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3,500 | comment | pg | 2007-03-11T03:17:08 | null | I don't think creating buzz prior to launch is that necessary for most startups. The question is more how to get a lot of people to the site after there's something to do there. | null | null | 3,492 | 3,492 | null | [
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3,501 | comment | pg | 2007-03-11T03:26:18 | null | It's so hilarious the way they keep this stuff at arm's length. They can't say tag cloud without scare quotes (I'm with them there) and yet *they're making one*. | null | null | 3,487 | 3,487 | null | null | null | null |
3,502 | comment | lak | 2007-03-11T03:27:54 | null | It's certainly true for my startup. I've been advertising my ideas for years, hoping someone else would do all the work, but in desperation I'm now building a company to produce the software I was hoping someone else would make.<p>Look at Google -- they tried to sell their algorithm so they could stay in school, but no one was interested, so they had to put up or shut up. If a bunch of people already thought your idea was a good idea, it'd effectively be a mature space. | null | null | 3,447 | 3,447 | null | [
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3,503 | comment | JoeEntrepreneur | 2007-03-11T03:38:48 | null | Well Onista (http://www.onista.com) is a social marketplace where anybody can buy or sell anything and also socialize, create friends and never worry about paying any listing fees, commission, auctions. It would be very simple.<p>I was reading this article about "8 Simple Steps to Build Traffic For Your Internet Startup" @ http://www.scoreboard-media.com/internet-startup-traffic/ and was trying to understand, but some of the stuff I could not really follow.
Like "What is defensible traffic". Also it says "Build links". But then how to build links?
I do not mind spending money on having Press Release, but I do not know when is the right time to have one, and also who can assist me in writing a press-release. (My Written English sucks more than MC Hammer's accountant).<p>When you said, "end your beta announcement mail to, say, 10 people or 50 people". Should those be my friends and contacts or I can buy email list from somewhere. No Idea.
I already sent email to my friends and contacts and so far 29 ppl have signed up to see when I release the product. | null | null | 3,492 | 3,492 | null | [
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3,504 | comment | JoeEntrepreneur | 2007-03-11T03:40:38 | null | Same thing happened to www.riya.com as well I guess.
I signed up for their Release, and was waiting for them to release. When they released, I noticed that it sucked. So I never used it again. | null | null | 3,497 | 3,492 | null | null | null | null |
3,505 | comment | drop19 | 2007-03-11T03:41:09 | null | I'm halfway through Founders at Work and the conclusion I am getting is an overwhelming yes. The chapter on Hotmail is pretty illuminating -- nobody else they talked to thought web-based e-mail was remotely a good idea. | null | null | 3,447 | 3,447 | null | null | null | null |
3,506 | comment | JoeEntrepreneur | 2007-03-11T03:41:29 | null | You are right. But in order to get the first users, don't you think people need to know that there is something called Onista that exists? | null | null | 3,500 | 3,492 | null | [
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3,507 | story | notabel | 2007-03-11T03:43:33 | Seth Godin on why startups innovate better | null | http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2007/03/quote_of_the_da.html | 1 | null | 3,507 | 0 | null | null | null |
3,508 | story | clintonforbes | 2007-03-11T03:45:34 | Diving into INTERCAL - Still trying to write 'Hello, world' | null | http://programming.reddit.com/goto?id=19dzp | 1 | null | 3,508 | 0 | null | null | null |
3,509 | comment | juwo | 2007-03-11T03:49:20 | null | ideas floating in air? true.
ideas implemented in a prototype? untrue | null | null | 3,447 | 3,447 | null | null | null | null |
3,510 | comment | juwo | 2007-03-11T03:50:59 | null | Just wondering... I can help implement it for YC.
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3,511 | comment | juwo | 2007-03-11T03:52:34 | null | ignore this duplicate thread - no way to delete??? | null | null | 3,496 | 3,496 | null | null | null | null |
3,512 | comment | JoeEntrepreneur | 2007-03-11T03:53:39 | null | Someone signed up using email address "you_craigslist_wannabe_will_fail@badly_publically...."
Funny... Very funny. Good that I'm not developing Onista anything like or even close to Cragslist. No connection.
