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Re:ASK HN: Critique our Kickstarter video? (pre launch)
on Friday September 01, 2017 @07:37AM (#15147545)
Would you back it?
If not, why not?
What can we improve?
How much do you think it might raise?!
All comments welcome!!!
Ask HN: How do I bring in a co-founder 18 months later?
Hi!<p>I've invested 18 months of my time and $30k into a startup (wyldsson) that is beginning to make some serious progress.<p>Could just bring in employees now, but they don't have the same commitment as a founder. So I probably do need to bring someone in as a co-founder... with some sort of vesting arrangement, so that someone I bring in has skin in the game?<p>I'm not...
What would you do (for me) for a web summit ticket?
So I have a spare ticket for the web summit (worth €1,000). Open to selling it, but maybe you could trade me some skill or service? Here's my startup: http://wyldsson.com/ Open to suggestions!
I have a spare ticket for Web Summit
What will I do with it? I could sell it I guess - I'm sure I'd get at least €500 (its now sold out!). I'm trying to think of something more imaginative though. I have a startup... http://wyldsson.com/. Maybe you could trade me your service or something? Just putting it out there!
Ask HN: Non tech YC alumni?
Hey! Does anyone know of any non-tech firms that dod YC? They say that they are open to applications from non-tech firms, so thinking of giving it a go myself... but would love to see if there are other companies who've successfully applied and got on it!Thanks!Dave
Re:Ask HN: Rate my Startup - Office Trail Mix Dispenser?
on Sunday September 29, 2013 @04:05PM (#6466316)
Thanks for checking it out! Yeah, I haven't listed the refill packs yet. Good question about GI... nuts and seeds are very low-gi, so when mixed with dried fruit the mixture as a whole is low-gi as the dried fruit is only a small %. I should really make that clearer. Thanks for your comments - I'll get on to it!
Re:Site load time
on Friday September 27, 2013 @12:33PM (#6457828)
What platform? Wordpress?
Ask HN: Rate my Startup - Office Trail Mix Dispenser?
http://www.wyldsson.com/product/dispenser/I developed this trail mix dispenser for the Irish Rugby team (the photo is from their team room at their training camp last weekend). In the evenings when they're chilling out, they take a little cup of trail mix instead of a bar, as its a much healthier snack.Question: Would YOU like one of these in your office? (Think of it as a water fountain for...
Ask HN: Solution for Multi Currency Webstore?
Using woocommerce to run a simple webstore... http://wyldsson.com/shop/ Issue is that I now have customers in the US, EU and UK... all of whom use different currencies. They of course would like to see the products displayed in their home currency, and would also like to complete the transaction in their home currencies. Woocommerce only supports 1 currency at a time unfortunately. This must...
Re:Ask HN: Best book keeping software for startups?
on Thursday May 30, 2013 @12:05PM (#5793283)
ps: I'm trialing xero at the moment
Ask HN: Best book keeping software for startups?
Just wondering what others would recommend? Ideally something really simple to use.
Ask HN: Per Page Print Cost with a Color Laser Printer?
Any idea how much it works out at to print a page using a colour laser printer? I want to print out 5,000 articles featuring a color picture.
Re:Ask HN: How do I pick the best brand name?
on Thursday February 28, 2013 @10:44AM (#5299147)
Ok, what I might do is Ask HN to pick from my 3 favorite brandname candidates!
Re:Ask HN: How do I pick the best brand name?
on Wednesday February 27, 2013 @05:52PM (#5295573)
I guess what I'm wondering is if I follow those suggestions and I end up with maybe 3 candidates, how do I select between the 3? The obvious answer is to ask friends and family and then ask facebook friends. Beyond that though, was wondering if there might be another way of picking a winner.
Also: 1. Thanks for your comments people - genuinely appreciated 2. Wordoid is awesome! Never seen it before, but its a lot of fun! Will certainly play around with it 3. Yeah, I'm ruling out anything that doesn't have a free .com domain name (twitter handle gets bonus marks!)
Ask HN: How do I pick the best brand name?
Ok so I've come up with a half dozen brand names for a product that I'm developed, and I want to find a method to pick the best one. Of course I can ask friends and family, but beyond that are there any ways to run it by many people quickly and cheaply? Any ideas are really welcomed!
Ask HN: Bringing Lean Thinking to traditional industries?
So I decided to do a food startup, and lined up a small pilot trial for a MVP of a snack product I've been working on since July. It's low tech. I've gone out and talked to a bunch of people who have loads of experience in the food industry - I certainly don't. They have ALL said to me that I'm mad to go ahead and do this pilot trial. They state reasons such as "you will confuse your customers"...
