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by aashaykumar92 13y ago
Funny, I applied to YC with this exact idea. Unfortunately, I had barely done any work other than thinking through the idea so, understandably, nothing came of it but glad to see someone went through with it...good luck!
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Rakuten, Japanese Internet Giant, To Buy Cyprus-based Viber for $900 million(techcrunch.com)
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by aashaykumar92 13y ago
Good luck, hope it takes off there! I go to Michigan and this space has become annoyingly saturated...there are 3 or 4 student-startups focused on building a 'Craigslist for Michigan students' and none of them have had an edge. My
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by aashaykumar92 13y ago
Reviewing rejected apps would be a waste of time given how many apps YC has received. Also, what does 'big' mean? I doubt a startup exists that was rejected by YC then grew to a $1B valuation--someone would probably have heard of
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by aashaykumar92 13y ago
We can easily expect GitHub to continue its exponential growth. The timing seems perfect to me...Chris will take on a role that will require him to ensure that the product remains excellent and will implement the innovation that Tom will be
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by aashaykumar92 13y ago
This is awesome, congrats to all the hosts! It is more common now to see female founders of non-tech companies but hopefully this conference will inspire more women to get into starting tech companies and furthermore, will inspire younger w
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Sacramento Kings Become First Professional Sports Franchise to Accept Bitcoin (espn.go.com)
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by aashaykumar92 13y ago
Another important trait Ron Conway highlighted at Startup School that really stuck with me was that Founders of 'super successful companies' can careless about other distractions, especially the media. He highlighted the example o
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Penny Stock Nestor Surges 1900% Because People Confused It With Nest(businessinsider.com)
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by aashaykumar92 13y ago
That doesn't solve the problem of completing a course, though.
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by aashaykumar92 13y ago
MOOCs can't expect to replace universities right now, it just won't happen. But if they integrate their platforms in a way to HELP college students and even adults, their popularity will blow up so that in the future, it will be m
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by aashaykumar92 13y ago
Definitely interested in learning more about the startup, but I agree with others in that you should lay out some guidelines for what you expect/want out of your co-founder. Feel free to ping me--aashayk@gmail.com
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Nothing Focuses The Mind Like The Ultimate Deadline: Death(npr.org)
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by aashaykumar92 13y ago
I'm glad pg also shared the percentage breakdown. If just the number of startups based on funding year had been shared, YC's progress/success would not be nearly as telling as with the percentages also shared.
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by aashaykumar92 13y ago
What a perfect week to launch the story in. Anyone can learn how to code once they put their mind to it.
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by aashaykumar92 13y ago
Though it is fascinating how old such an artifact is, it doesn't at all surprise me that such a communication device was invented and used during ancient times. Going from the picture, the 'phone' doesn't look too sophis
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Apple Honors Mandela on Home Page(apple.com)
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by aashaykumar92 13y ago
Given the tools we have to detect the sun's 'doings' today are magnanimously more sophisticated than 200 years ago, could it be that 200 years ago several fluctuations were missed because the overall balance still remained th
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by aashaykumar92 13y ago
It is amazing how obvious it is that customer satisfaction is at the core of every new initiative Amazon launches.
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by aashaykumar92 13y ago
Fuck the competition, don't worry about them--your post shows there is no reason to yet. If this is a way to get your name out there and you're looking for Google to acquire you in the future, fine but I guess I don't see the
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by aashaykumar92 13y ago
Even Boerries says it will still take a long time for a 'techie' to acquire a Visa, Germany just offers a simpler application process and is fastER than that of Americas. And even if the time it takes to get a Visa is close to sim
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Show HN: Zuckerbergs Coursemash for Michigan Students(alwaysbuzzn.com)
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Urban Outfitters' Co-Founder is Building a College without Classes(businessinsider.com)
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by aashaykumar92 13y ago
Didn't think of that but just added it to my post...thanks so much!
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by aashaykumar92 13y ago
The negatives posed in this post are hardly negatives. Companies will be able to raise the money they actually need and not have to deal with shitty advisors or gain great advisors and dilute a little more. To an extent, this separation wil
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Dear HN: Help Me Get To Startup School
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Facebook Is Building a 394-Unit Housing Community Near Its Offices(online.wsj.com)
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Bill Gates Admits Ctrl-Alt-Delete was Mistake--Blames on IBM(theverge.com)
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Show HN: Buzzn-A Social Calendaring Website Built for Umich Students(alwaysbuzzn.com)
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by aashaykumar92 13y ago
Usually when I see the same topics make it to the front page again and again, I get somewhat annoyed. But when articles that highlight the importance of customer service make it, I am genuinely happy to see it. Why? Well quite frankly, it i

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