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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
I was wondering about this too; I did not even go to college. I graduated HS at 14 and started working for companies developing software. Will this put me at a disadvantage if there are lots of MIT, Stanford etc... grads that apply to YC W
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
The plethora Erlang articles is simply an effort to drive out the people that keep posting lame stories that have no place on hacker news and return to more technical stuff that we all want to read. If it means we don't have so many mainst
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
southern gangster rap
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
This is dope dude... good work.
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
Why does it have to be a storefront? I think it would be better if it were an advertising solution.
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
I was considering this but I think that you really need to work with a co-founder face to face.
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
I spent lots of time working for ad agencies in NYC; while there I noticed that their clients kept asking them to identify and engage influencers. They constantly had a hard time with this and more often than not the client was disappointe
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
yes it is.
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
http://ycombinator.com/ideas.html #12
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
Well... the thing is that I am almost done with my product. I have landed about 15 contracts so by the time I go up to SF I will have clients using the software. Part of my concern is that I am so far along I am not sure if the title "co-
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
Well... I am only a master @ the tech stuff but i am competent at the others.
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
I have all of those skills and I have been looking for a co-founder that does also. Perhaps I should just focus on a co-founder that has one of the aforementioned talents.
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
I was in Nashville TN for 3 months, then Louisville KY for 5 then Huntsville for 2 now I am in L.A. I do contract work for banks so I have to move around quite often.
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
2 were older guys with families and could not commit. I want people that are as dedicated and experienced as I am. The other 1 simply could not code worth a damn so I felt like he was dead weight.
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Ask HN: The Importance of a co-founder
21 points by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago|33 comments
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
Define idea as a problem Find someone that has this probem [ID your target market] Ask them if they would use your solution
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
I use the title of "Product Manager" because that is what role I play.
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
I agree...but we are still out there. I think one of the problems is that "hacking" / "hacker" has become a synonym for "programmer" / "software engineer". But there are still real hackers out there; like people that sell 0days just to eat
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Local Privilege Escalation On All Linux Kernels(linux.slashdot.org)
5 points by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago|0 comments
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
do you code or play more of a business role?
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
Its very interesting that she has so much to say after abandoning her state and quitting her job. I guess she had to quit her job as gov so that she could spend more time on twitter and facebook.
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
I would go with clojure because the documentation is more developed but it really depends on what kind of project(s) you work on.
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
Would you use it? If the answer is no then I would pass.
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
The question should not be "How do I increase conversions". The question should be "How do I provide the best user experience possible". Keeping that it mind I find its best to not make a user submit a form to determine that there are erro
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
I think the appropriate way to deal with this would have been for twitter to have something in their T.O.S that states it does not allow this.
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
As a hacker I solve problems and do not believe in simply regurgitating facts for the hell of it. High school was horrible. I left early to work for a startup and it was the best decision I ever made.
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
Actually yes it was weird and kind of sad because the developers that I left to maintain it are kind of morons (IMHO). I never really considered asking them how it was doing now; I have been so busy working on other projects but I would lik
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
I agree with jpwagner... In Paul Grams essay "Startups in 13 sentences" #10 is Avoid Distractions. I would consider school a distraction even if you do find time to work on your startup its not the main focus of your life.
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
I think this is a good idea; I am a founder looking for a good co-founder and I have found it hard to find good talent since I am not currently enrolled in school or plugged into one of the talent networks (Google, FB etc...).
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by p01nd3xt3r 17y ago
Developed a sales forecasting algorithm that turned out to be within 5% of actual sales numbers over a 18 month period. Note: I don't know how its performing now because I switched jobs.

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