startupfounder

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   by startupfounder 15y ago

   Maybe it is a thought experiment, but what we see from Brian's story is that this thought process can be taken outside of the tech/HN/twitter bubble we all live in. It might kind of be enlightening to try this out in the real world (buy a c
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   by startupfounder 15y ago

   Looks like it only gets abused when there is a high balance that people can see on the twitter feed. A solution is to focus on coffee not money. "at least one coffee is available" or "buy someone a coffee, no coffee available" or "someone g
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   by startupfounder 15y ago

   I think you might be the only person who has given thanks verbally back to the community... good on ya!
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   by startupfounder 15y ago

   Looks like it: http://yfrog.com/kizp5xqj
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   by startupfounder 15y ago

   How about putting everything in units of coffee? "There is at least 1 coffee on me" etc. "5 coffees were just added to me". This might take the emphasis off the amount of money on the card and onto the giving and receiving of coffee.
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   by startupfounder 15y ago

   Doing what wrong and how would you do it better?
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   by startupfounder 15y ago

   what about buying a coffee and then loading the exact amount back on the card?
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   by startupfounder 15y ago

   Dave, just did that. Looking for a co-founder for my cleantech startup who likes coffee... very important... Jonathan gave me a sweet shoutout.
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   by startupfounder 15y ago

   just loaded $50 on the card, bought 10+ coffees for tech caffeine addicts, got a sweet tweet because I am looking for a tech co-founder for my funded cleantech startup. thinking outside of the box for recruiting... just saying. Oh, and if a
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    by startupfounder 15y ago

    Learn to code yourself. If you are in high school you are between the ages of 14 and 18. If you follow the Malcolm Gladwell theory of 10,000 hours/10 years of practice makes you an expert, then by the time you are 24-28 you will be an exper
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    Why wa.tt is Named after James Watt(blog.wa.tt)

    2 points by startupfounder 15y ago|0 comments
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    by startupfounder 15y ago

    http://www.greenstart.com http://www.wa.tt http://www.about.me/jameshighsmith
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    by startupfounder 15y ago

    I am looking for a co founder, the equity/payment question is totally open for discussion. Shoot me an email if you are interested and we can talk.
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    by startupfounder 15y ago

    I am here to answer any questions you might have.