coralreef

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by coralreef 13y ago
"or not"?
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by coralreef 13y ago
...Really? There's thousands of projects with the same names.
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by coralreef 13y ago
Should probably specify what countries you're targeting, as there's a pretty big difference between say, Cambodia and Japan.
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by coralreef 13y ago
Million dollar question dude. Best way to find a good idea is to quietly examine problems you or people around you face, and come up with better solutions.
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by coralreef 13y ago
I don't think this statistical coincidence implies anything meaningful, other than that both are hard to do.
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by coralreef 13y ago
I'm sure people were saying the same things about Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, etc...
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by coralreef 13y ago
Being gay may make you a minority, but not an obviously visible minority that people could instantly discriminate against. The reason any of these kinds of initiatives exist is because the end results are skewed. That is, some population is
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by coralreef 13y ago
Social life is probably the biggest imbalance in my life. I'm an independent developer, so my passive income allows me to live a lifestyle of my choosing. I get to choose the projects I want to work on, choose what I want to learn, cho
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by coralreef 13y ago
I don't know much about liabilities, what what will you do if you see child pornography being uploaded to your server (which will undoubtedly happen)? How will you filter / handle that?
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by coralreef 13y ago
Heh, surveys are only worth so much. Aggregate data is usually more useful. FWIW make 100% of my income from iOS (<$100k range).
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by coralreef 13y ago
This has gotten too personal and no longer has any substance. If you want to reply to get the last word go ahead, but I won't be replying to you any further. If you presented any worthwhile ideas, I could discuss them. But all you&#x27
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by coralreef 13y ago
I'm sorry, but I still don't follow where you're trying to go with this. You don't strike me as someone who is particularly well informed with the modern startup, or the principles of turning an idea into a business. If
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by coralreef 13y ago
Have you read PG's essays? They are the closest thing you can get to a guideline to success. They make complete sense, and they are insanely valuable. His essays on wealth and startup ideas are absolutely true. I don't think you u
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by coralreef 13y ago
Fair enough, but I believe there are patterns to success, and I believe there are people's opinions worth reading. PG's essays have mostly been true to my experiences. Build something people want, have a co-founder... I don't
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by coralreef 13y ago
Its not a matter of doing, I'm motivated enough to put time in. The problem is what to build. In any set of ideas, some are more obvious in their usefulness. Some just seem cool. If you look at the biggest consumer apps in their earlie
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by coralreef 13y ago
Study what? I'm not looking for shortcuts, I'm looking for ideas that help consolidate the concepts of 1) building things interesting to you, and 2) solving real problems
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Ask HN: Solve a problem or build something cool?
5 points by coralreef 13y ago|25 comments
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by coralreef 13y ago
Build stuff, ship stuff, get users. Debug your own problems as far as possible. Learn how it actually works (well, building stuff fast kind of requires you to gloss over how it exactly works, but as you can see not having CS fundamentals is
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Ask HN: Am I good enough for a developer internship/job?
11 points by coralreef 13y ago|13 comments