abossy

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by abossy 20y ago
If their being lazy fuels your business, and there's enough of them to support your business, then, yes! :) Aren't most successful businesses fueled by laziness?
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by abossy 20y ago
Uhmm... that was an April Fool's joke. Not sure if you intended for there to be sarcasm in your post.
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by abossy 20y ago
Agreed. Failure is only a stepping stone toward success. Startup founders, consider yourselves one step closer.
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by abossy 20y ago
Somebody should start a network for YC-rejects. You could even turn it into an idea that you apply to YC with!
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by abossy 20y ago
Not necessarily -- it makes sense. He realizes that a startup won't magically succeed by being a part of the right group or having the right connections. It still takes extremely hard work, undying dedication to users, timing, etc... YC is
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by abossy 20y ago
Yes, but I meant to imply that they never raised money at the startup stage (and up until IPO...). Microsoft was almost entirely self-funding before going public, except for the money they received that PG mentions, which I never knew about
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by abossy 20y ago
I believe Microsoft never took funding. There might be a few others. Anybody know? Apple? That wouldn't make sense. I can't recall the numbers off the top of my head.
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by abossy 20y ago
I don't believe he intends to.
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by abossy 20y ago
I hope they don't actively promote this site. The community is small, insightful, and focused. It should stay this way.
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by abossy 20y ago
"The paradox, of course, is that the best people aren't prepared to leave their life behind for two years. They're in a hurry." This paragraph really spoke to me. Does anybody else feel this way? I am a 3rd-yr. undergrad, and I'm itching to
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by abossy 20y ago
Actually going out and changing the world - priceless. There are some things money can't buy... for everything else, there's YCombinator. :)
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by abossy 20y ago
This is an awesome opportunity. Too bad I already have a job for the summer. I would love the chance to work with these guys.
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by abossy 20y ago
An intelligence-based version of that site would be great. You know, for geeks. You have to be smart enough to get in. In fact, you can do it for a lot of criteria that people value in relationships.
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by abossy 20y ago
I agree. I remember reading a chapter of Hackers & Painters in which PG states that he was able to implement new features so quickly, that it seemed to his competitors as though he possessed some kind of secret weapon. Instead, he was simp
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by abossy 20y ago
I don't understand -- how are accounting packages or groupware examples of goods that don't solve a problem for oneself? If I need to manage my money and taxes, I can build software for that. If I need to develop some kind of collaboratio
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by abossy 20y ago
It's great that support for young entrepreneurs is expanding. The entrepreneurial world is a brutal one and you want as many people on your side as possible. Because I live in Colorado (but go to college in Austin), I'm surprised I hadn't h
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by abossy 20y ago
Yes, it's on their FAQ.
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by abossy 20y ago
This brings up a good point: choose your investors wisely. While there are a plethora of non-technical investors that can potentially ruin your company, there's also technical investors who have been in the shoes of an early tech entrepren
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by abossy 20y ago
Are you all planning on flying out there are or you from the area? I'll try to fly out (and most definitely meet up) if I am accepted and if it's within my budget.