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3,513 | story | joshwa | 2007-03-11T03:54:29 | please delete me! accidental submission, can't delete myself. | null | http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=3492 | 1 | null | 3,513 | -1 | null | null | true |
3,514 | story | joshwa | 2007-03-11T03:55:22 | please delete me! dupe catching didn't work right. sorry! | null | http://divingintointercal.blogspot.com/2007/03/part-dalawa-still-trying-to-write-hello.html | 1 | null | 3,514 | -1 | null | null | true |
3,515 | comment | pashle | 2007-03-11T03:55:46 | null | Paul, what does "Strap on some plums" mean, and why is it the other half of succeeding in a startup? | null | null | 3,423 | 3,389 | null | null | null | null |
3,516 | comment | juwo | 2007-03-11T04:01:43 | null | Actually the idea is still nascent even though I wrote it down 10 years ago! But here's another: http://juwo-works.blogspot.com/2007/03/co-founder-match-making.html | null | null | 3,461 | 3,441 | null | [
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3,517 | comment | staunch | 2007-03-11T04:07:28 | null | I think it's more the vision than just the idea that matters. Superficially understanding an idea and really "getting it" is different. In the end you're protected from most people by their own lack of knowledge, skepticism, small thinking, etc.<p>The people who are smart enough to steal your idea, in a way that would be competitive, probably have their own ideas or would be willing to work together.
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3,518 | comment | pashle | 2007-03-11T04:10:22 | null | Yeah juwo, pretty suprising stuff huh? There's WAY more here:<p>http://www.romain-moisescot.com/steve/beingsteve/html/beingsteveFR.html<p>There's more to the website than this one page (biography, media gallery etc.), just click around. | null | null | 3,458 | 3,173 | null | null | null | null |
3,519 | comment | pashle | 2007-03-11T04:11:28 | null | Hey Readmore! I did it just for you mate! :P Hope it made a positive difference. | null | null | 3,211 | 3,173 | null | null | null | null |
3,520 | comment | pashle | 2007-03-11T04:14:14 | null | I really agree with that, zaidf. But one other thing that really got me was how I couldn't take my eyes away from him (video). Even when Steve isn't physically in front of you, he is still able to command your attention and make whatever story he tells believable. For better or worse, Steve truly is a prophet. | null | null | 3,179 | 3,173 | null | null | null | null |
3,521 | story | pashle | 2007-03-11T04:15:04 | all about Steve (Jobs) - Being Steve | null | http://www.romain-moisescot.com/steve/beingsteve/html/beingsteveFR.html | 1 | null | 3,521 | 1 | [
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3,522 | comment | pashle | 2007-03-11T04:15:24 | null | This is the most comprehensive source of information on Steve I've ever seen. There's more to the website than this one page (biography, media gallery etc.), just click around.<p>Enjoy! | null | null | 3,521 | 3,521 | null | null | null | null |
3,523 | comment | JasonBerlinsky | 2007-03-11T04:17:18 | null | I have to say that this concept is unfounded on many levels. Case and point being that the basis of a good partnership is a good friendship. If I meet someone on the Internet, my first thought is that they are not who they say they are.<p>There is no need for social networking to extend to the business concept on this level. If you can not find a founder in your town, in real life, then start a business yourself. Either that, or don't start one at all.<p>Jason Berlinsky | null | null | 3,441 | 3,441 | null | null | null | null |
3,524 | comment | pashle | 2007-03-11T04:21:49 | null | Not a bad idea at all, it's so simple it could actually work out. I just wonder how effective any form of online matchmaking is (for cofounders I mean, which is A LOT HARDER than normal dating!), because it is missing the human face-to-face element. I believe a large part (if not all) of finding a successful cofounder is the chemistry and deep social bonds formed over time, by working or hanging out with each other. Maybe this is because there is no precedence with how the current great founders did it, but hey, if matching up online helps out I'm for it! | null | null | 3,499 | 3,499 | null | [
