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by forgotmysn 5y ago
anecdotally, i think college drop out founders, or even college-aged startup founders, were always rare. zuck generated a lot of press, and there are some thiel fellows still around, but most founders will have had at least a few years of i
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
how many potheads did you have in your quantum mechanics class?
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
thats what they said when the dotcoms busted in 02 though
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
for B2B/Enterprise, investors or board members can usually open some doors
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
in SF, Hoogasian Flowers
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
georgia tech offers an online masters in cyber security for $10k
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
i think you're missing the point. the point isnt to distract from free software by promoting social justice. the point is that regardless of your org's aims or ambitions, ensuring that the leaders of said org are worthy of leaders
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
calling people "transphobic" or "misogynistic" is almost as bad as being transphobic or misogynistic, huh?
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
i dont think any of them will ever have the cachet that YC had, inclduing YC.
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
i dont think you need to worry about bias in that case. there are definitely more competitive accelerators out there for bio and biotech companies
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
wow what a fucking joke. i didnt have a high opinion of BetterUp before, but this is definitely a new low.
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
sounds like once again, YC is choosing to dilute the quality of their offering in order to capture more of the VC pie. I suppose this inevitable for any entity in a competitive space, but it's still disappointing to see. nevertheless,
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
very much so, but that trend has been on-going for years now
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
there are dozens of start-up accelerators, for every niche and size of start-up
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
read fiction
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
chances are, you'll never get access to quality data that would allow you to make an informed decision. what you can do is look at the quality of investors in a start-up, and infer the quality of the opportunity. if the start-up has bi
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
im reminded of this iconic (and fake) image https://i.pinimg.com/originals/88/2d/84/882d84006a19f91c521b...
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
how does your product compare to Jirav? IIRC they had a similar mission
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
the very same
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Ask HN: Indiehackers Community?
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
ive had friends get into YC without an idea, just two guys looking to start a company
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
definitely not during COVID
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
a masters in CS would probably help if its from a brand name school - Waterloo, Harvard, MIT, Stanford, etc. Otherwise, you're probably better off working on side projects and contributing to open source projects to develop your resume
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
ETF's.
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
so is this more of a cashflow tool? you guys are an in-app float?
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
i dont think eventbrite is in the music business at all. that space is dominated by ticketmaster. i dont think ive ever seen a concert on eventbrite.
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
amazon getting into crypto adds a ton of credibility from an outsider's perspective. even if you're not a fan of amazon, this should have a positive impact on crypto as a whole.
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
genius move from amazon. correct me if im wrong, this looks like a blockchain backend as a service?
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
i dont think there is any similarity between trump's approach and biden's.
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by forgotmysn 6y ago
lol the author must live under a rock because i know people, individuals, who have retired thanks to crypto. not to mention funds like pantera capital who's IRR multiples are in the thousands

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