dfnord

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Ubuntu loses the edge to Android(ubuntuforums.org)
2 points by dfnord 16y ago|0 comments
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by dfnord 16y ago
Thanks for the reply.
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by dfnord 16y ago
Yeah, I know. I meant more like personal, face to face connection. One conversation on a coffee shop is ok, but 5 emails back and forth, not really what I meant (not to dismiss the founders who sent 5 emails back and forth to me, you were r
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Ask HN: What percent of YC companies had former YC-mafia connections?
7 points by dfnord 16y ago|6 comments
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by dfnord 16y ago
Thanks for giving more of a entrepreneur perspective. I agree with you on that it is not a co-founder equity. However, I get the impression that VC would have a heart attack before even considering a better deal. Considering the deal inclu
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by dfnord 16y ago
Yes, I took that into consideration. The explicit equation, all from PG's article is: i = 1 / (1 - n) + sp where: i: the amount I'll increase the company's worth divided by the profit multiplier (which is 1 + profit(%)/ 100, eg: 1.5 for
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by dfnord 16y ago
I mentioned I'd be getting a bit higher than market salary. I've worked on my own startup for a few months until my co-founders split, and I was unselected for a seed incubator program as a solo founder (no big surprises here). The rest of
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by dfnord 16y ago
Is not a solely engineering role. I am leading a team and a product as well (which will most likely be just me for a couple of months). Which is actually what I'd expect from first engineer hires on a startup. But thanks a lot for the persp
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Ask HN: Reasonable equity for early employees?
65 points by dfnord 16y ago|19 comments
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by dfnord 16y ago
US citizens only?
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by dfnord 16y ago
Another good tool that works on all platforms is smartgit: http://www.syntevo.com/smartgit/index.html
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Simplicity, The Way of the Unusual Architect(infoq.com)
14 points by dfnord 16y ago|1 comments