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by hugo31370 15y ago
The idea that fundraising now is easy is a myth. I'll give you that it's as easy as it's ever been but it's not easy. It requires a lot of prep work, time, and full time dedication. And unlike 10 years ago, it now requires a prototype of so
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by hugo31370 15y ago
thanks! I'll try that
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by hugo31370 15y ago
thanks
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by hugo31370 15y ago
They accepted Greplin and Daniel is Swiss.
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by hugo31370 15y ago
Thanks! Do you know anyone in particular?
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by hugo31370 15y ago
I've used mechanical turk in the past for easy tasks. This one requires a little learning and I feel people get a lot faster even after 1 day. My concern with Mturk is having different people all the time, which is a lot less efficient. To
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by hugo31370 15y ago
I believe it has to be a person. I've used Mechanical Turk in the past and it's great for easy, simple tasks. This one requires a little learning, which means sticking to one person/team would be best because they can quickly get faster and
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by hugo31370 15y ago
Let me just add a different perspective here. To me there are 3 things I think about when picking the technology: 1. cost 2. scalability - how big do you want to be and does the stack you pick scale? 3. talent - how easy is it to hire top
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by hugo31370 15y ago
Every time a person talk of hours of work as a requirement or measurement a puppy dies. I think she's trying to convey that passion and dedication are key, but the 90 hours reference is unfortunate. Why 90 and not 100 or 80? Efficiency is t
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Ask HN: Do you know a good resource for large data scraping job?
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by hugo31370 15y ago
spoiledtechie, I worked in the media business (Nielsen) before I started my last 2 companies (Piictu, Easy Vino) and your speech sounds familiar but too generic. The broadcasting business is so ripe for disruption but it does have a lot of
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by hugo31370 15y ago
Most likely you won't be able to get in the IPO so the question is whether or not you should buy FB stock once it's public. I'd say probably not immediately. My guess is that the stock is going to sky rocket the first few days (weeks?) and
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by hugo31370 15y ago
From a Portuguese citizen living in the Bay Area. The idea that SOPA can benefit European countries is laughable to say the least. Everyone benefits from freedom and openness. When I started my first company in Portugal, companies like Geoc
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by hugo31370 15y ago
I use Listary (friend's app) for the same thing but it's a paid app. GroceryIQ is a good free app for that. I think your app adds complexity where it isn't needed. Tag tags? Hard to get. The whole terminology is not clear. If you want to gr
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by hugo31370 15y ago
I wouldn't call it a failure but the expectation was for the share price to pop significantly in the first day. There were rumors that a lot of people who requested Zynga stock couldn't get it, so this morning's 10% price increase was lower
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by hugo31370 15y ago
Here's the perspective of a founder who has worked for big companies. I don't like the "Us vs Them" logic applied to startups - whether it's employees vs founders or founders vs VCs. Everyone is trying to make money and the reason why the u
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by hugo31370 15y ago
Focus on what matters, age isn't probably the main concern. Maybe a 35yr gap affects the expectations that each founder has in terms of dedication and outcome, but shouldn't you be talking about it anyway independently of the age gap? My ad
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by hugo31370 15y ago
My first advice is, you should get a lawyer to do that (I'm not a lawyer). If you're a C-corp, ideally you haven't issued all stocks you're authorized to. Usually you're authorized to issue 10M stocks and you then limit the number of shares
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by hugo31370 15y ago
Do not quit!!! It's all about your comfort zone. Getting out of it is a daunting task. What you feel is not new. You need 1. assume you're going to struggle getting out of your comfort zone, and 2. find small tasks that can help you transit
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by hugo31370 15y ago
Everything can be negotiated, and non-competes are no exception. A non-compete can be more or less restrictive. Everytime I sign one I try to make sure it's reasonable. That means that you should agree not to compete in the same space you'r
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by hugo31370 15y ago
- San Francisco - Product design and vision, Business Development, Fundraising, Basic Coding (HTML, PHP). Looking for co-founder with back-end (Python) or mobile (iOS) skills - Working on my idea (easyvino.com) - We're building a private so
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by hugo31370 15y ago
That's great! That's a generous offer!
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by hugo31370 15y ago
I used dribbble.com several times and I love it. You have to contact the designer directly and close the price beforehand but the results have been awesome.
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by hugo31370 15y ago
There are no real thresholds. As entrepreneur, you're the one who sets the timing for each stage. Managing beta vs launch has several goals that go beyond media coverage. 1, When talking to users it's a way to tell them that your product is