anish_t

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by anish_t 13y ago
great and inspiring read! find ourselves in the same spot as when drew started - when he walked in to YC unprepared. Well we blew our YC 2014 application, it was so poorly written. So with a common starting point looking forward to cracking
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Can an existing company be pitched as founder for startup?
2 points by anish_t 13y ago|0 comments
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by anish_t 13y ago
There are lists aplenty, but more than that I would like to hear of specific accelerators and ideally why you would choose that! thanks
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Ask HN: YC rejected? Are you considering applying to any other accelerator?
2 points by anish_t 13y ago|3 comments
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by anish_t 13y ago
end after 35? i am touching 39 and getting ready to start my real startup. My partners are all few years older than me. I never wanted to be in a job and have been running my services company for the last 12 years. While the current busines
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by anish_t 13y ago
if you have'nt already read it, this essay from pg is a good starting point- http://paulgraham.com/startupideas.html In our case we have followed the path of identifying features/ enhancements/different appr
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by anish_t 13y ago
I believe the same offering as 2005 from YC is still fair. There is no magical formula to weigh the mentoring and quality of advice received with equity. The track record of YC companies however is a clear metric to judge this proposition a
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by anish_t 13y ago
nthnclrk just curious where you got the updated chart in your link. the chart link in PG's tweet has much less data...
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by anish_t 13y ago
Thanks everyone for your right on comments! now its time to focus! focus!!!!
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by anish_t 13y ago
as Sumang already pointed out BaaS is "backend as a service". BaaS vendors provide the most common backend features for web and mobile apps such as user signup, social integration, notifications, storage etc. in a managed cloud.
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Ask HN: To BaaS or not to BaaS
6 points by anish_t 13y ago|8 comments
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by anish_t 13y ago
Nod in agreement. I guess its about getting that loooooooong stretch of uninterrupted time. The day is good for getting the usual things done and brainstorming. But yes, when I am working on something new and exciting, i start at about 11:0