colellm

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by colellm 17y ago
judging a startup by the founder's email address..brilliant methodology
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by colellm 17y ago
The "shocking" part was completely sarcastic :) I totally understand the value of one's time. i am not hoping to ignite that whole business person vs coder battle or come across as a business person jerk, which is why I am presenting myself
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by colellm 17y ago
p.s. if interested melissa_colella@hotmail.com
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by colellm 17y ago
shocking that I should get such a response. on one end, there is a TON of legwork with regard to my idea that involves reaching out to each adventure operator and incorporating content into the site. I did mention it was extremely fragmente
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Seeking tech cofounder/collaborator-Adventure travel startup
5 points by colellm 17y ago|8 comments
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by colellm 18y ago
A lot of the applications for the yc like programs are similar (ex. launchboxdigital), which, I agree, does make it easier to apply to multiple programs.
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by colellm 18y ago
"I am pretty sure that starting a business involves some level of desperation." I agree. People do have to be pushed up against a wall to some extent and feel they are left with few options, otherwise, it is too easy to convince yourself no
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by colellm 18y ago
Me too - I will go
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by colellm 19y ago
Any suggestions on things to read so I can start to learn. I am going to buy a book on rails (agile web development). Know of joel on software. Programming.reddit.com. Anything else?
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by colellm 19y ago
Thanks :) Didn't mean to sound defensive. I posted expecting responses similar to yours. Initially I was naive but a little networking in the tech community solved that pretty quickly.
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by colellm 19y ago
Yeah. I would not apply to ycombinator without a programming co-founder (I am going to apply to launchboxdigital though). Definately have considered "hiring" someone, but I wanted to exhaust trying to find a co-founder first.
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by colellm 19y ago
Yup. Know Y combinator funded them. Actually, brings up another point. Curious what people think about applying to ycombinator if they have funded a potential competitor of your company in the past??
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by colellm 19y ago
Thanks for the advice. Right now, I would like to continue in my hunt for a co-founder but do plan on trying to pick up some knowledge of programming even if I do find someone to work with.
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by colellm 19y ago
I knew I would probably get attacked on this post in some way. I am not naive and I do realize my limitations. Additionally, in a business you are looking ideally for individuals who complement yourself in skills (i.e. one business person,
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Seeking Technology Co-Founder (NYC)
13 points by colellm 19y ago|49 comments
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by colellm 19y ago
Put together a short list of bloggers that are appropriate for your product! I think bloggers and press can help when you have a niche consumer product (like a user generated travel website) but you need to get your name in the relevant (i.
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by colellm 19y ago
Great tips. I have heard the one about wearing your nametag on your right side. Not something you would ever think about unless you were told.