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by drop19 20y ago
This seems like it could be an interesting feature idea -- maybe I could include a way for people to solve a problem together after they introduce themselves?
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by drop19 20y ago
I'm halfway through Founders at Work and the conclusion I am getting is an overwhelming yes. The chapter on Hotmail is pretty illuminating -- nobody else they talked to thought web-based e-mail was remotely a good idea.
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by drop19 20y ago
This points out an unexamined assumption on my part, which was 'getting a large amount of people interested in starting companies in the same room is bound to lead to interesting interactions'. I also assumed people would vet each other, b
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by drop19 20y ago
True; I'm just hoping to help make that first introduction. I chose to mimic the craiglist home page by listing cities on the right. I'm hoping that people like me will see their city name their and get inspired to make a connection.
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by drop19 20y ago
sure thing! e-mail me at mike@founderfinder.com
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by drop19 20y ago
I like your suggestions about the strengths and weaknesses and dream section. I'm going to go change that right now. My original thought was, I want to really focus on the kinds of motivated technical people reading YCombinator, but you're
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by drop19 20y ago
Thanks! This might sound like I'm blowing smoke, but I'm not: I've been really inspired by all of the great articles here and at other sites, and by the 37signals book Getting Real. I grew up very much cultured to think I would have to jo
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by drop19 20y ago
all, I decided to give this a try. Please let me know what you think: http://www.founderfinder.com/
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by drop19 20y ago
A few weeks ago there was a thread about starting a free-form way for entrepreneurs to find each other in different cities: http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=445 ...so I decided to try setting one up. Please let me know what you thin
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Find a co-founder (inspired by news.yc threads)(founderfinder.com)
23 points by drop19 20y ago|29 comments
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by drop19 20y ago
concur, this would match my usage pattern much better (read interesting articles from RSS, then bring up another window to read the comments)
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by drop19 20y ago
I would reduce the size of the headlines that are links; I think that's what gives it a lot of the squatting-site feel others have commented on.
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by drop19 20y ago
isn't one of the things that makes the US good for startups the fact that we have one large unified market? If you only read this post you might think it would be better to start in a European country. I guess the takeaway would be, you c
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by drop19 20y ago
The best part of this book in my opinion is the section where they describe every step they have to take when implementing a new feature. It clarifies the advice they give about saying 'no' to new requests initially (because even a
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by drop19 20y ago
This article gave me a lot of encouragement and heart, because they are based in New York and because they are out-hacking large, established players. I agree with what Paul et al have written about the importance of being in a startup hu