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Ask HN: Why doesn't Y Combinator have a separate link for teams?

Granted there are sites to find a co-founder but why doesn't YCombinator have a link like "TeamUp" where people post what they're ideas are, what they can do etc. It'll be helpful in forming a team, especially if you know that they're already a YCombinator Junkie so there's already some sort of a connection.There are other entrepreneur networks but it seems like everyone is scattered among the...

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Re:Majority of US Healthcare Costs Are Caused by Bad Eating Habits on Thursday September 10, 2009 @05:07PM (#816190)
I work in healthcare and this is my understanding from the responses of patients that I encounter - fast food is cheap. One of the families I work with, both parents are diabetic and the children are all overweight. I asked them about their eating habit and the answer was : McDonalds for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Why? Because it's cheap to eat at McDonalds for a family of 4 than it is to buy vegetables at the market....for 3 bucks, you get a whole meal for one person. $3 at Safeway, you only get..a cabbage and some tomatoes?

They didn't understand that their eating habit is going to cost them much more in health expenses

Re:Ask HN: Should you release many products to see what takes off? on Saturday September 05, 2009 @01:11AM (#806237)
I think releasing several products might not be that great of an idea because a large part of a successful startup is your ability to market and attract users.

Setting up the startup/product is easy...it's getting people to use it and retaining them which is hard

Re:Men lose their minds speaking to pretty women on Saturday September 05, 2009 @01:09AM (#806235)
Women are interested in men who give them the cold shoulder because it's a challenge. In her head she is thinking "He must be surrounded by so many pretty women so he is immune" or "Whats wrong with me?"

The 'challenge' theory also applies to guys who are married or who have girlfriends --- it is a challenge

Re:Is your product an Ice Cream Glove or a Snuggie? on Thursday September 03, 2009 @03:33PM (#803312)
I love Snuggie. Their video makes me want to buy one because of it's "emotional" marketing. All of the circumstances they're showing - getting up to grab drink, chilling on the couch while watching tv etc..I can see myself doing.
I thought the leading cause of Startup Death was lack of persistance or innovation
Re:Cat Parasite Affects Everything We Feel and Do on Thursday August 27, 2009 @04:08PM (#789922)
That's why pregnant women are told to stay away from cats during term