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3,525 | comment | eli | 2007-03-11T04:28:40 | null | If your idea is so obvious and easily understood that you have to worry about it being stolen, then you gotta wonder why someone hasn't already done it.<p>Also, talk is cheap. And ideas are just talk. | null | null | 3,447 | 3,447 | null | null | null | null |
3,526 | comment | JasonBerlinsky | 2007-03-11T04:49:55 | null | It is my understanding that the application process puts less initial weight on the demo than the application itself (based on the text preceding the application itself). However, Justin says that a good demo is the key to acceptance. Should a good application not come first, based on the wording of the application?<p>Jason Berlinsky | null | null | 3,493 | 3,493 | null | [
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3,527 | comment | dfranke | 2007-03-11T05:15:55 | null | If he thinks it'll fail publically I'd take that as a compliment. If you last long enough to be in the public eye, you're well ahead of the curve. | null | null | 3,512 | 3,492 | null | [
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3,528 | comment | bluishgreen | 2007-03-11T05:16:21 | null | Can you please post what it says mainly, if it has a main point. Its too big! | null | null | 3,257 | 3,255 | null | null | null | null |
3,529 | comment | zaidf | 2007-03-11T05:23:05 | null | Almost everyone I meet(there are exceptions) is pessimistic of all my ideas. Which is lots of fun because you can tell they don't quite get the "whole thing" as you have in your mind no matter how well you explain to them.<p>Co-incidentally I wrote a post titled "Mere ideas have never been this useless" just earlier today. You can read it here: http://www.zaid360.com/?p=63<p>--Zaid
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3,530 | story | joshwa | 2007-03-11T05:39:19 | Breakeven point for ad-funded Internet site (interesting discussion thread) | null | http://www.startupping.com/forums/showthread.php?t=141 | 2 | null | 3,530 | 0 | null | null | null |
3,531 | story | bluishgreen | 2007-03-11T05:51:21 | Folks On Student Visas Leave Comment About Your Burning Start Up Urge! | null | null | 17 | null | 3,531 | 28 | [
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3,532 | comment | bluishgreen | 2007-03-11T05:56:31 | null | I want to find out if we are the only ones, or if we have company. Basically myself and a couple of my friends are itching start up. We can't quiet sleep! We see the products out there, and we get a funny feeling, we feel we can do a LOT better. But we are International Grad Students, on student visas. We cannot drop out, even if we want to.( Visa becomes invalid, Currently there are no start up visas :)) Oh, if only Paul Graham were president!. I felt so jealous when octopart posted about his/her dropping out of grad school. We have come to the point, where we are trying to moonlight it. But as moon-lighters know, sometimes it is very hard. Are there more people like us? Leave a comment as to how you deal with it (tips!) Or just leave us a comment!
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3,533 | comment | timg | 2007-03-11T06:13:19 | null | Nice, I was about to make the same site last week until I got buried in work..<p>One thing: should the search really include "Technical Weaknesses" as well?
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3,534 | comment | JoeEntrepreneur | 2007-03-11T06:23:30 | null | Yeah, Same thought came to my mind as well. Thanks for supporting comment. | null | null | 3,527 | 3,492 | null | null | null | null |
3,535 | comment | anonymous | 2007-03-11T06:49:49 | null | I've been on an H1-B visa for two years, and have been doing a startup on the side for a year. If there are no more delays, I'll get my Green Card in about three months. | null | null | 3,531 | 3,531 | null | [
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3,536 | comment | timg | 2007-03-11T07:02:29 | null | I am betting that competition is so stiff at this point that you'd seriously hurt your chances by not having a slick demo. | null | null | 3,526 | 3,493 | null | [
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3,537 | comment | paul | 2007-03-11T07:14:36 | null | A demo shows that you can at least get something done. Even if the idea isn't good, a good demo still has a lot of value. | null | null | 3,526 | 3,493 | null | null | null | null |
