brianlynn11

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   by brianlynn11 14y ago

   Before the iPad and iPad mini, they had the iPod, iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle, iPod Touch, and then the iPhone that could do everything that the iPod Touch does. Guess what? They all still exist today.
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   by brianlynn11 14y ago

   Actually a cyclical stock market cycle typically last 4 years. It's generally accepted that we've been in a bull cycle for the last few years, which is prone to shift, with the lackluster Facebook IPO as "the warning sign". If you're raisin
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   by brianlynn11 14y ago

   I would think QE 1 + 2, where the abundant institutional capital eventually flowed to VCs since the private markets in the tech sector was the only thing that was really performing post early 2009.
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   by brianlynn11 14y ago

   Thanks Paulsutter, agreed 100%. A repeatable way without having any of them being able to influence our decision making is the best bet.
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   Ask HN: Would you give equity to a strategic partner?

   2 points by brianlynn11 14y ago|2 comments
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   by brianlynn11 14y ago

   My accelerated method is to do both at the same time: outsource and learn to code. My very first project ever which was a relatively simple PHP site that I outsourced. I learned HTML, CSS and JS as a freelancer in the mean time. Once I got
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   by brianlynn11 14y ago

   Love the idea. I see the initial challenge being that there are many different breeds and many dog-lovers just have very distinct taste. For example, my ex absolutely adores the pugs/bulldogs family, but has a mysterious distaste for poodle
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   by brianlynn11 14y ago

   Thanks for all the input guys. I like your way of thinking on a per user basis, and also raising the concern with how effective the "influencers" will truly be. Launch party is just part of the strategy. I'm definitely leveraging many low c
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   by brianlynn11 14y ago

   Grossly overused and misused overall. Too many newbies these days call themselves "hackers" just cuz they know how to edit some CSS. For me, if you can use the terminal freely and build something functional REAL quickly by tweaking framewor
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    How much is "too much" to spend on your launch?

    2 points by brianlynn11 14y ago|5 comments
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    Ask HN: How useful are these "ambient apps"?

    1 points by brianlynn11 14y ago|0 comments
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    by brianlynn11 14y ago

    As a self-taught programmer I used to hail PHP as God's gift to mankind until I recruited a team and attempted rapid deployments. The language is just poorly designed compared to Ruby and Python. In face it can encourage some really bad hab