stevenbrianhall

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by stevenbrianhall 15y ago
Would you consider staying in México for the same offer? I'm an American in Guadalajara, and getting ready to launch my Rails-based start-up, and would be interested in a trial run.
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by stevenbrianhall 15y ago
This just replaced my previous Hacker News client. The interface is quite nice, and the navigation is thoughtful. Well done.
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
"Who are the customers Braintree decided to write off? “It was a fool’s errand to try selling medicine to those who hadn’t yet experienced pain. Payment processing is complex. It’s difficult for inexperienced merchants to recognize value. W
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
I imagine it is, but the bi-directional reviews show that the company has thought about that from the beginning. I'm MUCH more likely to book a place that is reviewed well, and I am sure that my reviews play a role in the renters decisions
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
Sorry for the metapost, but it would be helpful for a potential renter to know - has anyone here had a really negative experience with Airbnb? (Briefly) Sharing = Caring. :)
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
I've done my part, renting 4 places in Zurich, Milan, Barcelona, and Strasbourg over the last 2 weeks. I have yet to have a bad experience, and as soon as I move into my place, will absolutely be listing it. In fact, I'll be looking for an
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
This method displays personality too often lacking in standard text-based CVs, so I like the idea of breaking the mold, but also agree with comments about not taking the idea far enough. Facebook just recently changed the way Facebook pages
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
I've been at this for about 10 years now, off-and-on. These past two weeks I've been stuck in the grind with a mountain of projects, just growing tired of clients and growing scope and blah, blah blah. Seeing your enthusiasm is helpful to m
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
I've been in the process of converting for several years. I certainly wouldn't claim to have "arrived" yet, but I think the process has been very good for me. It seems trite to say, but I believe that it's all about doing it. The most usefu
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
I think this trend is disturbing. I've seen a few "revenge revisions" here over the past few days, and though I understand the frustration of not getting paid (I've been freelancing for 8+ years), this is not the way to deal with the proble
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
That looks awesome. Thanks¡
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Ask HN: Hacker-friendly Toys/Puzzles
4 points by stevenbrianhall 16y ago|6 comments
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
OP can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe he just wants you to market yourself a little. :)
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
I worked at a start-up in Boston about a year and a half ago. It was my third go-round in the start-up world across the span of several years, but the first for my co-workers. I went into the whole situation telling them "I've been through
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
Just sent an e-mail about 2UL.net, thank you!
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
That's what I'm waiting to hear about. Clicking the "Buy Now" link gives me the following: "The item you've requested is not currently available in the US store."
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
I've had some good luck with http://jobs.freelanceswitch.com . It requires a subscription (< $10/month) and you can cancel and re-subscribe at will.
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
In the tools category, I'm a big fan of http://freeagentcentral.com .
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
This may be information overload, but I've kept it bookmarked for a little while and refer to it from time-to-time: http://ui-patterns.com/blog/How-to-get-better-at-UI-design
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
Have you ever considered investing in an organization that specializes in micro-finance? The potential to do good and impact impoverished people with even a small portion of your recent earnings (congrats, by the way!) is incredible. A high
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
I happen to agree with most of the press about Diaspora being doomed to fail. According to phrases and ideas all of us throw around, it's doomed to fail. If I were the Diaspora team, I'd print out every piece of negative press and post it u
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
Mark Suster would not approve of your career choices! :) </tongue-in-cheek>
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
+1 for that. If I were published as much as Calacanis is (on HN, anyway), I would find a way to conduct myself in a manner that displayed at least a hint of tact and professionalism. That still counts for something, right? There's got to be
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
I've not yet been in the management position, but I definitely don't think it's an easy thing to do. It requires the loss of some control, and putting your neck out on the line, but when you've hired the person equipped for the job, it's ul
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
Along with "don't pretend to be more technical than you are", I would add "Trust the engineer/dev/ux guy/programmer to do what you hired them to do". I had the experience (that I imagine a lot of people share) of being hired by a non-techni
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
Have you considered http://www.freeagentcentral.com ? I recently switched from another Web 2.0 accounting system, and have find it to be fairly comprehensive system in it's featureset. It's got Expense Tracking, Invoicing, Cash Flow visual
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
My favorite part of the article: "One of his [Conway's] investments was a podcasting startup called Odeo run by Ev Williams. Odeo failed, and Williams took the unusual step of returning his investors' money. "I thought that was a magnanimou
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
According to the definition outlined in the article, I would be considered a "hopper". I've been gone between full-time freelancing and being a senior employee in 3 start-ups over the last 5 years. Looking just at my employment history at f
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Lost iPhone prototype spurs police probe(news.cnet.com)
1 points by stevenbrianhall 16y ago|0 comments
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by stevenbrianhall 16y ago
I think you absolutely have a point, but it would be better stated that "So long as he remains employed at Apple, Lufthansa will never hear from him."

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