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Re:Ask HN: Startup Idea on Friday March 28, 2014 @03:52PM (#7489570)

thanks bro

Ask HN: Startup Idea

Posted by joeyd on Friday March 28, 2014 @03:25PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I have founder experience-bootstrapped last co. to a team of 80/12-fig gross/7-figure net.Software will eat the world & both the ability for top engineers to showcase their talent & co's to provide more transparency while pursing must get better.Hence: Here's my chicken & egg:Chicken: Tour top 30 STEM universities every year & provide students the best platform to showcase...

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Re:Startups, Role Models, Risk, and Y Combinator on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @10:13AM (#7473439)

Due respect, I think you're missing the point. Tech start-ups are defined by strategies & efforts designed to achieve an extraordinary amount of growth/progress in an abbreviated period of time. A founder knowingly trades x/yrs. of massive work in the hope of achieving rewards that make that decision a wise choice.

Re:Box S-1 Filing on Monday March 24, 2014 @06:33PM (#7462184)

I spent 6 yrs bootstrapping a sales & services startup to $12M rev / 7-fig net. I watched every $ and plowed My Own Profit back into growth. How easy it must be to get huge VC checks & spend more on sales than company top-line! And all we've heard in the ecosystem is how brilliant Levie is.....