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by nivi 19y ago
Hi Kartik, The ideal person will build the first version of the product. Front-end and back-end. I would collaborate with him/her to define what the product looks like but I won't write any code. I'm strong technically (MIT EECS Ph.D. dropo
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by nivi 19y ago
P.S. This is a founder-level role for the right person.
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by nivi 19y ago
Hiya, I hope you don't mind if I put this job posting up here. I have seen other non-YC companies doing it so I thought I would tag along. Please let me know if it is inappropriate. -- ONE (WO)MAN DEVELOPER ARMY We're looking for a one (wo)
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[SF or Anywhere] Venture Hacks is looking for a One (Wo)man Developer Army(venturehacks.com)
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Need a cap table? Here you go. (With screencast)(venturehacks.com)
6 points by nivi 19y ago|0 comments
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Audio and transcript from the first Venture Hacks office hours(venturehacks.com)
16 points by nivi 19y ago|1 comments
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by nivi 19y ago
For business plan formatting, I always suggest this article by David Cowan: http://whohastimeforthis.blogspot.com/2005/11/how-to-not-write-business-plan.html
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Microhacks for supersizing convertible debt(venturehacks.com)
9 points by nivi 19y ago|0 comments
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by nivi 19y ago
The last minute request in this article is known as a "nibble". It is a standard negotiation trick. There are a few solutions: 1. Say no. 2. Ask for a reciprocal concession. 3. Think of a win-win way to get them what they want. Read "Bargai
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by nivi 19y ago
Hi Paul, There are lots of benefits to doing debt in a seed round. We discuss them in detail here: http://www.venturehacks.com/articles/debt-benefits Here's a summary from the article: "Convertible debt is often the best instrument for a
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How to sell debt to investors(venturehacks.com)
5 points by nivi 19y ago|7 comments
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by nivi 19y ago
There are pros and cons of each approach but in general I don't think the distinction is important. Take whichever route is faster -- and you'll only be able to determine that once you're on the road. I think the pros and cons of either ap
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by nivi 19y ago
If you pick your investors like you pick your restaurants, you deserve what you get.
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by nivi 19y ago
Sweet. I also commissioned an extension to "Mark all as read" on news.yc: http://www.nivi.com/blog/article/mark-as-read
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by nivi 19y ago
I commissioned a Firefox extension to add a "Mark as read" button to news.yc: http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=19816
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by nivi 19y ago
I hired Damiano Albani on oDesk.com to make this Firefox extension for me. It marks all the articles on any page of news.YC as read (it changes the color of all links to the color of visited links). It seems to work fine - he did a good job
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'Mark all as read button' Firefox extension for news.YC(nivi.com)
3 points by nivi 19y ago|1 comments
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How to incent people without external rewards(grockit.typepad.com)
5 points by nivi 19y ago|0 comments
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by nivi 19y ago
The article discusses convertible debt. Even convertible debt can be dangerous if you don't raise a Series A before the debt comes due. The solution is to negotiate the right to convert the debt to equity at the company's option if the Seri
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by nivi 19y ago
Lord I would love a script that marks all the articles on news.yc as "read". I would also love a place to put these suggestions without spamming everybody!
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by nivi 19y ago
By the way, Naval, the guy behind Hitforge, is the real brains behind Venture Hacks.
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by nivi 19y ago
I don't know this person or firm but check out Suzie Dingwall Williams: http://www.venturehacks.com/articles/term-sheet-hacks#comment-49
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by nivi 19y ago
On the topic of "general lawyer-searching advice", here are some useful links from Venture Hacks: http://www.venturehacks.com/articles/term-sheet-hacks#comment-24 : "There are plenty of lawyers who know VC terms and VC deals very well, ye
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by nivi 19y ago
What are your top 3 questions about how to turn your idea into a startup? My top 3: 1. How do I get money? 2. How do I get a good deal? 3. How do I recruit great people? I'll collect the responses and post the results here on news.yc. - Niv
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What are your top 3 questions about how to turn your idea into a startup?
5 points by nivi 19y ago|8 comments
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by nivi 20y ago
1. Mark all items as read. 2. Avatars.
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Focus on your share price, not your valuation(venturehacks.com)
7 points by nivi 20y ago|2 comments
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The Option Pool Shuffle: Beat the game and raise your valuation(venturehacks.com)
12 points by nivi 20y ago|1 comments
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by nivi 20y ago
I made this screencast for Songbird: http://songbirdnest.com/screencast I thought it was pretty decent. I tried to make it fast and to-the-point and respectful of the viewer's time.