jmaha

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by jmaha 2mo ago
Definitely agree the product is what matters, but it (likely) helps to either be physically attractive or confident, or both, conveying to investors, customers and whomever else to offer their time and attention to listen to you.
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by jmaha 2mo ago
I think it's more that it's generally not as common a topic in SF, where aesthetics don't seem to matter as much. This might be different with founders and tech workers in places like NYC, but in SF it definitely doesn't
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Ask HN: Does appearance matter more than we admit as founders?
6 points by jmaha 2mo ago|9 comments
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by jmaha 3mo ago
In addition to all of the stuff insurance denies, they also won't pay for anything considered elective care (and that's a pretty broad brush). There are ways around this but that's neither here nor there for this discussion.
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Show HN: Go Boldly – Duolingo for Financial Literacy(gobold.ly)
1 points by jmaha 3y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: A real stock market for collectibles(mythicmarkets.com)
7 points by jmaha 7y ago|0 comments
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by jmaha 12y ago
It's not exactly that straight forward... As mentioned in the article, many who work full time in SF can't afford to live in the city. "Affordable places" generally means far east or south of their workplace, meaning th
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by jmaha 12y ago
As far as I'm concerned, 22 seconds into this Chinese leak video pretty much confirms it. The TouchID demonstration image shows a 4.7" black iPhone 6. Apple always customizes their help images/videos for the specific device
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by jmaha 12y ago
I decided to try Lyft Line yesterday and it matched me with somebody else in the neighborhood. Just as the driver pulled up to the second (shared) fare, the ride was cancelled and my driver was stuck driving me alone and accepting the half
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by jmaha 12y ago
Photojojo released this today as well. http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/16/photojojo-gets-into-camera-...
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by jmaha 12y ago
Thank you in advance Brett.
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by jmaha 12y ago
Rejected, but not dejected. The process was invaluable and I'm excited for the next opportunity, and congrats to those called in for the interview. Mixpanel and others have offered special deals for rejects in the past. Silver lining
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by jmaha 13y ago
It's usually pretty easy to find out the company by simply Googling a line or two of the description as well.
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by jmaha 13y ago
Clones in 3...2...1...
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by jmaha 13y ago
It was a Slide project I believe. Slide was shuttered a few years ago, along with some gift/pet apps, but Schemer came out the tail end of it and survived for a little bit. It was never promoted or associated with Google much, so there
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by jmaha 13y ago
Lots of these marketplaces face the same major challenge of offline commerce once first contact is made. Basically, there's little to nothing to stop the seller from taking the relationship offline and make 2x the money as the relatio