dbosson
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People should read Think and Grow Rich before they read the secret.
Posted by
dbosson on Sunday July 29, 2007 @08:53PM
from the self-post dept.
As video moves from TV to the internet it is silly to think that any one website can handle all the content, even if that one website is owned by Google. On TV there is not one channel for every show; there are many channels that focus on certain types of shows. The internet should be the same. There should be many websites that focus on specific types of shows, and there should be one...
"any feedback you had on making it better"
--PeepFlow--
I don't know too much about the product, but I definitely think you guys are on to something.
Posted by
dbosson on Sunday July 29, 2007 @12:08AM
from the self-post dept.
I appreciate you guys opening your doors last night for an entrepreneurial get together. I had a lot of fun and look forward to watching everyone's ventures.
Hopefully I can speak better than I can spell [sorry for spelling your name wrong]. Looking back at my first submissions I am embarrassed at how insecure I sounded. I hope this does not get in the way of an interview if you like our idea.
Dave Bosson
Does anyone know how Ron got his start?
"Remember also that every time you open your mouth in the presence of a person who has an abundance of knowledge, you display to that person your exact stock of knowledge or your lack of it! Genuine wisdom is usually conspicuous through modesty and silence."
Remember that success comes from improving OTHER people's lives. All your achievements, while probably very gratifying to your mother, have not improved my life at all.
"A man's power to connect his thought with its proper symbol, and so to utter it, depends on the simplicity of his character, that is, upon his love of truth, and his desire to communicate it without loss."
I think this sentence and those that follow are very insightful, when it comes to communicating our ideas.
Posted by
dbosson on Monday July 16, 2007 @10:02PM
from the oregonstate.edu dept.
After watching the screencast I got some good insight into what Versionate can do [the features], but I still don't know how it will improve my life [the benefits].
I think you should really stress the benefits and tell people why it is so important to have their files online.
Peace of Mind. You never have to worry about losing important files when your computer crashes.
Instant access to your files from anywhere. If you forget your computer or flash drive at home [no need to worry] your files are online and you can get them when you arrive at work.
I think some simple comments like this could really help.
I agree with Jey. I had no motivation to explore past the learn more page.
In the essay "The 18 Mistakes that Kill Startups" Paul Graham mentions how it is impossible for business guys to hire good programmers. I posted this essay because it shows why it is impossible and will give business guys a deeper understanding.
Posted by
dbosson on Wednesday July 04, 2007 @01:49PM
from the naggum.no dept.
Yes, you should be candid with people regardless of the circumstances. Doing so makes life more efficient for everyone.
For clarification, I did not intend this last statement to be condescending. I have begun to immerse myself into the Hacker culture and have noticed that it is very different than popular culture. I think that with your skills and my knowledge of the customer we can make something wonderful.
Posted by
dbosson on Sunday July 01, 2007 @07:25PM
from the self-post dept.
Posted by
dbosson on Thursday June 28, 2007 @09:43PM
from the presentationzen.com dept.
I allready made an offer for facebook but I think Yahoo out bid me.
If you did not have any friends in High school because you were programming the nights away
then that is why we need each other ; )
The [how] of the concept is simple so I won't go into that until I have protected the IP or have developed trust in the individual. But I believe I have a way to inform people of [all] the upcoming events that they {the individual} is interested in but did not even know where happening.
Think of the application as your most popular friend in high school - the guy/girl that just knew everything that was going on. The guy/girl you would call to ask "what are you up to tonight?" "what else is going on?" And they could tell you all the fun things that were happening and what your other friends were planning on doing.
I believe I have a way to provide a more complete version of your most popular friend to the world.
I could not go into the other value proposition or sources of revenue without giving away the concept.
I greatly appreciate everyones advice. The YC community is an amazing place.
I am open to alternative approaches please expound.
David seems to have put the cart in front of the horse and needs to very quickly find some top-notch programming talent.
It would be nice to find top notch programming talent quickly, but I am not going to rush this decision. I need to make sure this person[s] has integrity, good energy, is in a position both mentally and financially to do a startup, and above all if we enjoy each other.
I will email you to get in touch with the developers you know
My email is [email protected] if anyone else want to get together.
I could spend 18+ hours a day learning to program but that is just not what I am passionate about and it would take me longer than 1.5 years to get good. I would much rather spend my time designing and working with people, and I would much rather spend my money on servers than rent.
Your right I dont know for sure, but I think the idea will require lots of code and be difficult to implement. I also feel the idea has some viral qualities and may need to scale rather quickly. I would be willing to take on more than one cofounder as long as we were all on the same page, and vested. I dont think outsourcing would work, because I already have some more ideas to implement down the road, plus I want somebody to share the struggle and joy with.
Thanks for your advice and the option to contact you for more. I will probably email you soon. Let me digest my thoughts. I still want to find out about provisional patents and what I should do to protect my IP as I look for a co-founder.
I am very confident in both the idea and the design, but I am not stuck on either. The idea has already completely changed once, and has slightly changed several more times.
I know a lot of people claim to have big ideas and it is tough to believe them because talk is cheap, but this is real! Something is going to happen and if anyone is serious about doing a startup I would love to get together to talk. Even if we dont end up working together [passionate young people discussing Ideas, the future, and making life better] couldnt hurt.
I don't know any developers and I agree with your opinion! I thought about explaining my situation to Stanford CS professors and asking for recommendations. I still might do this, but I wanted to get the opinions of the YC community first.
It might not be that hard to find any old developer, but if he is getting ready to invest his life savings and is living out of his car because he wants it so bad he is not going to want any old developer he wants the right developer. You got to get the right people on the bus before you start driving. So how should he go about finding the right developer/co-founder?