Ask HN: Replacement for Dropbox / network drive?
We're a 5 person startup and have been using dropbox for as a sort of adhoc file storage. Need something a bit more suited for professional purposes now. In the old days, we would have just got a company server and a set up a network drive. People have been suggesting Huddle or Sugarsync. Any opinions / comments / suggestions etc? Thanks! Dave
Walmart, Product Placement and the road to 1984…
Dublin: Europe’s next startup petri dish?
Re:Competitive Start Fund (CSF) - Enterprise Ireland
on Sunday March 13, 2011 @05:29PM (#2320293)
Dublin: Europe’s next startup petri dish?
http://venturebeat.com/2011/03/08/dublin-europes-next-startu...
Re:Ask HN: What is wrong with the online networking scene?
on Wednesday March 09, 2011 @04:16AM (#2304372)
Hmm, my linkedin and facebook networks are almost entirely separate and I really want to keep it that way. now having said that I wouldn't mind my facebook peeps getting near my linkedin stuff, but wouldn't want my linkedin crowd going near my facebook page. i actually just decoupled my twitter feed from my linkedin account, because i didn't think it was appropriate... some tweets wouldn't do my chances of getting hired much good.
hope that helps. maybe that's just me.
#Winning: Browser plug-in that censors all traces of Charlie Sheen
Re:Baltimore Is Getting Its First Startup Incubator
on Tuesday March 08, 2011 @03:15PM (#2302421)
Where do you think the money is coming from?! Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.
Re:Competitive Start Fund (CSF) - Enterprise Ireland
on Tuesday March 08, 2011 @02:46PM (#2302312)
Well I think there are way more opportunities for me in the US compared to Ireland, so that's the main reason that I would leave. But whether its better for entrepreneurs or not is a different question really, but I'll try to answer it...
Dublin's startup scene is at a much earlier stage, so there certainly isn't the same sort of community, talent, mentorship etc.
Raising money would also be more challenging, since there are only a hand full of VC's.
Sounds a little trivial, but it is worth saying that there is a really strong sense of pessimism here at the moment (because we're basically bankrupt). This is actually rather overwhelming and hard to escape from.
I also agree with the point regarding ambition. There isn't the same rampant enthusiasm here to actually build things and achieve something. So its harder to find like-minded co-founders... people who are willing to throw caution to the wind, work incredibly hard and just go for it.
Having said all those things, its undeniable that there is definitely something really positive happening in Dublin at the moment. This is the second incubator fund that's been put together (the first closed in jan of this year). Also take a look at the dublin web summit... http://www.dublinwebsummit.com/
Dogpatch has also announced that they are opening an incubator in Dublin, and DCU's incubator has just joined the Techstars network.
There are also tonnes of great hackers in Dublin, many of whom are world class. The problem is that most are comfortably tied up in their jobs at google or wherever. During the last 10 years here, the game plan was this... get a good job, leverage yourself up to the tonsils to buy a house and watch as it increased in value by 20% year on year. They buy another. People were becoming paper millionaires in their 20's, so there was no incentive to try something else. Things are different now and I think that the startup bug is going to catch pretty soon. All it takes is one reasonably successful exit and the media will be all over it. Then you'll see some great talent being shook loose.
It's not the valley, that's for sure, but for Europe I think its a great option.
Re:Baltimore Is Getting Its First Startup Incubator
on Tuesday March 08, 2011 @01:23PM (#2301964)
shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttttttttt!
Looks like Mayor Carcetti really is turning things around.
Re:Competitive Start Fund (CSF) - Enterprise Ireland
on Tuesday March 08, 2011 @01:00PM (#2301855)
There actually is a scene slowly building in dublin. Some encouraging stuff going on. Can read about the dublin web summit here... http://www.dublinwebsummit.com/
Re:Competitive Start Fund (CSF) - Enterprise Ireland
on Tuesday March 08, 2011 @09:11AM (#2300869)
Oh, If anyone wants to find out more about ireland or dublin... get in touch and i'll fill you in.
i can't believe i'm the first person to post this on HN. thought it might have been old news by now, but thought I'd do it anyway.
Re:Competitive Start Fund (CSF) - Enterprise Ireland
on Tuesday March 08, 2011 @09:08AM (#2300858)
Ok sorry, I changed €50k "bribe" to "deal".
Re:Competitive Start Fund (CSF) - Enterprise Ireland
on Tuesday March 08, 2011 @09:02AM (#2300845)
i'm in dublin, but ironically I'm looking for a US visa. Swap passports anyone? <-- I'm JOKING!!!