davmar

16 ms·

121.
by davmar 10y ago
Every single point he made is crucial for a startup to succeed. I know - I spent 14 years bootstrapping my software company (exited last year). I think this article is excellent. While ALL his points are valid, I want to differentiate betwe
122.
by davmar 10y ago
Very rarely do biz owners regret firing people too early - it's usually done months too late. Don't wait for this to happen a second time and for your valuable long term employees to leave because you didn't take action. Don&
123.
by davmar 11y ago
This type of headline is annoying. Nowhere does the researcher say anything remotely close to "King Kong"? It's not even insinuated as far as I can tell. Pure editorial sensationalism.
124.
by davmar 11y ago
The pricing seems expensive for small biz. Are you having success with people paying that rate?
125.
by davmar 11y ago
I feel they went from a striking, statement-making 'M' logo to something more playful and lightweight. I prefer the striking simplicity and strong statement of the previous logo. But perhaps the new one will grow on me over time.
126.
by davmar 11y ago
Imagine if ClearChannel offered a way for you to avoid seeing billboards as you drive for a monthly subscription price...
127.
by davmar 11y ago
i'm using it and it's nice as you said. i'm not a node expert yet, this is my first large project. i'm sure i'll get more fluent as i go along but this programming style was an unanticipated twist in the road.
128.
by davmar 11y ago
So the new framework of choice now seems to be Node according to his graphs. I'm building in Node as we speak and I'm not loving the Promise pattern to solve callback hell. Will I get over it? Have others?
129.
by davmar 11y ago
that's just crazy. totally wild. well done solving all those challenges! great storytelling in your blog too.
130.
by davmar 11y ago
this looks really neat and it must have been a lot of fun to build! it's not a feature request because I don't have a use case for this quite yet, but how complex would it be to parse a string that contains a formula? for example,
131.
by davmar 11y ago
too early to tell. so far, we know he hasn't messed up the formula and financially he's off to a great start. but jobs faced steeper hurdles right away bringing the company back from bankruptcy and reinvigorating morale within the
132.
by davmar 11y ago
also avoid the keiretsu forum. total waste of time and money.
133.
by davmar 12y ago
boy this is an awkward post.
134.
by davmar 12y ago
just in case i'm misunderstood - i'm simply suggesting that he must have struggled intensely with this. it hurts him and he could drag the pain on and not face the music that he made a mistake. instead, he faced his mistakes head
135.
by davmar 12y ago
the CEO has to make the tough calls. it separates the men from the boys. kudos to jason for making those decisions.
136.
by davmar 12y ago
i see what you mean. agreed.
137.
by davmar 12y ago
ha. well they are competitors in that they compete for space on someone's wrist. personally, i'll only wear one device.
138.
by davmar 12y ago
great points. i have thought about how i wouldn't apple watch during my hockey games. what kind of phone are you using with your band?
139.
by davmar 12y ago
Serious question - why would I buy a Microsoft Band? Why is it awesome? Does anyone have a convincing reason to buy the MS Band over the Apple Watch?
140.
by davmar 12y ago
Trakstar - Seattle. www.trakstar.com/jobs We're seeking two (2) additional rails engineers. - Bootstrapped, profitable and proud HR software software company. - Over 800 b2b customers around the world using our product, mostly in
141.
by davmar 12y ago
no worries at all. we all get grumpy sometimes, myself definitely included. enjoy your weekend :)
142.
by davmar 12y ago
you put an awful lot of words in my mouth. i didn't mention scrolling. re-read. the top bar is too large vertically without enough value. readability improves a bit, but the sheer prominence takes away from the discoverability of the f
143.
by davmar 12y ago
kudos to you and great job being brave and sharing your work. takes courage to be that vulnerable. having said that, it's not working for me. 1. the article list is now 100px or so lower on the page because the top bar is so large. the
144.
by davmar 12y ago
for maximum effect, watch this first: http://funny.garrytan.com/this-is-a-generic-brand-video
145.
by davmar 12y ago
I disagree. It's blatant corruption and it's not dramatic to call it out.
146.
by davmar 12y ago
wow wow great price.
147.
by davmar 12y ago
PG is a living man. the essay is a dead document.
148.
by davmar 12y ago
are you part of YC, or just a team working on the hacks?
149.
by davmar 12y ago
cap hill startup here: www.trakstar.com. also, we're hiring! rails devs please apply: trakstar.com/jobs
150.
by davmar 12y ago
This is hacker news dude. Just edit your /etc/hosts file.

More ›