drinko

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by drinko 18y ago
I've seen it, and have it running on my server in alpha.
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by drinko 18y ago
it didn't.
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by drinko 18y ago
thanks for the support benn.
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by drinko 18y ago
She wasn't initially hired as an employee - it was more of a contract agreement to develop the beta, with the option to come on as a full partner if we were working well together. It wasn't a hazy equity offer.
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by drinko 18y ago
the non intuitive nature of some of the UI features. Instructional copy is written, but not implemented. Lack of help - again written, but not implemented. Lack of privacy settings. Inability to search.
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by drinko 18y ago
29% can be reclaimed in a straightforward manner.
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by drinko 18y ago
nostrademons, please re-read the original post. I never had 94% I was eventually ok with giving up founder level share, but expected founder level commitment. This is where the gap lies.
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by drinko 18y ago
nostrademons I paid the 35% equity 8 months ago, only to have her quit when the going got tough.
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by drinko 18y ago
She left because we ran out of money. Scope creep was limited. The company owns the IP - we did sign paperwork on that. In case it isn't clear, at the time I did agree to giving her the 35% in equity. I currently own 45%. She has agreed to
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by drinko 18y ago
I don't have any programming experience beyond BASIC as a 5th grader. Market research, ethnographic study, trying to raise more funding,(too early for VCs here, and there are not many risk taking angels here), running the ongoing alpha, lia
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by drinko 18y ago
I raised the funding, performed the market research, liased with many different health organisations, classifed the information in the database, wrote all the copy for the app, and created the interface mockups working with a designer.
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by drinko 18y ago
pg, The idea was that always that she would be a full co-founder. We agreed on a low equity split initially because of the asymmetric risk we were taking. The idea was always to increase her stake 6 months into the project, but not in the w
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by drinko 18y ago
The investment round was 20%, and I have a 45% stake.
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by drinko 18y ago
Well, my monthly outgoing are $2000 a month, so it kinda feels garagelike to me.
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by drinko 18y ago
"this is a set of circumstances where the developer had most of the leverage, you failed to recognize it and got burned" This is true to a degree. We agreed to the initial arrangement as a fair deal, but I didn't appreciate the way she swti
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by drinko 18y ago
I had to take a salary, because I am 32 yr old experienced nurse and have monthly fixed costs that I can't get away from.
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by drinko 18y ago
I can recover the extra 29%, as it was structured as an option.
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by drinko 18y ago
no project contract was signed - I was naive and had met her through a mutual friend, so I thought I could trust her and we could save some money. There is a contract for the company set and equity structure.
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by drinko 18y ago
i am near Tulsa, Oklahoma. We have a prototype, but not one I would be able to release, as it needs a lot of user interface refining. It is an online web app service for patients with chronic conditions that helps them manage their problems
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Ask YC: Startup crisis. Out of money and tech co-founder has bailed.
129 points by drinko 18y ago|232 comments
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by drinko 18y ago
I guess it depends on who your friends are, but mine have no clue. Part of the trouble is that awful name.
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How to explain rss to normal people.(internetducttape.com)
5 points by drinko 18y ago|7 comments
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Xobni - wouldn't get out of bed for $20m(feeds.feedburner.com)
26 points by drinko 18y ago|55 comments
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by drinko 18y ago
Thanks Erf The reason that I think it is actually useful is that although joe six pack may think that facebook, myspace, friendster and second life are all social networks and therefore the same type of product, it is clear that small diffe
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by drinko 18y ago
Why? I thought it was a useful, and amusing insight into the ridiculous nature of social networking, and ties in with a lot of stuff that has been talked about on HN (eg Matt Maroon's posts, and paul's)
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by drinko 18y ago
what are the obvious reasons? Web app is amazingly non specific. you will get more help if you are more open.
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Facebook is for college goobers (review of social network transitions)(current.com)
14 points by drinko 18y ago|9 comments