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1. 151.▲
   by porter 12y ago

   My god man, this guy just put everything he knows about startups into a book. Years of hard-earned experience wrapped up in a neat little package just for you. And all for only $30. If you get just one insight out of this book it will pay f
2. 152.▲
   by porter 12y ago

   so I guess 15 year olds get an unfair advantage regardless of what they've achieved.
3. 153.▲
   by porter 12y ago

   But Peter says competition is for losers!
4. 154.▲
   by porter 12y ago

   Where does evernote fall short for you?
5. 155.▲
   by porter 12y ago

   Is 0.1% realistic (or average) for an employee? What are typical equity ranges for employees?
6. 156.▲
   by porter 12y ago

   To me it seems odd that the goal of an accelerator is to get a startup funded. This just perpetuates short-term pressure to get a company sold within a 7-10 year window so investors can achieve their IRR projections and get another round fr
7. 157.▲
   by porter 12y ago

   how much equity does the average early employee get? How about the average late employee? What about for a company like twitch, that just exited?
8. 158.▲
   by porter 12y ago

   I left banking to start and run a software business. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
9. 159.▲
   by porter 12y ago

   Python. Just pick it and move on.
10. 160.▲
    by porter 12y ago

    another perpetual motion machine?
11. 161.▲
    by porter 12y ago

    Are those two actual startups, or more like two mirco "startups"? In other words, are you trying to get both of these startups to grow massively fast, or are these just businesses to cover your living expenses?
12. 162.▲
    by porter 12y ago

    Is there a list of interesting/useful non-hobby projects made with this? Or even something similar to this?
13. 163.▲
    by porter 12y ago

    What happened after the deadline? Did you pitch it in front of everyone? Or did all the teams just get to experience the joy of building something with tight deadlines?
14. 164.▲
    by porter 12y ago

    I got one of these 2 months ago. It worked perfectly out of the box, but when I updated everything the trackpad stopped working. I went back and forth with the Dell Ubuntu team until they figured it out. It took a while, but the Ubuntu supp
15. 165.▲
    by porter 12y ago

    Man, for all the critics out there quick to point out that correlation is not equal to causation, nobody ever seems to explain what needs to be in place to actually show causation. To establish causation you need 3 things: 1) Correlation 2)
16. 166.▲
    by porter 12y ago

    cash in the bank, ticking time clock with career/kids
17. 167.▲
    by porter 12y ago

    This is awesome. I wish this was extended to teach more advanced topics such as how to create reusable packages, big O notation, etc.
18. 168.▲
    by porter 12y ago

    comcast.
19. 169.▲
    by porter 12y ago

    Charge more, get more customers, set up retainers.
20. 170.▲
    by porter 12y ago

    It takes longer than you think.
21. 171.▲
    by porter 12y ago

    Yet another blog that I want to subscribe to via email, but can't (easily). This kind of thoughtful analysis is missing from today's obsession with listicles.
22. 172.▲
    by porter 12y ago

    Or you could just go with 29doors.com and get a semi-custom site with customized colors, fonts, and layout. U.S. based, easy to talk to on the phone, and very available around the clock.
23. 173.▲
    by porter 12y ago

    SPIN selling is the best sales book in existence. If you are new to sales, do yourself a favor and go buy it right now.
24. 174.▲
    by porter 12y ago

    The vast majority of businesses being started aren't organized to go public or get acquired for $1 billion in 7 - 10 years. It's much more realistic to go from making $100-200k in salary, to owning your own business and making $20
25. 175.▲
    by porter 12y ago

    I like the clean design and map view. I don't understand how you are determining the "best" places to stay. Is this just a list of hotels, or is some super secret algorithm coming up with this list based on a few important r
26. 176.▲
    by porter 12y ago

    cool idea but I can't get it to work. I don't get it.
27. 177.▲
    by porter 12y ago

    google is training me not to use their new products.
28. 178.▲
    by porter 12y ago

    Yes. According to my friends who hire and manage a lot of programmers in silicon valley, it's not totally uncommon to see a self-taught dropout hired over an MIT grad. You can be self-taught and very successful on the software side of
29. 179.▲
    by porter 12y ago

    That's corporate marketing, not startup marketing.
30. 180.▲
    by porter 12y ago

    PG's advice on how not to fail is wise: just don't give up.