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by jonpaul 16y ago
My comment on the blog: I disagree that emailing strangers makes you a entrepreneur. But, I do agree with the spirit of what he's saying that to be a successful entrepreneur you do have to step out of your comfort zone and contact those tha
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by jonpaul 16y ago
I was thinking the same. Technically, they didn't take VC, they took angel investment. They are different, but I completely agree on your point as I wrote in my comment on SVN blog. I don't get how they can claim to be a bootstrapped compan
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What Are You Working For?(vaynermedia.com)
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Being a Starter in a Recession(37signals.com)
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by jonpaul 16y ago
Very cool. Why didn't you use Disqus for commenting though?
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by jonpaul 16y ago
I'd ban 'sexy'... it's one of the most overused adjectives to describe products.
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by jonpaul 16y ago
Yup... I agree: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1385086
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by jonpaul 16y ago
I wrote this comment: I completely agree with the spirit of what DHH is saying. However, I think the most important message as he states is that people shouldn’t blame lack of success due to not being lucky. That’s where the emphasis on thi
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by jonpaul 16y ago
Umm... April fools was almost two months ago.
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by jonpaul 16y ago
Originally, I thought it was a device in search of a problem. However, it has made my life more efficient in one key way. Reading. I put my iPad on the treadmill and crank up the font... I can run fast and read iBooks. I love that I'm getti
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This Is Not Content(37signals.com)
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by jonpaul 16y ago
I couldn't agree more. I wrote about this: http://techneur.com/post/555332733/business-marriage
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Do you have what it takes?(littlethingsmatter.com)
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7 Keynote MBA: How to save two years and $100k(jonathanfields.com)
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Bending over: How to sell to large companies(blog.asmartbear.com)
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by jonpaul 16y ago
Forget improving your CV. Make sure it's good enough. Depending solely on your CV makes you average. Are you average? Of course not, you're on HN! Build practical shit. No seriously man, making your own language will invoke a yawn as anothe
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by jonpaul 16y ago
There's nothing wrong with that. A lot of people have that mindset. But think of the damage that you could do if you would team up with a cofounder is business oriented??
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by jonpaul 16y ago
You can do it friend. You don't need a cofounder in their 20's. I'm in my late 20's and this is my third time. I know another guy who just started in his early 30's. The point is that it's never too late. You control your destiny. Each minu
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by jonpaul 16y ago
Bingo. They are taking it slowly and it seems to be paying off. I mean, shit they didn't even have an official mobile Twitter client until recently. I use to be so critical of them, but I think they get it, but they want to be sure that the
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by jonpaul 16y ago
How about monetize search.twitter.com like Google does with its search? How about providing analytical tools for business, such as monitoring their brand and sentiment? How about providing businesses with user profiles on likes/dislikes, i.
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by jonpaul 16y ago
My vote goes to Git. The way you get started is to just do it. Everyone has there preference, but I highly recommend any DVCS. http://whygitisbetterthanx.com/
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by jonpaul 16y ago
Thanks =)
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by jonpaul 16y ago
This is so true. We're going through this same problem right now [ http://techneur.com for the interested]. We get unmotivated and get confused thinking that we are following the wrong path. When what we need to do is to just follow our sm
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by jonpaul 16y ago
I disagree. The problem isn't that you need money to motivate you in the later stage of building your company. No, you're trying to be motivated by the wrong thing. You need to seek ulterior motivation. Passion, purpose, vision. I think tha
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by jonpaul 16y ago
Ummm, I'm not sure I agree with you financial definition of success. But, after all... it is your definition. I meet the criteria. I don't consider my business financially successful, yet. Although we make on average $2k a month and have ma
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by jonpaul 16y ago
This is one of the best books I've read. As an entrepreneur, it will get you to think differently on how you motivate people. Before, I use to think that if I pay a person to do a task that should be sufficient. Now, I encourage purpose and
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by jonpaul 16y ago
I'm a big fan of the ideals of 37 Signals, such as embrace constraints, bootstrapping, etc. But, I feel that my day job is getting in the way i.e. time. Should I take the plunge and seek angel or continue on my bootstrapping adventures?
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by jonpaul 16y ago
Is that because you won't invest outside the Bay area?
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by jonpaul 16y ago
My comment on the blog: I couldn’t agree more. Jason Fried of 37 Signals and Tony Hsieh of Zappos would agree. In Rework, Jason claims that everything is marketing, including tech support. It’s sad that so many companies forget this. I saw
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by jonpaul 16y ago
Neither. I've been in the business for over a year and the money isn't bad, it's just not enough to sustain a business in and of itself. I wrote about it here: http://techneur.com/post/440686528/its-all-our-fault-why-bui... If you want sp

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