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Show HN: APR app for music creators(MVP)

Greetings everyone, This is something i'm working on for independent artist. I Recently applied to Ycombinator with it and got my First rejection haha. Its very limited right now and only on android right now, but i would like to hear some feedback if i should continue to develop it as a business? the artist i interviewed seem to like and would want me to expand it more. What do everyone...

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Re:LinkedIn to Buy Online Education Site Lynda.com for $1.5B on Thursday April 09, 2015 @10:02AM (#9347541)
This could be interesting if you of it think from the ideal, that college traditional education is becoming an outdated format and project based learning is leading the way to gain real world experience. Now job seekers are creating a blank linked-in profile, taking and finishing some online course to show there skills, while automatically generating their resumes and profiles for employers to see.
Re:I Am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator. AMA on Friday March 20, 2015 @01:21PM (#9239052)
Hi Sam,

Do you start reading the application on the 27th?

If someone was to submitted early but was continuously updating till the deadline, which application do you see?

Thanks.

Re:I barely graduated college, and that's okay on Friday March 13, 2015 @02:04PM (#9198692)
I personally loved this article because it lets others in the same situation know some risks that other people took to reach their ideal career.

I remember graduating college with a 2.9 but that's after being put on academic probation twice because i was burning the candle at both ends. Meaning i was working two jobs to pay for school, but was so tired I didn't do well in school. Not until 2+ years in the military did I start prioritizing what needed to be done. My GPA still wasn't high enough to show my worth, but i was happy with what i accomplished and knew what I can do. This was only a year ago, so I'm still not near my dream career, but my GPA won't stop me. Just one thing checked off on my checklist

I realize after graduating that I only wanted to finish school at the time because of society told me i couldn't have a career unless I did. So instead of going to school for education and learning i just went through the motions.

The basic thing i got from this article was just his willing to share what he went through. It might empower others to purse what they love or not, but one can't be scared to take a risk because you are scared of failure or consider yourself unworthy.

Re:Ask HN: Are you planning on purchasing an Apple Watch? on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @01:34PM (#9179139)
I love android, so short answer is No.

But i still think there are possible other watches i would get over this. I think apple is trying to make the rolex of smart watches, especially with a price tag of 10,000 for the higher end ones. But I think anyone who wants a nice watch like that will still buy a nice mechanical or Rolex watch.

Re:The new MacBook on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @10:35AM (#9177899)
I agree with you 100% , I still use my 2011 15 inch Macbook pro. I haven't upgraded the OS in almost 2 years.
I fell in love with sublime text and grow with that, now i use sublime text 3 almost religiously