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Re:Tell HN: YC Summer 2009 application is due today. on Thursday March 26, 2009 @02:28AM (#533114)
Thanks for the example ;)
Re:Tell HN: YC Summer 2009 application is due today. on Wednesday March 25, 2009 @10:16PM (#532851)
You can give negative points? lol, I require that button ;)

PS. Good luck peoples

Re:Ask HN: Any advice for single founders applying for YC Summer '09 r... on Thursday March 12, 2009 @04:38AM (#513194)
You have my attention. How did that single founder attempt go for you?
Re:Overnight success takes years on Wednesday March 11, 2009 @04:29PM (#512551)
Also seems this post is in direct response to a question he received at his Q/A. A link to the blog post about his talk was posted by another user just recently (can't seem to find the user atm), http://www.rubyrailways.com/dhh-fuck-the-real-world/
Re:Must-read entrepreneurial tips on Tuesday March 03, 2009 @11:13PM (#502527)
Not sure how I feel about the "Nice guys finish last" bullet, but it was very interesting to read about all his success at a young age.

Edit: He gets very repetitive and sounds quite out of touch as you read. Regardless, I still enjoyed reading about the drive he had when he was young. Must have been hard to teach a student who makes more than you do ;)

Re:Square Root Day: 3/3/09 on Tuesday March 03, 2009 @03:52PM (#501967)
Almost as good as 1234567890 day! :)

The last good thing you did with a computer?

Posted by wwwjscom2 on Monday March 02, 2009 @04:49PM
from the self-post dept.

Hey guys,I'm curious to know a little more about our community, mainly, what is the last thing you did with computers that helped someone (and you didn't charge or benefit in any way)?I wrote a program to help my mom manager her floral shop. She uses it daily and it helps out when customer call to place orders, since she has their address and frequent clients addresses on file. It also does...

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Re:The Secret History of Silicon Valley - Steve Blank (Gave the same t... on Saturday February 28, 2009 @02:54PM (#498439)
This is a pretty famous talk, it was also given when I attended CIKM '08. He is a really interesting speaker.

Plus his book is a great read for all startups: Four Steps to the Epiphany. If you don't own it, you should check it out:

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=four+steps+to+the+e...