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Hacker fuel (can't live without it)

Posted by Ultrapreneur on Saturday September 15, 2007 @01:07PM
from the self-post dept.

Alright, so everyone know the life of an entrepreneur/hacker is a 24/7 gig and there are certain foods/drinks an entrepreneur can't live without.What gets you through the long days... cold pizza? energy drinks? loud music? cheap noodles?share your "can't live without" diet

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Re:When a meeting with a VC goes bad (Jobloft) on Saturday September 15, 2007 @12:47PM (#54940)
I was also a pitcher/presenter on this show, and the "Dragons" were some of the nicest VC's I've met.

What is Technical Harassment?

Posted by Ultrapreneur on Friday September 14, 2007 @03:23PM
from the self-post dept.

In our complex technical environment there are many opportunities for a competent technical individual to be the subject of technical harassment. Sometimes it can be so subtle that you may not even be aware you are being harassed. Worse yet, you may inadvertently technically harass another person by accident. Following are some guidelines to help you determine if you are being technically...

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Re:Google streetview may be illegal on Friday September 14, 2007 @01:49PM (#54661)
as for the justin.tv thing.. you can watch justin.tv, but if they ever decided to come up to Canada and film an episode, etc. pretty much the only thing you'd see was alot of blurred out faces and license plates. it's like watching American "cops" then watching Canadian "To serve and protect" it doesn't compare.

Re:Google streetview may be illegal on Friday September 14, 2007 @01:13PM (#54651)
I'm Canadian, but I'm of the same opinion as you guys(Americans) unless I'm holding up my ATM Card while entering my pin number or something what's wrong with seeing yourself on Google Streetview.. who knows perhaps a new spinoff marketing company might be created..lol picture it, someone chasing the MS live recorder with a Y Combinator T-shirt on. priceless.
Re:When does an Angel investor become a VC? on Friday September 14, 2007 @10:31AM (#54588)
That is a good point, but where do you draw the line between somone wanting to help you, and someone wanting to rape your business.

When does an Angel investor become a VC?

Posted by Ultrapreneur on Friday September 14, 2007 @09:35AM
from the self-post dept.

At what point does an angel investor become more of a VC? when they're investing more than 1/2 a million? a million? or when they want more then their share of the company.I've heard of "Angel Investors" giving 100K for 51 or 52 percent of a company... to me this is more of a VC move...Any thoughts?

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Re:How do you answer, when are you going to get a real job? on Friday September 14, 2007 @09:27AM (#54568)
Like you I grew up poor, and I don't want to say it's good experience, but I think it definitly gives you a better mindset on life. I work on a computer all day, but on the week-ends I love to get out and do physical labor.. there's nothing like the feeling of blisters on your hands from a hard days work.

and the whole "when the trust fund runs out" I think I'm gonna start using that line. :)

Re:How do you answer, when are you going to get a real job? on Friday September 14, 2007 @09:19AM (#54566)
What's a job? .....lol

I get paid for having fun, learning new tricks and meeting kick ass people. where else can you do that.

Re:Hypothetical Question regarding Intellectual Property/NDAs on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @10:14AM (#53291)
I've pitched a few ideas/products to VC's in the past, and although you're sharing the next big thing with them if they don't invest they're not going to steal your idea.

why you ask? it's simple... no respectable VC company wants to be known as the company that stole "your name here"'s idea. imagin what would happen if word get out that they stole someones idea after hearing their pitch. nobody would ever pitch to them again.

when all else fails.. use the "poor mans patent" print off your code, idea, etc. and register mail it to yourself, but don't open it. in case you ever need proof you have it... signed, dated, and stamped.

Re:Does not being a hacker make you less desirable in YC's eyes? on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @10:03AM (#53286)
When you say "not hackers" does that mean you still only have an idea for a site, or that you aren't familiar with programming, but are still moving along with the site? i.e. are paying someone to do the programming for you?
Re:People Skills - The Character Traits of an Entrepreneur on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @08:57AM (#53267)
This is the same problem engineers have...lol have you ever seen the movie office space? the easy answer is to hire someone who is a people person and knows a little about programming. Let them deal with the customer/public and you can continue to do what you do best...hack.

Don't quit your day job (a YC survey)

Posted by Ultrapreneur on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @08:54AM
from the self-post dept.

As stated most people selected to be funded by YC are in their mid 20's. so I thought I'd post a quick survey to find out a little more about who's all applying for YC funding. 1). Name 2). Age 3). Location 4). What's your day job It's that simple. William 24 (almost 25) Kitchener/Waterloo Ontario Canada Sr. PCB Designer

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What's in a business model?

Posted by Ultrapreneur on Monday September 10, 2007 @11:47AM
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These days more and more companies are looking into patents for their business models as a way to protect their code and site concept. Does anyone know of a Y Combinator startup that has any type of patents on their concepts?

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