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   by awaxman11 13y ago

   Love your site!
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   by awaxman11 13y ago

   Why is this comment so low?? We obviously need to introduce HN to more eagles :)
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   by awaxman11 13y ago

   Tooltips are up and running! Thanks for the suggestion!
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   by awaxman11 13y ago

   Thanks! It's a rails app (although nothing really dynamic on the ruby side) using HTML / SASS / JQuery and an awesome JS terminal plugin ( http://terminal.jcubic.pl/ ) from jcubic ( http://jcubic.pl/ )
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   by awaxman11 13y ago

   Thanks for the feedback and suggestion! Will definitely check that font out
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   by awaxman11 13y ago

   Appreciate the feedback! Making it responsive is definitely something I want to add
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   by awaxman11 13y ago

   Definitely, thanks for the suggestion!
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   by awaxman11 13y ago

   Awesome, thanks!
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   by awaxman11 13y ago

   Thanks! Tooltips on the way!
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    by awaxman11 13y ago

    Thanks for the comment! Really like all the suggestions. Resume and easter eggs are on the way. Same with tab completion if I can figure that out :)
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    Show HN: My new homepage(awaxman.com)

    103 points by awaxman11 13y ago|80 comments
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    by awaxman11 14y ago

    I think the old Chris Dixon article about builders and extractors is relevant in this discussion. At the end of the day there are people in the startup world who add value and those who extract it. I'd say for the most part, technical peop
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    by awaxman11 14y ago

    It's hard to tell without knowing the tenor, amort schedule, and warrants. If the structure is similar to a junk bond the rate is going to be much higher than if it's more like a term loan. Would be very interested in hearing rates and st
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    by awaxman11 14y ago

    I agree with you, however in most cases debt is cheaper than equity, and it is an alternative that is rarely looked at by founders. Entrepreneurs take VC terms at face value without thinking twice. As the space gets more and more competit
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    by awaxman11 14y ago

    From what I understand, it wasn't all pure venture debt, but a split between convertible debt from insiders and venture debt from silver lake. Given silver lake's place in the capital structure and likely covenants, if foursquare is still b
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    by awaxman11 14y ago

    Never having done a deal like this myself (either as an investor or an entrepreneur) this is just a guess, but I'd say that there is no "traditional" collateral (i.e. hard assets and / or cash flow) like when a more established company rais
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    by awaxman11 14y ago

    Spot on with "Why are you going for a 'home run'?" as being the most important question. Is it money? You want a challenge? Happiness? Article below is a nice piece on why happiness = success: http://hermannk.com/happiness-success/ I lov
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    by awaxman11 14y ago

    I hope this opens people's eyes about venture debt. A much cheaper alternative compared to preferred stock - the traditional VC go to. Venture debt is attractive to investors at the right stage, especially with traditional yields at an all
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    by awaxman11 14y ago

    Great post. The internships at big name brands are perfect if you want a good job at a good company after school. However, the best jobs at the best companies (which may be your own) are going to be reserved for those that learned in 3 mo
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    by awaxman11 14y ago

    As a college athlete turned i-banker right out of school, you are spot on. I never had so many productive days in college when I had little / no time to do work vs. never had so many unproductive days in finance working 100+ hour weeks. I l
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    by awaxman11 14y ago

    Just getting into iOS design, great resource! Thanks!