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There's been an article about music

I read an article about a really, if not the longest, symphony done in a concert.The guy who wrote it was telling how after sometimes the music started to feel like a snake trapping yourself.It was wroten sometimes ago but post here like 2 weeks ago.Can you point me to this article please?Edit : the title was like : It's too good or too perfect to ..

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Ask HN : Is it worth it to go live and work in Silicon Valley?

Recently I met an investor urging me to go live in Silicon Valley. He told me I had my place there and that I could surely work it out based on what I have to offer. He goes there 2 weeks per month.I'm from Québec, Canada. I travelled enough to know it would be alright personnally for me to move to another place. My background is marketing and i've been working on the past three years as a...

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Re:How to answer "What is your greatest weakness?" on Wednesday February 22, 2012 @09:32AM (#3620960)
"Girls are my greatest weakness. So am I for them. wink"

Be honest, that's it. They will figure out if you are a fit in the team sooner or later anyway.

Re:Ask HN: Free CRM? on Thursday January 19, 2012 @05:48PM (#3487256)
Thank you

Ask HN: Free CRM?

I'm looking for a free, basic, easy to use CRM software for a non-developper (zero knowledge with PHP/DB) marketing guy.Any suggestions?

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Re:Signsquid: The cool way to sign contracts online on Monday January 09, 2012 @04:49PM (#3444448)
Je vais me rappeler de Signsquid justement à cause de la pieuvre. J'aime l'idée et le personnage est très bien choisi. Le lien se fait automatiquement avec l'encre.

La question prend de sa pertinence en fonction de la clientèle que vous visez.

Votre style est jeune et dynamique alors j'assume que vous vous dirigez vers ce même genre de clientèle. Les start-up par exemple. Dans l'autre sens si vous souhaitez faire affaire avec le gouvernement ou des entités reconnus pour leur image complet cravate professionnel vous misez à côté de la traque à mon avis.

Faut pas oublier que votre service est vendu par le client qui l'a acheté. Alors si pour ma compagnie je dois aller voir un client sérieux (et imposant) je me sens gêné de lui présenter une grosse pieuvre gentille.

Enfin, c'est très subjectif, il n'y a pas de bonne réponse. C'est qui votre clientèle cible au fait?

Re:The Only Way to Stop SOPA on Friday December 23, 2011 @03:06PM (#3387044)
who is Jason Roberts?
Re:Why your startup should never release numbers on Monday December 19, 2011 @05:11PM (#3371347)
It depends of your strategy.

If the numbers give your start-up a competitive advange, I say go on use it. It will attract customers, make you trustworthy (social proof kind of, be honest though) and scare the competition (or stimulate it, it depends on the strategy).

In the other hand, if your strategy is to make a big BANG at your launch, that you, for example, sell your product/services to small amount of customers, then now, being a ninja is the good way to go. And by small amount I mean an amount you can reach by phone for your start-up to be viable.

There is no such thing as good and bad decision. It depends on, oh.. wait.. your strategy.

Re:In Response to SOPA, Reddit Meshnet Project picks up steam on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @10:59PM (#3272987)
HN commentators, dreaming start-up, crushing starters.
Re:Founders who can't code on Tuesday October 05, 2010 @11:10PM (#1762545)
Nop, the less you know of a system the more you can think out of it. Which is a big part of innovation.
Re:Founders who can't code on Tuesday October 05, 2010 @11:05PM (#1762537)
It's sad you can't team up with people to create a greater product while you do your business work/innovation/generalistic work/legal/accounting etc. etc. you know the stuff a business man should do.

I'm in the same situation as you. Maybe you lack the business man part?