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by hynahmwxsbyb 12y ago
It's hard to be sympathetic when all the female founders I know have had an easy time fundraising. Far easier than (most) men. I'm not suggesting that the women weren't qualified--they were--but I've seen so many qualifi
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by hynahmwxsbyb 12y ago
I'm a founder, and I get the sense that you're supposed to go down with the ship. Which likely means going into debt and declaring bankruptcy. If you're not the CEO it's probably easier to leave quietly, but make sure yo
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by hynahmwxsbyb 12y ago
If you end up starting a successful company this will in retrospect look like a brilliant move. But since most startups fail you may find that you are totally unhireable. There is a small window of opportunity to get these kind of companies
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by hynahmwxsbyb 12y ago
I'm not sure I agree with PG here. I see intelligence as an ability to interpolate (usually quickly) whereas wisdom is extrapolation. I think about highly intelligent people who have a deep knowledge base and are able to use that to re
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by hynahmwxsbyb 12y ago
Slack is amazing. We dumped HipChat which had been in beta for 4 years! Slack had good iPhone integration (HipChat would bot give me notifications?!) Really useful integration with Trello.
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by hynahmwxsbyb 12y ago
The most damaging failures are those that lead to a loss of purpose and place you on the edge of the abyss. If you're there I would go see medical attention. Otherwise we have very few options. Give up, or charge on. With enough rounds
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by hynahmwxsbyb 12y ago
I wonder how much this cost Goldman from a talent perspective.
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by hynahmwxsbyb 13y ago
What stranglehold? Does anyone really use Facebook anymore?
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by hynahmwxsbyb 13y ago
Great article PG. I'd like to see more case studies on a successful fundraise at the individual level. How much foreplY do you need before you ask them to bed? How many initial meetings will here likely be? How long does this take?
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by hynahmwxsbyb 13y ago
A list full of startup platitudes dressed up in pedantic rhetoric. Did you really learn this o'wise oracle, or did you just plagiarize a bunch of wisdom, rewrite it in your own voice, and claim it as your own? Elements of Style you are
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by hynahmwxsbyb 13y ago
How did this get upvoted? This is an old coversation and the article didn't actually add anything to the debate. Very spammy. Let's keep HN fat free.