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by aberman 16y ago
Do you really think this drama is going to push founders into the hands of YC RATHER than Ron Conway, Chris Sacca, SV Angel, Dave McClure, Mike Maples etc? Especially when most YC companies end up raising from these guys after YC anyways? H
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by aberman 16y ago
I just finished reading it, and that's partially what inspired this post (I talk about it in part 2). This is going to sound ridiculous, but I would read "accidental billionaires" (the book that "the social network" is based on). I think it
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by aberman 16y ago
This is gold. It really struck a cord. Thank you.
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by aberman 16y ago
jeeze man, it's 60 hours a week (assuming that we never leave early or take a day off). It's nowhere near the hours worked by a first year analyst at an ibank, or by a first year associate at a law firm. Bill is not saying we are particular
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by aberman 16y ago
You nailed it. He has been an inspiration.
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by aberman 16y ago
Fair enough, but just to be clear, these were the first five employees (including my cofounder and me). Now, some of us still work those hours, and some don't. We don't "monitor" hours or tell people they can't take time off or leave early
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by aberman 16y ago
Thanks for the shout-out! Unfortunately, we don't do international (non- U.S.) transactions...yet
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by aberman 16y ago
Actually never thought about the long term vs. short term benefits. I think you may be right. The guy that's best to start the business is not necessarily the best person to run it a few years later. I'll let you know in a few years ;)
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Stop Being a Wimp(blog.wepay.com)
56 points by aberman 16y ago|57 comments
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by aberman 16y ago
Sorry, I came in a bit late. Anybody care to summarize the major points?
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WePay (YC S09) for Facebook (techcrunch.com)
35 points by aberman 16y ago|3 comments
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by aberman 16y ago
"doesn't make me want to go see some exorcist movie." Watching peoples' reactions doesn't really make me want to go either, but tbh, it may have made me want to see the movie if I experienced that. Not sure how many impressions that they
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by aberman 16y ago
weird. maybe they stopped running it. Basically, you connected your fb profile, and the trailer for the video game was personalized.
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by aberman 16y ago
http://www.prototype-experience.com/
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by aberman 16y ago
Brilliant. Crazy fb connect video game trailers, Old Spice and now this. Online marketing has actually become really entertaining.
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by aberman 16y ago
I wasn't there, but I can imagine. Brian is a beast.
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by aberman 16y ago
You are telling programmers to "worry about making money; don't worry about building products that can change the world." Whatever their motives, angel investors want entrepreneurs to build big, meaningful companies. And the money they prov
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by aberman 16y ago
"WePay isn't doing that good a job of explaining exactly what it is about." I agree. We have struggled with this since the beginning. Thanks for the feedback; we will definitely keep working on our messaging.
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by aberman 16y ago
LOL - obviously the timing (and title) are a little awkward given the whole "WePay saves Burning Man from the cold, heartless claws of PayPal" press a few hours ago :(
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by aberman 16y ago
This comment wreaks of jealousy.
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by aberman 16y ago
what's the matter with you? I ask that seriously. Obviously their goal is to build a great product, and to get people to use it. They posted that article on the AdGrok blog because it drove a shit-ton of traffic and it received a ton of inb
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Apple uses ASP.net and breaks it.(imgur.com)
5 points by aberman 16y ago|1 comments
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by aberman 16y ago
Thank God for rule #11, otherwise rule #7 would look laughable in retrospect. "give-everything-away-and-make-it-up-on-volume strategy stamps an expiration date on your company's ass. In other words, design something to charge for into your
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by aberman 16y ago
Yes, sorry. I should have said: people who have never worked for a startup that has succeeded, or for a startup that has failed, but has provided a valuable enough experience to justify working there.
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by aberman 16y ago
Here we go... Most of the people I have seen writing (and upvoting) these kinds of comments have never worked for a startup, and they are bitter (for one reason or another). Or they have worked for a startup and it's failed. Are you really
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by aberman 16y ago
Just started to at WePay, and it has changed my world. Especially good for big press and turning certain ads (fb and google) on and off.
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by aberman 16y ago
What do your stock options look like? If BigCo doubles revenue this year (probably impossible if it really is a big company) how will it affect your life? If BigCo gets acquired next year will you be popping champaign or worried about your
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by aberman 16y ago
Show your caring?
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by aberman 16y ago
Really appreciate the compliment, Jonathan. It means a great deal coming from you. BTW - Hackers and Founders is awesome. At least one person from WePay will be at the SF meetup tomorrow.
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by aberman 16y ago
Perhaps you were not the proximate cause...

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