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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
We had a few tech people and were building on a platform we thought was stable...it wasn't and that's what motivated me to try and find an A+ player. That's definitely a lesson learned for the future though, so agreed
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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
Saal is right -- narrow columns are easier to read because you don't have to move your eyes as much. Really wide columns make you move your head. It's a bit weird, but apparently it's what the cool kids are doing...so I did it too lol
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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
yupyup!
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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
Yeah I think it would have been nice to stay out there, but my last team member was in NYC, as well as a nice support network (investors, free rent [living at home], friends). I might go back out there at some point :)
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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
Thanks man. To be honest, I wallowed in self pity in private for a few days ;). One of my advisors gave me some good advice right after it happened which made me get back to business "get over it." Surprisingly effective :D
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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
Thanks man -- reminds me of what Derek Sivers said: http://sivers.org/multiply
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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
Thanks for your insight zach -- completely agree with your assessments on entrepreneurs and the importance of being together on-site
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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
We had multiple products and were pivoting to a new product. I don't have an MBA and got initial seed money because of a product I coded myself, and then additional funds based on the success we had with that initial seed funding.
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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
a) I wasn't bashing someone else, I didn't even put the person's name or any real indicator as to who it is, nor did I send it to them b) I completely agree
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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
Good calls all around -- team is really what's important.
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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
True true, I wouldn't say sidetracked, my rails is decent enough, I was just in a very confused state. I think you make a perfectly valid point about Palo Alto - Davis/my support network is here for the current venture, but I wouldn't be op
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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
Very good point dr_ -- it really wasn't Palo Alto, per se, it was entirely about the technical/personnel issues -- I like your title suggestion :D :D
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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
a) I'm not a b-school guy, so it's legit significant equity. b) Understood on the competitive space front c) Repeatedly, repeatedly had those conversations with him. He NEVER said he wasn't going to start, and I continuously had him reaffi
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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
I assumed it was just sort of an awkward parting of ways. I think you are spot on though in your assessment
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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
There wasn't much real work I could do on the product in the state that we were in, because we were thinking about completely re-architecting it when he came on. Also, I agree with what you are alluding to -- if you aren't touching the prod
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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
Thanks for the support Jake!
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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
I think that applies in most cases, and it may in this, but as per some of the other comments, significant video streaming experience (if not bi-directional) is sort of a prerequisite for being able to do what we are doing.
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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
I can code in rails...what we are doing is a bit on the complicated side, though, as per the other comment
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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
Yup, that's the problem.
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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
100% agree Nate - not a good position to be in.
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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
Significant, significant equity, co-founder CTO for venture-backed company.
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by joshwprinceton 15y ago
Totally with you Matthew. That was one of my main concerns going into the project -- that we were getting in a little over our head with the tech. We were building on top of another API which was supposed to be relatively plug and play, but
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Learning the hard way: Moving from NYC to Palo Alto and back in 1.5 months(joshrweinstein.com)
120 points by joshwprinceton 15y ago|104 comments
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Why do you wish Facebook were CollegeOnly?(collegeonly.com)
1 points by joshwprinceton 16y ago|0 comments
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by joshwprinceton 16y ago
what is 4 rhombus?
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Rails developers, fluent in haml
1 points by joshwprinceton 16y ago|0 comments
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by joshwprinceton 16y ago
GoodCrush is looking for top RoR devs as we gear up for our (re)launch. josh@goodcrush.com
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Captain Planet, Empedocles, and lessons on Entrepreneurship(huffingtonpost.com)
2 points by joshwprinceton 16y ago|0 comments
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10 dimensions(break.com)
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Where art thou Rubyist?
1 points by joshwprinceton 17y ago|1 comments

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