for help, you're trying to get subs. You've put in very little effort, why should people help you? If you genuinely want help, then exclude the link, and people will take you mo
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    by a13n 9y ago

    I don't think the point of the site is to sell the product. It's to build awareness and recruit great people. They talk about the problem they're solving, their legit team, and list the positions they're hiring for. All
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    by a13n 9y ago

    I just published an article about our experience from Startup School. https://medium.com/@a13n/a-review-of-y-combinators-startup-s... Also, here's our presentation video: https://www.youtube.com/wa
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    by a13n 9y ago

    Ah yeah! We really want to do "feedback segmentation" where you can plug it into Salesforce / Intercom / Segment to see what your "enterprise customers are saying", or etc. Thanks for reading :)
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    by a13n 9y ago

    Nope! I have no affiliation with The Lean Startup.
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    by a13n 9y ago

    Thanks for reading! I definitely left FB thinking I had a good idea, spent 3 months building it to find out people didn't reallllly want it. It sucked. Definitely wish I could go back and do that differently which is what inspired the
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    by a13n 9y ago

    Hey, author here. I think we're actually in agreement. I'm saying you shouldn't ask people what they want, you should understand their problems (they want to get around faster), and then design a solution to solve them. Real
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    by a13n 9y ago

    Hey Dave, thanks for reading! I honestly think if I had read this article 2 years ago, I could have gotten as far as I am now in half the time. That's huge, and I genuinely think these words can help others. I mentioned Canny at the to
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    Software Engineer to SaaS Founder(hackernoon.com)

    85 points by a13n 9y ago|13 comments
30. 750.▲
    by a13n 9y ago

    I have been looking for this / thinking about building this for YEARS. I tried to sign up but got some kind of FB "redirect uri" error.