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by akharris 15y ago
Agreed that you can probably find commonalities within the individual comment threads, but I feel like you'd be hard pressed to do it within a large group. Though I guess those semantic specialists from HR could do some damage.
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Show HN: Can anonymous chat within identified groups create better discussions?(freeversation.com)
165 points by akharris 15y ago|104 comments
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by akharris 15y ago
100%, we plan on getting shirts...it's on the list for one of our interns this summer.
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by akharris 15y ago
And those are some reasons why having tshirts can be good/cool/useful for the company. The key is how you're framing it - as a piece of a larger puzzle, not an end goal in and of itself.
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T-shirts != success for a startup(aaronkharris.com)
15 points by akharris 15y ago|8 comments
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by akharris 15y ago
Totally agree with you, Justin. Garry and Sam were hugely influential for us at really important junctures during YC, and have continued to be helpful afterwards. This is a huge win for YC.
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Tutorspree (YCW11) helps you find the best tutors near you(huffingtonpost.com)
7 points by akharris 15y ago|1 comments
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by akharris 15y ago
Wow, really? - I am sorry if that's how you interpreted my post. That's unbelievably far and away from anything I meant. I am the child and grandchild of immigrants. I am simply pointing out how much harder it is to getting to get into coll
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by akharris 15y ago
You're probably about that, should have included it. They are both feeding into it. But the international piece is a definite trend - just look at the makeup of the classes.
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At this rate, my kids probably aren't getting into college(blog.tutorspree.com)
10 points by akharris 15y ago|7 comments
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by akharris 15y ago
loving what nick and bill are building - and if you want to join a smoked fish expedition to brooklyn, you really should.
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by akharris 15y ago
Thanks PG!
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by akharris 15y ago
khan is an amazing paradigm shift. there's a real question as to whether or not it will work with low income neighborhoods and/or unmotivated students.
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by akharris 15y ago
i had the same thought - the npv would change significantly, i would imagine.
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How much a college degree is actually worth, in dollars(blogs.edweek.org)
10 points by akharris 15y ago|3 comments
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Government wasting nearly $1 billion a year on tutoring(blog.tutorspree.com)
13 points by akharris 15y ago|2 comments
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Tutorspree (YCW11) is breaking a $7B industry(thenextweb.com)
11 points by akharris 16y ago|0 comments
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by akharris 16y ago
Yeah, Boston would also be a great town for what we're doing. That's where the social/personal element helps us decide.
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by akharris 16y ago
Agree that it could start in any city, but the question is more around what gives you the highest chance of success. AirBnB did focus heavily on particular places (NYC, in fact). Makes sense as they'd want to understand the dynamics of how
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by akharris 16y ago
solid advice. just fiddled the css over to make it easier to read. now i can stop squinting as well.
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by akharris 16y ago
I am reasonably sure that you need your assets to be liquid. Your assets, if they are tied up in a non publicly traded company, are by definition illiquid.
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Why we're going back to NYC to build Tutorspree(aaronkharris.com)
51 points by akharris 16y ago|17 comments
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Data on tutors starts showing some interesting things(blog.tutorspree.com)
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Tips for building online marketplaces(mashable.com)
3 points by akharris 16y ago|0 comments
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by akharris 16y ago
100% of tutors are booking lessons at their posted rates, actually - no real haggling going on. I think it's a different situation relative to, say, freelancing. You're not negotiating with a business over a deliverable, you're part of a tr
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by akharris 16y ago
That's a guideline we use focused on the k-12 subject matter areas (still our main focus). It's where the "being a teacher" piece is a response to parent feedback. Here, for the hacking side of things, we think the dynamics are a bit differ
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by akharris 16y ago
We've only built it out for the US for now. If you're international, Fill in your city and hit the zip with all 0s. When we rejigger it to allow for international, we'll let you know.
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AOL buys Huffington Post for $315mm in cash(kara.allthingsd.com)
224 points by akharris 16y ago|89 comments
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Front-End Engineer wanted at Tutorspree (YC W11)
111 points by akharris 16y ago
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by akharris 16y ago
We personally check up on qualifications. It's something we take really seriously.

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