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by newy 17y ago
Yes, crazy either way. Happy that HN was able to provide a sanity check.
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Optask
5 points by newy 17y ago|0 comments
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by newy 17y ago
3% pre-funding or fully-diluted? 3% before a seed or angel round is minuscule.
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by newy 17y ago
For this to work out well the company should have a set project that's realistic in terms of the skills of the intern and the length of the internship. Happy to chat more and see if there's a fit - euwyn@optask.com
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Ask YC: Hacker Communnity in China (Beijing)
3 points by newy 17y ago|0 comments
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by newy 17y ago
Be very careful with these type of opportunities, especially if a lot of time has been wasted on stuff that adds very little value in terms of getting the company traction. If the company has customers already that's one thing. If the com
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by newy 17y ago
Will be missing out, a little sad.
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by newy 17y ago
SF is definitely where the social scene in, through there are lots of hackathons etc in the Peninsula. Check out the Hacker Dojo in Mountain view, for example. I personally settled in San Mateo just to be in between SF and Mountain View /
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Time: New Ways to Make a Difference(time.com)
1 points by newy 17y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Case studies of equity splits between cofounders
22 points by newy 17y ago|5 comments
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by newy 17y ago
I'm a little puzzled by this piece. From the title I was expecting to read a proposal for a crowdsourced venture firm - a firm that made collective investment decisions and was funded my a large pool of people. There are big legal and pra
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by newy 17y ago
"Guanxi" is a huge factor in dealings involving the Chinese government, and even in day to day Chinese business. One difference between the Chinese and American system of connections and favors may be that Chinese put a heavy emphasis on f
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by newy 17y ago
I like Foursquare - it's fun. But I see problems. For one, I can't see how it'll break out of its niche crowd. One of Twitter's is that it's simple and universally accessible, on the web or on the go with any device. Most of the folks I
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by newy 17y ago
Sweet deal. Just signed up. Anyone else going? Will be new to the Bay Area, would be great to meet up with some HN folks.
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by newy 17y ago
Thanks guys. Exactly what I wanted.
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by newy 17y ago
htsh - would like to get in touch. give me a ping - me at euwyn.com
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by newy 17y ago
18, bussing at Thai restaraunt. $2 something and tips. Learned then that tips made up part of the minimum wage.
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by newy 17y ago
Curious to hear more of your thoughts (especially critiques) on the Kiva model. I'm helping out with Wokai.org, which runs a similar online microfinance platform for China. http://moderator.appspot.com/#9/e=90c6a&t=wokai
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by newy 17y ago
Outlook as revision control ftw. No seriously, lawyers must first get off the habit of marking up documents by hand. Everything else can come later.
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by newy 17y ago
There are different schools of thought on this. The author advocates implementing some flexibility in a formation contract, including setting aside some equity for whoever emerges as the dominant contributor or some future reallocation. O
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When Contracts Destroy Trust(hbr.harvardbusiness.org)
1 points by newy 17y ago|1 comments
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by newy 17y ago
Agree with most of what he says, but the author doesn't take into consideration price point. While I may not pay $1 per Time article when there are free alternatives floating around the net, I would definitely fork over a few cents for an
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by newy 17y ago
Wonder when the SEC will step in, as they did with Prosper in the P2P lending space. Looks like they're restricting access to only qualified buyers, but I'm wondering how rigorous those checks are. Is it just me ticking off a checkbox on
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by newy 17y ago
Tangential question - can any of you recommend the best way of going about learning how to play the piano. Is the only way a tutor? I've picked up playing guitar for following tabs and YouTube videos, but don't seem to be having the same
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by newy 17y ago
Great post Danielle, really enjoyed the read. I've been 2 years ahead since grade school, and a lot of your points hit home.
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by newy 17y ago
Other than the obvious "child prodigy" angle, nothing particularly interesting about this article. I'm actually more curious about the long term careers of such prodigies, especially such extreme cases. I know of a couple in law - Kiwi Ca
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11-year-old college grad: I’m no genius(msnbc.msn.com)
19 points by newy 17y ago|22 comments
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by newy 17y ago
You're right, I suppose I was just inferring his intent. But from the facts that have been released, it looks like he just posted screenshots of his successful "hack" on 4chan, and didn't try to do anything more nefarious like steal her id
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by newy 17y ago
Kid did a dumb thing, but from what I know of the facts (no malicious intent) this seems like a waste of public resources to send this to trial and possibly keep this guy in jail. Proportionality seems a bit out of whack here, a stiff fine
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by newy 17y ago
This rocks - exactly what I've been looking for.

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