3,538 | comment | pg | 2007-03-11T07:38:12 | null | Sorry, can't be president (born in England). But as far as I know there is no reason you can't start a company on a student visa. You can't be hired by someone else's company, but you don't have to be a US citizen or resident to own a company based in the US. | null | null | 3,532 | 3,531 | null | [
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3,539 | story | paul | 2007-03-11T08:01:48 | The Thinking Machine: Jeff Hawkins's new startup, Numenta | null | http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.03/hawkins.html?pg=1 | 4 | null | 3,539 | 3 | [
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3,540 | comment | danielha | 2007-03-11T08:02:38 | null | Some of the questions don't seem very productive ("Are you easy to get along with?" -- Who would set N?). Even if questions were tuned, it just seems fixed, categorical, and coldly unequivocal. A working relationship is anything but. | null | null | 3,499 | 3,499 | null | [
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3,541 | comment | danielha | 2007-03-11T08:10:33 | null | I believe the application is the more important part. But a demo can let the know that you've done more than dream. It would say that you have, at the very least, gone further than conceptualize and thought about implementation. | null | null | 3,493 | 3,493 | null | null | null | null |
3,542 | story | Harj | 2007-03-11T08:16:17 | The lessons I've learnt during Y Combinator | null | http://mealticket.wordpress.com/2007/03/11/the-lessons-ive-learnt-during-y-combinator/ | 40 | null | 3,542 | 9 | [
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3,543 | comment | JasonBerlinsky | 2007-03-11T08:18:55 | null | Well, the demo is not everything. According to this article, you must also be able to change ideas and trains of thought. What good will a demo do if you are ultimately going to change your train of thought and move on to something else? | null | null | 3,536 | 3,493 | null | [
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3,544 | story | danielha | 2007-03-11T08:20:20 | Steve Poland's (from TechCrunch) pitch document on "Vyous" startup idea | null | http://www.techquilashots.com/2007/03/08/idea-40-vyous-capturing-your-view-on-everything-events-topics-websites-businesses-products/ | 2 | null | 3,544 | 0 | null | null | null |
3,545 | comment | abc | 2007-03-11T08:26:11 | null | I was on a student visa and then said goodbye to school after 1 year (in ESL school) and 3 months (college). I would have continued school if I had the fund while I work on my startup. If you still want to be able to see your family and visit your home country, the best way is to moonlight it. It is very hard but you gotta do what you gotta do. ;)
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3,546 | comment | danielha | 2007-03-11T08:27:51 | null | Note to anyone who just skimmed it: Read all of it.<p>This part stuck with me: <p>"Level out the highs and lows. [...] For me this is the toughest part of startups because I find it emotionally draining but I also appreciate that right now I'd find it incredibly difficult to return to a 'normal' life. I'm hooked on this way of doing this now."<p>Thanks Harj. | null | null | 3,542 | 3,542 | null | [
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3,547 | comment | martin | 2007-03-11T08:33:13 | null | Nicely done, Harj. | null | null | 3,542 | 3,542 | null | [
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3,548 | story | danielha | 2007-03-11T08:35:14 | Autopsy of web apps: RegOnline, FeedBurner, Wufoo, and Blinksale (slides from SXSW -- 2MB zip) | null | http://particletree.com/sxsw/autopsy.zip | 14 | null | 3,548 | 5 | [
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3,549 | comment | danielha | 2007-03-11T08:36:48 | null | Lots of insightful numbers to learn from. Anyone who's starting a web app should give this a look. | null | null | 3,548 | 3,548 | null | [
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3,550 | comment | gms | 2007-03-11T08:47:54 | null | I graduated from school in the States this past December, and was in the same situation as you. I did some research and concluded two things:<p>1) Be very careful about staying in valid visa status. You don't want to leave the US then come back only to be told you can't enter.
