jcol

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by jcol 15y ago
Entirely agree with you. They are nothing but script kiddies. Anyone can download Metasploit, Nessus, Nikto, etc. and test for thousands of vulnerabilities. Then they either turn vulnerable servers into botnet zombies or steal their data an
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by jcol 15y ago
Reddit has quite a few stability/uptime problems. Probably not his fault, but a scary prospect nonetheless. EDIT: Did I get downvoted by someone who thinks Reddit is stable? It clearly isn't and anyone who thinks otherwise is dreaming. I gu
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by jcol 15y ago
There are many different kinds of people that drink wine.
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by jcol 15y ago
I'd be more impressed if they could support themselves after 7 years and didn't need investments and an IPO to stay afloat.
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by jcol 15y ago
Only sites that have the tracking code installed are accurate. Anything else is guessed (poorly).
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by jcol 15y ago
http://i.imgur.com/HrRuJ.png That's a well known TemplateMonster template. Also, you're using Wordpress.
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by jcol 15y ago
Building the prototype is the easy part. If you're going to do 40% of the work, ask for 40% of the equity. This is assuming he has no revenue, no customers, and no other partners. Being accepted into an accelerator program doesn't make this
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by jcol 15y ago
Those topics have been covered in depth dozens, if not hundreds of times on HN. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=site%3Anews.ycombinator.com+choose+part... http://lmgtfy.com/?q=site%3Anews.ycombinator.com+startup+loc... http://lmgtfy.com/?q=site%3
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by jcol 15y ago
You're the first developer on board. Get more equity, 2% would be good if they are giving you half-salary. 1% would be good if they are willing to do full salary. Walking away from lowball offers makes you worth more in the long run.
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by jcol 15y ago
That is a much better question. Although I can't tell you why in this specific scenario, I can tell you that middle markets can be tough because they're not the cheapest or the most expensive, which are two common selling points.
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by jcol 15y ago
I follow the needs of an industry. If you understand an industry, you can feel which direction to take it. I've never understood how or why people would use any other method.
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by jcol 15y ago
Too many people these days think they are entitled to everything for free, especially on the internet. I dabble in angel investing and you wouldn't believe how many people think they are entitled an investment because they think they have "
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by jcol 15y ago
Starting a website based on how profitable you think it is, or how profitable strangers on the internet tell you it is, is the worst idea I've heard in a long time. Internet business isn't a get rich quick scheme.
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by jcol 15y ago
Let's be realistic; it took him 3 years to get this far, so he probably only commits minimal time to it. It's not a bad thing, but this is the internet, you can't move that slow and expect success. Maybe you think I'm being too blunt but I'
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by jcol 15y ago
What if you only have 30 users after putting 3-4 years into this? You don't know burn-out till you've experienced it. You can't target everyone because everyone doesn't care. You can't target everyone because you don't have the budget to su
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by jcol 15y ago
Building a website that has the potential to gain traction requires understanding how and why your users are going to use your site. Sure he can A/B test it himself, but at this rate, he's going to spend another 3 years figuring it out and
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by jcol 15y ago
Every successful website starts with a focus area and it grows outward. You simply can't target every legislative policy in every state without overwhelming your visitors or pointing out the fact that your website isn't active. A site like
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by jcol 15y ago
They are all on the web (such as http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/bills0001.asp ) - I would just create a bot to scrape the content automatically. I hope you didn't do it manually... EDIT: Also, the amount you have may not be necessary.
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by jcol 15y ago
You should probably seed some interesting political discussions to get the comments going. I'm surprised it took you 3 years to build this-- it could have been done in a weekend and with a much better UI.
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by jcol 15y ago
Every site is different. What works for someone else might not work for you. That being said, your question is too broad and generalized.
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by jcol 15y ago
You're only liable for the first $50, but most banks won't even make you pay that. Once you report a fraudulent transaction, they will typically reimburse you within 24 hours but some banks take longer. I never really looked into whether th