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Should we even be encouraging founders outside of the Bay Area and NYC from taking on large amounts of VC funding?

I'm hesitant to push middle America founders in this direction... their ecosystems don't have the infrastructure to truly support the companies. Taking on too much VC money is dangerous for them!

Re:Mattermark Has Raised $2M in Our Second Seed Round on Saturday June 28, 2014 @11:25PM (#7960274)
This is essentially a Series A, so why call it a "second seed round"? Feels questionable to me.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2013) on Sunday September 01, 2013 @01:51PM (#6311304)
Quirky - http://www.quirky.com/ - Located in NYC, open to remote

At Quirky, we believe that the best ideas in the world aren't actually in the world -- they're locked in people's heads. We exist to solve that problem.

We are looking for senior developers in many departments. We have three main applications: - Quirky.com Rails / Backbone application - Quirky iOS and Android apps - Wink - Our app-enabled product line launching this fall

Our coolest perk is Quirky Blackout (http://www.quirky.com/blackout) a mandatory, company-wide week vacation at the end of every quarter. Here is where people went last Blackout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07NlWUGFuTM

Email me at [email protected] and I can tell you more about the opportunities available!

Re:Expected arrival times for Apple products on Friday March 01, 2013 @04:45PM (#5307135)
Only 106 days until a new Thunderbolt Display! I really hope that it turns into an "Apple TV" announcement.
1. Four of my friends have subscriptions, the only items we have all received were a pair of dark jeans.

2. The fit has been excellent for me. I am a slim build between small and medium so I get shirts in both sizes. They know their brands and how they run.

3. They have a settings page with on/off switches that let you opt in or out of all clothing items. You can even send the stylists pictures of clothing you already have and ask them to find something that matches.

I've been using Bombfell since the summer and absolutely love it. If you have any questions on how it works, I'll try my best to answer them.
Re:Why Are College Textbooks So Absurdly Expensive? on Thursday January 10, 2013 @08:43PM (#5040893)
They probably have mapped a list of IP address blocks to universities. Pretty clever :)
Re:Why Are College Textbooks So Absurdly Expensive? on Thursday January 10, 2013 @08:05PM (#5040757)
I am really excited to see what companies like Boundless (http://boundless.com) do to disrupt the college textbook market.

Boundless is taking OER resources and syncing it up to the chapters in existing textbooks, so a student can enter the textbook for the course and get a customized online replacement.

Re:Play Strength, a Rdio Feature Concept on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @04:31PM (#4844873)
I only use one, three, and five stars, and it determines the "mood" of the song. One star songs are slow and chill, Three star songs are upbeat, and five star songs you'll want to rock out to.
Re:Play Strength, a Rdio Feature Concept on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @03:39PM (#4844593)
I like the idea of using stars to indicate favorite tracks. iTunes has a 5 star rating system that I use to keep my music organized and I wish Rdio had the same.
We totally would, but a class-action isn't possible under US law. The Supreme Court ruled for AT&T in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion:

"Under the Federal Arbitration Act, California must enforce arbitration agreements even if the agreement requires that consumer complaints be arbitrated individually (instead of on a class-action basis)." - http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/att-mobility-v-co...

We have a guide explaining how other customers can take AT&T to small claims court on our blog: http://blog.publikdemand.com/how-to-fight-att-in-small-claim...
The chart of a woman's mood throughout the month makes sense, but It is scientifically proven?
Sounds great. A key section to this email could be showcasing the sessions I actually attend (which is often quite different than what I RSVP for!). Will there be any check-inesque functionality for sessions?
This looks great. The "recap" email after SXSW with videos, photos, etc from the sessions sounds interesting...how often does Lanyrd send these types of emails?
Re:Offer HN: free design work. on Monday October 25, 2010 @07:50PM (#1832172)
Quick thing to fix:

When the page loads in my browser (1366x768 resolution), it automatically scrolls me down the page a bit, enough so that I cannot see the EasyCal logo without scrolling back up.

This is because of the auto-focus on the email address text field under "Interested in using Easy Cal?". Maybe remove that and only apply it when "I want to try it!" is clicked?

Re:Hey Twitter: Give us our Tweets on Friday September 24, 2010 @04:14PM (#1725240)
Preservation of Twitter and other real-time services is definitely important, but not just for personal use. I'm also interested in viewing the tweet history of my friends, evolution of certain hash tags, etc.

My startup http://keepstream.com is involved in this real-time curation (Twitter now, more services later). I would love to chat with anyone interested in the subject; my contact information is in my profile.

Re:Hey Twitter: Give us our Tweets on Friday September 24, 2010 @04:07PM (#1725206)
Found it! Googled "biz stone twootball" http://twitter.com/biz/status/976238704
The tweet was via text. Most accidental tweets come from responding to the DM text Twitter sends.
Re:Meet the new Twitter on Tuesday September 14, 2010 @08:08PM (#1692785)
One UX question that I haven't figured out from watching the video: how does scrolling of the timeline work?

Show HN: My notes from the Web 2.0 Expo

http://web2expo.heroku.com/I had the opportunity to attend the Web 2.0 Expo earlier this week. While at the event, I was inspired to build out a prototype for a problem I saw with the Twitter stream.The problem is that hash tags are fleeting; Twitter focuses on live results, and we lose track of tweets over time. This was especially true during the Lean Startup Intensive. #leanstartup was great...

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Re:The Most Expensive Cities in the World on Tuesday March 16, 2010 @01:03AM (#1195062)
Chicago is as expensive as New York? Really?
Re:Ask HN: Review My App - TwitBet on Tuesday March 16, 2010 @12:58AM (#1195050)
Cool idea, except the tweet sent out only includes a link to http://twitbet.com/. Instead, you should link to my personal bracket that I just filled out, so that my friends can see how badly I am at picking winners in college basketball.

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