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Like others have said quitting without a plan is a bad idea. Start working on finding a job that's more in line with your personality.

You don't know if your ideas have a market. Get users if you think your ideas are worth pursuing. Sell first, build later. In the mean time build up cash to extend your runway. 2-3 months is too short.

Congrats Patrick (she said yes)! You have been an inspiration to tons of folks on HN that are starting out on their own. Wish you the best for 2012 and beyond.

It might help to list where you are located.

Any details on the speakers?

Felix Dennis

If you still have any left [username] @ gmail.com Thanks!

Here is the roll call: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll681.xml

Maybe they registered those for themselves...

Here is a good list: http://www.bogleheads.org/readbooks.htm

General Investing

# The Four Pillars of Investing - by William ("Bill") Bernstein.

# Wise Investing Made Simple or The Only Guide to a Winning Investment Strategy You'll Ever Need - by Larry Swedroe

# The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing - by Taylor Larimore, Mel Lindauer, and Michael LeBoeuf

# All About Asset Allocation - by Rick Ferri

# The Informed Investor - by Frank Armstrong

# The Little Book of Common Sense Investing - by John "Jack" Bogle

# The Coffeehouse Investor - by Bill Schultheis.

Investor Behavior

# Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes And How To Correct Them - by Gary Belsky and Thomas Gilovich

# Your Money and Your Brain: How the New Science of Neuroeconomics Can Help Make You Rich - by Jason Zweig

# Rational Investing in Irrational Times: How to Avoid the Costly Mistakes Even Smart People Make Today - by Larry Swedroe

Financial History

# Against the Gods and Capital Ideas - by Peter L. Bernstein

# Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation - by Edward Chancellor

# A Random Walk Down Wall Street - by Burton Malkiel

Like others here have mentioned, http://www.bogleheads.org/ is a great forum for Vanguard investors.

There are very few people who have done better than the market over a long period of time. So unless you are as skilled as Buffett, you are better off with low cost index funds.

Did you apply or consider applying to YC? If not, why?

Congrats! Looking forward to details...

The number of 1x1 squares on a chessboard. The number of squares on a chessboard is 204

1, 8x8 square 4, 7x7 squares 9, 6x6 squares 16, 5x5 squares 25, 4x4 squares 36, 3x3 squares 49, 2x2 squares 64, 1x1 squares

This is a great essay! I highly recommend "A Random walk down wall street" to anyone thinking about investing.

Stop wasting time and get back to work.

More proof that its not so much about the idea, but execution. You are always going to have clones if the idea you are working on is worthwhile. What you need is a team that can churn out features to crush your competition.

Everytime I click on a link on the site the number of guests online keeps increasing. I don't know if the site is growing so fast or its a bug.

Yeah, looks like they did get an interview eventually, but didn't make it all the way:

http://www.adiunnithan.com/blog/?p=100

Do you have an idea of your own? Talk about your great idea and see if you can get your co-founder all excited...

Is anyone from YC gonna be there?

I found the schedule here if you are attending: http://wiki.startupcamp.org/wiki/StartupCampNYCGrid