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by prpon 15y ago
I envy that macbook pro configuration :) Do you guys know of any MailPlane alternatives to manage multiple gmail accounts?
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by prpon 15y ago
They’re also “removing” anyone who has replied all It's TC's event and they can do whatever they want. If TC sends a reply all, it's an honest mistake. If you do it, you get removed from the list. Because they can.
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by prpon 15y ago
TechCrunch had never been an impartial reporter of startup or tech news. Their coverage of startups even before Mike Arrington started investing is based on how connected the startup is with VCs/angels. The users don't necessarily see all s
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by prpon 15y ago
Chad, Couldn't have said any better about startups being hard. I wish you and Paul success. You have so many things that are going right for you. Access to great mentors, being part of YC, being in the valley and having a supporting family.
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by prpon 15y ago
Here are my initial impressions. Take it with a grain of salt. 1. The tag 'cardless, effortless rewards' needs some work. I am not exactly sure what that means. 2. On step 1, I would add something about 'how secure your cards are on our sit
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by prpon 15y ago
That letter is so geeky, I doubt if 90% of amazon investors would get the things he was explaining. As a geek though, I love it.
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by prpon 15y ago
It's a great idea. A complaining customer can probably get hold of a manager quicker this way than by causing ruckus and looking like an idiot. Lots of interesting possibilities like integrating testimonials to a tv screen or social media s
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by prpon 15y ago
How about iterating based on what the users are actually doing on the UI (or website?). PG said in one of his articles if you don't know how to design, keep it really simple . That's probably a starting point. As a developer learning to d
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by prpon 15y ago
I would honestly say you are being short changed if you get 55K. Back in the day (some 10+ years ago), I got 55K with 2 years experience in the midwest. Today, I hear from friends who still live out there that not much has changed, but I wo
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by prpon 15y ago
Welcome wblackall to HN. Inspiring journey. I hope you keep up with it and go far with your efforts. Inspires me to look at all the things that we coders are not familiar with and approach it with the same enthusiasm as you do.
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by prpon 15y ago
Better yet, if your company employs H1-B visa holders, they are required by law to put up the job advertisement along with salary offered in a public area of the office. This requirement is to give opportunity to existing employees for the
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by prpon 15y ago
Am I understanding 'Balance Checker' functionality right? Currently, it shows me the same results as finding discounted gift cards.
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by prpon 16y ago
I have a question regarding 1 minute video presentation required in the application. Is it required that both the founders be on the video presentation? I read in one of the comments by either Harj or PG that 'we look for chemistry betwee
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by prpon 16y ago
I don't want to hijack this thread or the merits in your comment. I've been in the US 15 years now and in the same stage as you without a green card. (on EAD) When I got my EAD 2 years back, I quit my full time gig and went contracting to
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by prpon 16y ago
Justin, I totally agree that what you did with Justin.tv was novel and didn't exist before. However, how would you have answered Why doesn't it already exist?
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by prpon 16y ago
It is a great question. However, I look at some of the YC funded companies(including justin.tv) and I wonder what the answer would be? Off the top of my mind, I can think of hipmunk,1000memories etc and would like to know how the founders w
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by prpon 16y ago
If I might add a data point, When I am busy, I primarily use the upvote button to read later. It's my instapaper. I upvote the article based on the content when I am not too busy.
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by prpon 16y ago
When you are dying, All rationality goes out the window . Working on open source project is the last thing they worry about. Let me ask you something. Whom do you respect?
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by prpon 16y ago
Dude, you probably haven't seen anyone close by suffer from a debilitating disease and pass away in the recent times. It is painful for everyone involved and it takes tremendous amount of dedication to work on something like gnome. He could
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by prpon 16y ago
Daniel, The ctrl-click feature is really cool. I hear you about feature creep. I am struggling with similar issues with what I am working on. I keep reminding myself Every piece of software I paid for recently is dead simple to use
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by prpon 16y ago
Daniel, I really like your site and the curated list. However, I find the categories in HackerBooks.com much more easier to navigate than questions on the right side bar of hn-books. Both of the sites still need to address the question, 'ho
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by prpon 16y ago
My HN account says that I have been around 983 days. Probably much longer before I signed up for an account. I do think the quality of comments has gone down. More people commenting without putting much thought into it. I am against putting
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by prpon 16y ago
Go build your own thing, showcase your work and they would come after you. Working for github or any successful startup would be great but not the only thing in town. It probably is not the case with github but most startups teach you what
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Google launches wedding planning site(googleblog.blogspot.com)
3 points by prpon 16y ago|1 comments
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by prpon 16y ago
NYTimes had 'Play against IBM Watson' interactive feature few months back. Here's the link: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/06/16/magazine/watso...
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by prpon 16y ago
A great read. It's amazing how Aaron Barr completely believed his hunches even when his programmer said that the data doesn't backup his analysis. He is a business man trying to get paid big bucks from FBI for his hunches.
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by prpon 16y ago
Matt, What caused the signups and new orders to go up compared to an year ago? Other than AdWords, are there any strategies that worked well for you?
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by prpon 16y ago
Wrong argument. If improving a few specific things will give the greatest benefit, please give feedback. There's no point randomly letting the other person wander with self doubt and hope for improvement in every area.
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Don’t ask *why* you were rejected(maxkle.in)
6 points by prpon 16y ago|1 comments
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by prpon 16y ago
This desperation, be it for money, for companionship, or for any other strong desire, is ripe ground for snake oil. And the snake oil is that much stronger if it works -sometimes-... like hoping you win the Power Ball to solve your debt pr

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