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by cmos 18y ago
So congratulations are in order! First off, kudos on the willpower to save $15k. That's no small feat. And secondly, remember this, for every low point there is an equal and opposite high point. You are a complete idiot. You left a perf
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by cmos 18y ago
not really appropriate for here... but I do own a normal honda fit and it's my favorite car. ever. compact but can carry a decent amount of stuff. simply an amazing car.
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by cmos 18y ago
A good start, but filling the place up with apple people isn't a magic cureall. (i.e. there were apple people at apple in the 90's.. just no Jobs) They lost the battle. Time for an aggressive plan B to stay in business. If I were in charge
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by cmos 18y ago
A big sign that says "I rock this world"
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by cmos 18y ago
Actually, I really like this idea, though this implementation might be a bit rough. Making this an iphone app, which would be your alarm clock, might be better than having your laptop next to your bed. And like youtube there could be top r
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by cmos 18y ago
wow. He should be fired. Immediately. Just saying those comments should be career suicide. His PR person is probably freaking out. Why would the board of directors just wait around for a clueless leader to drive them into the ground? The
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by cmos 18y ago
That's like an interview of some spoiled child actor. Seriously, nothing they said there was unique. Perhaps it was watered down by the interviewer, but it seems like they could place any company name there looking to hire some people and
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by cmos 18y ago
Bail. If I can summarize your words: worry, illegal, unethical?, gray area, personally accountable, lions share, 'did not site well with me', final say, dubious. At no point did you say 'exciting' or 'amazing' or anything remotely exciting
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by cmos 18y ago
What was your biggest mistake? We want the gory details.
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by cmos 18y ago
For the last month or so the quantity went up and the quality posts got harder to find. For some reason I get the feeling that the last week has been a bit better, but I can't say why for any reason.
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by cmos 18y ago
All is fair in love and war. The real point here is to just relax and be human while making a pitch. If your feeding lines of BS to a VC he won't want to be your business partner, because it will want to know when things are going bad. Co
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by cmos 18y ago
The key to dealing with the press is to call them yourself. If the big press is ignoring you, then go smaller, until you can talk to someone + get them to write about you. Press people sometimes have to dig for news, so if you send them as
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by cmos 18y ago
I agree - There is no need to do 'dull' work. If it takes up more than a small portion of your day, then change what you do. If it's a job you have, then talk to your boss about what projects you would be excited to do, and see if you coul
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by cmos 18y ago
Here's a book (recommended by Clifford Stoll) that helps simplify the process of writing: "Write to the Point" by Bill Stott. I'm not an alum either, but enjoy this group, at least the 'ask YC' questions and responses.
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by cmos 18y ago
Cool.. a hardware post! I feel your pain.. We had such bad experiences we decided to do our own end assembly, and strictly source everything in the US. It's more expensive, but then again, we were a small company, and making things happen
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by cmos 18y ago
Sounds like an opportunity.. Why don't we design one that is foolproof? i.e. security is always enabled, and it requires a complex password? Perhaps there is even a readout + little keyboard built into it so the end user can go through a
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by cmos 18y ago
I'm not getting it. The relationship needs not be 'chummy'. Certainly you need to have a functional working relationship with an investor, but it's usually always best to keep the personal relationship at an arm's length as they don't hav
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by cmos 18y ago
The you that wrote this won't make it. Cleanse yourself of doubt and fill it with (false if it has to be) confidence. You have 2 months to do a project you are proud of and do complete. Take a deep breath. Zoom out and for the next 2 mon
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by cmos 18y ago
Ok. Your in college. In theory, you have more time now than later, when you might need a real job, to start a business. Don't drop out until you have an income from your new business. If you are truly passionate about starting something,
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by cmos 18y ago
Kids are often inefficient and waste a lot of time just figuring stuff out and making mistakes. Use your experience to your benefit and just make sure your idea is something that you can do in the finite amount of time you might have avail
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by cmos 18y ago
A friend and I were talking about how scotch is made. We know nothing about scotch except that a popular kind is aged for 10 years before being bottled and sold. So, in theory, it would take 10 years before you knew if it was a good batch
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by cmos 18y ago
How much is it? The online store doesn't look too happy right now..
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by cmos 18y ago
Let's not underestimate the cost of always being online + ready to download/buy. Amazon made a huge step in selling a consumer electronics device that is always 'on'-line. There really isn't anything comparable. And what is so impressive i
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by cmos 18y ago
Wow. Read this. Completely. This is exactly the kind of news I hope to pick up in this group... (the dot dot dot is indeed a reference to the watered down crap that has been posted here recently) How refreshing is to to get a perspective
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by cmos 18y ago
Interesting that he does not mention the biggest one of all, JFK. Perhaps he doesn't think that one is a conspiracy "theory". This article only confirms my beliefs in conspiracy theories. He is obviously behind most of the ones he mention
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by cmos 18y ago
We always want to 'make money' in the traditional sense. If we loose sight of that we're gonna party like it's 1999. (yes, we do make money) (and yea, I worked in a Prince quote!)
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by cmos 18y ago
He definitely could have handled it much better. Such as: "We put a lot of thought into it, and while it looks busy, we wanted real time data to be available for blah and blah reasons. But since you guys seem to not like it, let's make t
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by cmos 18y ago
While I'm not sure 'not' starting a company in silicon valley is valid (i.e. if I lived there I probably wouldn't move away to start a company), I am all about starting companies in area's with a lower cost of living. "staying alive" is ea
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by cmos 18y ago
This is the age old fight - they are trying to close up the 'analog loophole'. Consumers are continuously getting screwed over by hardware and software manufacturers who break their products for absolutely no reason. HDMI is a perfect exam
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by cmos 18y ago
In the US the consequences will vary depending on what state you live in. In upstate NY, sitting in traffic court for an evening I learned that every single case for 'possession' (all small amounts - not 'intent to distribute') was given a

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