trevmckendrick

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   by trevmckendrick 11y ago

   Probably. I'm long overdue for changing hosts.
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   by trevmckendrick 11y ago

   Trevor here, creator of the Spanish Bible app. IkmoIkmo got this spot on in his/her comment. Biggest two mistakes people are making in this thread: 1. $100k was revenue, not profit. 2. I get capital gains rates on the sale, versus ordi
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   15 Frequent Tax Mistakes Made by Developers(trevormckendrick.com)

   3 points by trevmckendrick 11y ago|0 comments
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   How I Sold My Spanish Bible App Company(trevormckendrick.com)

   4 points by trevmckendrick 11y ago|0 comments
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   by trevmckendrick 11y ago

   This still confuses me. The expectation that a company should be "accelerated" reflects more on the accelerator than the company. (A cynical person would say that this philosophy is merely to incentivize companies to apply to only
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   by trevmckendrick 11y ago

   Then you wouldn't know the best places to get food, water, or shelter.
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   by trevmckendrick 11y ago

   Hacker Monthly put together a physical magazine (it looked gorgeous) full of articles from Hacker News. (Source: he asked my permission for a post of mine that got some attention back in 2013.)
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   by trevmckendrick 11y ago

   Even after YC and with the full support of PG himself, AirBnb was turned down by one of the top VCs in the country: http://www.paulgraham.com/airbnb.html And that's just one public example. (Chris Sacca also turned the
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   RethinkDB Founder Looking for Technical Cofounder (2009)(defmacro.org)

   49 points by trevmckendrick 11y ago|9 comments
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    by trevmckendrick 11y ago

    I don't understand any of the negatively about the items or the site. I just sent the site to my mom. She could pick anything and it'd be a great gift, it's that good.
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    Living the American Dream(myasmine.com)

    1 points by trevmckendrick 11y ago|0 comments
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    by trevmckendrick 11y ago

    It appears he only served 5 of the 10 days. http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/ken-anderson-releas... (The original post is from 2013)
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    by trevmckendrick 11y ago

    This is a logical step in YC's path as the "new" university. It's a great experiment to run, and I can't think of better people to do it.
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    by trevmckendrick 11y ago

    "We can't just selectively enforce or not enforce laws." No one is suggesting the DA pick and choose which laws to enforce. The point is that there appears to be reasonable doubt that he committed the crime and therefore, acc
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    by trevmckendrick 11y ago

    I haven't purchased a site through EF yet, but I've looked at many of their deals and compared to other marketplaces. They're real businesses with real traffic, cashflow, etc. For as much as the startup world talks about star
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    by trevmckendrick 11y ago

    Would love to hear by what % your revenue increased today (or in the next month or so from lag time)
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    by trevmckendrick 11y ago

    He (they?) are working on a new "luxury" phone it appears. More info here: https://keminglabs.com/phone
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    by trevmckendrick 11y ago

    To people not in the developer community it makes a stronger point. They think that exact story is actually possible, and drawing them in ("see, this is exactly what I'm afraid of!") goes a long ways towards convincing them o
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    by trevmckendrick 11y ago

    That's what makes living worthwhile. Often the hardest things end up being the most rewarding.
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    by trevmckendrick 11y ago

    Thank you for sharing this.
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    My 3rd Year in the App Store: Highlights and Numbers(zerotoentrepreneur.com)

    5 points by trevmckendrick 11y ago|0 comments
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    Illuminating North Korea: Photographs and Video by David Guttenfelder(nytimes.com)

    2 points by trevmckendrick 11y ago|0 comments
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    by trevmckendrick 12y ago

    - How much does previous entrepreneurial success improve your odds of getting an interview? I.e. selling a bootstrapped company for $500k? $5M? - If previous success is in an industry with a negative image like, say, title loans, does that
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    by trevmckendrick 12y ago

    I've been looking for a more straightforward PostgreSQL client since... forever. This looks great. Keep up the good work!
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    by trevmckendrick 12y ago

    I've disclosed my App Store revenues before ( http://www.trevormckendrick.com/my-first-year-in-the-app-sto... and http://www.trevormckendrick.com/My-2nd-Year-in-the-App-Store... ). Apple can absolutely a
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    by trevmckendrick 12y ago

    Their desired audience is hackers. Pure speculation, but maybe they know the best hackers will find solutions around all this (e.g. all the extensions linked to in this thread).
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    by trevmckendrick 12y ago

    I would start as a Delaware S Corp, which avoids the double taxation you're afraid of from a C Corp. But it also has the benefit of being easier to "switch" to a C Corp later if necessary.
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    by trevmckendrick 12y ago

    Would love to hear rough revenue numbers.
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    by trevmckendrick 12y ago

    I don't want to be a wet blanket, but when I read how hard he and others work, the first thought that comes to me is: "I'm not working even close to that level." In a way, it's a glimpse into the reality required to
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    by trevmckendrick 12y ago

    Made you smile because you think he actually had already done the math? Or because he did it fast right there and corrected her? I smiled too, because of the latter.