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by theremora 19y ago
The takeaway here: hiring should not be based on rigid criteria. http://jobhacks.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/job-postings-are-de... The advice regarding hiring for startups: http://blog.pmarca.com/2007/06/how_to_hire_the.html http://paulen
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by theremora 19y ago
Go for it. The object is to get in the game. I am assuming you have checked out your company and seriously awesome fellas means they have quantifiable accomplishments. Have you negotiated with them at all? 100% of the shots you dont take, d
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Facebook growth continues in spite of Beacon(blog.compete.com)
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by theremora 19y ago
try www.assembla.com
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by theremora 19y ago
Or maybe I know my limits and minute level of influence compared to PG,
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Making web businesses that work is not getting easier(theonda.org)
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by theremora 19y ago
the YC site uses the term funding. Y Combinator is a new kind of venture firm specializing in funding early stage startups. We help startups through what is for many the hardest step, from idea to company.
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History of Boston VC's and the web (Cartoon)(itulip.com)
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by theremora 19y ago
sorry to split hairs but 5 is less than 5+ so they say Manager or Junior Engineer 0.2 - 0.33 with the top range being for proven elite contributors. going into the deal everyone has to receive similar stock offers, but after you prove your
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by theremora 19y ago
a tenth of a percent .001 to a quarter of a percent .0025 at best.
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by theremora 19y ago
There is a local company Assembla.com that has a basecamp like online project management service. it has Trac as one of the features. I am using it for our project, which includes a couple of developers in the Boston area and a couple in In
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by theremora 19y ago
makes sense, so maybe a caption, commentary and the link would be the proper approach
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What is the standard for reposting anothers articles on your own site
1 points by theremora 19y ago|4 comments
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by theremora 19y ago
nature vs nurture? In a start up, you don't have the time to nurture an employee. everyone is flat out doing what they do best, with little hand holding. B DNA will produce more B DNA.
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by theremora 19y ago
Pick a price you think is right. (It is random sometimes. Intel said how about $80 for the 8080 chip). get feedback. Sometimes raising the price increases market share ie... wine. For a web service there are no cost of goods or product cost
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by theremora 19y ago
I am not a developer but here is what Tabblo's founder has to say about Django. Tabblo was acquired by HP 9 months after launch. http://theonda.org/articles/2007/07/02/now-with-django-power...
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by theremora 19y ago
do it now. when the money is on the table they will get greedy and this may potentially keep you from funding. ie legal issues.
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by theremora 19y ago
the point is. the press compares the two but they are far apart in actuality. A VC emulating YC would be this http://www.hcp.com/news/newsdetails.php/id/49812
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by theremora 19y ago
http://buzzboston.wordpress.com/2007/04/27/i-know-y-combinator-and-crv-quickstart-you-are-no-y-combinator-it%e2%80%99s-hard-to-change-your-stripes/
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by theremora 19y ago
No to both. I was responding to PG saying people did not like YC after they were rejected. So, you are proving the point that there is a network and relationship created, even after they dont make the cut. And that is the value I am speaki
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by theremora 19y ago
PG, Since the piece was mostly tongue in cheek I agree, not much thought went into it. But it would only make sense that some of the team members not making the cut ended up on a team that did. Also, it is common knowledge and confirmed