dirkdeman

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by dirkdeman 15y ago
I'm sorry, but I wouldn't pay for being a beta user. Being a hacker myself, I commit a lot of time when I sign up for a beta. I report bugs, and give my opinion on what I like and what I don't like. In my opinion, a beta should never be the
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by dirkdeman 15y ago
Ask yourself this: what sets you aside from your competitors, i.e. What's the reason why people would choose your paid service over the free one of your competitors? It's about the added value of your service or product. Define that and you
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by dirkdeman 15y ago
Ah, right, the system as in 'THE SYSTEM'. Thanks for clarifying and the example!
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Ask HN: hacking a non-computer system (YC application question)?
1 points by dirkdeman 15y ago|2 comments
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by dirkdeman 15y ago
I cringe whenever I come across a piece of code I've written years ago, but you know the old saying 'If it ain't broken...'. It also reminds me of where I came from as a coder.
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by dirkdeman 15y ago
Karma points is fine with me, but to me the real reward for helping others is in knowing that you've helped. 'The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit'. Nelson Henderson
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How to shoot video that doesn't suck(howto.wired.com)
1 points by dirkdeman 15y ago|0 comments
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by dirkdeman 15y ago
You guys have the same business entities... did not know that! Here in The Netherlands we also have the BV (bijzondere vennootschap). It's a seperate legal entity, with limited liability.
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by dirkdeman 15y ago
Somewhere in the late '90's, a 13 year old dutch boy made a website for a school assignment. The website was nothing more than a chart comparing rates of cellphone operators. His parents thought it would be a good learning experience, so th
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by dirkdeman 15y ago
Same thing happened to me, my employer terminated my contract although he stated that the quality of my work was excellent. The official reason was that I forgot to add an item to the Outlook agenda. Pure BS. At first, I was angry, confused
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by dirkdeman 15y ago
I'm a user of both Windows and Linux (Ubuntu). My guess is that Linux is easier to begin with if you're a complete PC novice. Ubuntu is easy to use, everything is completely logical. Windows is a bit more cluttered and some things are not c
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Ask HN: is the startup visa finally coming?
3 points by dirkdeman 15y ago|1 comments
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by dirkdeman 15y ago
Have you applied to Angellist yet?
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800xchange founder killed by cofounder(latimes.com)
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by dirkdeman 15y ago
The link to www.timgroup.com/careers seems to be broken, and the general career page of www.timgroup.com keeps throwing errors at me. The 'we're hiring' link at dev.youdevise.com is also broken... I'd love to read more about the career oppo
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by dirkdeman 15y ago
I graduated cum laude on a thesis about mass influence so your question kind of intrigues me... Robert Cialdini has written a great book on this: 'Influence: the psychology of persuasion'. Cialdini discovered 6 principles that can persuade
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by dirkdeman 15y ago
The article is: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2942768 .
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by dirkdeman 15y ago
BIT in The Netherlands could be a good option for you ( http://www.bit.nl/home/faciliteiten/e-mailplatform/ ). The Netherlands have excellent infrastructure and rather liberal laws, and BIT is a large player in the market here. I've dealt w
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by dirkdeman 15y ago
It has been my experience that, while working in a group, it's actually harder to get things done. You have to reach a consensus first before you can act. The progress may be steadier, but in the long term slower. Maybe I'm suffering from a
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by dirkdeman 15y ago
Forgive me my ignorance, but why is it such a disadvantage having a single founder? Think about it: if the founder is a Jack of all trades, gets the product out and hires specialized staff when the startup gets revenue, why would he need a
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by dirkdeman 15y ago
Priceless! It also puts a human perspective to Y Combinator. I get sweaty palms just by thinking of applying (although I will - again) this year, let alone actually making it. These pics show me you're actually humans instead of, well, deit
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by dirkdeman 15y ago
I think you're asking yourself the wrong question. You should be asking yourself 'what tools do I need RIGHT NOW' instead of 'what tools exist out there'. If you're still in the process of developing a B2C Web app, I wouldn't worry about th
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by dirkdeman 15y ago
I'd say it's likely that the founders can't pay you much more. You can explain your situation, maybe ask for more stock options. You say it's a quickly growing startup, so besides cashing in your stock options a few years down the road, the