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   by randall 11y ago

   Series A used to be seed, seed used to be a joke, rich white dudes used to only raise series A's from their ivy league brethren, and you'd use a chunk to market and launch at Demo (TiVo, Handspring, etc.). For the last 10 years se
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   by randall 11y ago

   no inside info but i bet memsql is a lurker in that club.
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   by randall 11y ago

   Fix it then! Contribute. This is a 2 day program. Help him out!
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   WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages(wordsafety.com)

   431 points by randall 11y ago|276 comments
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   by randall 11y ago

   I don't think so... I think a lot of people screw it up though.
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   by randall 11y ago

   What's voluntary vs involuntary churn? (googling but if anyone wants to save me the time) :) A: Voluntary churn occurs due to a decision by the customer to switch to another company or service provider, involuntary churn occurs due to
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   by randall 11y ago

   FWIW you should look into Kurento. It's kind of a pain to set up, but would likely do the job. kurento.org OSS and all that.
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   by randall 11y ago

   Nearly anonymous "my friend works there" posts aren't a ton of help, but I'll just say my buddy Kelly ( https://twitter.com/kellysutton ) works on Imigix, he used to work on this dropbox for PSDs thing (la
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   by randall 11y ago

   We're really excited to launch... happy to answer any questions here.
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    Show HN: A tool for effortlessly creating podcasts(epishow.com)

    4 points by randall 11y ago|1 comments
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    by randall 11y ago

    Podcasts. They're the indie web that has long been forgotten.
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    by randall 11y ago

    My related weird trick is to sleep less. Turns out for me I only need about 6 hours of sleep a night. As I've woken up early I've had a lot more time to build cool things without having to make as many personal sacrifices.
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    by randall 11y ago

    No inside info but I'm almost certain its preferred with a liquidation preference. Probably with downside guarantees.
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    by randall 11y ago

    Blogspam?
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    by randall 11y ago

    [edit: additional context: https://github.com/WebAssembly/design/blob/master/FAQ.md#wil... ] I think this argument is sort of a nostalgic one, especially with the advent of mobile apps. Mobile apps, their
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    by randall 11y ago

    Seems like this is Github's (the company's) fork of Ruby. ruby/ruby seems like the official ruby.
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    by randall 11y ago

    He was an angel in twitter, and a bunch of other early startups. Creates a tightly connected network.
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    by randall 11y ago

    Have you ever had an insurance broker before? They're like the same thing but without the easy software.
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    by randall 11y ago

    Just sign up for ZenPayroll first and then back port into zenefits. That's what we did.
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    by randall 11y ago

    Not saying it's truth, but a lot of people believe in this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspi...
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    by randall 11y ago

    Man. I've been staring at my screen for a few hours trying to understand some modern webrtc shenanigans. Then I read these crazy fools (with love!) disassembling and reverse engineering like this and it makes me just feel like an idiot
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    by randall 11y ago

    I've used this before and really liked it.
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    by randall 11y ago

    Well we're not hiring yet but we should chat!
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    by randall 11y ago

    I would if they were aligned with the company mission. I'd hire basically any ex professional video editor / producer with boot camp coding experience. I want engineers who empathize first. I don't need the 10x engineer who d
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    by randall 11y ago

    Thank you! This, fwiw, is YC's general advice. Entreprenuers sometimes chase tech press because of Meerkat valuations and stuff, but getting customers is the real way to build a business.
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    by randall 11y ago

    Different classes of stock is the Google and FB way, IIRC. http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2012/02/01/at-facebook-governance...
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    by randall 11y ago

    A startup is a company designed to grow quickly in this context, not simply a new company. No matter how awesome your kebabs, it's unlikely the company could grow at the rate of Airbnb or Uber. http://www.paulgraham.com&#x2F
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    by randall 11y ago

    Now we all know who's going to sponsor the next YC ski trip :)
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    by randall 11y ago

    This should trigger alarm bells in all would-be startup founders. These sorts of patterns should have founders debating about doing things like Bryce Roberts' indie.vc experiment. http://bryce.vc/post/116925485725&
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    The Decreasing Follow-On Financing Success of Startups(tomtunguz.com)

    25 points by randall 11y ago|2 comments