mgallivan

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by mgallivan 14y ago
I'm just curious (and not trying to be a dick), but how come you didn't come across the product sooner? It seems that it had huge appeal.
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by mgallivan 15y ago
He replied to you in this thread.
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by mgallivan 15y ago
I wouldn't worry too much about the length of the story - it's probably just an outlier that comes with your style of interviewing.
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by mgallivan 15y ago
I think the two points that seemed different than your previous interviews: 1. The story about your wife's WP hosting was a bit long. It seemed like you were trying to sell the purpose of Mr. Cohen's service but the story was a bit long-w
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by mgallivan 15y ago
I guess it depends where you draw the line in the sand. I'm still a fan of whatever the trend may be, but I think we both agree that the blogger goes too far.
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by mgallivan 15y ago
I wasn't so much concerned with the blogger's views (which I disagree with as well), as I was with your fear of the trend of gamification. How come a love of computing can't be born inside a game consisting of building programs for points?
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by mgallivan 15y ago
Is the largest barrier a matter of finding reliable sources?
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by mgallivan 15y ago
The only way to be introduced to a discipline is extrinsically. It's impossible to wake up and enjoy Computing Science - one must have had an introduction to it in some form. The idea behind the "gamification" of education is not to trick
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by mgallivan 15y ago
If you're writing to do lists after Y Combinator, you're probably writing them before too - which means you're already ahead of a lot of people (motivationally speaking).
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by mgallivan 15y ago
If the number of quality mentors grows to such a size that you can handle both tasks at the same time, will you run simultaneous/staggered cycles?
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by mgallivan 15y ago
There's a difference between the syntax of your code and the program as a whole. We're all able to express our ideas perfectly (or near-perfectly) with the English language. Subjects, nouns, punctuation - those are relatively easy things.
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by mgallivan 15y ago
Clickable: http://zyu.me/
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by mgallivan 15y ago
Bulk pricing can / will really bite you in the ass.
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by mgallivan 15y ago
Matlab's 3D rendering speeds are disgustingly slow...
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by mgallivan 15y ago
Make your beta versions free to the initial clients / testers.
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by mgallivan 15y ago
Sent, thank you. :)
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by mgallivan 15y ago
Email sent, thanks!
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by mgallivan 15y ago
You want $100 a share at 10 million shares? I don't understand.
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Ask HN: I need to talk to a mobile developer
3 points by mgallivan 15y ago|4 comments
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by mgallivan 15y ago
What kind of a question is this? "I am starting a company, and my lawyer asks how many shares would you like to start with. He quoted at $100 a share and well, I went searching on Google. Startup lawyer says we should put it in at 10 mill
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by mgallivan 15y ago
No, it's in Canada. Congrats, though!
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by mgallivan 15y ago
I'm a fairly confident programmer but I haven't spent much time in mobile development. I'm sure I can finished a core feature or two and have it ready for launch. My worry was that if I launch a product with half the core features, would t
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Ask HN: Should I launch two months after development began?
4 points by mgallivan 15y ago|6 comments
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by mgallivan 15y ago
No, it was the latter - thanks though!
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by mgallivan 15y ago
I signed up for beta. One question, what happens if there comes a time when I want to roll out to two, or three, or four products? Can I host them all on the same ShopLocket page?
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by mgallivan 15y ago
I can see your point - I'll have to see if I'm a fan but I think it's a decent step, nonetheless.
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by mgallivan 15y ago
I'm not sure how I feel about this... I think that programming languages may be too focused to create real poetry. Good poetry is beautiful because it encapsulates a moment in a language. Isn't programming just encapsulating a set of inst
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by mgallivan 15y ago
I'm noticing that in the last day or two of the LaunchRock site being live. I think my strategy will be to use the LaunchRock site as a secondary method of getting my message across. I've been talking to niche users and appending my site t
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Ask HN: Should I market when gauging interest?
2 points by mgallivan 15y ago|3 comments
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by mgallivan 15y ago
I'm looking for a co-founder (assuming we match). I have a project idea/WIP but am fairly flexible. I'm a programmer. Reach me at gallivan.matt@gmail.com

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