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by atroyn 11y ago
Also on product hunt: http://www.producthunt.com/posts/sprite
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by atroyn 11y ago
This is hardly unique to Russia - after all, FDR avoided being photographed from the waist down and wore special braces when standing and Kennedy had many secret health problems. I think this is more a fact of projecting an image of power i
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by atroyn 11y ago
Collision Conf 'shortlists' every startup they come across.
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by atroyn 12y ago
It's a carefully considered tradeoff. They've managed to get to the drone ship successfully twice now, and they will need this kind of accuracy in the future.
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by atroyn 12y ago
That's two for two for getting to the ship, definitely not a bummer!
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by atroyn 12y ago
The video appears to be a leak from inside Space X.
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by atroyn 12y ago
Space X would like to return Falcon to dry land, but given the high chance of failure, they're first trying to do it on the drone ship "Just Read the Instructions" at sea. That way when things go wrong, it's not such a b
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by atroyn 12y ago
I can't help but feel bad for that one poor little RCS thruster doing its level best to keep the first stage upright, but ultimately running out of fuel.
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Space X CR6 First stage landing(youtube.com)
362 points by atroyn 12y ago|199 comments
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by atroyn 12y ago
YC is not in the business of 'safe bets'. You need only look at the backgrounds of many of YC's most successful companies to see how wrongheaded that perspective is. Full disclosure: Several friends have done YC, none are Sta
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by atroyn 12y ago
Yes. I did it, and here's exactly how: Right now you get a nice dopamine rush when you start something, but as soon as it gets a little tricky, you quit and go looking for the next thing that gives you a dopamine rush. Productivity has
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by atroyn 12y ago
I was with you right up until "This is where you learn the hard skills you need to be a programmer, designer, entrepreneur, or artist - not in the classroom.". If you want to have fun and really wring out your skillset as any of t
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by atroyn 12y ago
Codeship are a great team, building an awesome product. I've been their customer for literal years now and it's remarkable how they've continued to grow. Highly recommended.
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R.I.P. California (1850-2016): The World’s First Major Water Collapse(feelguide.com)
2 points by atroyn 12y ago|0 comments
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by atroyn 12y ago
If that's the plan, you don't need YC in to get started.
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by atroyn 12y ago
I used it to transcribe two years worth of handwritten journals I kept from 2012-2014. Got it done for less than 4c per page, including annotating pages that had a doodle, noting the date of a given piece of writing, etc. I'm using it
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by atroyn 12y ago
Please also include a notification about who's playing right now.
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by atroyn 12y ago
"If you smell dog poo everywhere you walk, check your shoes".
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by atroyn 12y ago
This is my plan B and it's heartening to hear you share this view.
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by atroyn 12y ago
How long until 'definitely not' ?
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by atroyn 12y ago
Funds need a 10x return from one company to cover the entire fund. Is that a philosophy YC subscribes to, and if so, how long until it becomes evident which (if any) company in a given class will be the 10x ?
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by atroyn 12y ago
As a proportion, how much of the value of YC is in the advice partners give, how much in the 'brand name' and network, and how much is just being around tons of smart focused people for 3 months?
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by atroyn 12y ago
One thing my company struggled with in ImagineK12 was attracting enough users to know if we were making something they loved - how can founders focus on both?
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by atroyn 12y ago
What's something he said or did to cause the 'whoa' reaction? Any kind of anecdote you can share?
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by atroyn 12y ago
Given your recent comments about the potential danger of A.I, would you fund a startup which seemed dangerously close to making superintelligent A.I a reality?
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by atroyn 12y ago
Do you think if Zuck applied to YC today with Facebook as it was in 2005 he'd make it in? (Assuming the 'social network' landscape still looked like it had in 2005).
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by atroyn 12y ago
What's something common that partners have to repeat over and over until founders 'get it' ?
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by atroyn 12y ago
What is the most common mode of failure in the interview stage?
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by atroyn 12y ago
What is the #1 cause of failure of YC startups and how long does it usually take to materialise?
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by atroyn 12y ago
Exactly. Even people who fly a lot (like me) are in the confines of what feels like a very controlled system. If I can get three connecting flights across two continents with only two hours of layover, how can we just lose a plane? It'

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