ryanagraves

Re:Poll: Are you a builder or entrepreneur? on Friday May 23, 2008 @04:32PM (#198371)

this is a great point. I would consider myself much more entrepreneur than coder but I'm definitely a builder!

How technical does a start-up founder have to be?

Posted by ryanagraves on Wednesday May 14, 2008 @12:25AM
from the self-post dept.

Does a start-up founder have to be a "hacker"? Can the business major who loves the web and has a good idea about a web based business succeed in the cut throat, competition heavy web space? Or, does one, in order to succeed in a start-up have to spend day in and day out coding in order to really understand how to differentiate and how to survive in the web start-up space? Lets here what you...

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Re:What do hackers think of PHP? on Monday May 05, 2008 @02:41PM (#181682)

I'll admit, I'm a rookie. I've spent a few months now learning and writing PHP...is my effort in vain? Should I ditch PHP and dive into Ruby with a Rails framework?

Re:Ask YC: Why don't you write a blog? on Monday May 05, 2008 @09:22AM (#181405)

I like the idea of giving back...if you write a blog you give back. However, if someone doesn't think they will be able to add value with what they would give back, don't do it. There are so many sources of information out there that it actually does get tough to weed out the bad stuff. If you think you can produce good content, write a blog, if not, don't. Very simple.