maxbrown

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by maxbrown 16y ago
Typo on the Tour page - "Start with a pre-maid proposal template" should be made, not maid
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by maxbrown 16y ago
Just out of curiosity, what web apps are you thinking of that only require html, css, and javascript? Given, I believe there are some simple frameworks in javascript, but does anyone actually use just these three? Anything I can think of
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by maxbrown 16y ago
Careful - have it vest over time! Don't sign over equity immediately to someone that could bail on you and keep the equity.
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by maxbrown 16y ago
"will it look ok on my resume if I stayed with an organization for a short period (3-4 months)" I don't think it looks bad on its own - as long as you are adequately able to explain the quick move if asked about it in an interview. As for w
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by maxbrown 16y ago
College students may be the only demographic to consume more ramen noodles than bootstrapping start-up founders (willing to be proven wrong!). They'll expect this to be free and most likely won't pay unless they see incredible added value.
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by maxbrown 16y ago
Josh - to be a little more useful, I'm a senior at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and I'd be glad to pass along your job opportunity to engin/CS seniors I know here if you have a blurb and contact info I can forward them.
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by maxbrown 16y ago
This is all well and good, but speaking as a non-engineering college student, you're going to have to weed out A LOT of non-engineers at a general college career fair. If you're hiring just for engineer/developer types, I would go straight
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by maxbrown 16y ago
I really like: the up-front-and-center screenshot of what the interface looks like, before I even sign up. Personally, not a fan: forcing me to Sign Up before I get to see any more information. Why only one page? I looked around briefly f
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by maxbrown 16y ago
While the long-term value and the use/abuse of AngelList is highly debated (see http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/26/angelist/ among others), one purpose of the site is to provide exposure to people with great ideas who don't necessarily have
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by maxbrown 16y ago
"I was lazy and partied, I admit it." Don't know that I would mention that in the application. Or post it on the site of the org you're applying to. "I’m not some 18 year old kid with an idea and no idea how to launch it." As someone in-
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by maxbrown 16y ago
IAKAL, but my assumption is that each individual participant is liable to the country in which they reside. For example, as a US resident, there are specific laws regarding how I can and can't make deposits/play on online gambling websites
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by maxbrown 16y ago
Sure, always interested in chatting about an opportunity. You are strangely difficult to find contact info for though - let me know how to reach you or feel free to get in touch with me at maxbrown .at. umich.edu
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by maxbrown 16y ago
IMO - "you end up getting a lot of people who're in it for the lifestyle to be cool, as opposed to here where people are into programming because they truly love it" You know the wrong designers, or the right programmers, or both. I kn
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by maxbrown 16y ago
E-mailed you - I'm certainly interested. I wouldn't go off of a google search for "copyeditor" to find someone.
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Chrysler's Twitter Account "Compromised"?(mashable.com)
1 points by maxbrown 16y ago|0 comments
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by maxbrown 16y ago
If you're bootstrapping, not at all. If you're a company paying it's designers/coders a premium salary, probably worth it. You'll often end up paying more in-house in salary (and they can be working on something more valuable)than you will
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The Fate of Microsoft's Largest Acquisitions(businessinsider.com)
6 points by maxbrown 16y ago|0 comments
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by maxbrown 16y ago
Right - so what I'm saying is you may need to lower your end-product standards. There are certainly clients that will pay $3000-$3500, but many may only be able to afford $800-$1200 say. If you want their business, you need to be able t
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by maxbrown 16y ago
The sites look really good - I think they warrant $40-50/hr. You may want to consider offering multiple "packages" if you don't want to lose those clients. $3000/$40 = 75 hours... if you offer a package that's 25 or 50 hours, you can lower
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by maxbrown 16y ago
A few UX/design notes - it feels really cluttered. You could better distinguish the left column from the right column, and then each content section from the next. I can't figure out where to start. Also, I'm not 100% fond of the logo...
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by maxbrown 16y ago
While I agree with the unlikelihood of "The Sure Thing" he claims, I think he's just trying to be prepared. If it's true that it hypes on a grand scale but will only last a week or two, I would want to be prepared with my monetization so t
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by maxbrown 16y ago
There's nothing new under the sun (alright, some exceptions...)- that doesn't mean you can't present interesting thoughts in a unique way. If you find that you can't write, it's probably because you're putting it on a pedestal. Most posts
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by maxbrown 16y ago
Simple, inexpensive, drop.io-style assignment management for educators. E-mail me for more info if interested in the project - maxbrown at umich.edu.
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by maxbrown 16y ago
Fantastically misleading title... ;)
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by maxbrown 16y ago
Wow - worlds better. One thing that strikes me is the logo... maybe it's a style preference, but the overlap distracts me. I would keep it that size and make the white top bar bigger, or shrink it a bit, so it doesn't overlay on to the mi
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by maxbrown 16y ago
One more copy edit - "Now, you don't have to worry about clicking on any buttons or [deciding] which pages to save. Newtiny saves all your web browsing history."
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by maxbrown 16y ago
The privacy stuff looks good, and is of course very important. A few notes/thoughts FWIW: 1. Typo - "Newtiny stores all your web history allowing access from [anywhere] and makes it easily searchable." 2. The screenshot doesn't do much for
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by maxbrown 16y ago
So I felt that too a bit - only because of the line "I'm pretty amazed at myself at the moment." That said, he's obviously excited and has a right to be! I say let him enjoy it :)
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by maxbrown 16y ago
Wow! Never seen that before. I get the point, though most of their concern seems to come from very nitpicky things, as well as javascript, which I wouldn't point someone to w3schools to learn. I stand by the claim that it serves the purpo
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by maxbrown 16y ago
If you're learning from scratch, the first thing I would do is go to w3schools ( http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp ). I swear by them as a tool for learning the basics - as for actual coding, they have "Try it yourself" options thro

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