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by massappeal 12y ago
i mean, there are a lot of public interest advocacy groups that accept donations online, but i don't think they fall under the category of start up, and i think most of their funding comes in larger donations from individuals and orgs
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Ask HN: Meetups?
1 points by massappeal 12y ago|1 comments
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by massappeal 13y ago
title needs to be changed, e-money services ≠ alternative currency
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by massappeal 13y ago
Ok, first of all, Congrats on getting an interview! Second of all, there are a lot of variables you should consider for this decision. If you've done any market research, you may be able to tell whether this is the optimal time to ente
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by massappeal 13y ago
YC isn't a place you go to learn how to start a company though. You have to apply to get in, and most successful applicants have started companies before and many of them have gone through YC in the past. Unless you're willing to
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by massappeal 13y ago
which would be more valuable an experience to have on a resume kinda sounds like it is
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by massappeal 13y ago
Trying really hard no to be a dick here. I'm not exactly sure you understand the nature of YC or start-ups in general, but objectively, you'll learn more by building, or trying to build, your own company, than you will by interni
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by massappeal 13y ago
id use bitcoin. buy a certain amount of coin, a full coin, or several coins. send it to your friend's or family member's public key, and then have them convert it into whatever currency they like. the only fee you'll pay is c
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by massappeal 13y ago
Ya, I emailed Sam last month, out of the blue, and he was cool.
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by massappeal 13y ago
Agreed. And Off-Topic stories are still published here. HN is a news aggregater that is tech-focused, but isn't exclusively tech.
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by massappeal 13y ago
Ya, it is an oligarchy, but it's a semi-meritocratic oligarchy. This is evidenced by the fact that people like Elizabeth Warren and Ted Cruz have risen to the top of the political order, despite not coming from historically powerful Am
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by massappeal 13y ago
Developer Evangelist can sometimes require travel
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by massappeal 13y ago
My concern isn't that they bypassed the middle man; in theory that could be a good thing in the long run. I'm more concerned about Comcast becoming the arbiter of who gets access to their network, and how much that access will cos
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by massappeal 13y ago
the problem with that is fashion is subjective, so someone could go that guide with a completely different idea of what fashion is and find the guide completely contrary to what they originally thought. A Q&A site allows you to get a se
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by massappeal 13y ago
That is beyond messed up. We really need to get the internet classified as a utility.
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by massappeal 13y ago
http://www.magnificentbastard.com
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by massappeal 13y ago
I dont think the subjugation of bitcoin to the past-tense is exclusively due to Mt Gox; the recent IRS ruling in the US of bitcoin as property also downgraded bitcoin's status significantly, at least in the US
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by massappeal 13y ago
Between Brendan Eich and Kevin Rose, SF is really showing how intolerant it can be :/. Although I am just as distrusting of Google as this group claims to be, harassing individual Google employees is downright disgraceful. I can't
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by massappeal 13y ago
I'd shoot Sam or Paul or someone at YC an email explaining that you had to buy your ticket to the Bay in advance, so you're coming whether or not you get into YC, and ask if they can put you in touch with some other 'good to
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Muni (SF) shuffles and hides millions in budgeting fraud(sfweekly.com)
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by massappeal 13y ago
you should look into joining an Angellist Syndicate