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by dean 19y ago
I do not want to be involved in a startup (but I enjoy reading about it).
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by dean 19y ago
It would be nice to do a startup one day.
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by dean 19y ago
I have an idea for a startup.
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by dean 19y ago
I am in a startup part-time (I have a full-time job).
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by dean 19y ago
I am in a startup full-time.
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Poll - How many here are involved in a startup? Vote up the appropriate comment.
7 points by dean 19y ago|25 comments
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by dean 19y ago
If you are trying to decide between two things, a good trick is to flip a coin. Assign one choice to heads and the other to tails. You'll find yourself subtly "hoping" for one choice over the other. Decision made.
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by dean 19y ago
Yes, this article made me think of Seth Godin as well. It's about doing something "remarkable" in a very literal sense. Something that causes people to remark on your product or service. And to do that, I think you really have to have a goo
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by dean 19y ago
> It hurts a lot my friend. Have you not received that email from ycombinator after they made the 40 some invitation calls? I wouldn't define failure (or pain) as not being accepted by YCombinator.
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by dean 19y ago
I'm in Ottawa.
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Warren Buffett on what makes a good business [Video](youtube.com)
1 points by dean 19y ago|0 comments
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37Signals Profiled In Time Magazine(time.com)
8 points by dean 19y ago|3 comments
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by dean 19y ago
Why is there a big "SAMPLE" watermark on the example? Is he afraid someone will steal his goal?
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by dean 19y ago
I take it to mean that everyone fails and if you let a failure stop you, you'll never succeed. Successful people fail too, but they learn from their failures and move on, until they succeed.
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by dean 19y ago
Really? The most asinine thing ever? I don't agree with that, but you do have a point. Still, it is interesting that 37Singnals is using PHP, not shocking, not mind-blowing, but interesting. Just like it would be interesting if Microsoft we
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by dean 19y ago
I thought the interesting thing about this post is that 37signals, the creator of RubyOnRails, is using PHP.
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by dean 19y ago
Another one: A successful person fails many times, but a failure only fails once. (I don't who said it.)
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by dean 19y ago
You could try calling up Michael Arrington and crying on the phone. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/22/silicon-valley-could-use-a-downturn-right-about-now/
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by dean 19y ago
It doesn't matter how good your site is, if nobody knows about it, you won't get any visitors. By the same token, if you manage to game the system and trick people to come to your site, and your site doesn't deliver, you'll just lose them a
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by dean 19y ago
Don't know. But you could always try bugmenot.
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Get started, entrepreneurs. You're living in an exciting time.(nytimes.com)
13 points by dean 19y ago|16 comments
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by dean 20y ago
If your company fails, you are not obliged to pay the money back, you can walk away. However, if you succeed to the point of getting your first round of funding, then you have to pay back the money with interest. But I'm glossing over an im
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Charles River Ventures QuickStart seed-level funding program FAQ - Very Interesting(crv.com)
15 points by dean 20y ago|12 comments
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by dean 20y ago
Here are a few that I like: Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas A. Edison Don't wait. The time will never be just right. - Napoleon Hill We act as though comfort and luxury we
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The Business Wisdom of Charlie Munger -- A Speech To USC Business School(paladinvest.com)
2 points by dean 20y ago|1 comments
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O'Reilly Web 2.0 Summit Audio and Video Podcasts(web2summit.com)
1 points by dean 20y ago|0 comments
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Heidi Roizen on Raising Venture Capital [Podcast 20min](podtech.net)
1 points by dean 20y ago|0 comments