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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
Didn't he get rejected and have to re-apply with Arash?
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Ask YC (YC S14) Applicants: What is the size of your team?
5 points by not_paul_graham 13y ago|4 comments
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
Thailand is definitely great and affordable, so is Vietnam. Kozhikode and Mangalore in India. Also coastal cities in Goa, India as well. Several cities in Sri Lanka might work too. Also Playa Del Carmen + Cabo San Lucas in Mexico.
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
To me it doesn't make sense for FB to buy Kickstarter. FB wouldn't gain any particular advantage by buying Kickstarter. It isn't in the social space and there is little Kickstarter can do to disrupt FB (unlike mobile messagin
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
Isn't this article stating what is an obvious conclusion from a ton of other links currently on the HN homepage? [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7469115 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
How much recurring income does it generate?
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
> A good place to start when creating a new social app for the first time is to build upon these normal concepts, and then add your own twist. Much success has been seen on the Internet by doing this. But you have to break out of this
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Our Incredible Journey(ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com)
4 points by not_paul_graham 13y ago|0 comments
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
That's great to know, will definitely consider applying in the near future. Thanks for answering!
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
I probably already know the answer to this but just in case I might be wrong: do you sponsor international candidates [H1B?] Also kudos on raising the round and good luck!
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
AFAIK they haven't. The way they score [1] seems to suggest that they might be missing out on companies like https://gorickshaw.com and enterprise focused companies because these company might not perform well on mobile dow
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
Kudos man. But seriously have you considered using the $10,000 and moving to a cheap city like Goa / Bangalore / staying where-ever you are and spending some time deep diving into iOS programming using best-selling books on Amazon
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
Wow I hate the UI/UX on this page. I know that the page is responsive and probably designed with mobile-first users in mind, given the target might be busy people in SF and tapping the down arrow shows the company description, but: As
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
This is great advice even for students because sometimes the things that younger people (anecdotal: me) give a lot of importance to and feel terrible for screwing up end up not mattering at all. 1. Things like validation from peers / p
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The Millionaire Fastlane(leoexplor.es)
74 points by not_paul_graham 13y ago|82 comments
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
Definitely a good "disruption" to all the noise that is broadcast on twitter + instagram by all those that you follow. I think they also nail it pretty much with their tagline: Play photo ping and stay in touch with friends If t
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
But are you based in SF [1]? I think that this article is more specific to the west coast tech scene in the United States. [1] Your profile indicates that you might be based out of Europe.
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
Relevant links to old discussions on JustFab from the TC article: [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6455391 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=wenxun
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
Link to previous discussion (11 days old): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7384818
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
What good places in India? Can you recommend some at similar price points that offer good connectivity, access to nature, the beach, etc?
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
If you don't mind sharing, I'd love to know some more. According to what you've written plus your website: founded in 2010 (FOWD), so broke even sometime in 2013, and currently supporting 14ish people + is profitable. Kudos.
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
May I ask what kind of service business? a. Web Consulting (Rails, iOS, Android)? b. Cleaning / Laundry / etc? c. Foodservice ? d. Niche Software Consulting ? e. Other ?
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
>In a rare act of defiance, the Turkish president, Abdullah Gül, openly criticised the ban – via his Twitter account. "The shutdown of an entire social platform is unacceptable," he tweeted. "Besides, as I have said many
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
I'm still working on getting myself out of a similar hole, but what you've said resonates with me. It is difficult to see how isolation can have a negative impact on your life, given (in my case) that the social isolation was part
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
Given that some people go around calling themselves Happiness Engineer or Growth Engineer I highly doubt that people in SV care enough about the difference. Also you can major in Financial Engineering at Princeton so I don't real
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
I know that my comment not completely relevant to the article posted, and I didn't intend for it to become the top link. Unfortunately the second & third top link on this story also don't add any value to the posted article. W
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
> "the one principle was that waging war for territorial gain is no longer acceptable." Why is this the only one principle that is relevant? Doesn't grabbing natural resources & other assets [1] constitute as a kind
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
If we really are making statements predicting how future generations will remember a current figure: "History will remember Obama for being the First African American President of the United States", will supersede any other state
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
I feel that "Sinks" isn't really conveying how Alibaba sees this investment and perhaps does a disservice to the announcement. Given that these investments (WhatsApp, WeChat, Tango, Viber) aren't acqui-hires, there is st
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by not_paul_graham 13y ago
This seems like a good solution when all your employees are young males without spouses/kids. Also works if most of the folks living together are founders (vs early employees). Personally I'd probably not want to be part of a youn

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