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by kurtvarner 14y ago
Calling your little side project a startup makes you look naive. That's why I prefer using "project" in most of these cases. When the OP says I'm working on my own thing right now , I'd replace thing with project .
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by kurtvarner 14y ago
I lived from my car for 4 months in Silicon Valley while working on my startup. I got along just fine in a two door Honda Civic. I posted the details in an answer on Quora (even included a couple videos). http://www.quora.com/Would-becomin
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by kurtvarner 14y ago
An asterisk in the title? I think this is unnecessary. For me, it set the wrong tone as I was dismissing things until I knew what the asterisk was. [Edit] Looks like he removed it. Good call.
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Why First-Time Entrepreneurs Need False Hope(kurtvarner.com)
1 points by kurtvarner 14y ago|0 comments
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by kurtvarner 14y ago
Off topic, but wow. Wordpress Svbtle? It's actually executed on quite well. I was fooled before noticing the subtle (no pun intended) difference in the Kudos icon shape. I do like the addition of comments, although it doesn't mesh well with
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Divine Inspiration Fallacy(justinkan.com)
30 points by kurtvarner 14y ago|3 comments
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NFC Sucks(blog.capwatkins.com)
2 points by kurtvarner 14y ago|0 comments
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by kurtvarner 14y ago
There's a big difference between your examples and copying a company down to the pixel level. Come on, copying literally every pixel . As a designer and entrepreneur, I strongly feel there is something wrong with that. It is purely theft.
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by kurtvarner 14y ago
Being able to paint copies of a Picasso does not make you a great artist. Nor does it deserve respect from the artistic community. All it says is that I have enough skill to operate a paint brush when given an exact template.
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Software and Community(words.steveklabnik.com)
2 points by kurtvarner 14y ago|0 comments
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StumbleUpon Launches Completely Redesigned iOS Apps(thenextweb.com)
2 points by kurtvarner 14y ago|0 comments
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Evernote launches Skitch on iPhone(venturebeat.com)
1 points by kurtvarner 14y ago|0 comments
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by kurtvarner 14y ago
In many ways, launching in Canada is a big step for us—going from 1 to 2 is often harder than going from 2 to n—but it’s only a small piece of what we have in mind. We grew up in countries from Honduras to Kenya, and a large part of why we
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Why I Never Started My Own Company(daslee.me)
2 points by kurtvarner 14y ago|0 comments
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Wealthfront is launching a Startup Compensation Tool(blog.wealthfront.com)
5 points by kurtvarner 14y ago|0 comments
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The Smallest Way Forward(brianbailey.me)
1 points by kurtvarner 14y ago|0 comments
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Steve Ballmer drops clues on Surface pricing and what’s ahead(gigaom.com)
1 points by kurtvarner 14y ago|1 comments
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by kurtvarner 14y ago
I appreciate how they were mature and stayed away from inappropriate content. The hack can still be funny without the need to be gay, racist, sexest, etc. I personally like the " It's Your Birthday " one. Props guys!
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How long was that meeting?(francispedraza.com)
1 points by kurtvarner 14y ago|0 comments
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by kurtvarner 14y ago
In short, nothing. CNET does a nice job at explaining the early upgrade situation. http://news.cnet.com/8301-33620_3-57512788-278/for-iphone-5-...
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by kurtvarner 14y ago
Imagine how much of an advantage it'd be to only enforce a 1 year contract. That'd be a huge differentiator, as it would allow you to upgrade your iPhone on it's yearly release. I'm sure that would cause a massive switch in carriers for A
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by kurtvarner 14y ago
Here are a couple sources that explain why Dave McClure felt that an application was necessary and how they will be handling the process through AngelList. TNW: http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/09/13/500-startups-breaks... TechCrunch:
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500 Startups is now accepting applications on AngelList(angel.co)
65 points by kurtvarner 14y ago|19 comments
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by kurtvarner 14y ago
PG, any results from the apply without an idea experiment?
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by kurtvarner 14y ago
Direct iTunes link: http://itunes.apple.com/app/youtube/id544007664
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YouTube launches their iPhone app(techcrunch.com)
49 points by kurtvarner 14y ago|26 comments
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by kurtvarner 14y ago
I think the easiest way to sift through the text is by searching for specific words or phrases. "scared" 2001-09-11 09:46:48 Skytel [002384252] D ALPHA on. The White House has been evacuated. I'm scared do you know what's going on? Robin
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How Apple’s iPhone 5 could singlehandedly rescue the U.S. economy(washingtonpost.com)
1 points by kurtvarner 14y ago|0 comments
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Songs recorded using actual heartbeats(everybeatmatters.org)
1 points by kurtvarner 14y ago|0 comments
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Kickstarter's official response on handling accountability(kickstarter.com)
10 points by kurtvarner 14y ago|1 comments

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