abannin

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by abannin 11y ago
Yes, YC has invested in multiple gaming companies the most successful of which is Machine Zone. As for other VCs, the most active in the sector are Bing Gordon, Rick Thompson, and IDG Ventures USA. Lots of others throw money around, but it&
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by abannin 11y ago
I'd like to understand a bit more about your data structures. Raw text should live in a file system, but if you're creating highly structured data using a SQL database could be a good fit. I'd also suggest taking a look at Sp
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by abannin 11y ago
R is going to give you some headaches as it relies heavily on the local machine's memory. Using RStudio on a beefed up AWS instance might help make calculation time a bit more palatable.
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by abannin 11y ago
I strongly disagree. In my experience, people are more than willing to pay for a service that they view as valuable, regardless of where they live. But understanding the value proposition is key. You'll need to find ways to engage user
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by abannin 11y ago
Congrats! This is really awesome. You've found some amount of product-market fit, and that is really really amazing. I think you should keep going, as this is when things start to get hard. You've cleared a few hurdles, and now yo
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by abannin 11y ago
I fear that FB (or any other company) would not view this as a wonderful opportunity to purchase data about it's users, but rather another company stealing it's data. Remember when there were companies who made money off Twitter&#
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by abannin 11y ago
The first question to be answered is where do you want to go with this app? Do you want it to be something you can brag about? Or do you want it to be something that you nurture and grow from one stage to the next? Either is fine, and there
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by abannin 11y ago
This is probably the quickest route to a cease and desist from FB. If you choose this path, you'll need to take a scorched earth strategy because you will not get a second chance. Lots of ways to inject ads into someone else's con
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by abannin 11y ago
I want to give a giant digital hug to all PG committers who made this happen.
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by abannin 11y ago
tl;dr Don't try to fix the code, try to fix the process that produced the code. This is an opportunity to encourage and teach, berating will produce the opposite result. Telling someone they are stupid is the most effective way to have
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by abannin 12y ago
There are tough questions to ask yourself, and I applaud your introspection. One of the challenges of a rapidly growing company is keeping up with it. Hiring is about finding the right person for the right time. When a company changes drast
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by abannin 12y ago
Where do I submit a pull request?