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by ericabiz 14y ago
The Thinkpad X1 Carbon has a nice touchpad with 2-finger scroll as well. The only (minor) quibble I have with it is that it only lets you go one direction with the 2-finger scroll (you have to swipe down for down--you can't reverse it like
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by ericabiz 14y ago
Both Dell and Lenovo offer on-site service where a tech comes to you. It's an upgrade from their "standard" warranty service, but totally worth the extra $, especially if you rely on your computer. In addition, they both have "accidental da
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by ericabiz 14y ago
I'm sure Capital Factory can host this. Also, get in touch with Josh Baer--he writes the Austin StartupDigest every Sunday, and it goes out Monday morning. It lists all the tech-related events in Austin and it's what many people in Austin r
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by ericabiz 14y ago
Honestly, with resume fodder like SEO software (yes, I'm in that market too!) and "PHP Programming for Affiliate Marketers", I think you would make a strong living selling info products and sites geared toward the IM (Internet Marketing) ma
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Solving the Pipeline Problem(startuplessonslearned.com)
32 points by ericabiz 14y ago|1 comments
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by ericabiz 14y ago
On an Android phone: Calendar app, menu button, settings, click on your account name, and then check the calendars you want to sync to your device. Very easy.
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by ericabiz 14y ago
> "It's illegal to not have Workman’s Comp." Not true. You need to check local laws. For instance, here is the law in Texas: "Texas law does not require workers' compensation. However, your customers may require you to carry it." Refere
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by ericabiz 14y ago
My fiance has the 13" Air and when I got my X1 Carbon he went nuts. Once you see the difference in screen resolution, you will not want to go back to the Air. If you compare them side by side, you will see how blurry the text looks on the A
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by ericabiz 14y ago
The Thinkpad build quality far eclipses the Asus'--to the point where handling them side by side (as we got to do since I have both of them) is a pretty eye-opening experience. The Thinkpad feels sturdy and the Asus feels flimsy. Also, wh
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by ericabiz 14y ago
I had that laptop (yes, bought very recently--not the older version, the new one) and hated it. Replaced it with a Thinkpad X1 Carbon after a few weeks. The X1 Carbon is far better. Slight downgrade on the screen resolution, but a far lar
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by ericabiz 14y ago
It does have local storage--it just doesn't have an SD card slot for storage expansion. It's safe to say this will come in 16GB and 32GB varieties, and hopefully there will be a 64GB option. My Galaxy Nexus has 32GB, and my Nexus 7 has 16
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by ericabiz 14y ago
Hi, I can't speak for Lloyd. But, as someone else who's building a funded startup here in Austin--and who sits about 10 feet away from Lloyd and OwnLocal every day!--I can answer it for me/my startup. I ran my last company in the Valley and
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by ericabiz 14y ago
Unequivocally NO, it was not an earn-out. The sale price was pre-determined and was not based on how much the company earned in the future. The monthly payments and interest rate were also fixed.
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Hi JP: I lost about a third to taxes (I should have moved to Texas sooner! Ah, well, I'm here in Austin now and loving it.) Another $125,000 or so to debt (it was an asset sale and the business was holding some debt on its books.) And $74,0
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by ericabiz 14y ago
I started my hosting company in 2001. If you were in the Valley at the time, you'd know it was a terrible time to be there. No one was hiring. I am a college dropout and had no degree. I sent literally hundreds of resumes out to every conce
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by ericabiz 14y ago
Hi, I'm Erica, and I'm the person that is mentioned in the OP. (Imagine my surprise to click through a link on the front page of HN and find out it was about me! That was quite a jolt.) Anyway, I wanted to say: $1.1 million is life-changi
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by ericabiz 14y ago
Add some contact information and details to your HN profile. :)
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Sent you an email. :)
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by ericabiz 14y ago
Go to any developer meetup here in Austin and you'll find plenty of companies hiring. There are 50 startups here at Capital Factory (many funded) in downtown Austin and most of us are hiring. No one with decent talent at Zynga will have any
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by ericabiz 14y ago
Come to some meetups here in Austin. I can't get through a meetup here without a company announcing that they are hiring. Especially the more niche meetups like the Python Web Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/austinwebpythonusergroup/events/8
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by ericabiz 14y ago
Hi. I am an entrepreneur, and like you, I sought out my own health insurance. Where I differ from you: 1) I am female. 2) I have a prescription for birth control. Currently, my birth control prescription is through Planned Parenthood, and i
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by ericabiz 14y ago
Hello! I'm Erica, and I consulted for WP Engine at the same time as Patrick. I worked side by side with Patrick during the week he was at WP Engine--Jason (their CEO) hired me to jump-start their entire marketing department for 3 months, vs
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Why I Feel Like A Failure, Even Though On the Outside, I'm A Success(erica.biz)
11 points by ericabiz 14y ago|0 comments
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by ericabiz 14y ago
Please don't use the word "raped" in that context--as there are some people on here for whom that word conjures up a much worse image.
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by ericabiz 14y ago
As one of the few women on Hacker News, I'm going to come right out and say it: I think this is a fantastic idea, and Marissa Mayer would do well to take it to heart. Imagine if Yahoo made a serious bid for Pinterest, and then Marissa wen
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by ericabiz 14y ago
Hmm. I signed up for this when you launched in June, and so far I haven't received any email since mid-June when you told me about a meetup in SF. I assumed this project was dead, actually, since I haven't heard anything from you since then
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by ericabiz 14y ago
Want a better job? Put more info in your Hacker News profile. Email address, Github link, personal website, LinkedIn...so when you write these posts, people can contact you if they're interested.
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by ericabiz 14y ago
Even worse, it's a curated collection of blogs... that all look the same! Dave McClure posted a really thoughtful post about late bloomers recently, and the general reaction was "Wait...Dave McClure wrote that?" Yeah, you can't tell, becau
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by ericabiz 14y ago
That is not what the article said. Here is the direct quote: "In 2010 New York passed a law requiring a minimum thirty-day stay for any rental in a residential building—in effect making shorter-term rentals, the bulk of the market, illega
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by ericabiz 14y ago
I'm female; I rent out my guest room on Airbnb. I have no idea what this has to do with gender. (NB: I own my house, do not live in an area with a HOA, and do not live in a city with an ordinance against short-term rentals.) I've also fre

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