mooders

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by mooders 18y ago
In retrospect, did you do it the hard way, or the easy way (whatever each constitutes in your context)? What will you do differently next time? How transparent are the founders in their info-sharing?
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The Intangibles(sethgodin.typepad.com)
5 points by mooders 18y ago|0 comments
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Gearheads don't get it(37signals.com)
48 points by mooders 18y ago|43 comments
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by mooders 18y ago
I posted bzplnr as a Rate My Startup, more as a beta program than an acrual launch, and I must say the feedback was terrific - detailed, honest and even a bit brutal, but without exception encouraging. I've made some changes (it's now http
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by mooders 18y ago
Thanks to everyone for the comments. I have taken the site down for a few days whilst I implement some of the good ideas here. Be back soon with v2.0! Cheers once again.
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Ask HN: Rate My Startup
12 points by mooders 18y ago|12 comments
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by mooders 18y ago
Overall, it looks okay. Nothing too offensive. Have a look at some colour scheme sites to get a palette of complementary colours. http://kuler.adobe.com works very well, as does http://www.colourlovers.com .
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by mooders 18y ago
inertia? ignorance? distrust? There are many reasons. Very few corporate P&L holders know much about software, the options, alternatives, benefits, actual TCO numbers, roadmaps, specific business need in terms of software requirements a
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Similar, not the same, but just alike(freekvermeulen.blogspot.com)
2 points by mooders 18y ago|0 comments
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by mooders 18y ago
@tortilla - after n retries, we will lock the account and email a randomly-generated password to them that is valid for 24 hours. On login, they will need to enter a new password. @bayareaguy - email offers two advantages over username. 1)
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Ask YC: Sign-up Form Usability
6 points by mooders 18y ago|17 comments
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by mooders 18y ago
To a large degree I believe they do. But I think this is mainly because they are at the bottom of a very large heap. At the top, is industry. They need a way to filter the 'hands dirty' workers from the management, and the management from t
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Ask YC: Best Startup Events
1 points by mooders 18y ago|0 comments
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by mooders 18y ago
I think I have a slightly different spin on the difference. I tend to see, rightly or wrongly, a Builder as someone who is going to see a job through to the finish - a details person, in essence. A Hacker, in YC parlance. I see Entrepreneur
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by mooders 18y ago
I think it is also helpful to understand one's own motivation for picking up a given business book. For example, Kawasaki's Art of the Start is very useful for most startups, but invaluable for those chasing external funding. But Porter's C
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by mooders 18y ago
Networking is a rich source of potential co-founders, partners, employees and so forth. It's a chance to get to know like-minded people and for them to get to know you. It takes time and patience but can be worth it. As babul pointed out, g
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Ask YC: Better to be a Specialist or a Generalist as a CEO?
12 points by mooders 18y ago|13 comments
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by mooders 18y ago
Tim Harford's http://www.amazon.co.uk/Undercover-Economist-Tim-Harford/dp/... "Undercover Economist and http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logic-Life-Uncovering-Economics-Ever... Logic of Life are both excellent at drawing out serious economic prin
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by mooders 18y ago
Still 500. And to think, I nearly based my company on Rails... Not a great advert for what appears on the face of it to be such a promising Framework.