hacker64

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by hacker64 19y ago
This should disqualify him right away. Bragging about it tells me that he can't tell the difference between right and wrong.
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by hacker64 19y ago
SU does send a lot of traffic, but don't let the numbers fool you. SU users are channel surfing, and usually don't stay for more than 2 seconds. Divide the number of users you get from SU by 10 to get it's equivalent in Digg users. And divi
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by hacker64 19y ago
It's not easy, but it's doable. Asking for the numbers you're suggesting forces us to seek VC funding (which we might do later), but we're not ready for it yet.
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by hacker64 19y ago
I'm not looking for VC funding. He's an angel investor.
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by hacker64 19y ago
I'd say I'm at stage similar to what an 'average' YC startup would've been at after about 3 to 5 months. Not hugely populr, and not at a deadend either. It's a consumer, social, Web site. We don't have a lot of users yet, and we don't have
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by hacker64 19y ago
That's an interesting twist. Thanks. Is it common?
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by hacker64 19y ago
We have a low burn rate, so a $100K should be enough to allow the two of us to continue working on it for another year, including a small marketing budget, and occasionally bringing in a consultant for the things we need help with (graphics
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Ask YC: I'm pitching to an angel. How do I value my startup?
22 points by hacker64 19y ago|30 comments
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by hacker64 19y ago
It's not as obvious as you might think. Otherwise, there won't be tens of thousands of anandoned startups.
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by hacker64 19y ago
Be a specialist in one area, and learn enough about the other areas to allow you to judge the quality of the cofounders you join or the contractors you hire.
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by hacker64 19y ago
> It would be rare for a cofounder of a non-broken company to have as little as 5%. Good point.
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Ask YC: What's a co-founder?
1 points by hacker64 19y ago|2 comments
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If you're accepted to YC, can you negotiate the percentage?
4 points by hacker64 19y ago|20 comments
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by hacker64 19y ago
I always felt that VCs continue to spread the 30% minimum ownership myth to manipulate the expectations of entrepreneurs seeking funding. Good to know that my gut feeling was right.
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by hacker64 19y ago
That's exactly how it works with consumer Internet projects. Consider that even Google didn't realized how valuable what they had was. They tried to sell their search technology in the early days, but only because nobody would buy it, they
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by hacker64 19y ago
Will there be a software industry in 2200? Or will computers write their own software?
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by hacker64 19y ago
Using RoR is like taking a loan. You build it fast, but then spend a lot of time fixing it.
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by hacker64 19y ago
I use del.icio.us, it's good for what I need. Would be nice if I can set it so that all my bookmarks are private so I don't have to check that litle checkbox everytime. I don't use public bookmarks.
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by hacker64 19y ago
Incubators can be good or bad depending on which one you choose and which stage you're at. There is no easy way to answer this. Although it'd be interesting to hear what others have experienced.
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by hacker64 19y ago
It won't be long before a viable option to accomodate fast growth is availale. S3 does a great job scaling storage, and Amazon is already planning to make EC2 easier to use for web applications.
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by hacker64 19y ago
Try http://thelogocompany.net/ . Haven't used them, but there examples are cool. Or, post on elance and see if someone good bids.
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by hacker64 19y ago
I use elance.com. I post my projects there and they bid.