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Ask HN: Questions to ask potential co-founders?

Hey everyone,I'm a non-technical guy behind a web project. I recently mass mailed my fellow undergraduates at my (small) university and noted that I am seeking people interested in working with me at a business and/or technical level. I gave them a link to the project, which is a functional prototype. I actually received a handful of very enthusiastic replies within the first few hours.I also...

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Re:Tell us your naughty stories on Saturday October 23, 2010 @09:13PM (#1824869)
Great question.

In middle-school I set up a shared folder on my school's computer network so my friends and I could share research with each other for a couple school projects.

It was removed by administrators within a couple of weeks, but it was helpful while it lasted.

Re:There are 5,057 janitors in the U.S. with PhDs on Friday October 22, 2010 @10:38PM (#1822383)
"Yes, higher education is broken. But so is everything else in this world."

^ Such an accurate, simple statement.

Re:Founders who can't code on Friday October 22, 2010 @11:53AM (#1820112)
(Hm, I remember this submission! Glad to see it being revived... Similar posts spring up all the time.)

a little proof that WordPress can be used for an interesting prototype: http://www.notepeep.com

I don't code and with a handful of plugins and a few changes to some PHP I was able to pull off a functioning prototype.

I'm glad to see technical founders out there appreciating the pseudo-technical work the non-coding bunch of us do.

Re:I don't code. Here's my project: Notepeep.com on Friday October 08, 2010 @12:53PM (#1772267)
Clickable Link: http://www.notepeep.com

I don't code. Here's my project: Notepeep.com

Site Link: http://www.notepeep.comSite Description: A place where you can anonymously write about, rate, and comment on people, places, and things.Hello everyone,I don't really code. I have an extremely limited understanding of PHP and I get the basics of HTML/CSS. But, I've come up with Notepeep.com entirely on my own given my resources. I tried out a few popular CMS installations and...

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Re:Where to submit your startup for some coverage on Monday October 04, 2010 @06:59PM (#1757885)
I received less than 10 emails from people offering to review my site and/or interview me on their blog/site for prices ranging from $10 to around $50. About a week after my review on killerstartups I stopped getting them.

Most were really generic and irritating. I could tell I was just being spammed. However, a couple were well-written and polite. I emailed them back thanking them and letting them know I'd consider their service in the future and they were very nice about things.

Re:Where to submit your startup for some coverage on Monday October 04, 2010 @06:52PM (#1757865)
I got a nice bit of traffic from killerstartups as well (800some referrals I think). Before submitting there, one should figure out when their busy days are, when they seem to have slow days, etc.; my startup unfortunately got placed into a second page early on for their daily reviews and it stayed there most of that day.

Also, despite their audience, I didn't receive a lot of feedback initially. That took some more time.

I think that the public's idea can only be more positive. I think people in the industry or people with interests related to the industry will gain some bizarre step-up in the amount of interest and respect they receive from strangers and those unfamiliar with the work. I think that slight bump up will be especially present among college peers.

I have been aware of this movie's release for a while now and I look forward to it. I plan on spreading word of my own project on campus soon, and I can't see how this movie would hurt me in any way. I can even understand how it could boost interest in my project.