davidbalbert

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An Open Letter To Business People(dave.is)
159 points by davidbalbert 16y ago|58 comments
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by davidbalbert 16y ago
Thanks! We're pretty excited.
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by davidbalbert 16y ago
I think it was even more helpful considering we weren't already in the valley, but I think most of the benefits apply even if you are already here. This is from asking much more established co's. FWIW we were coming from NYC. Our startup is
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by davidbalbert 16y ago
The money is probably the least valuable thing we've gotten out of YC. When we came here, we had no network and no connections to the valley. As part of YC, we've gotten: 1) Contacts - we can sit down with just about anyone we can think of.
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by davidbalbert 16y ago
We (HireHive) applied 4 days after the deadline. This was the first time that YC had officially accepted late applications. We weren't planning on applying until the winter (if at all). We were just filling out the application as a way to f
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by davidbalbert 16y ago
I'm a big fan of alternative client side languages (would love to see a ruby version of this project). The problem is wide spread adoption will take forever. You wouldn't be able to use another language in the browser until all vendors ship
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Apply to 30+ YC Funded Startups at once (HeyZap, Heroku, Loopt, and more)(ycommonapp.com)
15 points by davidbalbert 16y ago
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by davidbalbert 16y ago
Doesn't yet have access to AWS websites which makes it not totally useful yet. The most important thing for me is to give multiple people access to the AWS management console. Still a useful feature though.
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by davidbalbert 16y ago
For the record, parent is my cofounder, was unschooled, and is certainly no more awkward than I am.
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by davidbalbert 16y ago
That's a very fair point. The argument is not that Palo Alto should be making Foursquare. It's more that with all of our iThings and Droids, we're at a place where these local/mobile apps are starting to matter more and it seems the most ob
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by davidbalbert 16y ago
Well his words were a bit stronger than New York isn't "the ideal environment for tech start ups" ;). I think the real advantage that the valley has right now is mindshare. This won't change without some prodding. The argument has to be mad
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by davidbalbert 16y ago
That's why we plan on moving back. A little writing doesn't hurt though. I think a bit of pride and cheerleading can push New York to be better.
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by davidbalbert 16y ago
IIRC, Resistor has open hack nights every Tuesday or Thursday. If you hang out and make stuff, you won't get turned away. I totally agree though. I wish space wasn't at such a premium in New York. The whole community would do well with a mo
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by davidbalbert 16y ago
Because it's kind of fun ;). But really it's hard to have a friend attack my hometown like this and not respond. I just answered in kind. Also, I think these types of things are probably much older than 15 years.
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New York is the greatest... and I don’t care what Antonio Garcia-Martinez says(blog.hirehive.com)
89 points by davidbalbert 16y ago|34 comments
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by davidbalbert 16y ago
Just added Disqus and Opzi to the list.
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YCommonApp: Apply to 25+ YC-funded startups in under 10 minutes(ycommonapp.com)
175 points by davidbalbert 16y ago|72 comments
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Ask HN: What happened to the financial reform bill?
13 points by davidbalbert 16y ago|4 comments
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Cryptographic voting system developed by MIT prof has first real world trial(web.mit.edu)
63 points by davidbalbert 17y ago|20 comments