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by myoung8 16y ago
No
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by myoung8 16y ago
Neat demo, but the markup this produces isn't all that clean, and certainly not intuitive.
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by myoung8 16y ago
Tony's calculations are wrong because he assumed constant inflation. There will be periods of deflation, and many think that one is starting now. It also won't be the last.
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by myoung8 16y ago
You'll have a tough time raising money from traditional angels/VCs if it's not a C-Corp. I've heard of a couple VCs out there who want to invest in social entrepreneurship, though, so maybe you want to ask them. Check out Good Capital: htt
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by myoung8 16y ago
You can actually get started for free if you're a developer and understand how to deploy a Rails app on Heroku...
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by myoung8 16y ago
Slightly myopic given that we're still very much in a recession, but good points nonetheless. I would have to disagree, though, because fame and influence fades. You still have to work hard to maintain it.
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by myoung8 16y ago
99designs.com
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Tesla Hires Former Gap and Apple Executive to Make Stores More Inviting(blogs.wsj.com)
2 points by myoung8 16y ago|0 comments
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by myoung8 16y ago
Any particular topics you'd like to see?
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by myoung8 16y ago
Also let me know if you'd be interested in contributing.
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Ask HN: Would you be interested in a startup guide?
11 points by myoung8 16y ago|5 comments
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by myoung8 16y ago
There are various Rails plugins that take care of most of this stuff. I've had great success with restful_authentication ( http://github.com/technoweenie/restful-authentication )
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by myoung8 16y ago
Hacker News
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by myoung8 16y ago
The issue with this is that it rewards users for generating pageviews instead of taking an action. In the real world, when someone checks in at a business, odds are they are buying something, creating that virtuous feedback loop. The only w
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by myoung8 16y ago
Good luck if you bury the way to order your product in your contact page.
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by myoung8 16y ago
I think you've pointed out a good rule of thumb: if the intrinsic value of the product is more than what most people would be willing to pay in a one-time payment, you should charge monthly for it. Clearly there are other factors that go in
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by myoung8 16y ago
Write a guest post about a topic of interest to that blog's readership that doesn't directly pitch you product. Then insert a shameless plug (and label it as such) at the end of the post.
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by myoung8 16y ago
You want to ask yourself: is this the kind of person I wouldn't mind being stuck in a foxhole with? (metaphorically, of course) At the end of the day, you need to figure out if they are self-motivated, can take the initiative, and most impo
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by myoung8 16y ago
the new landing site looks great, well done
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by myoung8 16y ago
Burlingame, CA (Bay Area)
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by myoung8 16y ago
What about the ones that have a history of consistently bait-and-switching consumers?
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by myoung8 16y ago
Also, we're hiring interns for the summer (for engineering, design, and marketing positions). Let me know if you're interested.
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by myoung8 17y ago
I was CTO of an early-stage non-profit for a year and can provide some insight into how they went about raising money, feel free to email me.
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by myoung8 17y ago
Yes, shoot me an email if you're interested.
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by myoung8 17y ago
If you want to intern at a rapidly-growing startup, whatever you're skill set, there may be a position for you at CarWoo! Email me if you're interested.
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by myoung8 17y ago
They don't necessarily have to be questions like "How does routing work in Rails?", they could be "interactive" questions that involve writing a relatively small amount of code (e.g. write a Generator to do X).
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by myoung8 17y ago
I wish I had the time to sit down with every candidate and program with them for a week :) Unfortunately, none of us do, so I'm looking to come up with a handful of questions that can effectively weed out the inexperienced from the experien
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What interview questions would you ask a prospective Rails Developer?
10 points by myoung8 17y ago|14 comments
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by myoung8 17y ago
There also appear to be MTurk "shops"--some of the people are clearly sitting at the same computer (some even used the exact same sign...)
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by myoung8 17y ago
Money != happiness. Working at Google is probably significantly more intellectually stimulating and satisfying than selling wall mounts...

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