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by shafqat 18y ago
We're serious, but very small. So I was looking for some personal recommendations of a firm/lawyer who has worked with smaller startups at a very early stage.
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Ask YC: Can anyone recommend a good startup lawyer?
8 points by shafqat 18y ago|7 comments
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Ask YC: Any startup here familiar with Brad Greenspan or LiveUniverse?
2 points by shafqat 18y ago|2 comments
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by shafqat 18y ago
Thanks! The first thing I was about to do was post a link on Hacker News, but you beat me to it. I guess it goes without saying, thanks to everyone here for all the help/support/fun over the past few months. We'll chronicle the experience (
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by shafqat 18y ago
You've done what? Got 100 happy users for your startup? If so, they should be spreading the word. If not, maybe you can make them happier? Not sure if I misunderstood you...
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by shafqat 18y ago
He wasn't sure, but thought it was Eric Schmidt. Whoever came up with it, I like the idea. The simplest ideas are usually the best.
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by shafqat 18y ago
Anyone from the HN community want to help? Would love feedback - get in touch! shafqat[at]newscred.com Update: Someone asked what I meant by 'help.' I was referring to trying out our alpha service, but any tips/advice about how YOU got 100
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Trying to find 100 happy users. Inspired by Paul Buchheit.(blog.newscred.com)
12 points by shafqat 18y ago|7 comments
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by shafqat 18y ago
Two words (or is it one?): VentureHacks I've found this site to be an awesome resource. http://venturehacks.com/articles/deck
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by shafqat 18y ago
We've spent 0 so far, and have had pretty good results. The blog is huge, and I started the company blog almost six months BEFORE launch. I'm also active in the general tech community and try and leave meaningful comments on the blogs that
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by shafqat 18y ago
We left it out. We wanted the user experience to be as frictionless as possible. Get people on your site as quickly and painlessly as possible would be my suggestion.
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Ask YC: What precautions/steps does a site take before getting TechCrunched?
2 points by shafqat 18y ago|2 comments
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by shafqat 18y ago
This whole obsession with 'social apps' and the next Twitter/Digg/FriendFeed/XYX killer is really a product of the tech echo chamber. Lets forget all that and build products for the mainstream. I'm really focused on trying to build somethin
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Ask YC: Any readers from Switzerland/Geneva?
2 points by shafqat 18y ago|1 comments
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by shafqat 18y ago
I agree - would love to see how they scored a NYT article?! Impressive.
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My thoughts on the New Digital Divide - Building Web Services for the Mainstream(blog.newscred.com)
1 points by shafqat 18y ago|0 comments
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by shafqat 18y ago
Wow, thanks for all the great feedback. We're going to try Pingdom first. I also liked nagios for its ability to restart services automatically - very cool. If anyone wants an invite to NewsCred, shoot me a mail: shafqat at newscred.com. It
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Ask YC: What tools do you use for notifications of server/site uptime?
16 points by shafqat 18y ago|22 comments
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by shafqat 18y ago
I've worked really hard over the past few months to get the word out. I have a really active blog, and that helps a lot. Most of the interest has come through the blog. Leaving thoughtful comments on big blogs, twitter, and attending open c
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by shafqat 18y ago
Thanks for the tips pg. Of the people we've spoken to, its been a mix of associates and partners. I guess what you are saying is that none of it really matters until you get a term sheet. That's fine with us, since we are not desperate for
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by shafqat 18y ago
thanks for the tips. i guess the weird thing about our situation is a lot of VCs have contacted us. we're super early stage and weren't explicitly looking for funding. but as a result, we've had some awesome meetings and built some really g
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by shafqat 18y ago
Thanks.. I wouldn't ever try and fake it. All the interest we have is real (we haven't gone after funding yet, all the VCs have contacted us) as I mentioned before, I'd rather not get involved in tactics. Always better to let the product do
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by shafqat 18y ago
I guess we'd rather sit tight and let our product do the talking. The more I think about it, the better that strategy seems!
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by shafqat 18y ago
Good point. I guess 'the truth' for us is not a bad thing. I'd rather they know that we have some pretty good options but I don't want to sound swarmy or conceited. To be frank, we are honored that people are interested in our product, but
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Ask YC: Is it okay to tell VCs who else you're talking to?
3 points by shafqat 18y ago|15 comments
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by shafqat 18y ago
Very nice... How did you do the clustering? Did you use an open source tool or build the algorithms yourself? I like the niche you picked - science news! Good luck.
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by shafqat 18y ago
This is a great example. The media industry is very broken right now, and unless the innovate, these dire predictions will come true. More than anything, they need to fix the content, which is still king. This is exactly why we started News
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by shafqat 19y ago
I'll have to ask my cofounder - we spent a lot of time debating the font, but I never asked for the name. Glad you liked it.
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by shafqat 19y ago
Short pitch: NewsCred brings you all the world's most credible news in one place. Longer pitch: Do you trust the news? How credible are the journalists and sources you turn to each day? NewsCred is a digital newspaper bringing you all the w
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by shafqat 19y ago
i spend way too much time reading on newscred. its my startup, so i'm biased. but losing track of time and getting hooked is a good sign for the product i guess.

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