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Show HN: my checkin scheduler(fastfwdme.com)
20 points by lolizbak 15y ago|5 comments
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by lolizbak 15y ago
I've worked on both sides of the pond. Trust me, entrepreneurs in France/Europe work as hard as the others!
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by lolizbak 15y ago
Also: what about leaving your comp in France, with some trustworthy guy heading it, and leaving to SF with the guys from your team that want to follow you? That way, you keep you Co and can always come back to it - if need be.
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by lolizbak 15y ago
Short: don't hesitate a second (though negotiate hard). Long: How many times can this happen? Honestly?? How big is the startup? How much press do they get ON A DAILY BASIS? How much equity would you get? How big is their market? You can al
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Making Lemonade(trueventures.com)
1 points by lolizbak 15y ago|0 comments
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by lolizbak 15y ago
Really cool idea, thank you ! Will try to implement this next week
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by lolizbak 15y ago
Yep, makes sense. Which is why it's the first option in the list (coffee, beer, ...)
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by lolizbak 15y ago
The thing is, every favor/service has a price. If you're my friend and you're an expert in rails or a salsa teacher, i'd be happy to pay you to teach me what you know if i need it . Doesn't make sense?
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by lolizbak 15y ago
Because for some things, i'm ready to pay. Honestly, two weeks ago, i would have paid a lot for a 2 hours hands-down training on polymorphic models. For other things (a favor, a beer with friends tonight), i wouldn't pay anything - obviou
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by lolizbak 15y ago
"Your startup name becoming a verb is something earned, not something you can just create or start doing." => You're totally right. We've been using it (noun, verb) internally and I guess I got used to it. Thank you!
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by lolizbak 15y ago
Thank you. I've received various feedback, but you're right - we might need to change :)
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by lolizbak 15y ago
we'll implement other signup options, you're right. twitter connect is fast and easy, it's why we began with it. thx!
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by lolizbak 15y ago
That's why my girlfriend says i need glasses.... :) Thanks, corrected!
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by lolizbak 15y ago
Hi fellow HNers, I wanted to show you my new project: Grople.com . This is my 1s rails project, and I was looking for best learning practices. So I asked around (twitter, facebook) and got 2 types of responses: friends who also wanted to le
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Show HN: my new project, an app to tell your friends what you need(grople.com)
46 points by lolizbak 15y ago|29 comments
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by lolizbak 16y ago
Don't think you did :) In France, you cannot protect a business concept / process / idea. You can patent code, protect IP, logos, ... but not a concept. I'm no lawyer, of course, and any lawyer would find counter arguments. But all in all,
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by lolizbak 16y ago
We had the same adventure with a small dating product we launched in Feb: SecretPoke.com ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2179649 ). 3 days after launch, we received a cease and desist letter from SecretementVotre (secretly yours, in f
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by lolizbak 16y ago
Check the about page for description of their service: http://ifttt.com/wtf "when something happens (this) then do something else (that)." Example triggers: "if I'm tagged in a photo on Facebook" or "if I tweet on twitter." Example action
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by lolizbak 16y ago
Hi Peter, not my product, and just linked to the homepage - you're right. By the way, love the URL of the about page : http://ifttt.com/wtf :))
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Facebook Graph API Explorer(simoncross.com)
7 points by lolizbak 16y ago|1 comments
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Ifttt / If This Then That, killer UI, great service(ifttt.com)
33 points by lolizbak 16y ago|18 comments
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Edible Candy Pen(laughingsquid.com)
1 points by lolizbak 16y ago|0 comments
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Could be the best coworking space ever - Former Cement Factory(yatzer.com)
2 points by lolizbak 16y ago|1 comments
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The Emergence of THE SECOND INTERNET — It’s Bigger Than You Think — SecondShares(secondshares.com)
1 points by lolizbak 16y ago|1 comments
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by lolizbak 16y ago
Cause we're building startups. Period. If you were to open a farm in the midwest, would you really hire an IBM sales rep to sell your farm products who never milked a cow before?
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by lolizbak 16y ago
You can never be a 100% safe from luck :)
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by lolizbak 16y ago
And actually, the most important thing: he crashed a startup already, and one of the reasons, he reckons, was the lack of a tech cofounder. You got yourself a jewel in that case :)
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by lolizbak 16y ago
Good points. The contrary is way more difficult i think... (me being a biz founder, finding tech partners or employees can be really tricky). For the non-tech guys, in an early stage startup, i would definitely look at : - product skills =&
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by lolizbak 16y ago
How to work in team, how to understand a vision, how to compromise, how to lead, how to educate, how to accept others' education, how to accept to be wrong, how to justify when you're right, ... Ninjas, gurus, rockstars, ... isn't that just
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by lolizbak 16y ago
Always been taught: a pitch without a demo is like a sandwich without bread, a beach without sea, a HN without votes, a veggie burger, ... Is it a fact that the product execution by YC teams will be flawless, so we can just minimize it?

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