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by pshin45 13y ago
This is cool in terms of self-expression and making the ticket more personal, and props for trying something new and building this in the first place, but does it actually solve a problem? I agree that the hassle / un-naturalness of sc
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by pshin45 13y ago
Remarkable how much the old badge [1] resembles the original Nintendo Game Boy [2]. [1] https://ahmetalpbalkan.com/blog/static/images/2014/02/old-fr... [2] http://upload.wikimedia.org&#x2
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Ask HN: Founder's tactics crossing the line?
45 points by pshin45 13y ago|37 comments
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by pshin45 13y ago
I remember DHH talking about this on a podcast once i.e. for most super-successful companies, the lion's share of their of their PROFITS (not usage or revenue w/o profit) have typically come from 1 or 2 core products. Think of Goo
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by pshin45 13y ago
Gett probably should sue Uber, but what sucks is they (Gett) would have to divert precious money, time, and resources to fight a much bigger company with deeper products and better lawyers, which takes focus away from product and growth, wh
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News report from 1981 about the Internet [VIDEO](m.wimp.com)
2 points by pshin45 13y ago|0 comments
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by pshin45 13y ago
(closing comment from my friend) "Yes, I absolutely am sorry and saddened to have made JL upset. Again, it's been my understanding that while the female partners are great and I'm sure sit in on important decisions, they are
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by pshin45 13y ago
What would you have me/us do then?
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by pshin45 13y ago
Although I'm merely a messenger in "my" two comments above, there seem to be 2 important takeaways here: (1) First off, it's great that several YC founders are so quick to come to the female YC partners' defense, wh
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by pshin45 13y ago
(On behalf of the same friend) "That's good to know - I wasn't aware of that. I'm happy to hear this isn't the case, but I've heard this from YC founders many times which is why it was my perception."
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by pshin45 13y ago
(Posted on behalf of a friend) "PG, of the three female partners you mentioned, one is in charge of legal, the second: taxes, and the third (largely) of founder relations. How many full-time or part-time YC partners actually advise com
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by pshin45 13y ago
I posted this in a previous "Ask HN" thread about African American founders in YC [1], and reposting here because I think it bears repeating. > For those wondering why this is important, see: http://en.wikipedia.org&
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Uber Lays Bare Our Love-Hate Relationship With Supply And Demand(businessinsider.com)
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White People Do Good Things for One Another, and That’s Bad for Hiring(blogs.hbr.org)
2 points by pshin45 13y ago|1 comments
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by pshin45 13y ago
There will be an exponential increase in Bitcoin pseudo-intellectuals in the media (and everywhere else, of course).
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Nashville startup gets tough love in Silicon Valley(tennessean.com)
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by pshin45 13y ago
For those wondering why this is important, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotype_threat > "If negative stereotypes are present regarding a specific group, group members are likely to become anxious abou
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by pshin45 13y ago
It's pretty ridiculous to make a blanket statement like "News is bad for you", which is akin to saying "Food is bad for you". Certain food/news is definitely bad for you, especially in large/excessive quan
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by pshin45 13y ago
I feel like Snapchat would be the perfect way for flash sales sites like Groupon et al to advertise - Think targeted/exclusive limited-time-only coupons. It would be Daily Deals 2.0 - Mobile-first and and ultra time-constrained to indu
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by pshin45 13y ago
I wish I could find it again, but I remember reading about a study that stated that a small percentage of the population, maybe 5% or 10%, are genetically wired so that they actually can function normally with only 4 or 5 hours of sleep. It
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by pshin45 13y ago
If you liked this article, you should also check out his hour-long talk at Stanford (March 2011) which touches on many of the same topics while going into a bit more depth: http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html
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by pshin45 13y ago
Yup, that's the one! Thanks!
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by pshin45 13y ago
I remember that as well and would love to read it again in light of this post. Tried searching for it but to no avail, though.
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by pshin45 13y ago
Make-A-Wish Foundation, doing things that don't scale :P
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by pshin45 13y ago
> So many professors would [...] say things like "...and the proof is trivial" or "...it obviously follows that...", and I'd sit there wanting to shout "NO, NO it's not obvious!" Agreed. What makes
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by pshin45 13y ago
Also, what are your thoughts on the implications of this tendency of VCs as it pertains to teams outside the Bay Area or outside the US, who may have just as much talent and hustle but are forced to work that much harder and longer to get t
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by pshin45 13y ago
I wasn't actually expecting just a single data point (perhaps I should have written the plural "startups" instead), rather I was hoping that we could crowdsource several contenders/candidates, and then use those examples
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by pshin45 13y ago
> NBA I see what you did there.
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Ask HN: Most successful startup that applied but never got into YC?
65 points by pshin45 13y ago|33 comments
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LinkedIn’s Intro Feature Is Very Cool, And A Spectacularly Bad Idea(techcrunch.com)
1 points by pshin45 13y ago|0 comments

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