willheim

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by willheim 16y ago
Why do you want/need an MBA? That's one of the first questions asked on entry essays. Yes, you can work at a start-up without being a coder or having an MBA. Right off the bat I see sales as your potential fit. Don't expect much in terms
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by willheim 16y ago
I don't get this "ask friends and family" approach. Unless your friends and family are on the bleeding edge of tech I fail to see how much understanding and enthusiasm they could give you. Friends will often be supportive no matter the id
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by willheim 16y ago
I ran it with silverlight. A couple of points: I was using my thinkpad and could not zoom in/out (a problem with some sites) using the scroll (nib+middle button). Could this not be done with HTML5? Canvas? I was thinking while this is ki
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by willheim 16y ago
You're answer is in the true form of your question. You say "your efforts seem the opposite of marketing triumph" so you view a HN review as a marketing exercise. I don't believe that asking the HN community to review your site is a good
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by willheim 16y ago
Thrill of a start-up but with the "security" of some serious investment and traction. It's the wild-west and they encourage experimenting by hiring the smartest people they can find. 15-20 years ago you might have asked the same thing abo
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by willheim 16y ago
I don't see any interactivity with it. That's the problem I see. Otherwise it's a scrolling animated movie. When I see an interactive RIA so easily converted to HTML5 then I will be impressed.
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by willheim 16y ago
Nice, but I don't shop enough to watch the prices and see if that 50% off is really a 10% up and 50% down. I wonder why there isn't a site even remotely comparable to kakaku.com. They monitor prices, show you where deals are, and track th
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by willheim 16y ago
Excellent! One of the first tests we're taught is to try to explain your idea to people who are outside our circle. You've learned (and are continuing to learn) much about refining your "elevator pitch"... and it was all by serendipitous
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by willheim 16y ago
I'm not sure that what is described is an MVP at all. It's more of an A/B testing page. What's missing is a V and a P. Seems all they say is to strip everything out (since you'll toss it anyway) create a few mock-ups, and then put that o
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by willheim 16y ago
Since the Geocities 1TB Reocities caught on here again the whole "Under Construction" meme got me thinking. It is kid of retro-cool. Really, is any other pre-launch page doing anything more? And isn't a "Beta" nothing more than an "Under
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by willheim 16y ago
I think it depends on the individual situation/app. There are plenty who have startups on the side. That said, if your app is more heavily demanding user interaction/complicated then I think you are much more likely to find that customer
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by willheim 16y ago
Just to add to this; Seems My____ (the site formerly known as MySpace) ripped off a stealth start-up called pintrist. http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/27/myspace-pinterest/ This goes a bit beyond what you're talking about as it's not just ch
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by willheim 16y ago
YABCT: Yet another business card thingamajig. There are several out there already. All of them require traction to become serious contenders. Bump is probably the best known. Yet, the greatest downfall to any is that each party must be a
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by willheim 16y ago
I can't see how. You're not scraping, not stealing code, not doing anything. You're just checking them out (and they will likely check you out). Auto companies tear down each others cars. Tech companies tear down each others products. Gro
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by willheim 16y ago
There's an opening if ever there was one: What are the skill sets that YC companies are requiring? Are these people not to be found? In Vancouver it seems a lot tougher to find new members (unless very, very well funded so as to be able t
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by willheim 16y ago
I don't know about that. One of the most depressing bits was an engineer who just took a job at Target for $9.50/hr. There were also plenty of office managers and others whom I would assume could bring forth plenty of skills that a start-u
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Ask HN: Just how bad is the Valley economy
15 points by willheim 16y ago|18 comments
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by willheim 16y ago
I have no encouragement to sign up. Why not? Because I can't see what kind of discussion is happening in the community. If I click on any of the communities I get a sign up pop up and no discussion. I'm not handing over my info till I s
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by willheim 16y ago
I think this is awesome! These guys produce a service that has traction, has a loyal following, and AFAIK has never had an issue. I use it, love it, and recommend it. The greatest thing about it is how they have it on all your devices (a
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Evernote Secures $20m in Funding(downloadsquad.com)
3 points by willheim 16y ago|2 comments
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by willheim 16y ago
There's only one way that's been shared with me: Talk to everyone you know about what you're doing and go to every event where mentors will be. Eventually you'll meet the right one, one that takes an interest in your idea and gets excited
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by willheim 16y ago
It is virtually impossible to measure the size of the virtual market. The number of people joining Android on a daily basis is increasing but then along comes WP7 and that may change the rate of growth. Then you have out of those people o
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by willheim 16y ago
So it comes down to ownership? The 60/40 split? The design as it is now does not matter that it's all yours. You've gone through several iterations and the mock-up was his. The initial idea was his. You are a resource. A valuable resou
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by willheim 16y ago
Who cares? Google 1999 was not what Google 2010 is. Google 1999 was a slight improvement (yet to be seen) on what Excite had built search engine-wise but not what Excite was portal-wise. Look at their history: http://www.google.com/corp
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by willheim 16y ago
Depends on your app and how sticky it is, I'd say. If it's one of a thousand other services out there then you are probably better off after. If it's unique in any way then you may be better off after. If it requires the user to input a
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by willheim 16y ago
Agree but it's a long way away from that. Imagine if Ping was built in to the AppleTV as well, and additionally being able to be set automatically (like a scrobble) so that you can have conversations going with others while watching/listen
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by willheim 16y ago
Totally depends on: a) what kind of product/service you are offering. b) who your target market is. Some things I like to pay one-off for. Others I go monthly. I find the monthly services tend to update and add features more often than th
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by willheim 16y ago
Most interesting aspect of that article is the second update at the bottom linking to a post that so perfectly sumnmarizes Steve Jobs... written in 1997. http://www.scripting.com/davenet/stories/DocSearlsonSteveJob...
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by willheim 16y ago
Oh, how I identify with everything you just said.
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by willheim 16y ago
Read "Making Ideas Happen" by Scott Belsky. I am in the same position as you and have picked up some wonderful ideas from that book. First: Nag, nag, nag! You say nudge, I say NAG! Nagging works as people just want to get you to shut it

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