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by asanwal 16y ago
Sebastian - Thanks for generous offer. Just sent you an email. These Offer HN strings have made HN like any other place on the web.
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by asanwal 16y ago
Have a 1 year old. Have found: 1. Increased desire to move out of ramen profitability as that is not what enough for baby. 2. Baby provides clarity of vision - You're not just doing this for yourself or you and sig other The hardest part
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Want to get acquired by Google? Get funded by YC, Sequoia or these VCs(chubbybrain.com)
11 points by asanwal 16y ago|0 comments
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by asanwal 16y ago
Very curious to hear what the HN community thinks. Not sure if the analogy holds but it seems Rapleaf is turning one's email address into the new social security # (for those in the US)? Also, does anyone know if banks can use this in makin
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Does Rapleaf scare you?(gigaom.com)
44 points by asanwal 16y ago|17 comments
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by asanwal 16y ago
Wow - that one is great (VC vs. entrepreneur tension/drama). Will add to the post. Thanks for highlighting. edit: Added to post.
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Startup Failure Post-Mortems(chubbybrain.com)
65 points by asanwal 16y ago|7 comments
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by asanwal 16y ago
Simon - The list compiled in this post is of people who've raised actual funds and so who are not just investing their own money. Micro VCs seems to be a more apt description but the popular/tech media def seems to have gravitated towards t
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by asanwal 16y ago
Thanks for reading. Yes - we tend to agree. But it seems that the term "super angel" has entered the vernacular to some extent although even its definition remains a bit nebulous. Mark Suster had a post where he mentioned if you have a fun
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Guide to Super Angels - Who they are and what they invest in(chubbybrain.com)
33 points by asanwal 16y ago|6 comments
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by asanwal 16y ago
Given the likely supply-demand imbalance (more biz types/fewer technical types), it might be good to give some way for the biz types to show they are 'desirable' to help the technical folks sift through them to find the most promising. I'm
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by asanwal 16y ago
Here's data that breaks the "Two Venture Capital Industries" down by dollars of funding, # of deals and median deal size. http://www.cbinsights.com/blog/venture-capital/there-are-two...
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by asanwal 16y ago
Completely agree with you on not wanting emotional baggage going forward. Part of the rationale for this post was that it was cathartic for our team, i.e., understand/admit our mistakes, laugh at them and move on. A clean break of sorts an
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by asanwal 16y ago
Thanks for the comment and the link to that article. Think we unfortunately violated many of those principles in v1 which we hope to remedy this go around. Would be curious about your thoughts on "over-simplifying some of your real issues.
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How to Develop a Product that Nobody Wants: The Story of ChubbyBrain(chubbybrain.com)
3 points by asanwal 16y ago|4 comments
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by asanwal 16y ago
Sounds like you have a great gig, but real entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship (which is what you are) are very different beasts primarily because of risk:reward. Your risk is lower but so is your upside. And that is one thing that entrep
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by asanwal 16y ago
Some data which may be interesting and indicative of less interest in Twitter-oriented startups overall. Investment in pure-play Twitter startups dropped 50% vs last year. http://www.cbinsights.com/blog/venture-capital/pure-play-twi...
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by asanwal 16y ago
I left a well-paying gig but left knowing 3 key things: 1. Had a solid financial cushion via savings to really give myself enough runway to do the startup thing sincerely and whole-heartedly 2. Knew that if even things blow up, I'd always
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by asanwal 16y ago
To incent right job seekers to respond, I think it's a function of making it interesting on 2 fronts: 1. The job itself - Will the person be solving or doing interesting things? 2. The company - Does the company have a clear vision and se
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by asanwal 16y ago
Really like this idea. Find Amazon recs for books that teach you about a specific topic are very hit or miss or you have to sift through lots of reviews to figure it out. Time suck. Some thoughts/ideas: 1. May be focus on really good rec
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by asanwal 16y ago
Go-between or not doesn't change the nature of their revenues. Buying a domain is a subscription (you pay annually) and they cross-sell you on a bunch of other "enhancements". It's also pretty sticky for the vast majority of domain holders.
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by asanwal 16y ago
Shareholders and the Board appoint people (aka management) to run a company. Management has a fiduciary duty to do what is optimal for shareholders (maximimize value). If your company will help management do that, they may choose to work
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by asanwal 16y ago
Agreed. That's a price/sales ratio slightly over 1. Salesforce.com has a price/sales of over 10. Different biz I know but both are ultimately subscriptions.
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by asanwal 16y ago
We have found that the signal:noise ratio via Craigslist is miserable. If you solved this, any tips? Or are you wading through lots of cr^ppy resumes?
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by asanwal 16y ago
Career services are architected for the IBMs, Mckinseys and Goldmans of the world who have teams of HR people to handle the minutia.
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by asanwal 16y ago
Background - We've had 4-6 interns each of the last few summers from top schools. Amazing talent and helped us really move the ball forward. Here's our strategy: - Generally provide stand-alone projects that are not 'busy work' but things
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by asanwal 16y ago
I've always thought "Ask HN" was akin to asking a group of strangers (mostly) to spend their time helping you. Wouldn't you get better suggestions from the HN community by telling everyone what your site is vs. this riddle of a description
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by asanwal 16y ago
No doubt. They've done remarkably well but this (1) hasn't always been the case with Apple and (2) they do benefit from a brand halo they have from the iPod which did change the game. It'll be interesting to see if they can extend their wi
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by asanwal 16y ago
This guy made a guess and also picked a title likely to engender some debate or get page views. Good for him I guess as he took a stand. Unfortunately, he was totally off the mark. All this proves is the best strategies and ideas are usua
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by asanwal 16y ago
Like the idea. Think you need to figure out a way to get people who are happy to submit data. Like Glassdoor, I'd guess that the unhappy are more likely to provide data. Especially true for folks in the city who feel they have a great de

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