vgurgov

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   by vgurgov 16y ago

   If you really want that, why not start part-time? Can you for example negotiate workin on contract 4 days/week and keep one day for you thing? The greatest thing about this schedule is that even when you are not working on it you keep think
2. 182.▲
   by vgurgov 16y ago

   Ok let me say this again. Its 100% fine not to be a founder and work for somebody. It is NOT a shame! You can leave full and happy life without it! Many do that! It might be that you read way too much HN - This resource pushes towards start
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   by vgurgov 16y ago

   My imho(i am not such a long time HN reader): HN is all about startups and its pushing you to start your company. Period. Its not really a core recourse for programmers/hackers and there is a very small %% of tech material here. Why? Just
4. 184.▲
   by vgurgov 16y ago

   Is that a funny way of saying that you dont want to start a startup or that counts a real excuse for you?
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   by vgurgov 16y ago

   Love it! Can't say enough how i wish you to succeed with that! Remember there is always place for another player in ANY market. For example read article that explains why 1% of search worth 1B. Even if your market share is going to be 0.1%
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   by vgurgov 16y ago

   Congtrats! Way to go! You never know if its going to be huge or not btw ;) Good luck with that!
7. 187.▲
   by vgurgov 16y ago

   Sure. I see no problem in starting something part-time, why not? If you dont have enough savings and want to bootstrap it might be the only option. And its not bad! I was always inspired by DHH talks on coding basecamp and rails for like 10
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   by vgurgov 16y ago

   H1B sucks i know :( Sort of legal "voluntary" slavery. Maybe startup is not for you and you should focus on your core job, master at it and look for career grows? For that you might want to stop reading HN too much and focus on relevant sou
9. 189.▲
   by vgurgov 16y ago

   I know student debt sucks. (( Try to pay it off as fast as you can. Set a goal of paying it of in 1 yr
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    Buy one way ticket to SF PS: I dont know why somebody downvoted this and dont really care about that. This was a case that changed lives for at least two friends of mine. I hope somebody might benefit from that. Its a question of like $500
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    It might be that startup is not for you. I'd suggest to stop reading HN(as it can be very dangerous for you mental happines-constant glory tales to founders) and find a way to increase your salary on f-t position. I dont know what are you d
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    Umm, So if someone has done something similar before - there is no reason to start?? Then I think pg can safely shut ALL YC companies and call it a day :) And call google and and ask them to shut down the company as yahoo was founded earlie
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    Start part-time. Figure out how to reduce time you waste on your full-time job. Get some angel money - you will need some prototype for that though. Reduce your monthly spending and pay off loans first. Join early stage startup that is w
14. 194.▲
    by vgurgov 16y ago

    It sounds that now is really not the time to start a company for you. Which is REALLY cool for you! Enjoy your life, school, your best years. Starting a company is hard and exhausting, and its never to late to do it. I guess if you read HN
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    Well if your definition of "decent" is same is mine than YES! Any decent idea is good enough! Any! Just take it! And do it with dedication and love! And remember that long term plans are BS in our industry! You kno for me the biggest fear f
16. 196.▲
    by vgurgov 16y ago

    I posted "Ask HN: What stops YOU from starting today?" and then found your post and replied it. :) Dont think we are so similar. Although I think answering my question might help you to understand yourself better.
17. 197.▲
    by vgurgov 16y ago

    Searching, reading TC and HN, chatting w friends are fun. Work is hard and not so fun. Mostly ppl prefer fun activities(Reading HN vs Working) Finding good idea is easy - good execution is hard.
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    Ask HN: What stops you from starting today?

    43 points by vgurgov 16y ago|86 comments
19. 199.▲
    by vgurgov 16y ago

    I am not enjoying that type of articles on HN. Dont even want to get into discussion of this - there are plenty of other sites to do that.
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    ok, so thats APE, so what? am i missing something? those who are interested in this might also check juggernaut(its much simpler technology, but requires flash) hmm, can anyone explain why was it posted here here on HN? are they releasing a
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    After having the same question and failing to find a good service i developed www.videolla.com for exactly this. It still not launched but feel free to get on our waiting list - i will be sending free invites soon.
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=111... This map was posted here some time ago. Might be helpful for newcomers
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    Bloom energy - where are they now?

    15 points by vgurgov 16y ago|2 comments
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    > Their problem I think I dont think they have problems here. Its normal thing that every startup does - trying all kinds of things. They are no different except they can afford(read: have money+courage+feelings) doing this on a HUGE s
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    i was thinking about the same thing. killing project is extremely tough, although many underestimate this. So I am very impressed on how effectively google does this. another thing here is money. google is a public company that has to make
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    I dont think so. In Europe its a must because you have to know English. This is also a case for me. If you are American or UK native you DONT HAVE TO invest in learning any other lang. Although you can if you want to. But i know many smart
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    I dont see why this guy has to be hater? Its unclear from the original post. Imagine someone coming to you and saying I am going to build "twitter, but for 150 characters"/"facebook but for kids under 21"/"Digg but for Texas users". And ins
28. 208.▲
    by vgurgov 16y ago

    I think its perfectly fine to contact this blogger again with one of these "fat ass questions". First of all thank him for his very helpful reply -it was helpful, right? Then you can continue in many directions asking smthg like 1.What is t
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    ok, thats all nice, but if author is so much worried about his financial perspectives in US, he should look at other markets. Hey in Asia, even somewhere Europe after some research you can easily find that 6-8% safe investment opportunities
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    Cmn, I usually hate doing such type of comments but here i just have to say: Who the F is "Mr Daniel Leary"?? I think "Mr Daniel Leary" "is irrelevant". Why? Lets compare: 37signals gave me tools that: 1) I am using myself sometimes 2) My f