johnrob

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   by johnrob 19y ago

   I was going to say the EXACT same thing.
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   The Ridiculously Clever Dock(instructables.com)

   1 points by johnrob 19y ago|0 comments
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   by johnrob 19y ago

   My point does seem obvious after re-reading. What I really wanted to imply is that the current startup system basically penalizes experienced people. Is that a good thing? Is it even possible to change that?
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   by johnrob 19y ago

   Yes. But I guess my point is that you can't compensate for the opp cost with equity, because the reward is binary.
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   Another reason many startup founders are young - salary

   17 points by johnrob 19y ago|23 comments
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   summary of BBOM architecture(laputan.org)

   3 points by johnrob 19y ago|0 comments
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   by johnrob 19y ago

   In my opinion, you can design UI with anything visual - even pen and paper.
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   Do shareholders of private companies have the right to know financing details?

   2 points by johnrob 19y ago|1 comments
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   by johnrob 19y ago

   I don't know how you can find a good hacker, because there is no way for you to judge one. That aside, your best bet is to offer a lot of equity in the startup. More than half of the company. Your biggest selling point is that you will t
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    by johnrob 19y ago

    Hopefully one day we will find our silver bullet. With the number of languages/platforms getting touted these days, we are certainly looking hard for it :)
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    Desktop vs Web for email

    13 points by johnrob 19y ago|54 comments
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    by johnrob 19y ago

    I say worry about that if and when you get accepted.
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    by johnrob 19y ago

    Kill the company/project/idea. If you really like the idea, start fresh with new code, new names, etc etc. Your company is way to young to be having this type of problem. It will only get worse.
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    by johnrob 19y ago

    I can see how the spamming part gets done, but how is he able to get payed without getting caught? If I see a spam link, and follow it until I get to a viagra selling website, I should be able to find either the spammer himself or someone w
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    by johnrob 19y ago

    Not a shred of evidence in that article.
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    by johnrob 19y ago

    I think teacher recommendations follow a similar trap. Which people get the best rec letters? The ones who ask for help all the time (and get lots of face time). If you understand the material, what are you supposed to do - waste the tea
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    by johnrob 19y ago

    Rolled my own framework with mod_python. I am sick of reading docs to figure something out. Also, the bugs in my framework code are easy to fix compared to those found in the 'real' code. I don't think the cost of a home grown framework
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    by johnrob 19y ago

    I think this argument can be generalized. There are no real laws. Only consequences. You can do whatever you want. Some actions will cause the cops to throw you in jail, some wont. Timing is everything - what is illegal today might be
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    by johnrob 19y ago

    I don't really see how you can improve upon yc news with a new reddit clone. The community here is like minded with its startup interest. Here is what would be nice: more yc news like sites for all my other interests.
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    by johnrob 19y ago

    I'll second that request!
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    by johnrob 19y ago

    Go somewhere tropical. And hire someone to do your laundry.
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    by johnrob 19y ago

    A smart company would give 6% equity to YC just for the advice and publicity. The cash is the least valuable part of the equation. 5k per person can be saved up in a number of months, even for relatively low salaries if you are stingy.
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    by johnrob 19y ago

    So, you upload your feed list (OPML) and get other feeds (OMPL) that you might also like?
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    by johnrob 19y ago

    For those interested, I added a yc feature request for a section dedicated to hosting a few days ago. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32341 I think it would be nice if we could discuss vendors, prices, levels of service, and other pro
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    by johnrob 19y ago

    A place for people to share information about web hosting vendors would be very useful. For many hackers, this is the only fiscal expense on route to a first version.
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    by johnrob 19y ago

    I was going to ask for recommendations, but I'm sure it's been asked before - no reason to keep asking the same question.