abiek

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Not an Upgrade -- An Upheaval(cato-unbound.org)
2 points by abiek 17y ago|0 comments
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Ask YC: What to have on site while under construction?
4 points by abiek 18y ago|3 comments
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by abiek 18y ago
Yet most demos include too many slides and too much focus on the future and not enough on the present etc... Sometimes seemingly common sense advice is necessary.
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by abiek 18y ago
"Not everyone has Sam's deal-making ability. I myself don't. But if you don't, you can let the numbers speak for you." PG you have hundreds of people applying to make a deal with you (through YC) and once you agree to make a deal--a decisio
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by abiek 18y ago
During your startup lifestyle, how many hours of productive work do you get accomplished per day?
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by abiek 18y ago
What falls in the deemed YC monoculture and what lies outside of it?
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by abiek 18y ago
The solution is to apply the YC principles that fit for you and still live your life and to not get overly caught up in the message and let it block out outside reasoning.
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by abiek 18y ago
Google may have lost some of its feel and culture as it has grown but for such a large company it is a really cool place to work. You mention since they can't find smart people to hire fast enough they can either lower the bar or hire less.
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by abiek 18y ago
I am in the midst of learning to program in PHP. I am working hard and loving it. I realize the value of the skill. I met with one of the founders of a YC company and got inspired. I now plan on graduating early and working full time on my
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by abiek 18y ago
We will work that much harder to prove doubters wrong. The rush is to learn. If we fail now, oh well. We are that much closer and had a reason and motivation to learn. A startup doesn't mean we can't have fun. A credit crunch has very littl
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by abiek 18y ago
1) Despite high school not being easily deferrable he can get a GED instead and go to community college 2) We are not most startups. We may still fail and we accept that. We believe the process has inherent learning value. So we win regardl
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by abiek 18y ago
Thanks for the encouragement. I am taking the leap. I am working on learning to code but am having some difficulty but I will persevere. If my co-founder dropped out he would get his GED and could always go the community college transfer ro
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Nontechnical 17 year old startup founder with chutzpah is asking for advice
16 points by abiek 18y ago|61 comments