opaas

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The Grace of Y - and Y the programmer should never die.
1 points by opaas 13y ago|0 comments
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Open PaaS inventor puts the SmackDown on the USPTO - F 'outta here empty suit(tdr.uspto.gov)
2 points by opaas 15y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: Google invented 15 new technologies for Instant Search? Ya right.
2 points by opaas 15y ago|0 comments
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by opaas 16y ago
I appreciate your feedback and discussion. I don't know of any VC's or Angels which won't except a business plan. I think they are more open than ever to finding new companies. I've never had a VC or Angel refuse to receive a business plan.
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by opaas 16y ago
Thank you for the feedback. As a developer, I usually look for a link that says something like "developer" "sdk" "api" or what not. We have a "developer" link on their, albeit small as the main purpose of the site is for consumer to discove
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by opaas 16y ago
You are correct. The link was wrong. Here is the correct link to Y Combinator not even wanting to read their own applications and pawning it off to others: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=908513
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by opaas 16y ago
In an almost scripted turn of events. It appears Y Combinator doesn't even want to read the applications themselves anymore: http://apps.ycombinator.com/item?id=2346017 Does that indicate anything at all to you?
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by opaas 16y ago
What do you mean by "open, public application process?" I don't see anything "open" about it. Last time I checked (last year) there was not even a list of applicants. I'm curious, how would an "open" process differ from a "closed, non-publi
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by opaas 16y ago
When you do something which takes time for a given audience, that is called "jumping through hoops." It is a figure of speech. Yes, VC's ask a lot of questions. Even harder ones. They even want very long business plans. And more. The differ
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by opaas 16y ago
OPaaS is "Open Platform as a Service." Just think "Platform as a Service" but open. Yes, there are some good solid principles at Y Combinator. I agree. To apply in a way I think is thorough, takes at least 8 hours of work - a day's work. Th
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by opaas 16y ago
I had a great "attitude" when I applied and jumped through all the hoops last year so I fail to see your point. Unless you are saying the Y Combinator folks are psychic? If that were the case, they would pick winners every time, yes? But se
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by opaas 16y ago
Please reread my post in context to the post I was replying to. That should help you understand. Also, it is not about rejection. As I mentioned, in my original post, most successful people fail, on average 6 times first, let alone simply g
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by opaas 16y ago
I respect your opinion. However, I would say I WAS disillusioned - but no longer.
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by opaas 16y ago
I had a great "attitude" when I applied and jumped through all the hoops last year so I fail to see your point. Unless you are saying the Y Combinator folks are psychic? If that were the case, they would pick winners every time, yes? But se
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by opaas 16y ago
>You may or may not be rightfully disillusioned, but > regardless your attitude is in the gutter. I respect your opinion. However, I would say I WAS disillusioned - but no longer.
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Why I'm not applying to Y Combinator
28 points by opaas 16y ago|36 comments