2) Consult an immigration lawyer (I did). It's not impossible to work in the US on a startup full-time, but there are a few issues you should be aware of (said issues might delay you). Our american friends do definitely have it easier though, as they can drop out of school and not get kicked out of the country :)<p>The US does actually provide visas (look up E-2 visas) for people who want to set-up businesses in the States (only for citizens of certain countries). But it does seem that these visas stem from a somewhat antiquated view of what starting a company entails (some of the documents required for an E-2 application are incorporation papers, a detailed business plan, bank statements and other financial documents
showing where the investment funds are from and how much are involved, business lease, receipts and documentation of equipments, supplies, inventories, contracts and receipts, customer/client list, etc.)<p>Anyway, best of luck. Like I said, your best source of information is an immigration lawyer. Having said that, I'd also love to hear from other foreigners (real foreigners, not ones that are also American citizens :) who tried to start a startup in the States. | null | null | 3,532 | 3,531 | null | null | null | null |
3,551 | comment | bootload | 2007-03-11T09:02:36 | null | '... top-level node compares the shapes against a library of objects and selects the best match ...'<p>Sounds a bit like cyc (http://www.cyc.com/cyc/technology/whatiscyc) with this statement. What objects are stored? Who decides what goes in the library? Wonder if they intend to use 'human' seeding of data to improve the system? | null | null | 3,539 | 3,539 | null | null | null | null |
3,552 | comment | bootload | 2007-03-11T09:04:15 | null | *warning*... download is 2Mb zip file (but well worth the effort). Whoever compiled this did a great job. | null | null | 3,548 | 3,548 | null | null | null | null |
3,553 | comment | jamiequint | 2007-03-11T09:12:17 | null | They could start with customized feeds based on a section or topic of the magazine, (maybe a feed of the leaders each week) you'd think you would get something decent for $100/yr :P guess not. | null | null | 3,487 | 3,487 | null | null | null | null |
3,554 | comment | nickb | 2007-03-11T09:18:28 | null | Thanks Daniel! | null | null | 3,239 | 3,098 | null | null | null | null |
3,555 | comment | lucas | 2007-03-11T09:34:02 | null | I was giving the initial email idea as an example. I think it's an interesting way to launch a social networking site. It gives you an early way to measure the appeal of the site and the effectiveness of one of the social networking aspects.<p>I don't think I would bother with a press release, unless you're launching something huge and you have the capital to back it up (e.g., a scalable system and people ready to go). I was just putting that out there. It sort of goes against the web model, anyway.<p>Having people give email addresses is one approach, but that realy only serves to give you a way to make a targeted announcement. Good, but not great. Having the site up and running is the crucial step. By the 80-20 rule, the last 20% of the features takes 80% of the time. Getting a product out the door is hard. <p>Once it's up, people will judge it pretty quickly, I think. They will look at it, judge it cool and come back, or judge it harshly and never come back again. Sometimes you get a second chance. If the product can be rapidly improved and you can maintain some buzz, then those lost users may see a reference to it and give it another try.
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3,556 | comment | python_kiss | 2007-03-11T09:39:52 | null | Bad publicity is not as good as good publicity, but it is better than no publicity at all. As Seth Godin often points out "Being safe is risky".<p>If you wish to make a pre-launch buzz, try it in a controlled environment. A strategy I used was to aim for foreign startup blogs (mandarin, spanish, french, etc) instead of western ones. Their reviews gave me a leg up on the feedback I should anticipate from western bloggers. <p>Since the initial buzz I generated centered around foreign bloggers, I did not risk losing my reputation in front of the big name Web 2.0 startup bloggers. I took my startup to the west only after I was satisified with the feedback. | null | null | 3,506 | 3,492 | null | [
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3,557 | comment | danw | 2007-03-11T09:41:45 | null | Any chance of adding the 2mb zip warning into the title please?<p>Other than that great slides. Wish I was at SXSW :( The audio/speakers would make it more meaningful | null | null | 3,548 | 3,548 | null | null | null | null |
3,558 | comment | python_kiss | 2007-03-11T09:44:06 | null | Awesome work Daniel! You just made my day :D | null | null | 3,549 | 3,548 | null | null | null | null |
3,559 | comment | arasakik | 2007-03-11T09:48:16 | null | I'm going to have an H1-B visa as well soon (currently on TN). I was under the impression that you're not allowed to work for any other company or start your own while you have an H1-B/TN. Is that true? | null | null | 3,535 | 3,531 | null | [
