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by rgovind 12y ago
+1 for VC task force. They bring in quality VCs for you to practice on.
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by rgovind 12y ago
Heads up for others. Open in incognito mode
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by rgovind 12y ago
Just FYI, My company used to offer Les Concierge for something very similar, until recently. They stopped it because people were not really using the service. So, inspite of the coolness of the startup, I am skeptical if it makes money.
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by rgovind 12y ago
Can you be a little more specific. What is the use case? I have feeling you mean a parser API...but I am not sure.
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Open source wealth management softwares
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by rgovind 12y ago
Its funny how things we taken for granted in third world countries like India are becoming startups here: In India, you can call up some neighbourhood grocer and he will deliver goods in 5 min. The best approximation for it in US is Instaca
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by rgovind 12y ago
What is the reason companies pay a severance? Most jobs are hire or fire anytime right? Is the reason only lawsuits and good will?
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by rgovind 12y ago
Why choose a ".co" instead of an entirely different name or TLD? Isn't .co quiet confusing? I think its a bad name inspite of the fact that most people come to you via a search engine.
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by rgovind 12y ago
I will try to give an example. During recent Charlie Hebdo incident, I wanted to find their address. If you search for "charlie Hebdo Paris Address" the first page and many subsequent pages are all dominated by media outlets. ( ht
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by rgovind 12y ago
I see and share your pain. No filters exactly but you can use millionshort.com to filter out most media/newspaper websites.
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by rgovind 12y ago
Also, remember, 1st February is coming. First of every month there is a who is hiring thread here on HN. Lots of JS jobs. Keep an eye out
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Apple to Shut Down Old TestFlight Website in February(macrumors.com)
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by rgovind 12y ago
You want to include salary expectations in the cover letter? Are you going to reveal what you are willing to pay ?
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by rgovind 12y ago
Thanks Everyone. I was trying to point out that Google needs to change some of its search algorithms to make life easier for us. Hopefully some responds to PG's request for startups in this area.
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Tell HN: Google cannot tell me Charlie Hebdo address
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by rgovind 12y ago
google bought ITA a few years ago. You can login to their free service and do the analysis yourself, even if skiplagging is closed.
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by rgovind 12y ago
This is news to me. I didn't know voting percentage in US was so bad. In India, its actually much better. About 50-60% most of the time but thats because candidates pay $20 per vote!
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by rgovind 12y ago
If you leave your contact details here or in your profile, someone will contact you. Otherwise, you can try angellist or some founder dating sites. Or you can go to meetups. Depends on where you are located though.
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by rgovind 12y ago
Remote/Anywhere in the world. Are you UI/UX guru? Interested in Indian market? Hi, I have a few simple web-service ideas for Indian market. Most of these ideas are lifestyle businesses, with the eventual goal of making content web
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by rgovind 12y ago
As an Indian citizen who lived in bangalore. I can tell you there are couple of more plausible reasons why police/politicians don't want late night hotels. 1) They can charge bribes from such clubs/hotels. This is single big
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by rgovind 12y ago
>>Blanket bans like these are not only a form of internet censorship which flies in the face of the establishing principles of the largest democracy in the world, the lack of any details or explanation before issuing an outright ban o
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by rgovind 12y ago
Also, one more point.. if you watch any local news item in US, the dominant theme in it is "How much money will it pump into economy". In India, The dominant question is..."How much safety and security will this cause".
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by rgovind 12y ago
I am an Indian citizen so I can offer some perspective. Atleast 50% of those in software engineering don't vote. Going to voting station, standing in queue and voting is a painful process and most of us don't take the trouble. Hen
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Apple offers app stores refunds(cnet.com)
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by rgovind 12y ago
Thanks. That looks promising.
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Ask HN: Know of any data only mobile plans?
1 points by rgovind 12y ago|2 comments
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Ask HN: Black Friday statistics and analysis. What site do you use?
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by rgovind 12y ago
I have given 3 phone screens, two of which I failed. I went onsite twice. (first time there was no phone screen). One phone screen was two weeks after rejection of first phone screen. There does not seem to be a blacklist...but it helps if
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by rgovind 12y ago
I wonder if it is possible to rent out (motor)bikes or mopeds so people can commute short distances without needing to wait for a bus. For example, it would be great to have a (motor)bike from great mall to other parts of milpitas or nearb
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A Tech Company Once Valued at $1B Is About to Sell for $15M(businessinsider.in)
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