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by wj 10y ago
I lived there for three years and loved the climate. Ocean views outside most windows and wherever I drove. There was a castle in Malibu (not the ancient kind) but it burned down and there are some wineries. No cheeses that I am aware of.
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by wj 10y ago
What your issue with the people of Malibu? Or with the city of Malibu?
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Funded vs. Bootstrapped: Comparing the Metrics of 37 SaaS Companies(medium.com)
3 points by wj 10y ago|0 comments
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by wj 10y ago
My understanding is that finding any sort of funding and mentoring requires some time commitment. This is no different.
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by wj 10y ago
I know that some people's (mine this year) application videos didn't register any viewings so I guess it is a way to guarantee your video is viewed. That said, as a human, it is okay to have some fun with your job. I imagine these
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by wj 10y ago
I like the idea and look forward to hearing about the companies outside of TechCrunch articles (not that there is anything wrong with that but like variety). One interesting thing that will come out of this for some of us is that we will be
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by wj 10y ago
I would love to see that if you did built it.
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by wj 10y ago
I am a little surprised not to get into the top 20 as my submission got more votes and comments (and I thought they were quality ones) than AutoMicroFarm but their product sounds awesome so I wish them the best. I'm also thankful to YC
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by wj 10y ago
Right. I agree that Slack is nowhere close to overtaking email in absolute terms. But I suspect it is growing faster than email. Your figures project email users growing by 11.5% over the next four years. Slack is growing by that rate every
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by wj 10y ago
I think you would need to have two separate stats: one for number of founders and one for team size. Some companies might already have employees that are not founders but the YC application only refers to founders IIRC. The data I would lik
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by wj 10y ago
I'm really curious as to what you're saying here: "The stupidity tech has reached the level of being a moral hazard, where it really just incentivizes everyone else to be bad at their jobs." I honestly don't know ho
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by wj 10y ago
That one was probably a bit of an outlier from the others on that user's list. I would say that I do take it a bit less seriously than other conspiracy shows such as Rubicon.
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by wj 10y ago
I've referred to the USA lineup as popcorn TV. They are kind of fun shows with a little bit of comedy and a little bit of drama and suspense that don't force you to think too hard after a long day. Sometimes I am in the mood for s
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by wj 10y ago
First of all congratulations on launching. I like the idea and do hope one day to write my great American novel. In my past life I fancied myself a screenwriter (wrote six and produced one). My three comments are: * A screenwriting feature
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The Diverging Economies of L.A. And San Francisco(citylab.com)
1 points by wj 10y ago|0 comments
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Three places clutter kills concentration(blog.startopz.com)
1 points by wj 10y ago|0 comments
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by wj 11y ago
I think for three reasons: 1. They handle a lot of mom-and-pop business with actual live people on the phones and web chat. 2. For the "you're a computer guy, right?" relatives of those mom-and-pop business owners GoDaddy is
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Equal Pay Is Not Just a Women’s Issue, It’s a Family and Economic Issue Too(womenwanttobeontop.com)
17 points by wj 11y ago|17 comments
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by wj 11y ago
I applied. Got some great questions that I need to be prepared to answer anyway. For a solo-founder startup it might be the best chance to get in as the criteria is upvotes and quality of discussion neither of which should be affected by nu
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by wj 11y ago
There was also the series Betas on Amazon Prime. Pretty similar to Silicon Valley imho.
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by wj 11y ago
Yeah, YouTube didn't even register a view of my video and nobody did the demo. I suspect being a solo-founder was an almost automatic disqualification for me not to mention it seems as if the caliber of startups I see coming out of eac
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by wj 11y ago
If I was incredibly wealthy I would attempt to have a not insignificant portion if it offshore as a hedge against my local or national government instituting an out-sized tax on wealth or nationalizing my business.
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by wj 11y ago
The software would be generating a financial plan for the user (clients different from users in this case) but it is not generating specific investment advice--we'll leave that up to the RIA. You might compare our algorithms to some of
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by wj 11y ago
Thanks for the questions, Charley! The incentive for the advisor would be to gain new business (increase AUM) by being more competitive with their array of services in proposals (not to mention hopefully having some great metrics from WorkP
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by wj 11y ago
I am also really enjoying this. Feels like virtual office hours. I would say it is pretty similar to Mint.com but with a few differences. Our budget module is more like YNAB in philosophy. Our software is designed towards the 401(k) indust
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by wj 11y ago
I have had my share of compliance battles over the years so I definitely understand the issues. However it is currently my understanding that the compliance onus will be on the advisory firm that use our software. Every compliance officer h
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by wj 11y ago
Many reasons tje failed but I would say the main ones are: * Lack of a clear project leader (the project had been mandated from up high so many people wanted the feather in their cap. I was an observer at a few meetings and they were a mess
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by wj 11y ago
Peter, Thank you for your questions! Team: I'm a solo-founder that is working full-time on this and have been since September first. (I have an advisor and have used a contractor for a small amount of help.) Stage: The first version of
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Apply HN: Financial plans as an employee benefit
10 points by wj 11y ago|12 comments
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by wj 11y ago
Honest question, what do you think Slack is worth as a company?

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