tjculbertson

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by tjculbertson 11y ago
It is a shame. Just looking at her profiles and accomplishments you can tell she was special. Not to mention having the guts to switch from accounting to development as a woman in a male dominated industry. May you rest in peace Faigy. I
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by tjculbertson 11y ago
I like this idea. But I agree, it's a problem and this is probably one reason for experimenting with this. It sounds like the number of apps are already crazy, so not sure how YC will be able to sort through them all with more than a
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by tjculbertson 11y ago
Amen brotha. That is the difference between employees and entrepreneurs when the bubble bursts.
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by tjculbertson 11y ago
That's the tradeoff that you make here is that it's not just about the money is it? I don't think YC has ever been about the money for a startup- even at $100K or whatever it is. It's about "access"...into the
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by tjculbertson 12y ago
So would you consider SpaceX to be a service company and not hardware? They build rockets to deliver stuff for customers. I think defining whether a company is a HW company is too narrow. If you need to build HW to build a business of ser
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by tjculbertson 12y ago
I think you're right. YC was lacking all of the resources that other HW accelerators provide (it's highly specialized). But looks like they now know what HW startups need, so look for YC to be a force in HW.
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by tjculbertson 12y ago
Yea, I think just sheer growth. PG mentions growth and Sam taking over at about minute 3 or 4 in the video above. So who knows.
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by tjculbertson 12y ago
I think it was in this video with Jcal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMqgiXLjvRs . Not sure at what point in the video, but PG definitely gives up lots of great success tips, so worth watching it all. As far as the black s
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by tjculbertson 12y ago
This is an interesting point on the timeline for YC in that their apps increased 40%! PG says they now have 3 silos, like 3 mini YC's reviewing. But if you have 1400 alums reviewing apps, by definition you are going to have scoring th
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Branson: Learn by doing and falling over(virgin.com)
3 points by tjculbertson 12y ago|0 comments
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by tjculbertson 12y ago
Glad to hear that. Yea, it's a bit of a gut shot - some pain, then anger, then acceptance, and then, as someone else said, back to work; The 7 minute YC rejection workout.
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YC W15 emails are out
80 points by tjculbertson 12y ago|114 comments
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by tjculbertson 13y ago
Awesome...lots of useful intel here. Please do update when you have some more results. Intuitively, I'm thinking a mix of as few words as possible to convey the use/value because I'm only going to give you about 5 secs of
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We Might Need New Chip Designs for The Internet of Things(gigaom.com)
2 points by tjculbertson 13y ago|0 comments
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Instagram "likes" sold on hacker forums(mobile.reuters.com)
1 points by tjculbertson 13y ago|0 comments
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by tjculbertson 13y ago
Agree 100%. This is so concise and rich in actionable intel. I Evernoted for a reread prior to going live. Great to see a product that was in your head get built by you, distributed by you and give value to your customers. That is impressi
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by tjculbertson 13y ago
Agree with Logicallee. If you read it again the teen language and syntax is odd. "Dumb-dumb posted..." I don't think a 13 year old as smart and hip to the latest trends would be caught dead using dumb dumb past 4th grade. M
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by tjculbertson 13y ago
This is a brave new world of counterintelligence in bot wars. Particularly fascinating (and troubling) for me is how OkCupid is fighting the invader bots. "Mr. Rudder added that his programmers are seeking to design their own bots tha
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by tjculbertson 13y ago
Don't sweat it Xuwen. Most people probably didn't notice, but I would email TC and do a re-shoot or photoshop it and replace the pic. I really like the name and branding. It will probably come down to unbelievable consistency, e
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Nature's DNA: The Future of Massive Data Storage?(progressivegrocer.com)
1 points by tjculbertson 14y ago|0 comments
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by tjculbertson 14y ago
awesome link here on the YC app process. Thanks to the YC alums for the detailed answers.
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by tjculbertson 14y ago
You nailed it. Lots of great arguments for both sides, but FB owns the platform and all the toys. All big brands know the risks of making big bets to sell stuff in another guy's yard. In a free market FB can move the goalposts all they wan
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by tjculbertson 14y ago
Really impressed! For it is in the giving that we receive with no expectation of anything in return (stock is nice though). I think St. Francis of Assisi said something like that - and for sure Brad Feld ;) I also sent you an email.
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by tjculbertson 14y ago
Really appreciate your insight. It seems like there are some good online tutorials out there for Python also. Ok, Python will be my first victim. Thanks!
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by tjculbertson 14y ago
Did you set out with the goal to be a programmer when you started? I have a particular project I want to build, but I struggle with the build vs buy dilemma. It will probably take me 5x as long and be 10x worse than if found a good progra
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by tjculbertson 14y ago
Nice post for me (a non-programmer). I like the description on your site of the various levels you can try as you "build something interesting" Any comparisons of writing plugins for WP vs Bootstrap? which would be better for building a s
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by tjculbertson 14y ago
Thanks Flash. Interesting...didn't know you could do that in WP. I will have to research this more. So do you like WP better than Bootstrap for a mission specific tool? Also, I would like to have at least one language that I can learn as
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Non-programmer wants to build functioning prototype
2 points by tjculbertson 14y ago|2 comments
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by tjculbertson 14y ago
I agree. Also loved the fact that he is very humble for all of his incredible success.