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by bomatson 13y ago
I'm a self-taught software engineer and I can say with confidence a product like this is 1000x more valuable for the student. Enforce the mentor's schedule and this could really take off, I will certainly be using / paying for it
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Drumming on Rails(github.com)
1 points by bomatson 13y ago|0 comments
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Shutterfly acquires MyPublisher(thenextweb.com)
2 points by bomatson 13y ago|0 comments
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by bomatson 14y ago
thank you
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by bomatson 14y ago
You're right gommm - our reason for starting this was to build a resource for fellow entrepreneurs to talk about serious issues. The only person who can help an entrepreneur out of the hole is one who has been there him/herself. NO ONE ELSE
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Show HN: Stretcher, a streamlined ElasticSearch gem (github.com)
1 points by bomatson 14y ago|0 comments
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by bomatson 14y ago
We've been building businesses in our society for years and years, how could 'startups' be considered an immature industry?
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The new Pose: Hamlbars, Backbone routers w/ Rails(pose.com)
1 points by bomatson 14y ago|0 comments
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by bomatson 14y ago
There are several sites for music discovery (Boss.dj, Earbits, Beastmode.fm, ex.fm, We Are Hunted to name a few) Agreed there are a lot of holes in the music discovery experience, I've yet to see a solution that really nails it
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Show HN: Open-sourced Turntable using Backbone & Node.js(github.com)
4 points by bomatson 14y ago|0 comments
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by bomatson 14y ago
Just finished these screencasts last week and enjoyed every second of them! Thanks for helping me get started with Rails, Michael
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RIP Adam Yauch: Beastie Boys MCA Passes Away at 47(pitchfork.com)
10 points by bomatson 14y ago|1 comments
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by bomatson 14y ago
For sure, just sent the email
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by bomatson 14y ago
Hey Jared, enjoyed reading this. I'm in your target- Previous startup founder, just quit an agency gig to learn to code full-time. Bloc was on my radar but the $3k price point just didn't make enough sense. I have a pretty strict burn rate
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by bomatson 14y ago
No one here has used the product, so how can you judge whether it was done right/wrong? Art is never black/white Via the trailer: Incredible graphics and an intriguing storyline. Can't wait to try it out
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by bomatson 14y ago
What challenges have you faced trying to work with startups on the web dev level? Does it have to be remote?
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by bomatson 14y ago
It is exciting! I've also found it to be insanely great way to express creativity, like when you first learn piano. I'm in LA but would love to hear how you would approach pairing up to work with a 'noob' like me. I'm bobby.matson [a] gmail
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by bomatson 14y ago
Good luck, I've been doing similar the past six months. My thoughts: ship product fast and make a lot of mistakes Language? If you are learning RoR: Zed Shaw's LCTHW and Hartl's Rails Tutorial are great. Learn to Program by Chris Pine is al
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How To Be Internet Famous?(wikihow.com)
1 points by bomatson 15y ago|0 comments
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by bomatson 15y ago
I can appreciate this insight on Zynga, but I'd like to offer another perspective: First off, have you seen the way Blizzard's stock performed during 2008? It was one of the few that continued to grow... Rovio has more than just Angry Birds
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by bomatson 15y ago
lol. Facebook for cats. Reminds me of Pets.com
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by bomatson 15y ago
Aside from connections, any partner who can help you get to market faster with $ from real customers is going to be worth it. Obviously there's a lot of BS "biz" folks. A good barometer is if they have taken the time to learn the skills nee
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by bomatson 15y ago
It's fine Giles, most are pledging for the sticker anyway ;)
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by bomatson 15y ago
Good luck, Kurt! You'll be missed in LA Out of curiosity, what is your monthly burn going to be with this plan? Seems ~ $1500 / month (which is great)
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by bomatson 15y ago
Nice. Why NYC?
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by bomatson 15y ago
Timing definitely has something to do with it, but also consider the headline. Yours was "787 spells 7-8-7", which is not as simple to understand as "Dreamliner spells out...". Instantly, this headline catches enough of my attention to clic
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by bomatson 15y ago
Alex - Great job handling this, I received the bitches e-mail and got a good chuckle out of it! Hope the traffic sticks for your team
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by bomatson 15y ago
Thank you so much Michael, Rails Tutorial has helped me go from zero Rails knowledge to deploying apps. Please keep it up!
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by bomatson 15y ago
Thanks for sharing How much time have you spent doing tutorials / projects vs. pair programming? 50/50?
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by bomatson 15y ago
Thanks for this perspective. I would have loved to see this earlier, it could have saved me a lot of wheel-spinning with personas (which are valuable in limited cases)

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