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by aelaguiz 13y ago
Length limit, I probably should have just rephrased so it was 80 chars.
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Google to be Punished in France for Failing to Pare Back its Privacy Policy(techcrunch.com)
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Every iPhone Ever Gets Tested Side By Side(techcrunch.com)
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Elonmusk: Launch was good. All satellites deployed(twitter.com)
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Why Most Start-Ups Don't Get Press(inc.com)
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Do your homework before naming your business(startplan.com)
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by aelaguiz 13y ago
Fact
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Leadership anti-pattern: The savant-snake(aelag.com)
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by aelaguiz 13y ago
http://yclist.com/
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by aelaguiz 13y ago
Ding ding ding
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by aelaguiz 13y ago
Yes and also having a kickass startup idea doesn't hurt. This guy is building http://www.simplelegal.com/
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9 Things to Consider When Naming Your Business(blog.getcube.com)
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by aelaguiz 13y ago
Teaching them something is a great point.
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by aelaguiz 13y ago
Oh random point of advice. The best advice I could actually give is that there is a frame of mind that is associated with Y Combinator. If you can get into that frame of mind, you'll be much more likely to gain acceptance. The best way
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by aelaguiz 13y ago
If you're courteous and succinct most alumni will treat you in kind. Except for jnovek who is to be avoided at all costs.
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by aelaguiz 13y ago
Really I have to say it was an emotional decision. I've been a fan of pg and YC for years and now I actually was free to try it and had a team that was inclined to, so I went for it. Angels are regular people. They are as diverse as an
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by aelaguiz 13y ago
Thanks!
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by aelaguiz 13y ago
I'm the author :) FWIW I didn't have Alumni in my network until I decided to apply and then I started seeking them out. I went so far as to cold-email people on AngelList. Also I live in Austin so the number of alumni has now doub
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How I got into YC S13(aelag.com)
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Y Combinator vs Techstars(toutpost.com)
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by aelaguiz 13y ago
Epinions has definitely got it's place but we are going for a community rather than a paid long-form review destination. We feel like human beings talking conversationally about the things they love is more accessible and interesting.
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by aelaguiz 13y ago
You are absolutely correct. Most review systems which are owned by the merchants are largely viewed as a mechanism for increasing conversion. We don't make money by selling things though. So although attempts to game the system will ab
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by aelaguiz 13y ago
The worst place to start a startup from is "I have to start a startup." It's hard to do that even if you're awesome. Take a long break and don't do any startups. Do some side projects, get interested in something. If you've got a lot of int
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by aelaguiz 13y ago
I fixed that ;)
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by aelaguiz 13y ago
Aw I thought it was edgy! Yeah you're right though, the perspective change is bad. I'll change that. Thanks for the feedback.
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Show HN: Pitching YC on Saturday - What do you think of our about page?(about.reviewlark.com)
6 points by aelaguiz 13y ago|4 comments
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by aelaguiz 14y ago
Yeah, that's just really good advice to anyone. I'm looking for something creative that would put me over the top. I'll keep thinking.
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Oh yes, we're past the initial contact phase. They know we're going to make them an offer. I'd like to just make the best offer possible.
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Ask HN: My startup has a crush on two designers, how do I show them?
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Show HN: Weekend hack - Imgur for your gear(polebird.com)
5 points by aelaguiz 14y ago|0 comments

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