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by char 17y ago
I actually believe the opposite: that founders should split equity equally. Even taking into account all of the factors the author lists (ideas, cash, sacrifice, etc.), the bottom line is that each founder needs to be completely and equally
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by char 17y ago
And 13% is just the average! I was on the other night during what must have been a perv peak (20%). It was slightly terrifying.
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by char 17y ago
The entire book (Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman) is amazing and hilarious. I highly recommend it for the HN crowd.
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by char 17y ago
I haven't really noticed this trend. But keep in mind, I'm just one data point. To give a rough estimate, I'd say that for every 20 or so down-voted comments I come across, there is one whose lack of points is actually confusing to me. I fi
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by char 17y ago
I'm a S10 applicant, and the only thing I've been doing since submitting the application is working my ass off to make my product better and increase my user base. It would be amazing to get into YC, but being reliant on it would be foolish
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by char 17y ago
I really feel like The Dude made this site.
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by char 17y ago
"Can you give examples of proofs without words?" I enjoy that by providing an example of a proof without words, it is proving (without words) that this is in fact possible.
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by char 17y ago
I'm really excited about this. Also, the 'Submit Current Page' feature seriously just increased the chances of me actually submitting things.
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by char 17y ago
Many of my color names were based on Crayola crayons and answers from Celebrity Jeopardy.
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by char 17y ago
This is definitely me, though I'm sure I'm not the only one. My laziness didn't come from simply being intelligent, but from everyone always telling me how smart I was. As a result, I was terrified to fail and disappoint. Straight A's were
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by char 17y ago
There is something very wrong with the fact that I can only get the 'best' technologies on my phone if I use an Apple product. I really should have the choice between several phones with similar technologies, and each of their respective co
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by char 17y ago
I'm really too tired to read this, but is someone seriously trying to patent a linked list? This is really a "palm to the forehead" moment for me.
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by char 17y ago
Having lived in both NYC and the Bay Area for extended periods of time, I would say that at least in terms of rent and location, that there are many more options for running a start-up cheaply in the Bay Area. You might be able to find a de
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by char 17y ago
In my opinion, this is exactly what you should do! Build a really great product and perhaps even become profitable on your own before you try to take on capital.
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by char 17y ago
Tonight's projects included A/B testing, practicing piano, and making a delicious sausage pizza. I'm currently considering jumping on the Feynman diagrams posted by dwwoelfel, because I kind of miss doing them.
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by char 17y ago
This is really great advice. My first start-up was seed funded by some 'big-business' people. They told us we had to spend a lot of time writing up business/financial models, including 5-year plans(!?!). As a result, we spent very little ti
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by char 17y ago
Does anybody actually have links to tests or coding exercises like this? I would love to do some.
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by char 17y ago
I've been saying this for a while about Wal-Mart (that it's great for allowing low-incomers to eat and live at higher standards for very cheap), but I frequently get 'scolded' by friends who are very anti Wal-Mart. I'm glad I can reference
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by char 17y ago
This was really cool to watch. However, I wish there was information on the properties of each of the substances being bombarded with bullets. I could make reasonable guesses as to what some of them were, but does anyone know if this is ava
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by char 17y ago
I couldn't agree more. Patents are a complete waste of time. It is ridiculous to me that people can actually patent an idea, as if they are the only ones in the world who thought of it. (You're never the only one in the world who thought of
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by char 17y ago
I think this is a great idea. If I weren't in a relationship and had some friends (or more likely, acquaintances) on Facebook I was interested in, I'd totally do this. In terms of privacy, I would definitely trust this application not to le
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by char 17y ago
Of course. But my point wasn't that 'things that aren't professions are easy to learn about', it was that 'using the Internet IS easy to learn, and requires few resources.' The fact that using the human body isn't a profession is completely
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by char 17y ago
This is likely true. However, using the Internet isn't a profession. It is a globally-scaled phenomenon that is essentially 'the future'. Anyone can learn how to use it and become an 'expert' for basically no cost and little time. People ge
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by char 17y ago
The part of this post that stood out for me was the very bottom, where the author alludes to old politicians who are mostly ignorant of the Internet and modern technology. There is something pretty scary about the people 'in charge' being o
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by char 17y ago
I'm pretty excited about the prospect of eating a delicious steak for only a few bucks! I also enjoy that this person has the same method of cooking as I do, which is to create a recipe and then iterate on it several times within the span o
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by char 17y ago
I agree that status can be important in many respects, but status achieved from one's own accomplishments and intellect (as an entrepreneur, for example) is completely different than status created by owning an overpriced shiny rock or
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by char 17y ago
It has always seemed to me that Twitter had been extremely hyped up, but only by the very people Twitter is optimal for (e.g., journalists, bloggers, and anyone else who would benefit from spreading information in a 'one-to-many' way). Othe
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by char 17y ago
I really appreciate this article. I absolutely adore chickens, and understand that they are far more complex and intelligent than they are generally given credit for.
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by char 17y ago
"I didn't take this movie as either anti-corporate or anti-technology." Agreed. I think many people are reading way too much into this plot. Sometimes a story is just a story.
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by char 17y ago
I read it as 'Mentos', too, and now I have that song in my head!! Now you do, too. Sorry.

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