myoung8

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by myoung8 10y ago
I've seen a few friends go down this path, happy to introduce you if you're interested. Contact info is in my profile.
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by myoung8 13y ago
When you buy a qualifying print-edition book from Amazon you can get the Kindle edition on Matchbook for $2.99, $1.99, $0.99, or free.* * Applies to past, present, and future purchases.
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by myoung8 13y ago
If you're interested in a front-end position at SurveyMonkey, feel free to get in touch--we're hiring right now and, having joined recently, I can say it's an awesome place to work.
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by myoung8 13y ago
For what it's worth, this isn't the case at SurveyMonkey.
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by myoung8 13y ago
I'd say 90% of us are out of there by 5:30.
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Come hack the auto industry at CarWoo (YCS09)
1 points by myoung8 14y ago
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Come hack the auto industry at CarWoo
1 points by myoung8 15y ago
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Come hack the auto industry at CarWoo (YC S09)
1 points by myoung8 15y ago
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by myoung8 15y ago
Bay Area, CA. Come hack the auto industry at CarWoo! (YCS09) ----------------------------------------------- We are looking for an awesome Rails developer to help us take the online auto industry by storm. You'll join a great engineering an
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Come hack the auto industry at CarWoo (YC09)
1 points by myoung8 15y ago
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by myoung8 15y ago
Consistency of (beautiful) hardware design. Existing ergonomic keyboards are just plain ugly and it's a shame to pair them with Apple devices.
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by myoung8 15y ago
Agreed. An ergonomic mouse would be great too. Apple's mouse is beautiful, but it's one of the worst possible designs in terms of ergonomics.
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by myoung8 15y ago
I think it's a mistake to categorize all web startups as belonging to the "web startup" industry. Even though we (CarWoo! YCS09) are a web startup, we see ourselves primarily as a company that plays in the automotive industry. All of our ke
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by myoung8 15y ago
It's not classic, but it is a diversified portfolio. YC invests in startups across all industries--automotive, mobile, health, financial, entertainment, etc.--which presumably is less risky (lower variance in returns) vis-a-vis just investi
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by myoung8 15y ago
This isn't generally the case anymore--funding rounds these days tend to assign a 1X liquidation preference to both common and preferred shares, so assuming that a company gets acquired for more than its valuation, you shouldn't need to adj
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Come hack the auto industry at CarWoo (YC S09)
1 points by myoung8 15y ago
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How We Increased Conversions By 25% (Again) With Our Latest Redesign(carwoo.com)
46 points by myoung8 16y ago|6 comments
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by myoung8 16y ago
Thanks for the shout-out Sachin! Minor detail, but important: CarWoo! doesn't handle CPO yet, only new (current model-year) cars.
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Why do fewer than 1% of startups have a full-time UX designer on staff?(52weeksofux.com)
7 points by myoung8 16y ago|3 comments
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by myoung8 16y ago
You're already ahead of the pack just by realizing that, though. Good luck to you. Feel free to reach out if you want any help.
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by myoung8 16y ago
Very little risk has been taken out until you've found product/market fit. Unfortunately, ideation and fundraising don't eliminate risk, they're the easy parts.
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Anatomy of a Re-Design, Part I(carwoo.com)
26 points by myoung8 16y ago|2 comments
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by myoung8 16y ago
erik, maybe you should give them a clue where to start...
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Debunking the myth of gender bias in car sales (CarWoo, YCS09)(carwoo.com)
8 points by myoung8 16y ago|3 comments
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by myoung8 16y ago
The first-mover's Achilles heel, though, is that you're the one who has to affect behaviorial change, which is the hardest part about building a company that is trying to fundamentally change the way people, well, behave.
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by myoung8 16y ago
That's a good point, thank you.
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by myoung8 16y ago
We have a VP Biz Dev, which is a totally different role. He's responsible for creating a pipeline of deals with big companies like KBB, AutoTrader, Cars.com, etc. It's a process that moves incredibly slowly. We're looking for someone who ca
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by myoung8 16y ago
Sorry about that! Let me address your questions one-by-one: 1. We'll consider this. However, the vast majority of our users already know what model they want (i.e. they've done their research before using CarWoo!) 2. Same. 3. Split tests do
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by myoung8 16y ago
Unlike most other marketplaces, we're fortunate that we can build the network in an ad-hoc fashion. Essentially, every time a buyer pays us, we reach out to just the dealers in that person's immediate area and get them to sign up. It's surp
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CarWoo's (YCS09) Latest Guerilla Marketing Campaign(carwoo.com)
36 points by myoung8 16y ago|11 comments

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