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by hooande 18y ago
This article was all kinds of awesome. Very rare that I get to see hardcore gangster stories on hacker news. And how can you beat a story about a drug dealer named "Little Rock"? Upvote.
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by hooande 18y ago
That wasn't even close to being funny. And why drag YC into it?
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by hooande 18y ago
Patents cost a LOT of money to enforce. The odds of you being sued are very low. People will be able to issue you a cease and desist order on the cheap, but the odds of it ever going before a judge are equally low. Business methods patents
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by hooande 18y ago
I've heard that it takes 10 years to achieve true mastery of any craft. He said it took ten years to "become a success", but that isn't limited to just one company. Personally, I plan on trying and failing as many times as necessary over th
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by hooande 18y ago
It looks like people are finding a lot of creative ways to use slinkset. A lot of niche markets and companies could benefit from a site like this
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by hooande 18y ago
Paul is really cool man, don't worry about it. He'll probably respect the fact that you tried to make something more than anything. It's actually kind of hard to upset him. Frankly, he has a lot of money. It's going to take more than one er
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by hooande 18y ago
Great idea. Start working on a prototype and make sure you apply in time for the winter YC session.
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by hooande 18y ago
Personally I think we should try to expand what we do with our community. We should do more in person meetups and hackathons. There is a lot of value in networking that shouldn't just be limited to those selected for ycombinator. We're a ni
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by hooande 18y ago
This guy should write a book. We could use a modern "Psychology of Everyday Things", focused on software design. And no, Steve Kurg's book doesn't cut it.
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by hooande 18y ago
I think the YC model wouldn't work for a company like M$ because there is way too much drama. Founders get into fights, startups make horrible paperwork mistakes and ideas and markets change all the time. There is way too much counseling an
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by hooande 18y ago
My friend had a similar experience in india. I wonder how the same kind of soft well approach could be applied to startups? Perhaps by making sure you provide value for people with no pressure to buy? The methodology sure seems to work.
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by hooande 18y ago
YouNoodle is busy... We're experiencing lots of activity so we can't handle your request just yet. Please click the refresh button and try again. scaling = fail
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by hooande 18y ago
The first YC08 Demo Day is only a few days after this event, so be prepared to offer moral support and feedback to those who are in the middle of that last push
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Ask YC: What's your best failure story?
1 points by hooande 18y ago|0 comments
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by hooande 18y ago
You should read Jessica's book...it's really very good. She has detailed interviews with many of the people who started the technology boom. If you're going to spend a lot of time thinking about tech startups, it can't hurt to learn the his
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by hooande 18y ago
People have been saying that YCombinator and the general hackernews culture encourages people to work 80+ hours a week. I would like to put that to rest right now. It's just not true. Yes, people who work for YCombinator startups tend to wo
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by hooande 18y ago
I love the idea of building a team and then coming up with different products. Your project mayhem is almost as cool as the one in fight club. I think the idea behind Spicy Elephant might be a bit abstract for most consumers, but the site c
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by hooande 18y ago
funny that I found this by slacking off and reading hackernews
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by hooande 18y ago
This seems like a very good idea. If you stick with a vertical search for long enough, it will make you money. Keep improving it and don't give up!
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by hooande 18y ago
A similar story in sports is that of Rick Ankiel. He was a top pitcher in 2000 but he experienced some kind of panic in a playoff game that prevented him from throwing the ball over the plate. His story ended in success as he quit pitching
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Silicon Valley isn't the only option for startups(voodooventures.com)
1 points by hooande 18y ago|0 comments
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by hooande 18y ago
Bottom line, I think the site needs to be much easier to use. There are already a few apps like this, but one place you might be able to compete is on convenience. First off, you might want to consider letting people play with this more wit
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by hooande 18y ago
This is one of my favorite sites. As someone who makes websites for a living, I'm very impressed by what they've put together. One of the better music sites that I've used (and I've seen a lot of them)
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by hooande 18y ago
One thing YCombinator is exceptional at is grooming a company for VC investment. If you think you even might want a venture funded company, YC can tell you all the ins and outs. I'm sure that even third or fourth time entrepreneurs could us
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The Personality Behind Online Gaming Site Bodog(fastcompany.com)
1 points by hooande 18y ago|0 comments
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by hooande 18y ago
I've heard that most Y Combinator startups are set up as Delaware C-Corps because most investors prefer to work with Delaware C-Corps. Being in Delaware provides them with more legal protection as investors and the C structure gives them mo
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by hooande 18y ago
This might create a hacking frenzy. If I was a college kid looking to jump into startups, I would strongly consider doing one of these...
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by hooande 18y ago
Just in time for the start of our python project
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by hooande 18y ago
I'm thinking about taking the Bolt Bus over from Boston. I know Radegast well, I actually used to date a waitress there.
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by hooande 18y ago
I'm not sure if it's right or wrong, but it certainly seems common. Exaggerating is part of business, and it happens in a lot of them. It's similar to lying on your resume...some people are hurt by it, some people are helped by it. There ar

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