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by sfamiliar 18y ago
i disagree, and here's why: most of the applications that we see developed are based on ideas that flow from the common experience, then crystallize via a good idea. regardless of how good your idea is someone else is thinking of it too, a
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by sfamiliar 18y ago
i listened to quite a few presentations from fb game developers at w2e a few months ago. they are largely ad-revenue driven. powerchallenge is making $8m. friends for sale makes around $1m. yeah, ad revenue is viable.
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by sfamiliar 18y ago
from the article: "I mention this because I’ve been thinking about what makes good software documentation." one man's opinion - the best source code doesn't need documentation. the code itself should be expressive. while not everything can
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by sfamiliar 18y ago
it's specific to certain types of displays, but Information Dashboard Design is pretty solid. not great for getting customers in, but excellent for internal reporting and tracking. these things make ceo's happy. ( http://www.amazon.com/gp
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by sfamiliar 18y ago
there are two sets of percentages in the article, they just happen to be the same. 50% ownership in a company with a 50% chance of making $1 million, versus 20% ownership in a company with a 20% chance of making $20 million. using the sam
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by sfamiliar 18y ago
to answer the article's question: $440k. done. here's the rationale: $200k pays off all the debt i have: mortgage, car, everything, and should leave me with $50K in a working capital cushion. i would continue to work on something, because
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by sfamiliar 18y ago
rotten to the -core-? may they have a -worm- in the company? do you think they'd give out -seed- financing? do they -tree-t their employees well? i got nothing. and need coffee.
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by sfamiliar 18y ago
There's an additional component other than filtering that YC serves: it provides a pool of talent and experience that helps you out of jams, but without something like 'formal instruction'. The best features of a finishing school and guild
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A number of thoughts on chrome, by nutter(blog.headius.com)
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by sfamiliar 18y ago
a side note, increasing the intake of omega-3 fatty acids decreases inflammation system-wide. there's a fair amount of research on this, google 'effects of omega-3 fatty acids on inflammation' ( http://www.google.com/search?q=effects%20of%
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by sfamiliar 18y ago
that's not it -- i don't exhibit any of the social limitations on interaction; i feel empathy, am better than most at reading body language, am a reasonable public speaker, able to generate emotional response from an audience, etc. while i
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by sfamiliar 18y ago
sometimes i wonder if the executives ever read their own legal documents. i read every legal document i sign or agree to, because to not do so opens up risk. but before they're released, legal documents should be vetted by a number of peo
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by sfamiliar 18y ago
railsenvy podcast mentioned this, and that mysql support would be coming 'soon', but since this is ruby 1.9 only, it's not a terribly useful thing until there exists a rails version that fully supports 1.9.
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by sfamiliar 18y ago
as a programmer, one of the things i look for in a company is a willingness to let a guy like me play around with technology on the side and not have scary legal documentation concerning their ownership of it. while i work for a startup at
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by sfamiliar 18y ago
that article was disturbing. things i've known about myself for a long time but hesitated to put into words for fear someone else would get too good a handle. it's somehow comforting to know that it's not just me.