brothe2000

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by brothe2000 13y ago
I've spent some time building apps on force.com and I have liked the process. There is a lot of resources out there for you to learn and they seem to be pretty open to how things work. You'll need to keep in mind governing limits
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by brothe2000 13y ago
I am just happy that we have an opportunity to apply for something like this. Filling out the app was a good exercise in focusing my idea.
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by brothe2000 13y ago
Definitely the right way to view it.
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by brothe2000 13y ago
There's a really great tool called www.theresumator.com out there that is easy to use and works great. (I don't work for them, I work for SAP.) As for AngelList, I've got a posting out there for a co-founder but not getting
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by brothe2000 13y ago
A lot of people buy a lot of crap on ebay for outrageous prices. Might be Microsoft trying to prop up the market!
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by brothe2000 13y ago
I'd like to think that if you have an open mind and are willing to "think young", I think experience can provide you with a greater reach to build what you want. Young people have a belief everything is possible but may not
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by brothe2000 13y ago
Find a need and fill it. It won't be an obvious need though. Look at Twitter. Who knew we "needed" that. Most ideas are twists on old ones. EBay was simple online auctions. LinkedIn is a rollodex online. Take something y
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by brothe2000 13y ago
If you and your team think you can do it better, do it yourself. If you don't have a team and haven't put much into your own idea, give them a call and see how you can help.
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by brothe2000 13y ago
This is more of an exercise than a question but... When we interview some database people, we would ask them to whiteboard a database for a fake golf tournament we were having. What this did was force the interviewee to ask questions if the
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How do you view Startup Weekend? (startupweekend.org)
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by brothe2000 13y ago
Yes! Douglas Adams reference!
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by brothe2000 13y ago
Call them, introduce what you are doing and ask them if you can meet. If you can solve a problem they have, they will make time for you. Most buyers care about three things: Cost, Productivity, Revenue. Think "CPR". If you can re
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by brothe2000 13y ago
I've worked with entrepreneurs like this and they would change their mind on features and functionality week to week. Entrepreneurs are constantly testing new ideas and features to understand what will work. I compared it to walking a
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by brothe2000 13y ago
I do this too. Is this common or are we weird?