Ask HN: Did you pay Marc Andreessen for advice and was it worth it?

Re:Ask HN: Did you pay Marc Andreessen for advice and was it... by bykovich on Monday February 27, 2017 @01:40PM (#13746618)

why didn't you just talk to your favorite charities instead of deferring that judgement to Andreessen

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Re:Ask HN: Did you pay Marc Andreessen for advice and was it... by idiot_stick on Monday February 27, 2017 @02:26PM (#13747105)

>why didn't you just talk to your favorite charities instead of deferring that judgement to Andreessen

No doubt. Paid $100 to ask Andreeesen what his favourite charities are? The SV hero worship is so intense.

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Re:Ask HN: Did you pay Marc Andreessen for advice and was it... by jph on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @01:42PM (#13756425)

I talk with many charities. I also like to ask people about charities where pro bono programming may be especially helpful. If you have ideas, that's great.

A successful example is Benetech.org, a SF Bay Area technology charity that is doing wonderful work in tech and social good; I learned about Benetech because of direct personal advice.

Here are some of my favorite charities in case you're interested in learning more and/or donating. Thank you!

For tech: Apache Software Foundation (ASF), Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Free Software Foundation (FSF), Linux Foundation, Open Source Initiative (OSI), Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC).

For social causes: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Amnesty International, Benetech for Global Literacy, Center for Environmental Health (CEH), Doctors Without Borders, Human Rights Watch (HRW).

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