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by felipe 19y ago
Here is a previous news.yc post on a related subject: http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=13035
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by felipe 19y ago
I'm a big fan of bootstrapping, and I highly recommend the following books: http://www.amazon.com/Bootstrapping-Your-Business-Successful-Company/dp/1593373872/ http://www.amazon.com/Bootstrap-Lessons-Learned-Building-Successful/dp/097118
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by felipe 19y ago
The problem with OpenLaszlo is exactly the fact that it supports both flash and ajax, and therefore it settles to the lowest common denominator of both platforms. Flex has richer components because it settles on only one technology (Flash)
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by felipe 19y ago
Here is a related post: http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=11777
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Adobe to open-source Flex(news.com.com)
9 points by felipe 19y ago|2 comments
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by felipe 19y ago
I have used this store in a previous project (about 2 years ago): http://www.casamariaint.com/ A bit expensive, but the shirt quality is great, and the logo came out perfect. FYI, I ordered the model #8527 for the guys and #8526 for the g
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by felipe 19y ago
We rent a coworking space in SF, and it was very beneficial. A bunch of startups share the same space, and we are constantly exchanging information, ideas, contacts, etc... I think that's the most important thing about coworking: It's not m
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by felipe 20y ago
Seems to me that your problem is not making your to-do list more efficient , but actually more effective . Any to-do list system (rememberthemilk, GTD, Outlook, etc...) will help you with the efficiency part, but not with the effectivenes
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by felipe 20y ago
This claim is quite misleading. How many of those 100 million users are actually using OpenID? I suspect a majority of those are AOL accounts. Is AOL actively promoting OpenID among its users? UPDATE: I just noticed kmt (post above) asked t
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Who is going to Startup Camp 2 on May/7 in SF?(startupcamp.org)
9 points by felipe 20y ago|4 comments
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by felipe 20y ago
I love the OpenID concept, but here are three major problems IMO: 1) Will users remember an URL? Users already have enough problems remembering their own email addresses! And I don't think the "users are familiar with URLs" assumption is tr
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by felipe 20y ago
Years ago I faced the same issue. I decided to tell my boss and he actually supported me with advice and mentorship (he ended up convincing me not to quit, but that's another story...) The first question that comes to my mind is: Do you rea
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by felipe 20y ago
What exactly would you do in CA that you are not able to do in your location? I'd come to CA only if I have some idea of what to do: College? First find out which one and apply. Tech Job? First send your resume. Find co-founders? You won't
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by felipe 20y ago
I'd recommend your friend to attend to as many start-up events as possible. First, many start-ups use such events to recruit. Second, he may be able to find a matching partner looking for his expertise. WorkIt.com is an excellent resource i
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by felipe 20y ago
I've never used Grails, but I've used JBoss Seam in a couple of projects and I love it! http://labs.jboss.com/portal/jbossseam/
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by felipe 20y ago
I heard that a LLC can be converted to a Corp when you get funded. I'm not a lawyer, so I'm not 100% sure about it.
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by felipe 20y ago
The Triumph of the Nerds http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115398/ Revolution OS http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308808/ Startup.com http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0256408/
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Great geek documentaries for a Saturday evening
7 points by felipe 20y ago|12 comments
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by felipe 20y ago
- Start with more than one business idea - Identify an unmet business, social or consumer need - Why the need was not already being met? - Can you assemble the competencies to solve the need? - Can you get the resources to bring the produ
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by felipe 20y ago
I actually write ALL my ideas down! I probably have a hundred by now. But you are right, there's always one or two ideas that keep nagging at me, and right now I'm pursuing an idea that although it wasn't mine, right now I simply cannot not
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by felipe 20y ago
No, I wouldn't! Your users are telling you how they want to use your app. Besides, there is nothing more inspiring than having users actually using your software! See "Let a hundred flowers blossom": http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/02/the
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by felipe 20y ago
No night-life in MV? C'mon, how about Molly McGee?? :)
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by felipe 20y ago
I totally agree with the concept that speed does not really matter because hardware is cheaper than programmers. And I never understood the criticism towards Ruby being slow... If it improves my productivity, who cares? However, the REAL pr
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by felipe 20y ago
IMHO the article in the PDF is highly biased, like for example when it takes the "Sixteen Decisions" completely out of context. The article also makes a number of claims without mentioning any sources at all. The only piece of reference pro
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by felipe 20y ago
I think it depends on the focus of your startup. My perception is that SF is more media-centric, with lots of designers and media professionals, while South Bay is more "nerdy" and enterprise-centric, with lots of hardcore hackers. Regardi
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by felipe 20y ago
Turns out microcredit banks need hackers! There is a huge cost involved in keeping track of all those tiny loans manually, and thus they need inexpensive and effective technology to manage their operations. Mifos is an open-source microcred
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by felipe 20y ago
When an individual gets a loan, the village itself is sort of "co-signing" it. If the person defaults or runs away, the entire village's "credit score" is affected. This is not theory: Millions of loans were granted worldwide, and in fact t
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by felipe 20y ago
We've been using plain paper & pen to create mock-ups, but it's kind of hard to collaborate online (many interactions of scan-email-comment). So far I liked this one: http://www.mockupscreens.com . There's another one called Axure, but it
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How do you mock-up / sketch your web app?
3 points by felipe 20y ago|11 comments
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by felipe 20y ago
Yes, you can! Save enough for six months to a year in basic living expenses -- that's your seed fund. While you save, keep moonlighting on your project. Your seed-fund will empower you to make the right decision when the time comes (i. e.:

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