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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
How about the successful startups that existed before those books? What books did they read?
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
Not regularly. When I do, it is mostly to classical piano, such as Chopin. It helps me to code by allowing me to go into some sort of trance. Can't explain it. With fast piano music I can visualize data structures easily. Weird, I know. Lik
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
This reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Homer is given the job of designing a new car for his brother's auto company. I just wish Yahoo would wake up and realize that they don't have to compete with Google. They can be successful if
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
The biggest point made here is the following: whatever perception you have about money, you are right. If you think you can't make more than $1k a month, you are right. Same with $10k, $100k, etc. The author stunbled with this by accident.
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
Quite profound. Companies seem to thrive on sould crunching. My own experience leads me to believe so. But would the inverse also hold true? Is unemployment a fuel to entrepreneurship? The longer you are unemployed or under employed leads t
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
And that will lead to authors only publishing short books, or even sell individual chapters for $1. Not a good thing.
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
Great story. Thanks for sharing. I can't wait until my daughter (who is 4) is a bit older. I already have a host of things for us to do. She already owns a WoWee robot, and sees me code every day. I got her a broken laptop so she can sit be
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
I thought Maddox had "retired". After reading his book, like five hundred years ago, I sort of forgot him. I'm glad he is still the same old in-your-face writer that he is. He does make a good point. Cheap content is a big problem these day
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
First time I read the post, I found it to be a bit boler-plate. But then I re-read it, while thinking about the person who posted it. You just graduated college. You havent lived that much. Still you had the guts to go out and get what you
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
The low end TVs are cheap. But the big ones that most people want to produly display on their living rooms are expensive. That is the root of the problem. Keeping up with the TV Johnesses.
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
Great question. I limit my use of the internet for work. That includes networking with other people on hacker news. I actualy sit outside my home office to get some open WIFI signal in order to connect. This has greatly allowed me to focus.
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
The only TV I have is about 12 years old.
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
I've stopped watching televisionm listening to radio, movies, or even browsing the internet. In fact, I disconnected the cable service, and told my internet provider to take a hike. My life? A hundred times better. I can now focus. I play w
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
Time to take Cody to a hackerspace. Get that kid an arduino, some welding classes, and a set of basic tools. ASAP.
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
The mundane television set has changed. No longer is it a thing to watch some movie in it.It is now a gadget that either adds or substracts to your social standing. Just like Apple did with the i-line of gadgets. TV makers are doing it as w
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
What you have is the usual business marketing problem. How do I find people that need my product? The answer is simple. You can market at large and use big media advertising (TV, Radio, Newspaper, Magazines, Adwords). Or you can contact peo
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
From personal experience: I've lost a bit more than a hundred (yes, 100) pounds during the last year. My social skills have improved due to an increase in my confidence. But here is the interesting part. People do treat me much better. I ge
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
You make a very good point. Is someone who is doing a startup in hopes of hitting the startup lottery (when you get bought out) a scam artist?
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
I actually want to get their email. It will allow me to analyze their marketing tactics directly.
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
My folks bought me a C64 instead of a video game console.
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
The private business community made up by the YC members group is what makes the program so amazing. By adding more people to the community, you are not substracting resources, but adding to it. I get your point, and agree. Off topic - Coul
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
Sorry about that. I mispelled it. it is innovafy with 2 n's.
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
Could you send me an email? rm at inovafy dot com I'd like to talk to you about your situation.
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
Yes, that is one of the many virtues of HN. The wide audience. Not only that, but the type of audience that can and will provide constructive input. Nothing quite like it. Also, congrats on the project. Do you have an email to where I could
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
Aside from the lego route, you have another option. Parallax, the basic stmap guys have a robot for beginners. Its already built and the body is covered with a plastic shell. It is programmed using basic. Great people too.
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
Most likely because a lot of startups don't know how to use it. But don't worry. Im working on that.
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
Worst prt is he may be done with marketing after such experience. He will miss out on the truth. Which is that direct marketing will help get the results he wants. A pity.
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
Nice project. Would post it to reddit.com/r/loseit That is a community of people losing weight, and your app would really be a hit with them.
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
Agreed. Personal example: I design on a notebook. Write the code with a pencil to work out the structure. Then type it at a fairly slow speed to lessen errors. Then test.
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by rmATinnovafy 14y ago
There is a growing number of individuals doing hard tech. They just focus on working, and not on getting Likes. The valley may be full of social media photo sharing people, but don't forget that the Valley still has strong roots on the home

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