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3,560 | comment | ced | 2007-03-11T10:00:09 | null | Applying to YC is a bet that this statement is not true in general. Or that they invest in great teams with ideas that they do not fully appreciate. | null | null | 3,447 | 3,447 | null | null | null | null |
3,561 | comment | gms | 2007-03-11T10:13:46 | null | You can work for another company. There is an H1-B transfer process that involves some paperwork and a fee (which your new company might pay). | null | null | 3,559 | 3,531 | null | null | null | null |
3,562 | comment | danw | 2007-03-11T10:24:10 | null | If you like these insights you might want to give barenaked app a read. It's the story behind trying to sell dropsend and they reveal a lot of the numbers behind it. Here's a great starting point: http://www.barenakedapp.com/dropsend/number-of-users-on-each-plan | null | null | 3,548 | 3,548 | null | null | null | null |
3,563 | story | sharpshoot | 2007-03-11T10:27:10 | Twitter and the evolution of blogging (Cat style) | null | http://mashable.com/2007/03/11/twitter/ | 2 | null | 3,563 | 2 | [
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3,564 | comment | sharpshoot | 2007-03-11T10:32:01 | null | pg, you were born in england? where abouts :) | null | null | 3,538 | 3,531 | null | [
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3,565 | comment | python_kiss | 2007-03-11T10:33:55 | null | agreed. I loved the detailed post. I am now reading "Demo Day":
http://mealticket.wordpress.com/2007/02/13/demo-day/<p>"..when you think of Facebook as being one of the most exciting companies in the Valley right now and then you realize it's being driven by a young team it makes you question a lot of assumptions. So my 'intended' career path had been law - where your pay and rank is determined purely by the number of years you have worked at the firm for. When you hit a certain age maybe you make partner and maybe you don't. But the point is that age and experience rule in that culture and not raw ability. Why do we have to assume that we can measure the ability to perform well purely by the number of years someone has worked in a particular field? Mark Zuckerberg doesn't have 10 years experience of running companies worth $1 billion but he's doing a pretty good job of it so far.<p>
Why does someone who has spent 10 years analysing financial markets have a better chance of making a success out of an idea we live and breathe everyday? The attitude in the Valley is that your age is determined by the number of startups you've gone through - there are people here my age who have already started and scrapped a couple of companies. That gives them experience and all the 'grey hair' they need."<p>Thanks for the great blog, Harj! | null | null | 3,546 | 3,542 | null | null | null | null |
3,566 | comment | sharpshoot | 2007-03-11T10:45:15 | null | Demos are great to crstallise thoughts and really build the platform for your application. Don't underestimate the value of the experience gained by putting put a demo. Afterall, you want to build something people use - you can't do that with an idea.<p>We've got a number of applications around the same core bunch of ideas. prototyping one application and getting people using it couldn't be a better validation of one's ability to execute when it comes to Y combinator. Lying back on an idea and waiting doesn't show anyone you want to make it happen.<p>If your idea changes - well it just means you've proved you can execute before. Get a demo out even if its very rough (anything is). Just start! | null | null | 3,543 | 3,493 | null | null | null | null |
3,567 | comment | danw | 2007-03-11T11:28:42 | null | Why write a script when you can just use reality? Give each startup in the next YC batch a video camera and get them to record the journey. They could either post it regularly as a video blog or save it all up and edit it into a lovely 2hour documentary. Would be great to watch and give outsiders a better idea of what startups are like. Kind of like 'Project Aardvark" [http://www.projectaardvark.com/movie/]. | null | null | 2,846 | 2,798 | null | [
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3,568 | comment | goodgoblin | 2007-03-11T11:39:27 | null | Google Analytics is great. They provide an amazing amount of user info. I just started using it a week ago and I am completely addicted to it. I have a day job and have to control the constant urge to check it. I'm thinking of getting a palm computer or something like that so I can ssh in and sneak a peek at the stats. | null | null | 3,495 | 3,492 | null | null | null | null |
3,569 | comment | bootload | 2007-03-11T11:58:15 | null | '... I up-voted a comment ...'<p>don't up-vote *before* you commit a comment. News wipes the contents of the edit box. | null | null | 292 | 189 | null | null | null | null |
3,570 | comment | bootload | 2007-03-11T11:59:23 | null | '... everyone I know has bailed from reddit. ...'<p>what about 'programming' or 'joel' sub-reddits? | null | null | 453 | 189 | null | null | null | null |
