pascalchristian

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by pascalchristian 17y ago
start a business? even if the business is only decently successful, testimonials from your clients would make great letter of recommendation for grad schools.
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
reading my comment again, it sounds like a great app idea. steam for file ftw!
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
the file does not need to be erased, the file can be encrypted with a key which is hosted on a secure server. after a user uses a key for sometime, it would expire and they would need to request a new key from the server. however you can se
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
Indonesia
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
nobody mentions Netbeans yet? it's an amazing IDE with support for html/css, javascript, php, java, phyton, etc and its totally free (GPL license I believe) and cross platform
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
what vps provider do you use? i'm thinking on hosting at netbeans, but not really sure whether it is good or not.
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
if you are a medium/high risk I'd say go for mutual funds. but don't get a US based funds. the fee is very high and pretty much not worth it. get an offshore funds instead. funds in developing countries do not charge yearly fee, only an ent
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
i guess high risk = high gain?
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
this is a similar situation to me. I'm a college senior at a shit school, from a not technical major. Masters/PhD would be great but they are either extremely competitive or very expensive. I guess that's what push me into entrepreneurship/
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
there is no way that picking a girl would be such a good idea. unlike business, you can't forecast happiness from you gained from a girl based on previous data or market research. if she'll dump you the next day you'll be jobless and girl-l
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
So that I can do things I like, and make money from it
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
digg, Myspace
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Windows 7 Phone emulator unlocked already(news.cnet.com)
2 points by pascalchristian 17y ago|0 comments
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
Wow congratulations! That's quite an archivement. What kind of business degree/major did you actually took?
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
I've tried epoxy and even superglue too :)
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
It reminds me of surgical needles, which actually is still continuously innovated until today!
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
yep I read this.. I still don't think it's exactly fair though. Should there be a ballot screen for windows media player next? Or paint? Or notepad? Or minesweeper?
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
I think you should look at the problem as an investor: which startup has the best idea/product/market-fit/potential?
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
I've actually commented on the original post you've mentioned, but I'll put it here again. I am not playing the devil's advocate here, but I think that as the internet matures it is the way to go. Imagine buying groceries on Safeway. People
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
I am not playing the devil's advocate here, but I think that as the internet matures it is the way to go. Imagine buying groceries on Safeway. People does not seem to have trouble with that. However if a PE/police/ex-GF/stalker come there a
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
That's what I wanted to know myself. I don't live in the bay area, although I have plans to move there if I started my venture. The problem is that from what I read in YC, angels and VCs such as PG seems to hate non-tech founder with passio
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
so according to your experience, does going to college and getting an IT degree worth it? or should non-tech founders self-taught and continue with their startups anyway?
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
Wow, I did not read this, I just started a thread very similar to this one. I am a self-taught coder myself, and since I dont live in Sillicon valley, I really wonder how is the attitude to non-tech founder in valley? From what I read in HN
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by pascalchristian 17y ago
exactly.
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Ask HN: How can a non-technical/non-CS graduate enter the high tech business?
7 points by pascalchristian 17y ago|6 comments