bryanlanders

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by bryanlanders 3y ago
Yeah, you're right it can be tough. We started our own organization ( https://sdx.community ) centered around hackers/builders because it felt like it was missing, exactly as you described! We share on Twitter, Luma, Lin
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by bryanlanders 3y ago
Sami is brilliant. He demoed Echo Chess at a recent San Diego engineer event and everyone was blown away and asking tons of questions. A lot of love and intelligence went into building this game.
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Techstars Healthcare Accelerator First Batch – 11 Mission-Driven Startups(blog.missionandvalues.co)
1 points by bryanlanders 10y ago|0 comments
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by bryanlanders 10y ago
It's hard to get feedback on podcasts! This interview show features CEO/Founders of startups like Zapier (YC S12), WayUp (YC W15), Drift, and RadPad. The title is quite literal, the format of the show is intro -> company missio
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Show HN: Mission and Values Startup Podcast(missionandvalues.co)
4 points by bryanlanders 10y ago|1 comments
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by bryanlanders 10y ago
This is episode 6 of the Mission & Values podcast. David Cancel, now CEO and Co-founder of Drift, has tons of experience in building startup teams and he's full of bold, insightful ideas that you can learn from. If you prefer readi
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Company Culture Lessons from 5x Startup Founder David Cancel(missionandvalues.co)
1 points by bryanlanders 10y ago|1 comments
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How does your design portfolio look to a startup founder with 500 to review?(medium.com)
1 points by bryanlanders 10y ago|0 comments
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by bryanlanders 10y ago
"Our mission is to connect college students with awesome opportunities. Our vision is to democratize the hiring process for students and employers alike." Episode 5 of the Mission & Values podcast features the intrepid Liz Wes
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The Mission, Vision and Values of WayUp (YC W15)(missionandvalues.co)
5 points by bryanlanders 10y ago|1 comments
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by bryanlanders 10y ago
Hello! I recently started a podcast called "Mission & Values" that features CEO/founders of startups that have strong company cultures. The name is very literal - in the 1-on-1 interview, we cover the company's missi
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Mission and Values: a new podcast about remarkable startup cultures(missionandvalues.co)
5 points by bryanlanders 10y ago|1 comments
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The Age of the Workflow Designer(medium.com)
2 points by bryanlanders 11y ago|0 comments
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by bryanlanders 11y ago
Thanks, Vlad. I hadn't heard of most of them before researching. LA tech boom continues.
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by bryanlanders 11y ago
Using data from the AngelList API as a starting point, I compiled this list to save founders time in considering startup resources in LA. Let me know if you have suggestions for additions/corrections. Hope it helps!
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The Most Complete List of Incubators and Accelerators in Los Angeles(medium.com)
8 points by bryanlanders 11y ago|3 comments
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by bryanlanders 13y ago
I bet the easy-to-remember and apt name helped combat the product's "lack of SEO friendly links". Conversion from someone hearing of a product once in offline media, even if they're a perfect demographic fit, seems impressive.
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by bryanlanders 14y ago
Bugs and "known issues" become personal flaws. How well the user accomplishes his or her goals become a personal reflection of the creators. It's a dangerous idea for performers to hang their ego on a performance. Just because you played
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by bryanlanders 14y ago
A few ideas: Since there are so few steps, you could show the current and total number of steps to encourage the new user. (UI pattern ideas: http://ui-patterns.com/explore/collections/steps-left ) You could have the button on step 1 read,
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by bryanlanders 14y ago
Great talk! The search for rewards (tribe, hunt, self) part goes by quickly, so I went looking for the slides: http://www.scribd.com/doc/95259116/Behavior-Engineering-Inno...
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by bryanlanders 14y ago
No idea. Someone who has experienced that on Heroku should weigh in... We're hosting static media on S3, but this project has no UGC and very limited amount of media assets, so you'd have to consider the AWS costs depending on your own need
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by bryanlanders 14y ago
Yes, maintenance (upgrades, security patches, scaling up instances...) if you're going DIY on AWS is also significant. The time needed for setup + maintenance varies greatly depending on the developer(s) as well as the exact project needs,
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by bryanlanders 14y ago
@glenngillen (a Heroku dev) mentioned that it's the add-on providers who set the pricing for add-ons. https://twitter.com/glenngillen/status/218830351307522048
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by bryanlanders 16y ago
It is quite light. You should have seen the first version (even lighter!) The idea is to let people's cards shine and do all the talking and have the UI be as minimal as possible. I'll keep refining as I get more feedback. Let me know if yo
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by bryanlanders 16y ago
She's gone. Flickr API didn't think she was inappropriate...go figure. I'll leave the Lady Gaga Youtube video there since every teen in the US has probably seen it already.
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by bryanlanders 16y ago
Thanks for trying it out! This is the ecard site I wished existed for years...no spammy ads, and no confusing sign up where you don't really know how much it will cost, etc. The main incentive right now for creating an account is to be able
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by bryanlanders 16y ago
Great insights. The 'make a card' steps are made to accomodate folks who have the next-next-next syndrome (i call it!), but also have more customization options for folks who want them. It's really the bulk of what you can do in the app, so
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by bryanlanders 16y ago
You bet. The stack is something like this (in no particular order): Django Postgres Memcached RabbitMQ Gunicorn Supervisord Celery Nginx Solr Ec2/EBS I'm sure I'm forgetting stuff...but, that's most of it.
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by bryanlanders 16y ago
Thanks! You got it - the Flickr images are pulled in via Flickr API and only CC-licensed images are made available. I had a fun little exchange with a Flickr admin, so I'm even being more conservative than I need to be considering the site
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by bryanlanders 16y ago
Thanks for asking. It's illegal to use images you don't own the rights to, so doing so is not allowed on Card Karma. Any images reported by users or discovered by admins to be stolen will be removed from the site (and will go missing in you

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