dariusmonsef

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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
It was built around color palettes... but is much more than that now. We have... professional desktop color & vector image editing software. Themeleon is a twitter profile tool linked right from Twitter.com. A creative community with 2
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
We consider naming stuff often... You'll be happy to know our new site CreativeMarket.com only has two capital letters in it.
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
Our plan is to not make any broad changes immediately. I think too often acquirers do that and fuck things up. Kyle & team are staying on and we'll work together to make Forrst a valuable place for designers & developers to share
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
Well crap. Now I wish I had gone... next year. maybe.
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
I totally agree... and it reminds me to make sure we tell a great story.
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
A lot can happen after you don't get in. My good buddy Jon has a positive story with Storenvy after not getting into YC. (similar space too)
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
Umm. That slideshare post has one upvote. And that is from your submission. It didn't have significant traction and then get buried... it just didn't move once you posted it. I posted something yesterday not exactly critiquing YC, but pres
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
Probably not... but I'll settle for Hacker Holiday.
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
I would argue that some of the most successful people are where they are because of the powerful networks they belong to... The YC network is an amazing resource of driven, talented and super smart people... wouldn't you want to be great fr
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
No love for the Islands huh?
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
Sure. So don't spend all your time socializing :)
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
Hmm. Plan might be a stronger word than where I'm at with this :) It's a 3-5yr vision.
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
Back before I knew of YC, I schemed on the idea of having a startup frat. Where pledges bust ass to build products, apps, etc. The profits are shared with those that built them, but also heavily reinvested back into the frat... But then I
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
Yeah, that's probably good marketing for some houses.
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
I think the concept of having other creatives nearby is an interesting one, but there are unique experiences that early startup founders face and having a peer group of others solving the same problems is more helpful, imho.
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
Sorry. Is there another word to describe "curation", that tickles your hate nerve less? And it's not just in selecting startups for batches, but as I mention, communication between founders, etc. Not a bad thing, just one approach to creati
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
But did you see those pictures?! If there ever is a YC house, you guys should use those plans :) I understand your point though. But to clarify my idea, I don't mean an office space people come into... but rather if you had a live/work spac
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The House Y Combinator Should Have Built(hellobubs.com)
114 points by dariusmonsef 15y ago|72 comments
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
I sleep pretty well. 6-8hrs.
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
Hey Andrew, not sure if you read all the way through my post. But I addressed this. I've made decisions to run my company well AND take great care of my family.
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Inspiring Others, At All Costs.(hellobubs.com)
32 points by dariusmonsef 15y ago|7 comments
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
I was trying to discuss a hack I made to my life. Something I've done to improve my own. And I'm a YC Founder... Seemed like a pretty good place to post this. imho
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
I did generalize there, and in my head I was speaking to the original audience of the post which is people who like to party... and to that audience I think those words hold truer. There are obviously a lot of connoisseurs of wine & dr
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
I have nothing against this. That's why I said it was awesome they really appreciated the taste of alcohol.
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
I would love to go deeper on this. I don't have the time right now to write what would be a short book length piece, but appreciate the motivation to do it.
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
The title is probably more link-baity then I really intended... and I'm sure a better writer could have some up with something that captured interest without polarizing people.
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
The whole post is less about drinking and more about finding the ability to have an amazing time, any time, owned by your mental ability. If you can do that, and you don't use alcohol to get there, then that's awesome and I'm stoked for yo
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
I was trying to reach an audience that cares a lot how much they party... So to the average casual drinker it probably does come across a bit douchey. No judgement intended for anybody who drinks.
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
Yup, feedback appreciated. I updated the image.
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by dariusmonsef 15y ago
Ok, so thinking that there is nothing wrong with homosexuality... and only having seen no homo used in a context that was making fun of homophobes... I used that text on an image, but can now understand how that it can be offensive. I chang

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