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by zbruhnke 15y ago
PG - Quick question, Does it hurt to apply too early? like before some demos etc. are actually finished? i.e. My idea is fleshed out but some of the project the application is for is not yet, if I submit now are you guys more or less likely
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by zbruhnke 15y ago
I will without a doubt, I will have two preferably and the equity split would be equal among the founders. That said tenacity does not mean - "Acts quickly with no regard for future consequences" so I am careful and calculating with every m
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by zbruhnke 15y ago
Thanks for the advice, I'll certainly make sure I try to set myself apart in the application process this time around. and btw I am a big fan of what you are doing with everyme! can't wait to see how the finished product turns out :)
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by zbruhnke 15y ago
I certainly am not claiming to be a Rockstar however I will answer your question in the best way I know how. I believe in people truly adding value, I know from experience (knowing YC Alums) that YC adds value and can turn a good product in
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by zbruhnke 15y ago
I've applied twice as a solo founder and have had no luck. If you think Sam Altman is tenacious you definitely have not met me yet. I haven't sold Obama O's like Brian Chesky and the gang but I have some stories that would be considered equ
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by zbruhnke 15y ago
As someone who sold a startup which was written in .NET (C#) I can tell you that it scales very well and is a great choice for a tech stack if you're competent in it. I would also offer you the following advice in reference to the major dra
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by zbruhnke 15y ago
jazzychad = Notifo guy :)
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Gamifying a certain field and building an API, whats it worth?
2 points by zbruhnke 15y ago|1 comments
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by zbruhnke 15y ago
if you're in a niche field (like alot of startups are) try searching for forums etc. in that niche then try reaching out to users on those forums and acquiring them as beta testers. I'm sure others on hacker news are alot like me and would
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by zbruhnke 15y ago
I started working at what was supposed to be a contract job to fix some computers for a guys business (at the time it was literally just a place that made copies) back in 2007. I was still in college but me stopping in and telling the guy h
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Why something as simple as a survey could save Groupon(zachbruhnke.com)
1 points by zbruhnke 15y ago|1 comments
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by zbruhnke 15y ago
this would also lend itself to viruses being much more potent so security would have to be heightened in several ways
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by zbruhnke 15y ago
I'd like to see mail clients disappear from production ... or if people insist on making them make them simple ... build one that does what chrome first did as a browser. Make it get out of the way. We do not want to see it we want it to wo
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by zbruhnke 15y ago
Make my own dent in the Universe
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by zbruhnke 15y ago
Honestly, if it would take you a couple months to implement it full time and they think they can get it for $7k otherwise its probably not a realistic estimate on their part and you'll never be respected for what you brought to the table. A
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by zbruhnke 15y ago
I've booked several flights on hipmunk since launch (probably 7 or 8 total) in the last few months, I typically travel to places I have homes or friends so no hotels as of yet did not even know you guys offered it (hotels) honestly, I was i
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by zbruhnke 15y ago
I've bought stuff from Appsumo, have a paid account on twilio, paid account on Dropbox, heroku, use wepay, optimizely,and hipmunk. those are the ones that i can come up with off the top of my headm additionally out of all those I cannot thi
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by zbruhnke 15y ago
pretty funny admittedly ... good waste of 30-45 minutes on someones part lol
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by zbruhnke 15y ago
As someone who has owned several companies there is one conversation that comes to mind with me. When I went to take out my first ever business line of credit I sat down with a banker, our company was small (6 total employees at the time) a
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Text My gate operator to open ... No Arduino required(zachbruhnke.com)
3 points by zbruhnke 15y ago|2 comments
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by zbruhnke 15y ago
"Accidentally sold it"? How does one accidentally sell a company? ok so this is a fair question. What I really mean by this is that I was not looking to sell I was not out actively marketing the company or anything like that. We had a produ
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Ask HN: Does never having a "real" job hurt me
49 points by zbruhnke 15y ago|36 comments
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by zbruhnke 16y ago
PG ... Ive already got a stable of pretty solid investors and a house in Palo alto ... what do ya say I just give you the equity and you let me go through this cycle without giving me any cash? lol Im just looking for sound advice and a goo
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by zbruhnke 16y ago
What I was referring to was a company I have already sold. It just happens to be what made me realize you could make a living writing software. Unfortunately I am still under an NDA with the first exit so all I can really say is that it was
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by zbruhnke 16y ago
First off, I LOVE the idea. I think serial entrepreneurs like myself NEED this and it will grow into a thriving community of benevolent contributors (and hopefully less flaming) while I think it would be great to see it built from scratch p
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by zbruhnke 16y ago
unfortunately no ... no hackerspace, no local coders to speak of really (probably less than 20 programming jobs in out city of 250,000 people) most of those are older married guys to boot. I started early and honestly had no idea you could
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by zbruhnke 16y ago
I am working on my current startup idea, right now it is simply a side project. I work for myself as it is so sleep is certainly a commodity in my life. I am hacking just about all day every day and enjoying the heck out of it. unfortunatel
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by zbruhnke 16y ago
Interesting article that I think most of the people who apply to YC already understand (Hopefully) As someone who does not have a co-founder and has now applied for the second time I have decided I am moving to the bay area in June whether
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by zbruhnke 16y ago
great thought here, they have definitely made some good bets and Heroku was probably just the tip of the iceberg, IMHO Dropbox is the one to watch of the older companies right now, I think there are several others that have large exit poten
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Ask HN: YC S2011: Who Applied and why?
2 points by zbruhnke 16y ago|0 comments

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