Grokit
Re:I want to get into startups, but I don’t know where to start
on Wednesday March 05, 2014 @06:31PM (#7350756)
You make it sound like bootstrapping a business to 7 figures is a walk in the park.
Re:How to Make Yourself Work When You Just Don’t Want To
on Sunday February 23, 2014 @07:00PM (#7288318)
Just because you can't, doesn't mean other people can't. I had actually realized basically everything they were talking about a few months ago, and since then I have improved my decision making significantly. Depending on your feelings to power you through things is very unreliable.
Re:We're Shutting Down and I'm Scared
on Tuesday January 28, 2014 @10:35PM (#7141676)
I'd say the best thing you can do is learn the lesson that you should have had a contingency plan for this situation. Particularly since failure is the most likely outcome of any startup. I know though, that only happens to the 'other' guys.
Re:Why we should give free money to everyone
on Tuesday January 07, 2014 @04:33PM (#7020113)
I think your math might be a little off. The idea isn't to give basic income to everyone. The idea would be basically give it to anyone who can't afford basic living expenses. Not to everyone. It's not 25% of the entire population that isn't working, but only 25% of the poorest people being provided income and who probably weren't working anyways
Re:What I Didn't Say
on Tuesday December 31, 2013 @03:07AM (#6989581)
"Founded a successful web apps company back in the 1990s when that wasn't common, and sold it to Yahoo"
While that is awesome, it is a substantially different game we play nowadays than in the 90's.
Re:What I Didn't Say
on Tuesday December 31, 2013 @03:05AM (#6989576)
I suppose you wouldn't listen to Einstein when he was under 40 too, hmmm?
There are numerous examples of younger, less experienced people being in the right while the older, more experienced are at fault because of one thing or another. Of course, this is the exception, not the rule. However, less experienced people often have an interesting take on things that more experienced people miss. When you're 35 you might be better served reading a brilliant 35 year old's thoughts than a brilliant 55 year old's. In many ways, you may be able to better relate and understand the younger one's thoughts.
Re:Ask HN: What book changed your life in 2013?
on Saturday December 28, 2013 @10:51PM (#6978259)
There are some listed on Amazon.com. Not sure if you can request international shipping on that or not though
Re:180,000 Child Programmers Versus 44 Ogres
on Friday December 20, 2013 @01:19AM (#6940215)
I would totally like to support you guys, but you never replied to my technical issue inquiry on twitter, so I haven't been able to use your site.
Re:Interactive Résumé of Robby Leonardi
on Tuesday November 26, 2013 @12:32PM (#6802740)
Repost, really? Are we reddit now?
Re:Ask HN - Dropped out of college, how do I rediscover learning code
on Monday November 11, 2013 @12:17AM (#6710082)
I think it depends on the person. I find courses totally demotivating. Even if I'm very interested in the subject before taking a course, I immediately lose interest once it's something I'm graded on like that, with the direction decided by an instructor.
Re:My really successful, unfundable, piece of shit startup I hate to love
on Saturday November 02, 2013 @07:59AM (#6658934)
Just some honest constructive feedback here.
Kinda just seems like an excuse to me...I don't have kids, so I can't empathize, however, it couldn't take THAT much time to work on monetization strategies. 6 million uniques on a consistent basis is pretty substantial attention, and attention = power, nowadays. Plus, why would an investor want to throw any more money at you when you've already somehow dropped well over a million bucks? I think if you just put some elbow grease in, you'd make it work.
Re:Show HN: Canva - Amazingly simple graphic design
on Wednesday October 30, 2013 @05:26PM (#6643520)
What differentiates this from, say, Macaw?