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by nhangen 14y ago
There is a big difference between being cruel and being helpful. Very often I see the former. I don't post my code, so this isn't about me. It's about what I see from others.
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by nhangen 14y ago
I can sense your frustration; I feel similarly. I got a degree in Psychology of all things, which makes my self-taught programming skills even less desirable compared to most. Reason I went to shipping my own code for clients and customers
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by nhangen 14y ago
I've been there (as an employer), and because my boss often made it very difficult for me to hire when I needed to (always based on current billing instead of future billing), I had to be very particular because I knew that if I chose poorl
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by nhangen 14y ago
I also had struggles trying to find work as a jr dev, so eventually I gave up to start building my own software and work on the consulting side. It's strange because I see a lot of jr. guys/gals struggle to find mentorship, yet those very s
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by nhangen 14y ago
Why do articles that paint Romney in a bad light keep making it to the front page of HN? Is it hacker bias? The election is over, enough with the gloating.
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by nhangen 14y ago
Any journalists here want to comment on how you feel about entrepreneurs quoting your emails on their blog?
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by nhangen 14y ago
They have place in the same way that record labels do.
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by nhangen 14y ago
I love it. Tackling both the electric car and dealership problem at the same time. This is what disruption looks like.
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by nhangen 14y ago
Coming from a launch that had its own share of issues, I can say that things like these happen for a variety of reasons: 1. Developers overestimate their capabilities 2. Developers underestimate timelines 3. Client overestimates developer t
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by nhangen 14y ago
So are you going to seek to raise money eventually, or try to bootstrap?
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by nhangen 14y ago
Interesting post. Seems like you were affected by the standard SV MO - worry about profitability later, only after you'd scaled your user base. Sounds like you're still a believer. What is your plan now?
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by nhangen 14y ago
Man, had to stop after the cigarette comment and ask - What is it with people in SF smoking? When I visited I felt like I spent my entire day walking through a cloud of smoke. So odd for me to see programmers that smoke. Just can't reconcil
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by nhangen 14y ago
I agree. I'm fortunate in that my wife understands that I'm sacrificing our personal life for a bigger future. I had a job and bootstrapped our company during this time, but had to work 12 hour days for 16 months. Winning often requires sac
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by nhangen 14y ago
It's actually not nearly as efficient as being able to select your seat when you purchase your ticket.
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by nhangen 14y ago
This is why I don't fly Southwest...I hate their first come first serve policy. Essentially what this does is play smart and check you in early so you get a good seat. I don't see how it's any different than setting an alert to remind you t
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Show HN: Independent Crowdfunding Platform(robertsspaceindustries.com)
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by nhangen 14y ago
Reaching down in terms of price point. That's a very saturated market, and for once, they are late to the game. They should stick with the high price points and quality devices.
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by nhangen 14y ago
Am I the only one disappointed that Apple is reaching down to cater to this market? As a consumer, yeah I get it...7" is smaller. But I'm just fine with my iPhone when looking to interact with a smaller screen. As a developer, Android isn't
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by nhangen 14y ago
I didn't equate his post to that, I'm saying that that's the path we're on with much of this. I'd rather bootstrap revenues by iterating on my product.
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by nhangen 14y ago
Brennan, We met at LessConf, and talked quite a bit. I think you're a great guy and you are obviously very talented and very smart. But...I got into this business because I got tired of the get rich blogging circle jerk I was part of in the
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by nhangen 14y ago
As an insider, I'd be interested in talking to you more about that. Check my profile for contact info.
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by nhangen 14y ago
We're testing this now with our IgnitionDeck product. I'm not here to self-promote, but wanted to say that I do believe your assertion to be correct, at least in part. I think eventually, people will raise money on as many sites as they can
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by nhangen 14y ago
Thanks for the mention Dylan. Just a little background: We spent months looking for a solution like this, and when we didn't find it, decided to make it. Still in beta, but have big plans in the space.
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by nhangen 14y ago
This explains why they've suddenly started spamming me with playlist updates from my FB friends...trying to crank up the virality factor in order to increase revenue. I paid for Spotify for a few months, and thought it was nice, but I much
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by nhangen 14y ago
Wondering the same. I love Adroll and have had nothing but great success with them. That said, the more the merrier.
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by nhangen 14y ago
You would think that if any page explained how the program worked, it would be this one: http://www.justfab.com/how-justfab-works.htm but I didn't find a single mention of membership fees on this page. I'd heard a lot about this company,
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by nhangen 14y ago
And maybe the fact that it had Twitter's name behind it?
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by nhangen 14y ago
It's not the idea of shipping in six months, it's the idea of shipping something (in six months0 that will be adopted by millions of users. We don't have the full context of her statement, and I'm guessing (hoping) that she isn't expecting
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by nhangen 14y ago
If only it were that easy to create massively successful software.
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by nhangen 14y ago
Microsoft has no obligation to make their platform open, and as a business owner, I can't fault them for trying to leverage their platform to make money. In this case, Microsoft came to Notch, so it's not like he set out to start a flame wa

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