vlad

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by vlad 20y ago
I think the main part of the "Jobs-Wozniak" relationship that people forget to mention is that Jobs approached Wozniak and thought that's what they should market. In other words, you're not a Wozniak just because you're heavily into technol
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by vlad 20y ago
I found some by Paul Graham, of all people, when I typed in "a startup is like" into Google: "A startup is like walking on your hands. A startup is like a pass/fail course. A startup is like a small boat in the open sea. A startup is like a
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by vlad 20y ago
"A startup is like a bicycle." I think only a business person would come up with such an analogy. Remember, it implies there is somebody else sitting in the seat. And the VC is riding you? Certainly not your customers, in the early stage
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by vlad 20y ago
I just pulled some statistics on Monday while I was in San Francisco to help me write a press release (for when I'm at the airport) to finally publicize my product. Anyway, here is what they are: In an e-mail poll where 153 customers repli
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by vlad 20y ago
See you at next year's startup school (hopefully)!
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I was excited when PG said you don't have to be smart to startup [Vote up if true]
9 points by vlad 20y ago|11 comments
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by vlad 20y ago
Great point. I told my parents when I was 21, "I could make more money working at McDonald's than what I'm doing right now. The point is, everybody who has a small business or sold a startup, no matter what age they are right now, they st
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by vlad 20y ago
You ask about founding a startup, joining one, and whether YC cares if you have some startups under your belt. You have already created a few businesses yourself, at least two of which are active and very likely more profitable right now th
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by vlad 20y ago
I met Adam yesterday and he seems to be doing what he needs to be doing. Good luck to you guys!
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by vlad 20y ago
From my experience, I want to add that customer satisfaction increases as the price you charge increases. You may think you've "launched" a product by removing the word "beta" and finding a lot of publicity. However, if a customer sees you
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by vlad 20y ago
This is one question only you can answer. In my opinion, if you have to ask, then you should stay in school for the time being. In "A Student's Guide to Startups," Paul Graham writes: "...Our official policy now is only to fund undergrads