willstrimling

Re:Old Uber source code on NPM on Saturday January 31, 2015 @11:25PM (#8979155)

This isn't Uber source code. This is a project they sent potential hires home with to complete. I have a copy of this locally from when I completed this assignment.

Source: I interned there during the summer of 2012

Re:How we turn $199 Chromebooks into Ubuntu-based code learning machin... on Wednesday August 06, 2014 @08:47PM (#8145746)

I'd also like to see the curriculum!

Re:Sam Altman made an interesting change to his Twitter bio on Saturday March 22, 2014 @02:12AM (#7447959)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7412992 based on this

Re:How to find a cofounder as a teen on Wednesday August 10, 2011 @06:19AM (#2867543)

Thanks for all the great tips! I have been talking with Daniel Bru and Teens In Tech closely (and I just attended their conference), and I am trying to scout out what I'll be able to get from them. Of course, I really found the blurp about trying to acquire someone as a mentor.

I do have a technical background, but If I aim to seek investment, I believe it to be far more beneficial to have at least one other person on board, even if I seek to hire personnel.

Re:How to find a cofounder as a teen on Wednesday August 10, 2011 @06:16AM (#2867537)

pssh.. who said anything about college? I'm in highschool. But yes, I see that our situations are similar. Let me know if you find anything that works for you.

How to find a cofounder as a teen

Posted by willstrimling on Tuesday August 09, 2011 @05:35AM
from the self-post dept.

This is follow-up from: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2836268Hello Ask HackerNews,After thinking through all the responses I received on here and elsewhere, I've decided it would be beneficial to seek out a cofounder, but I'm not sure how to go about it because of my age.I have an idea, I really want see through, but I have a problem. First and foremost, I have school starting in about a...

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Re:Idea to development as a teen (angel and funding) on Thursday August 04, 2011 @05:43PM (#2847933)

Thanks!

Re:Idea to development as a teen (angel and funding) on Thursday August 04, 2011 @04:33PM (#2847631)

Devil's advocate win. I think your right, nobody is going to fund a 15 year for a lot reasons. I'll just have to find a reason that beats all the odds against me. :)

Fully though, I understand, but I'm still going to try my best. Hey, the worst that happens is they say no.

Re:Idea to development as a teen (angel and funding) on Tuesday August 02, 2011 @08:29PM (#2839282)

I disagree, especially if its a range of talent. No one can be excellent at 3 different things, only one field.

Re:Idea to development as a teen (angel and funding) on Tuesday August 02, 2011 @06:28PM (#2838967)

Money would be for creating a team of more talented individuals than myself (specifically in Node.js + server admin and design) and of course for hardware and infrastructure costs.

Re:Idea to development as a teen (angel and funding) on Tuesday August 02, 2011 @01:35PM (#2837946)

I can't do this without a team though, and that sucks because I don't live in a place or age group where finding people who are down to commit to working on this project for a good portion of their time for only equity. The only way for me to make a team is to hire them, and without funding that is also impossible.

I'm not so much worried about getting my idea stolen as getting this into development.

Idea to development as a teen (angel and funding)

Posted by willstrimling on Tuesday August 02, 2011 @03:54AM
from the self-post dept.

Background: I'm 15 years old, and I'm am semi-fluent web developer and designer. More importantly, however, I'm an aspiring entrepreneur. I have coded and created several of my own ideas from conception into late stage development, and am comfortable coding, managing projects, and working with a team.Info: I have this idea, that I thing is huge, and everyone that I've told it to things it has...

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Re:Ask HN: Is an SSD worth an upgrade for the 2011 MBPs? on Sunday April 10, 2011 @10:23PM (#2431082)

I'd say yes, I have the 15" you are thinking about. The SSD I have is drastically better than my former HDD, and I don't think I could ever go back. I have an 128gb limit on the SSD, with the addition of an external firwire harddrive. If you're not looking to spend $500, maybe get a smaller, 128gb ssd for applications and OS, and then when a thunderbolt external/portable HDD comes out, you can store files on that. Hope that helps. If anything, I believe you cannot go wrong with any size SSD.

Re:Life Path : $10 for an invite. on Wednesday April 06, 2011 @03:52AM (#2414275)

http://lifepath.me/will here's mine, if you want to see an example.

Re:Interning and Expanding Reach As An Entrepreneur on Saturday December 25, 2010 @06:06PM (#2039558)

I have been :) I'll continue to keep my eyes open, but that is something i'm definitely trying to do.

Interning and Expanding Reach As An Entrepreneur

Posted by willstrimling on Saturday December 25, 2010 @12:48AM
from the self-post dept.

Hello Hacker News,I'm in a bit of a frustrating situation.First off, let me introduce myself. My name is Will and i'm 15, living in the SF Bay Area. I've been coding for a few years now, starting at 11 with C++, then moving to iPhone later that year and spent a while working as a freelance iOS Developer. Since 6 months ago, I've worked with PHP, HTML, and CSS, because I've interesting in...

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