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by dshah 18y ago
This is statement has one of the highest value:word rations about programmers that I've seen in a while. I'd adjust it only slightly to be: Real Programmers Release. Because, we don't really "ship" software anymore like we used to. We just
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A Newbie’s Guide to Startup Compensation (or “Stock Options will Make Me Rich”)(tonywright.com)
77 points by dshah 18y ago|42 comments
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by dshah 18y ago
The valuation assigned for a small/seed round is not the same as the valuation someone would use to buy a company. Example: An investor agrees to invest $1,000 in seed money at a $10 million valuation. Is the company worth $10 million? Wo
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by dshah 18y ago
Anyone interested in a (paid) project to develop a simple version of this in PHP? I could use this kind of feature for another project I'm working on. If interested, ping me.
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by dshah 18y ago
I don't think 6% will get you 1-3 "rock stars" at the stage that most YC companies are. Much too early for that. At that stage (where cash compensation is minimal if not non-existent), the equity that would need to be given a real "rock st
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by dshah 18y ago
Indeed, that would be great. But just the act of simplifying the docs to a standard set of usable (because they're balanced) documents is a major step forward. Kudos to the YC team for another innovation that is sorely needed. This shou
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What are folks using for AJAX functionality in PHP?
4 points by dshah 18y ago|2 comments
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by dshah 18y ago
If a startup returns 2X-3X, the founders won't necessarily make a lot of money. A lot depends on the liquidation preference in the financing terms. Although not common these days, there was a time when VC deals were structured such that a
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by dshah 18y ago
Raising venture capital proves exactly one thing: that you can raise venture capital. Market validation in terms of paying customers or masses of addicted users is more valuable than the vote of confidence of a limited set of investors (ev
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by dshah 18y ago
No worries. Helps keep me in check.
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by dshah 18y ago
Fair enough, the article is indeed targeted at those in YC. In my defense, I did say upfront that "The folks that should (hopefully) get the most out of this are the YC startup founders themselves." As for the presentation tips being medioc
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by dshah 18y ago
Just in time for the YC Demo Day tomorrow.
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by dshah 18y ago
We're using YUI pretty extensively at my startup HubSpot. Beyond the functionality, one thing we really like is that Yahoo! is continuing to invest in the product, posting regular updates, and building a community around it.
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Redefining customer service with Web 2.0(thestandard.com)
1 points by dshah 18y ago|0 comments
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by dshah 18y ago
I'm currently using DB_DataObject. But am considering switching to Zend or CodeIgniter. DB_DataObject is working fine for now (it's lightweight, and I had it working pretty quickly). Saves time without getting in the way.
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Three Ways (Times Three) for Entrepreneurs to Blow It(xconomy.com)
2 points by dshah 18y ago|1 comments
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Software Startups No Longer Need Venture Capital, Says Founder of RescueTime(xconomy.com)
2 points by dshah 18y ago|2 comments
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by dshah 18y ago
Interesting, but I'm not sure it's a "killer" feature.
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Build a Real .com in 24 days: codename Respondz.com(blog.assembla.com)
2 points by dshah 18y ago|0 comments
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A Post-Mortem for Faneuil Media(rickburnes.com)
2 points by dshah 18y ago|0 comments
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by dshah 18y ago
We've hired several salespeople, and have been successful with it. Here are the things I'd figure out before going too far: 1. Do you need "transactional" selling (lots of small deals), or more "consultative/solution" selling. 2. How imp
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by dshah 18y ago
That's not bad. And for the record, most VCs should never have become VCs.
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by dshah 18y ago
Well, I'm biased (being the author of the article), but it was worth something to me for two reasons: 1. Writing it helped me think about the topic. 2. I got a chance to compliment some folks that I think deserved it without seeming overl
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by dshah 18y ago
I did try to not make it a hindsight 20/20 thing -- but it's really impossible to know at this point if I have a predisposition. Also, I didn't write about the ones that I "predicted" would fail (and, not even the ones that I thought would
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by dshah 18y ago
Well, technically, adding a "/" at the end of something is a different URL.
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Amazon’s Mechanical Turk Opens Up to the Masses(xconomy.com)
1 points by dshah 18y ago|0 comments
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alexis ohanian Co-Founder of reddit Completes Proust Questionnaire(blog.hubspot.com)
1 points by dshah 18y ago|0 comments
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by dshah 18y ago
He got at least one thing wrong: YC folks don't work hard to make money. Many of them work really hard, but I don't think it's to make money.
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8 Tips for Getting Your Facebook App Acquired(insidefacebook.com)
2 points by dshah 18y ago|0 comments
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Venture Returns Shrinking in 2008(xconomy.com)
1 points by dshah 18y ago|0 comments

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