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Absurdly High Valuations(blog.42floors.com)
135 points by jaf12duke 13y ago|81 comments
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by jaf12duke 13y ago
Built: reddit, hipmunk, breadpig Wrote: 2 books Invested: in dozens of companies Advised: hundreds of founders as a partner in YC Alexis is an investor in 42Floors. Easily one of the nicest, most supportive, most helpful investors/pee
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Investors don’t want to meet you. They wanted to be introduced to you(blog.42floors.com)
155 points by jaf12duke 13y ago|55 comments
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by jaf12duke 13y ago
It's actually none of those. The best intros come from entrepreneurs that recommend a startup to their own investors. It's much easier to get meetings with entrepreneurs, especially if you approach the non-yet-famous ones. Often
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by jaf12duke 13y ago
Actually, entrepreneurs receive tons of negative feedback on their ideas. Regardless of the industry, most senior leaders in that industry will proclaim that some innovation won't work (otherwise, it would've already been tried).
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You’re only getting the nice feedback(blog.42floors.com)
150 points by jaf12duke 13y ago|35 comments
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The Myth of the Creative/Logic Dichotomy(blog.jenniferdewalt.com)
5 points by jaf12duke 13y ago|0 comments
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Hacking Public Education(humbledmba.com)
15 points by jaf12duke 13y ago|19 comments
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How we test fake sites on live traffic(blog.42floors.com)
165 points by jaf12duke 13y ago|39 comments
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by jaf12duke 13y ago
Both of these points are predicated on the patent insurance program becoming successful first. At which point, people will try to stop it or it will become seamingly unstoppable. I would be okay with those problems compared to my current r
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A simple no-brainer approach to patent trolls(blog.42floors.com)
90 points by jaf12duke 13y ago|38 comments
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by jaf12duke 13y ago
The important comparison is not the cause but the outcome. I've lived in Boston, New Hampshire, Scotland, and San Francisco. And in each, I've suffered from seasonal depression. A winter depression in any city is no vacation.
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by jaf12duke 13y ago
OP here. I'll give a qualified yes. It's hard to actually know which action I take has the most effect. Vitamin D, bright lights, exercise all play a role. I've found it's important to try everything and hope for the
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by jaf12duke 13y ago
I was living in Colorado, which has 300 days of sunshine a year. But the same thing happened. It was cold in the winter, even if sunny. So whenever I was out in the sun, my skin was covered completely,
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Winter is coming(blog.42floors.com)
253 points by jaf12duke 13y ago|154 comments
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by jaf12duke 13y ago
Jason here. Sorry about that! I'm emailing you now...
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Learn on someone else’s dime(blog.42floors.com)
69 points by jaf12duke 13y ago|22 comments
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If you're an entrepreneur, but ready for a job, we're ready for you
1 points by jaf12duke 13y ago
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42Floors is hiring engineers and entry level account managers(angel.co)
1 points by jaf12duke 13y ago
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by jaf12duke 13y ago
They used to really to get to me. Now, they only kind of get to me. More like a mosquito bite than a bee sting in that it's annoying but not painful. However, once I looked past the snarkyness of his delivery, I had to admit his ques
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How about less blogging and more work on your company?(blog.42floors.com)
44 points by jaf12duke 13y ago|12 comments
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by jaf12duke 13y ago
This system works for us, but may not work for others. Either way, I don't think it produces burnout. Empirically, this hasn't been the case. We're 2 years in and I've never had burnout been an issue. For a few reason
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100 day goals(blog.42floors.com)
108 points by jaf12duke 13y ago|48 comments
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How to Pull a Jennifer Dewalt(humbledmba.com)
22 points by jaf12duke 13y ago|18 comments
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by jaf12duke 13y ago
Jason (OP) here. Yep, know that feeling. Well. Would love to have you over to the office to chat. Ping me offline. jason at 42floors
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by jaf12duke 13y ago
OP here. I can't remember what the exact figure was--but it was in the 5 figures. Which for me felt like a potential life-saver. I don't think what I promised my users was actually that relevant. It would've been super easy
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by jaf12duke 13y ago
One of the powerful parts of the HN application of this age-old teaching is that it includes lots of super smart hackers, who by their very nature are skeptical and inquisitive. This crew doesn't miss details. So in those times when y
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by jaf12duke 13y ago
They really have. When I look around the current batch of YC companies, I find that virtually every one has a built-in business model from the beginning. I think the craze of 2007 was that you could make something that would become popular
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How to fake courage(blog.42floors.com)
128 points by jaf12duke 13y ago|42 comments
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by jaf12duke 13y ago
I was in YC W12 and S09 for for-profit companies. But I've also run started several nonprofits. I'd be happy to meet with you.

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