3,571 | story | goodgoblin | 2007-03-11T12:27:19 | Is quitting your day job a pre-req for getting funded? | null | 4 | null | 3,571 | 4 | [
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3,572 | comment | goodgoblin | 2007-03-11T12:28:48 | null | My startup is about to go into fund raising mode, meanwhile I am still holding down my day job. Is this going to be a dealbreaker for investors? | null | null | 3,571 | 3,571 | null | [
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3,573 | comment | sharpshoot | 2007-03-11T12:35:18 | null | Thought this was pretty funny. But more seriously - twitter represents the atomisation of internet services - so moving from the heavyweight to the lightweight.<p>Do you think its growth is simply attributed to humans wanting to express themselves (like yelping)? Do you think twittering can become mainstream? | null | null | 3,563 | 3,563 | null | null | null | null |
3,574 | story | sharpshoot | 2007-03-11T12:38:54 | How come no girls choose to apply to y combinator? | null | 7 | null | 3,574 | 19 | [
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3,575 | comment | sharpshoot | 2007-03-11T12:40:13 | null | I'm curious - how many YC companies have girls involved? How many founders have a mixed founding team? | null | null | 3,574 | 3,574 | null | [
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3,576 | comment | sharpshoot | 2007-03-11T12:44:13 | null | "1) The productivity of the startup is mainly the sum of the traits of each individual. Plus, to a lesser extent, the synergies between them."<p>I would argue the synergies between cofounders to be the single most valuable entity in a partnership. You may have complementary skills but if you don't come together and are able to do incredible things that are spurred on by eachother. Spark is key - this linear trait argument isn't correct at all. Never compromise without spark. <p>You don't know by chatting with someone - best to work on something non trivial together and figure out if you get on. | null | null | 3,477 | 3,441 | null | [
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3,577 | story | theudude2002 | 2007-03-11T12:46:31 | Paul Kedrosky on Y Combinator | null | http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2007/03/03/y_combinator_ne.html | 2 | null | 3,577 | 1 | [
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3,578 | comment | theudude2002 | 2007-03-11T12:47:24 | null | That's how I found out about Y Combinator. Thanks Paul | null | null | 3,577 | 3,577 | null | null | null | null |
3,579 | comment | drop19 | 2007-03-11T13:12:02 | null | This seems like it could be an interesting feature idea -- maybe I could include a way for people to solve a problem together after they introduce themselves? | null | null | 3,576 | 3,441 | null | null | null | null |
3,580 | comment | drop19 | 2007-03-11T13:17:38 | null | I thought so, because you might want to look for someone who's not as good at something as you are. That's something to consider though; if that ends up giving too many garbage results I can always remove it from the index. | null | null | 3,533 | 3,441 | null | null | null | null |
3,581 | comment | drop19 | 2007-03-11T13:19:50 | null | interesting! I never thought of coding it up a la a dating site. I wonder what sort of algorithm would work best for that. I don't want it become like eHarmony!<p>I could add such a questionnaire as an optional part of the process. | null | null | 3,516 | 3,441 | null | null | null | null |
3,582 | comment | drop19 | 2007-03-11T13:23:47 | null | This has been a really interesting 17 hours. I've only posted here and startupping.com and I've received a lot of traffic (a lot for me anyway). One thing I did not anticipate was all of the international visitors. So far there's Sweden, UK, Spain, and Canada. So I am going to add a Country field ASAP. I've never done an international site; are there other things I should keep in mind? | null | null | 3,441 | 3,441 | null | null | null | null |
3,583 | comment | juwo | 2007-03-11T13:33:48 | null | I added another section where the score changes.
Mutual rating. Can you please look at it again?<p>----------<p>The current numbers are self-rating. We can also have mutual-rating numbers where these 'scores' become dynamic. <p>There can be online 'dates' or interviews where potential cofounders assess each other using the same questions as guidelines. these meetings take place via Instant Messenger chat - or if in the same city, a face-to-face meeting.<p>The more 'dates' or interviews you have, the more other people can assess you and presumably, the more accurate your score. The mutual rating scores would have to be combined in some way.<p> | null | null | 3,540 | 3,499 | null | null | null | null |
3,584 | comment | pixcavator | 2007-03-11T13:37:38 | null | We don't know how much is wired in the brain when a person is born and how much he learns and how. Generally, I don't think imitating nature ever works. You can experiment this way forever.
