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How did your first paycheck from your business affect you?(timjahn.com)
2 points by timjahn 13y ago|2 comments
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by timjahn 13y ago
This is great stuff Brad, and I'd say it's just as important in the day-to-day happenings of your early stage startup, rather than just to ace a Y Combinator interview. I love your advice about having at least 1 person dedicated to learning
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by timjahn 13y ago
Co-founder of matchist here. Thanks Howard! Incawater, happy to answer any questions you might have. We're working to help freelance web/mobile developers find quality projects that pay on time, every time.
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19 Tools We Use To Run Our Startup(matchist.com)
2 points by timjahn 13y ago|0 comments
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by timjahn 13y ago
>I also think that emphasizing - and encouraging people to think in terms of - a divide between the "business side" and the "tech side" is a bad thing. Exactly. If done right, a traditional "tech co-founder, business co-founder" relatio
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by timjahn 13y ago
Have you ever walked into a Chase branch and noticed they're running IE as they browse through your bank account, and wonder why such insanely sensitive, secure information is being run through IE? Find me a bank that doesn't run IE, for th
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by timjahn 13y ago
I second the milestones idea. I used to do this back when I was freelance web developing and it helps the client feel more comfortable knowing they're paying as they see progress. (Helps you a ton too cuz you get money as you go along). Th
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How A Young Community Of Entrepreneurs Are Rebuilding Detroit(fastcompany.com)
1 points by timjahn 14y ago|0 comments
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by timjahn 14y ago
As much as I hate recommending the USPS for anything, they actually provide an official search tool for this on their site: https://www.usps.com/locator/ (collection boxes > Blue Boxes)
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by timjahn 14y ago
Why?
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by timjahn 14y ago
Launch now. What is "launch" exactly? Do a Show HN. Tell all friends/family you're live and to start spreading the word. Email your personal networks and do the same. If you have a mailing list, let your list know you're live and ready to
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by timjahn 14y ago
The people who advocate "balls to the wall" practices and "not making it home for dinner every night" scare me. When it's all said and done, and you're ready to leave this world, what are you going to think about? Who are you going to want
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by timjahn 14y ago
How do you enforce how many developers are using the library? Do they each have a unique key that you cross reference with their IP? Otherwise, why wouldn't people simply buy 1 license and have as many developers as needed work on the codeb
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by timjahn 14y ago
> Maybe the answer to OP's question is, "Because many who could dream and do like Elon Musk would rather focus on the "little things" like life, love, and family. I don't want to generalize but I feel this extremely non-trivial notion i
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by timjahn 14y ago
I think it's a great practice. We've received some of the most valuable feedback for matchist ( https://matchist.com/talent ) from our users by simply asking. You'd be surprised at how many people are willing to give honest feedback when y
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by timjahn 14y ago
Congrats! You're in for some of the most amazing moments of your life (if your experience is anything like mine thus far with our 2.5 year old).
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by timjahn 14y ago
This times ten. Not only does having a kid force you to prioritize your time and truly be productive, but it often changes what you consider truly important and worth spending your precious time on.
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by timjahn 14y ago
Go with a .com - no exceptions. It's not a matter of "convincing" people to try you out - it's a simple matter of memory. When you tell people your company name, they're going to do one of two things: a) visit "YOURCOMPANYNAME.com" b) Goog
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by timjahn 14y ago
Some freelancers prefer to get work through trusted channels, like a referral from a friend. This is exactly why we built matchist ( http://matchist.com ). When you submit your project through matchist, our developers know we've vetted it
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by timjahn 14y ago
SEEKING FREELANCER - Remote (US only) matchist ( http://matchist.com/talent ) is looking for web and mobile developers to work on a variety of projects that come through the pipeline. Specifically, we're looking for developers interested in
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At Age 25 Mark Cuban Learned Lessons About Leadership That Changed His Life(forbes.com)
16 points by timjahn 14y ago|2 comments
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by timjahn 14y ago
Gotcha. I guess I just don't see what all the fuss is since it works flawlessly for me.
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by timjahn 14y ago
I feel like I'm the only person that has had zero trouble with iCloud. My phone backs up to it regularly (without my having to do anything whatsoever) and I've transferred my entire phone settings (and my wife's) more than once to brand new
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by timjahn 14y ago
Who cares? Are you in this for the flash-in-the-pan press? Or are you in it to make money and/or change the world? Every day, I'm focused on growing matchist ( http://matchist.com/talent ) so it can make more money and become a better busin
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by timjahn 14y ago
Couldn't agree more. We take this to heart with matchist ( http://matchist.com/talent ) and always respond to feedback/questions that come through from our personalized emails. I can't emphasize enough just how useful the feedback that come
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By Paying Employees To Live Near The Office, Imo Cuts Commutes, Ups Happiness(fastcompany.com)
1 points by timjahn 14y ago|0 comments
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Magical ever-renewing fountain of inspiration, or intellectual pyramid scheme?(fastcompany.com)
1 points by timjahn 14y ago|0 comments
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Very cool!
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This is awesome! My kid would be ecstatic if we drove a firetruck to the grocery store.
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I assume you have data to back up this claim and you simply forgot to link to it? I never buy $350 jeans from any brick-and-mortar or online stores that sell such jeans, but I'm pretty sure that doesn't mean these services are "not so popul

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