jwillgoesfast

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by jwillgoesfast 12y ago
This. I think the biggest problem startups make is finding a problem and building a solution, but not realizing there is a difference in problem size, value and pain per your medicine analogy.
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by jwillgoesfast 12y ago
Very cool, Looking forward to seeing how uberStarter grows. I think you have a good model to target incubators and accelerators.
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by jwillgoesfast 12y ago
> "Its the help a startup needs between "office hours" and execution. I do think that there is a piece missing here, that can be developed." Pretty much agree with everything you said, this is a good unpacking of what
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by jwillgoesfast 12y ago
I don't think the accelerators/funds are missing the obvious, but I do believe that (because of the high signal-to-noise ratio of the startup bubble) many rookie founders don't discern the importance of this process to their
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by jwillgoesfast 12y ago
Good point, there are a lot of bad ideas out there. But, even the best ideas/products are not what they started out as, they involved pivots and market changes. Was this due to luck, or were the founders fundamentally committed to crea
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by jwillgoesfast 12y ago
How much time would this save the average customer? Seems like setting up on the existing platforms are pretty easy already, and rackspace already has an auto deployment option.
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by jwillgoesfast 12y ago
>"Most KPIs (traffic, revenue) are too volatile on a daily basis to be useful. Yet “last 30 days daily” is more or less the default option." YES! If you're building a dashboard, don't answer the question "what da
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Ask HN: Product/Market Fit (Customer Dev) as a Service?
17 points by jwillgoesfast 12y ago|17 comments
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by jwillgoesfast 12y ago
+1 for Ben and the Site5 team!
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by jwillgoesfast 13y ago
I Just had my 1 year anniversary of standing desk. It is great, although I do sometimes get tired but I have a stool for that. You can see my desk design here. It was acquired for very cheap: $1 counter top from thrift store, $10 in 2x4&#x2
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by jwillgoesfast 13y ago
bubble
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by jwillgoesfast 13y ago
As a startup founder in the same city, this pumps me up. Having watched the story unfold over time, it's a healthy reminder that "overnight success" is always years of perseverance in the making. I'm rooting for you Ryan
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7 Leadership Lessons I Learned From Losing To Auburn(caseygraham.com)
1 points by jwillgoesfast 13y ago|0 comments
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by jwillgoesfast 13y ago
This is interesting. With the "remotization" of the workplace where anyone, especially engineers can work from anywhere, instead of moving outward, we're moving inward to these "hubs". I wonder if this is in part be
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by jwillgoesfast 13y ago
I have a ton of respect for Adii, but from my experience it is SIGNIFICANTLY harder to do something great without a cofounder. Sure, if your a cereal entrepreneur like Adii or captain crunch, it's doable, but for most of us who are sti
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by jwillgoesfast 13y ago
Enjoyed the video, disappointed there's no actual discussion to be had about it here :(
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by jwillgoesfast 13y ago
"Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else" by Geoff Colvin is the best book on this topic that i've read.
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by jwillgoesfast 13y ago
funny to see this post, I tweeted about this 1 year ago, saw it pop up on Timehop, and built a quick rough draft on my blog this morning. very cool library!
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by jwillgoesfast 13y ago
Hmm, this is really interesting. Have any other communities experimented with this?
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by jwillgoesfast 13y ago
I agree. But, there is some value in "Advocacy" for people in this position. Although, that card is probably played out by now and its cliche/annoying unless someone actually proposes or better yet is actively involved in a s
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by jwillgoesfast 13y ago
crossfleet -- Fayetteville, AR (Remote doable) -- Fulltime & Parttime Developer, Generalist -- with some combination of skills in: --frontend, web apps --backend, REST & SOAP APIs --Mobile, Android & Services We are an enterpris
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by jwillgoesfast 13y ago
this is so crazy, never knew my 2007 macbook could have the accelerometer utilized via a browser.
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by jwillgoesfast 13y ago
"what most attracts me (and other “math men”) to R&D in a startup is the free flow of creativity across divisions and a culture of innovation" Creativity begets creativity Don't forget that customer value trumps hi-tech cool factor when
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Tips for creating a R&D culture at a startup(vator.tv)
2 points by jwillgoesfast 13y ago|1 comments
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by jwillgoesfast 13y ago
Thanks for teaching me a new term, I've not heard of astroturfing before. Not sure how this will be applicable to any of my projects right now, but I've got to admit the demo's work impressively.
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by jwillgoesfast 13y ago
Ha, thought i was the only one who felt AWS insta-fear. Maybe i should try this just as a learning experiment.
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by jwillgoesfast 13y ago
I thought the same thing (with a gasp as a CTO myself :)) But I'm going to assume this article references companies where the Technology department is more of a cost center than primary operations. For example a SaaS company that basically
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by jwillgoesfast 13y ago
how about "over promises and under delivers" also, best linkedIn trolling is endorsing people for languages they despise but have had to use anyway :)
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by jwillgoesfast 14y ago
obviously this is the best solution: http://www.dilbertfiles.com
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by jwillgoesfast 14y ago
I love that quote and the idea behind it. Hard to implement, but good to keep in mind.

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