jason_tko

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   by jason_tko 17y ago

   Absolutely yes. Really makes a huge difference to think about things in the Entrepreneur/Technician/Manager frame, and things make a lot more sense.
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   by jason_tko 17y ago

   Great question. Firstly, the more I've gotten involved in business over the years, the more I've come to realise that for any kind of sale requiring human contact, personal relationships are absolutely paramount. This is fairly straightforw
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   by jason_tko 17y ago

   Thanks for your reply and your thoughts on startup business models. The reason why I didn't go into detail about some of my ideas, is that I'm still flexible about the idea and the direction. I'm not looking to hire a developer, I'm lookin
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   by jason_tko 17y ago

   I think the natural progression would be to have the additional developers working for the project lead. I see how that could be mis-read, my mistake. What I was trying to say was that I'm looking for a partner who can help run the technic
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   by jason_tko 17y ago

   I don't equate not being a "tech guy" with being qualified or good at sales and marketing. I've learned a lot about sales and marketing, and I consider myself to be pretty good at it, but it's not my main profession. My advantage is that I'
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   by jason_tko 17y ago

   Thanks very much for your reply. I'm glad thats coming across. I'm certainly not an MBA with a game changing idea that I'm 'allowing' someone to work on - quite the opposite. The idea itself is important, but the execution is the critica
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   by jason_tko 17y ago

   Thanks Jacques - hopefully this is much more readable now.
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   by jason_tko 17y ago

   Long time listener, first time caller. Seems like my copy and paste from Google Docs generated an interesting horizontal scroll. For a slightly easier to read version, please check : http://blog.webnet-it.co.jp/2009/11/14/im-looking-for-
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   Ask HN: I'm looking for a technical co-founder/partner.

   27 points by jason_tko 17y ago|44 comments
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    by jason_tko 17y ago

    He got suckered out of a lot of his time, and all of the IP he worked on. Having some aspects of a book resonate with you != being gullible, or a sucker. The guy in the story seems well intentioned and trusting, but out of his league in dea
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    by jason_tko 17y ago

    I posted a comment on the blog, but I wanted to share this and generate a conversation on Hacker News also. I found another low-budget way to do this : I have a good friend who is a budding film student. One night over drinks, I was discus
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    by jason_tko 17y ago

    Glad to hear that. Sometimes these situations are ambiguous, and confusing. In some cultures, this would be a normal part of doing business and it's commonly accepted. In some places, you can even claim these 'bribes' against tax...! Gene
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    by jason_tko 17y ago

    Running an IT service business for 7 years, I've run into a number of dubious situations. Heres a couple. A client introduced me to a salesperson who works for a competitor company. We sat down for coffee, and his opening line was that he