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by steventruong 14y ago
Relevant: http://blog.precipice.org/why-wesabe-lost-to-mint
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by steventruong 14y ago
He's referring to the usual suspect... rumors.
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by steventruong 14y ago
Site could use search, especially if it expands
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by steventruong 14y ago
Replace Macbook Pro for Macbook Air
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by steventruong 14y ago
Working on one. In the meantime, every 1st, they have a who's hiring thread here. There are a few other mailing lists and places that have startup jobs posted such as StartupDigest or GitHub jobs. There's a few more that escape me at the mo
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by steventruong 14y ago
Take my answer with a grain of salt as its clearly just my own experience and what I do. That said, outside of friends I already know and go with, I really don't network or mingle with people at the conference much with exception to lunch t
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From The Streets To Startups, a Q&A with Sataysfied(blog.zerocater.com)
1 points by steventruong 14y ago|0 comments
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by steventruong 14y ago
Also, it's Codecademy, not Code Academy. :) They both exist and have both been in the news. Codecademy gets talked about more because its free and YC funded but Code Academy is also recommended by 37Signals, etc... See: http://www.codeac
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by steventruong 14y ago
Give the fast rate of growth, I am sure many others predicted this will happen. The only question in my mind is how high they'll reach before funding ends. Lets see if they can hit past $15M.
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by steventruong 15y ago
I know someone exactly in the same boat as you (i.e. not legal status and needs to get married if they want to stay and be hired legally). He does things through 1099s as well. There are seriously legal repercussions and as a result, he can
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by steventruong 15y ago
Pretty cool. I like it.
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by steventruong 15y ago
Most people have difficulties coming up with a name simply because of personal issues with names, not because a particular name isn't brandable. In other words, its because THEY are particular about the name, not because the name doesn't ha
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by steventruong 15y ago
Driving a more expensive vehicle is not an indication of being wealthier. In the Millionaire Next Door, there were arguments showing that there are many wealthy people who live modest lifestyles and those who own expensive, luxurious items,
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by steventruong 15y ago
Years ago, probably around 2006 or 2007, my gf learned how to design and slice in HTML and CSS too. Its a good starting point although the real challenge will be actually picking up a real programming language thereafter. Best of luck.
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by steventruong 15y ago
Understanding his frustration doesn't excuse his actions.
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by steventruong 15y ago
Having been on both sides, hands down working side by side is way better. Working long distance (in different states in my case) works okay up to a certain point. Not the best scenario and certainly doesn't last forever. Obviously take th
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Ask HN: Recommendations for Local SF CPA
1 points by steventruong 15y ago|0 comments
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by steventruong 15y ago
Its hard to say. Some might take it as not professional. Others may not care. Some will think its cool. In my personal opinion, I wouldn't post it at all. But that's me. I mean realistically, is there a business reason to? You should ask yo
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by steventruong 15y ago
Been an entrepreneur since I was a kid, long before I even knew the word existed or what the meaning meant. It wasn't a matter of motivation. Its naturally who I am. Never stopped doing business related stuff and probably never will. Don't
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by steventruong 15y ago
I think rather than put something like that up and have all sorts of assumptions come to mind, it is better to address these after you've had a chance to open up a dialog among yourself and the potential client. This way you guys can have a
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by steventruong 15y ago
I don't have an answer to your question off the top of my head but I am curious as to why you would want to download all of the open source code on there?
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by steventruong 15y ago
I'm curious on how many TLD extensions Apple owns for "apple" i.e. apple.com, apple.net, etc
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by steventruong 15y ago
I'm not partial to that name but my recommendation is to sell it and come up with another name later. Branding is what you make of it.
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by steventruong 15y ago
Drop the anger. Focus on what you're doing. Forget about them. They are dead to you. It's not worth it wasting brain cells even thinking about this. It only wastes your time, your energy, and pollute you. Focus on what actually matters
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by steventruong 15y ago
I thought the same but in my experience, I've rarely, if ever, had the need to search for email. When I did (super rare), I found that the search function in gmail was mostly busted. Sometimes it would omit results for email that is clearly
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by steventruong 15y ago
Not true at all. I know the founders of MixRank and HelloFax had no such background (among others).
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by steventruong 15y ago
This is speculation but I assume that some of the following factors play a huge role in folks choosing which company to work for: Pay, stocks, flexibility, benefits, etc... I'd imagine Apple is probably the least appealing in many categorie
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by steventruong 15y ago
Think and act
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by steventruong 15y ago
Couple of bullet points. Most experience entrepreneurs will say this too. 1. Accomplishments in academics or otherwise hold very low bearings in success as an entrepreneur. After all, most people don't have any problems building their proto
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by steventruong 15y ago
Base on the responses others have given and your reaction to them, I'd say there is a bit of defensiveness in there. I don't know your friend personally so take what I say with a grain of salt but smarts (aka the genius) does not make a bri

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