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Re:Sequoia To Color Labs: Not Since Google Have We Seen This on Thursday March 24, 2011 @12:51PM (#2364870)
I think this is all a talent acquisition strategy.
Re:Show HN: My open search index project, success or failure on Monday March 21, 2011 @12:26PM (#2350400)
Not really knowing what I need to take the site to the next level is probably my biggest challenge. I started off with high hopes and expectations for the site and now I am having serious doubts and questions about how viable and sustainable this concept can really be. I guess these are the high and lows of entrepreneurship, and I'm at a low point right now.
Re:Show HN: My open search index project, success or failure on Monday March 21, 2011 @12:16PM (#2350349)
I tried looking for outside funding early on but eventually got discouraged and gave up. I've started working on a new project this year and so my focus has shifted a bit. I may reconsider outside funding once again in a couple of months if I still own the site and the traction metrics are positive.

Haven't thought about applying to YC because I'm not much of a developer and without a technical co-founder I figure my chances of acceptance are very low.

Show HN: My open search index project, success or failure

Posted by hackscribe on Monday March 21, 2011 @10:40AM
from the show-hn dept.

I started working on Stumpedia.com about 3 years ago and am having a difficult time try to determine if this project is worth pursing any further. My biggest problem is lack of resources since I am not a developer nor have the funding to pay for further development or marketing. There are currently active users and all traffic and engagement indicators are pointing up, and this is what makes...

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Re:Ask HN: Is there room for another TC alternative like: Startup Foundry on Saturday March 19, 2011 @11:55AM (#2343875)
What made Techcrunch great at one time was not only learning about early-stage startups, but reading Arrington's honest analysis, opinions, and reviews. His brutal honesty did upset founders who got a bad review, but at least he was offering readers more than a BS press release.
Re:Commodore Releases Prototype Photos Of New Commodore 64 on Thursday March 17, 2011 @12:41PM (#2336787)
My first computer! This brings back those good old memories of programming in Basic with only 64K of memory.
Re:Show HN: We just launched the Circles concept. on Monday March 14, 2011 @11:05AM (#2322737)
This launch announcement was an epic FAIL on my part http://sharescribe.wordpress.com/2011/03/14/launch/
Re:Show HN: We just launched the Circles concept. on Sunday March 13, 2011 @10:03PM (#2320988)
Sorry, my design skills are lacking.
Re:Show HN: A few weeks ago, I started prototyping the Circles concept. on Sunday March 13, 2011 @09:01PM (#2320834)
I've also started working on a similar concept. My approach to this problem is to use context based LISTSERVs. The goal is to help make social sharing relevant by targeting both interests and "social roles".
Re:Ask HN: What's the best email capture form to use? on Sunday February 27, 2011 @07:19PM (#2269429)
Mailchimp works pretty good. You can customize the front end of your landing page and use Mailchimp's backend to capture the email and manage the list. Here's my example: http://www.sharescribe.co/

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