jasonlynes

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by jasonlynes 16y ago
yeah making this a wiki would be kickass
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
no big surprises, but if you want to know what all the latest apps are running, this is a good list. i rarely start a project without at least half of these.
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Why Apple can make a white iPad but not a white iPhone(cnn.com)
7 points by jasonlynes 16y ago|3 comments
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
how does that qualify as quitting?
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Angry Birds Shopify Store Sells 2 Million Plush Toys(blog.shopify.com)
2 points by jasonlynes 16y ago|0 comments
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
next thing we'll see is a sxsw facemash
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What's your state the worst at?(pleated-jeans.com)
1 points by jasonlynes 16y ago|0 comments
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
holy
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
great to know.. and yes it's terribly distracting. thanks for the heads up!
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Ask HN: Angel Investment Pre-YC?
4 points by jasonlynes 16y ago|2 comments
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Playgrounds closed and recess cancelled due to lawsuits(facesoflawsuitabuse.org)
2 points by jasonlynes 16y ago|0 comments
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
are you using any other means besides the blog to drum up investment? i'd be interested to hear what and if/when you succeed..
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
you can do a lot with a prototype (zero cost) and a pitch deck. use angel list (angel.co) and other means to get the idea in front of investors. what are you building that would cost $5k the first month?
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
"Meanwhile free web content continues its race to the bottom: companies like Demand Media, Associated Content and – yeah – Aol have dropped any pretense of quality journalism in favour of churning out page after page of SEO horseshit. " I d
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
Agree with this one. Try to start the project with a designer. Design is something best consulted from the get-go.
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
i'm 32 and i'm married with 4 kids. i eat dinner with the family 5-6 nights a week, and am always there at night to wrestle and tuck the kids in. then i'm back to work til 4am or so. also i make a point to take my wife out every weekend.
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
tech savy developer person?
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
he also previously posted the 2 commandments of naming: http://www.tinygigantic.com/2011/02/18/the-top-two-immutable... 1. this isnt about you (or your wife. or your friend who’s in marketing who really loves web 2.0 spellings. it's abou
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How to name your company (or anything)(tinygigantic.com)
3 points by jasonlynes 16y ago|2 comments
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
haha, that is horrible. written agenda? but for my 8 year olds, they get pumped about new challenges and new places to live. i've had success chatting over a few burgers. they dont need to know about cash or conversions. just adventures
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How to Prepare Your Family for Entrepreneurship(inc.com)
33 points by jasonlynes 16y ago|8 comments
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
haha, actually i think your hipmunk frontpage isn't nearly as effing awesome as the results page. the homepage is "eh, another travel search". the results is OMFG.
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
haha, yes, agreed. no doubt the % return is higher than pitching me a product i've never seen. my point is more along the lines of, i'd like to see ads serve me a little better rather than serve the advertiser. the priorities are advertiser
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
in theory i don't have a problem with these minority report scenarios. i do think at some point advertisers need to stop thinking with their proverbial dicks and start thinking about dinner and chocolates. there's a reason i didn't get th
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
agreed. those are always the best names, too.
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
agree, dont think any name could pass every one. but if it fails a few, you know you have a bad name. the hardest is probably "Meaningful – customers 'get it'". google, apple, etc dont say anything about what the company does. microsoft
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
legal action? kneecaps action?
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
also interesting is 2010's worst name award: http://eatmywords.com/blog/announcing-award-worst-brand-2010...
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
love it. as engineers we tend to think in terms of solutions. just ask my wife. but thinking in terms of users, of the consumers of our work, will always get us closer to the right solution.
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by jasonlynes 16y ago
they're using different terms, but if you look at the details they're saying the same thing. i'm just wondering, other than getting rejected by YC, why would you choose another?

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