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by keenahn 13y ago
I'm actually very excited about this as an education tool where you can actually learn by coding.
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by keenahn 13y ago
Gotta be honest, I don't see the point of this app. As it is right now, it's useless to me. What benefit is it to me to see that someone "blacklisted" UPS? Guess what, I still have to ship packages occasionally, I'm still going to use them.
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by keenahn 13y ago
Remap 1 to l, O to 0 and vice versa (but only one out of three times)
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by keenahn 13y ago
I've never checked references. The best test for a developer, after interviewing them, is to work with them, for pay, for a few days or a week. That should quickly reveal any character faults or inefficiencies with working with your team.
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by keenahn 13y ago
My one comment would be, I wonder how the customer feels receiving a message from the Founder of the company. One of two possible reactions: 1) Wow I'm really special to receive personal attention from the founder. 2) This company must be s
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by keenahn 13y ago
Thanks for the encouragement! Do you have any critical feedback for us? :)
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by keenahn 13y ago
Haha, thank you sir. That's what we were going for :). I had to sell magazine subscriptions and it suuuuuuuuuuucked. The funny thing is that kids are still using those tactics TODAY.
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by keenahn 13y ago
We are the only platform that is 100% focused on kids. Kids have challenges that are not being addressed by the other crowdfunding platforms. 1) Kids under 13 need stricter privacy controls and need to give parents access. 2) Kids oftentime
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Show HN: We're helping kids access capital(piggybackr.com)
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by keenahn 13y ago
I do program at work, so I have logged many "flight hours" so to speak. I learned CS basics over time, but I created my first webapp in two weeks, knowing nothing of web technologies before that. The education and tools are a lot better now
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by keenahn 13y ago
I feel bad for you son, but I can't completely blame the recruiter and the company in this case. Complaint 1: The recruiter asked you questions you didn't find relevant. I have often asked "curveball" questions just to see how a potential
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by keenahn 13y ago
A month to get started, years to master (and most never will master).
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by keenahn 13y ago
If you don't live in a "startup hub," it might be difficult but not impossible. Here in San Francisco, there are tons of tech meetups on meetup.com. If you can't find any tech meetups in your city, start one! A simple one to start is simply
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by keenahn 13y ago
Best is if you know someone in San Francisco. Where are you located currently? It can be hard to find short term rentals in San Francisco unless they are horrid corporate housing apartments (stay away from any Trinity managed properties).
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by keenahn 13y ago
What problem are you solving? What stage are you at in development? Are you looking for basic validation of your idea or getting validation for potential features/tweaks? If you are still early on, I would start with "What do you use curren
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by keenahn 13y ago
Nice! And easy enough to do with git or a similar CVS. Just check out your code from a year ago and see how you've improved.
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by keenahn 13y ago
This inspired me with a crazy idea for an app: You download the app. Every night, the app serves up ONE bar or club with a little description, pictures, reviews etc. The list is curated (and later down the line, businesses could pay for the
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by keenahn 13y ago
Well, you will inevitably get the advice that you should quit. Barring that, I say create strict barriers for yourself to ease the mental context-switching. Say for example, you will focus 100% on your day job from 10AM to 7PM weeknights, a
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by keenahn 13y ago
Interesting idea, and one I've seen before, but there's little incentive to contribute to this system. Reminds me of gasbuddy. In order for this to be crowdsourced, there would have to be an incentive to input quality data (see http://www.
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by keenahn 13y ago
You're welcome.
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by keenahn 13y ago
...what? Being overly critical of yourself is not only no fun, it's also not particularly effective. Sounds like if you constantly reinforce that you're not good enough, you will lose confidence and motivation to continue. I'm thinking an e
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by keenahn 13y ago
Unfortunately, I'm not seeing how this is better or different from the millions of other "online marketing" programs I've seen advertised on Warrior Forum or similar. Except this one is an actual "bootcamp" style workshop that costs $11,000
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by keenahn 13y ago
Sounds like a classic case-study for Lean Startup methodologies. Why did you sink 6 months into this without knowing if people actually wanted it? Stop coding. Now. Go out and talk to your potential customers. What problem are you solving?
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by keenahn 13y ago
User acquisition is probably the biggest challenge for an early-stage startup ( http://www.paulgraham.com/growth.html ). Your definition of "spamming," is pretty broad. "Spamming" by itself is not malicious. In the case of Path, the app is
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by keenahn 13y ago
Here are my top three pieces of advice I wish I had at 15: Remember: every website you use, every app on your phone, was built by people just like you. There is nothing magical or mystical about technology. Technology is just a tool, and yo
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by keenahn 13y ago
I tend to agree with this viewpoint. In my opinion, the prevalence of Google Glass and similar devices will make the streets safer because people will know they can't get away with stuff.
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by keenahn 14y ago
Finally, using slot machine mechanics to my advantage. Thanks for this
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by keenahn 14y ago
I just spent way too long trying to figure out how to do something simple with facebook open graph. Haven't used codenow yet, but it looks like it could have saved me a ton of time.
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by keenahn 14y ago
Flippin sweet
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by keenahn 15y ago
I dig it, looks like a no brainer for rapid prototyping and iteration.

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