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by chany2 13y ago
I think passion is when you try something (theme A) for a good long period of time, and failed. Tried something else (theme B). Then when someone talked to you about Theme A randomly - and it struck you with a feeling on getting back into t
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by chany2 13y ago
^ This here is the best advice for non-sales folks doing sales call. This man did a lot of reading on sales. You basically have change your mindset about it. You are not selling things to them (and no money is even exchange on the first cal
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by chany2 13y ago
What do you mean fail? Asana is doing very well. Does it boast replacing email... probably not. But still a very recommendable application for small teams.
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by chany2 13y ago
^ One researcher recommended similar approach, the data stored centrally, and give other users access keys as the means of granting them permission to read those data. However the issue here, don't I end up 'storing' that acc
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by chany2 13y ago
This looks promising! Will definitely check it out. This sounds like an example of Path where you can Like something offline, and will sync when you have internet access. However doesn't solve the "who stored your data" priva
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by chany2 13y ago
"[There is no problem with Email itself.] The real problems we face are ones of organization, discovery, workflow, meaningful semantics, and overwhelmingly managing information overload." - someone's comment on Hackernews abo
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by chany2 13y ago
Hahaha; if you read the comments in the article, they were vicious. The subject line was just shock value - granted Asana is a good application that many use. I just don't think they should go up against Email. Historically Email have
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by chany2 13y ago
Depends on your current situation. If you are a young professional, I think its a great step, because now you are really forced into doing/finding something you are passionate about. Or going to solve a problem you will develop a passi
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by chany2 13y ago
Nice answer on Twitter. I totally agree, the first attempt probably won't solve the problem. And many startups actually found a solution first, then try to fit into a problem paradigm, pivot to solve that 'need'. However Game
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Ask HN: Do ideas really need to solve a "problem"?
3 points by chany2 13y ago|2 comments
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Ask HN: Sharing Phonegap localstorage data between devices?
1 points by chany2 13y ago|5 comments
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by chany2 13y ago
Going to the same situation. I decided on NodeJS vs Ruby on Rails or Python because I am mostly a front-end engineer; so advancing in JS skills is good. There is a lot of PHP resources on the web; so I don't have you have to give it up
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by chany2 13y ago
Awesome! Dead simple, clean UI, and just great picks of landscape photos as well. Good job man.
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by chany2 13y ago
Sooner or later a competitor technology will come out to lines of Google Glass for contacts; ultimately the 3rd episode of Black Mirror, where you can record 24-hours of your life via your eye contacts.
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Ask HN: When should you launch your prototype App?
1 points by chany2 13y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Have you dreamed about your hack/project/business?
1 points by chany2 13y ago|0 comments
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by chany2 13y ago
Single-page HTML5 design? Topbar CSS = background:fixed You just build <div> with different color with width=100% I googled for you - http://www.instantshift.com/2013/10/14/free-responsive-html5... ---
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by chany2 13y ago
Thanks, that definitely help with confirming. It probably be more would one algorithm problem and then other questions about frameworks. Yeah good chance a lot of questions on technical ideation and architecturing maybe a very open question
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by chany2 13y ago
I agree. I actually approach my learning in a very similar way. Thus I show value by my portfolio of apps ( http://garyyauchan.com/ ) with ideation and designs, and codes I build through passionate googling. Granted, the othe
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by chany2 13y ago
Yeah its bad. Being devils advocate for a moment, is it the "cage" look thats alarming? Without those bed fences, millions of people around the world, in different countries live very similarly. Personally I never understood why p
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by chany2 13y ago
More Front-End. Thanks for clarification.
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Ask HN: How to prepare a tech interview without a formal CS education?
10 points by chany2 13y ago|11 comments
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by chany2 13y ago
Supposedly the best way to promote your project is write a blog. In order to promote your blog, you need to comment other folks' blogs or be a guest blogger on another popular blog. Granted I haven't got the chance to start yet.
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by chany2 13y ago
"But for now, the sweet lady at the boutique just has this: privacyreporter@stopaskingme.com." -- Haha I actually think that them asking for my email is okay. Or give them a fake or my junk email. Because, sooner or later, they wa
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by chany2 13y ago
I think its okay, isn't it the ultimate LITMUS TEST. If you instantly gave up after you googled that the idea has be done or "stolen". Then you were never passion enough to tackle it in the first place - in the first sign of
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by chany2 13y ago
I think MSFT would be better off with a COO with a huge tech interest similar to Dick Costolo or Tim Cook. Allows to think leaner within operations, without hindering the progress of innovation because it is such a core fundamental mindset
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by chany2 13y ago
I am pretty sure (depending on what company you want to work for), "degrees" and "education" doesn't matter anymore. If you can do several passion projects of your own, no GOOD employer would discredit you. But I re
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by chany2 13y ago
I am fan and follower of the space however I don't use CRM in my daily job. I think to compete with Salesforces, more 'insightful' organizations are considering the inclusion of the big data aspect of it (whether its a buzz t
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by chany2 13y ago
Depending on what you are building, I think its natural to make mistakes. If you are building your own product, your mind is probably spinning between technical, design, and marketing. Within each buckets, you are also trying to think more
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by chany2 13y ago
Well said. I am also thinking, we have so many apps in our lives nowadays and they get update often enough. Most people would not want to explore all the different options and features. Even tutorials are skipped and forgotten. Need to keep

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