fluorid

Re:Ask HN: CTO wants me to leave on Sunday April 13, 2014 @01:50AM (#7580391)

Don't shoot the messenger.

Could it be the CEO/the bizguy who wants you to leave? Could he brought up the idea? I can hardly imagine that a hired CTO dares to say something like you wrote without backing.

Re:Proposition HN: I will pay $8000 for you to build your side-project... on Thursday January 10, 2013 @11:19AM (#5037756)

Great proposal. I just upvoted it. Don't know if the typical freelancer dev will jump on it and has enough will power but I totally agree on premise 1,2 and 3, so true. Great post!

Re:Matt Aimonetti: Ruby in 2012 on Monday April 23, 2012 @12:57PM (#3879773)

Performance.

Re:Email is not broken: It’s a framework, not an application on Sunday April 15, 2012 @11:56AM (#3843916)

These are PG's words: "This new protocol should be a todo list protocol, not a messaging protocol,"

http://paulgraham.com/ambitious.html

Re:Email is not broken: It’s a framework, not an application on Sunday April 15, 2012 @11:53AM (#3843909)

What makes you so sure that 99.99% of people using email think it's a todo list and why do think they mean their email client?

Re:Email is not broken: It’s a framework, not an application on Sunday April 15, 2012 @11:44AM (#3843889)

Good point, it reveals a lack of organizational and leadership skills. If one is so wanted that his inbox is quickly full either he has to reduce workload or hire staff and delegate.

Re:Email is not broken: It’s a framework, not an application on Sunday April 15, 2012 @11:18AM (#3843842)

Great post and we found the hidden agenda of this "email is broken" propaganda. It's sad that the VC/startup business heavily relies on hype to drive interest and valuation.

Nethertheless, I welcome that seemingly a lot do not blindly follow this BS.

Re:Email is not broken: It’s a framework, not an application on Sunday April 15, 2012 @11:07AM (#3843821)

Don't shoot the messenger.

And Email is just the messenger.

Re:Email is not broken: It’s a framework, not an application on Sunday April 15, 2012 @09:10AM (#3843613)

The common problem you describe is still not about email.

The real cause lies in people with deficits in time management, organisational skills and leadership.

If you have too many projects/threads going on with too many people time to change: do fewer projects, focus, delegate, give people goals rather than nitty-gritty todos, basically stop micro-managing, find talented peers and trust them.

Re:Go Version 1 now on App Engine on Tuesday April 03, 2012 @07:26AM (#3792446)

I an a Rails dev and want to try something new for web development. Tempted to try Node/express or Go with one of the given frameworks. How do they compare?

Re:Google has a hidden author search. Here's proof. [with video) on Sunday February 12, 2012 @03:45AM (#3581412)

What tool is used providing the link info in the search results?

Re:In VC pitches the bio slide should come first on Sunday December 18, 2011 @03:27PM (#3367394)

Any other opinions?

Ask HN: 4 of 24 VCs showed interested -- what now?

Posted by fluorid on Monday November 21, 2011 @11:26AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Background info: we launched few months ago and we're growing like hell traffic-wise, team is great and experienced, product is innovative and has a strong fan base. Sent 24 mails to VCs (most were cold) and 4 replied. Each of the 4 replied instantly like one day later. Each thinks about next steps, is still checking our product or wants to meet us soon. They have one thing in common: after the...

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