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3,585 | comment | smackaysmith | 2007-03-11T13:54:11 | null | I like that the post looks like a poem and as tight as one too. | null | null | 3,476 | 3,476 | null | null | null | null |
3,586 | comment | pixcavator | 2007-03-11T14:04:45 | null | Lets look at this from the practical point of view. Even if these numbers are valid, would they change the way you start or run your business? No! The reason is that statistics is about the average and there is nothing average about you or your business. You make your decisions based on the intimate knowledge of your own situation, goals, etc. I guess VCs have to use statistics (even bad one) because they get thousands of applications
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3,587 | comment | danw | 2007-03-11T14:54:04 | null | I doubted how useful twitter would be untill recently. After going to a bunch of (un)conferences I wanted to stay in touch with the many great people I met. I used email, IM, linkedin, blogs and twitter. The only method that worked was twitter. It seems to mimic the kind of conversations you would have if you were sat in the same office as each other. | null | null | 3,563 | 3,563 | null | null | null | null |
3,588 | story | countavdhesh | 2007-03-11T15:05:23 | JNLP makes java application deployment easy | null | http://weblogs.java.net/blog/stanleyh/archive/2005/06/java_deployment.html | 1 | null | 3,588 | 0 | null | null | null |
3,589 | story | jamongkad | 2007-03-11T15:11:13 | Ever got laughed at because of your idea? | null | 1 | null | 3,589 | 6 | [
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3,590 | comment | davidw | 2007-03-11T15:15:08 | null | Re: social bonds - precisely! To really make these sites work, you'd have to also invent a time machine so that you could go back and get to know the person well over time... "Listen to this dude Rufus, he *knows* what he's talking about". | null | null | 3,524 | 3,499 | null | null | null | null |
3,591 | comment | jamongkad | 2007-03-11T15:15:25 | null | I did apparently....dunno if it's the environment (Philippines) and my professor (who claims to be a actual "practioner") states that only fools would use my product :D | null | null | 3,589 | 3,589 | null | [
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3,592 | comment | bluishgreen | 2007-03-11T15:24:51 | null |
Oh We can definitely own a company alright! But the problem is with time/mind space. Currently my entire spring break is dedicated (to pretending) to study for my Qualifier exams! I am hoping it will be better once I finish the requirements and start on the thesis. But it has to be moonlighting I guess, the visa has us cornered.
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3,593 | comment | countavdhesh | 2007-03-11T15:25:48 | null | hey..it always happens and with everyone at early stage..this does not means your idea is bad.. | null | null | 3,591 | 3,589 | null | [
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3,594 | comment | python_kiss | 2007-03-11T15:45:31 | null | For the same reason guys don't apply to "America's next top model". There just aren't enough female geeks. Which is a pity, since they are mathematically better tuned. | null | null | 3,574 | 3,574 | null | [
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3,595 | story | python_kiss | 2007-03-11T15:49:37 | Wikia plans editable Web search engine | null | http://www.insidebayarea.com/business/ci_5406665 | 3 | null | 3,595 | 1 | [
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3,596 | comment | pg | 2007-03-11T15:58:33 | null | Weymouth. My father was working at Harwell.<p>Actually 2 out of 4 YC founders are immigrants. Trevor's from Canada. | null | null | 3,564 | 3,531 | null | null | null | null |
3,597 | comment | pg | 2007-03-11T16:02:45 | null | At Viaweb, two of the three main hackers (Robert and Trevor) were in grad school the whole time and actually got their degrees. In fact, Trevor got his a day or so before the Yahoo deal closed, and was the subject of Viaweb's last press release:<p>http://www.paulgraham.com/tlbphd.html<p>I believe some cofounders can still be in grad school, as long as at least one isn't. | null | null | 3,592 | 3,531 | null | null | null | null |
3,598 | comment | anonymous | 2007-03-11T16:03:17 | null | You're allowed to start, and own, a company while on an H1-B. You're allowed to work for it too, so long as you continue to also work for the company that sponsors your H1-B.<p>You are not allowed to pay yourself anything from the new company while on an H1-B.<p>If one of your co-founders, or investors, is a US citizen you *might* be able to arrange a transfer of the H1-B to the new company. This is difficult and expensive though (at least we found it so). I decided it was more sensible for me to just wait for the Green Card. | null | null | 3,559 | 3,531 | null | [
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3,599 | comment | pg | 2007-03-11T16:13:46 | null | I think 4 out of 39 startups have had a female cofounder. This reflects fairly accurately the proportion of women among the applicants.<p>I think the reasons there are so few women are that (a) fewer women are fanatical about technical stuff, and you have to be kind of a fanatic to start a startup, and (b) fewer women are willing to have their lives consumed by work, which is what happens to most founders of successful startups.<p>Y Combinator itself has a female co-founder:<p>http://foundersatwork.com/jessicalivingston.html<p>We've talked about the question a fair amount, and I think she would agree with the explanation above.<p>[edit: changed 3 to 4] | null | null | 3,574 | 3,574 | null | [
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