lacus

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by lacus 12y ago
It's hard to offer more specific direction without having at least a vague idea of what type of web app you're trying to build. If you're looking for a "read X book" or "do Y tutorial" type of answer, the
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by lacus 12y ago
Can you be a little more specific about what you're ultimately hoping to build, or learn? I'd generally agree with the commenter who suggested you pick a simple problem and then try to solve it. That's the only way to under
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by lacus 12y ago
Nice! Exciting to see these communities being built. But I still want a Rap Genius for source code ;)
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by lacus 12y ago
"Copy a perfect Bluebook citation with one click" Says a lot about the state of legal tech that a feature as simple as this actually got me excited. Much needed.
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by lacus 12y ago
It may not answer the technical question but it helps to resolve the human one, which is what their actual concern here is.
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by lacus 12y ago
Totally agree. Of course there is going to be more backlash if this is described as a "replacement." What's wrong with just offering doctors better tools to do their jobs? We offer them surgical tools, why not software too
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by lacus 12y ago
Depends on how much the intern would be getting out of the experience besides pay. If you're actually teaching/mentoring them, then you don't necessarily need to pay them anything. If you don't have marketing/sales
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by lacus 12y ago
The more specific the group's focus is the better, in my experience. So I'd need to know more about what kind of project this is before recommending.
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by lacus 12y ago
This is really great. Obviously, we can't prevent every bad outcome, but I think sometimes people don't realize how little efforts like this actually go a really long way.
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by lacus 12y ago
YC is starting to take a lot of the right steps. I know for me personally, as a female founder, my attitude has changed a lot in the past 6-8 months (from "I guess I'll keep reading HN & essays because I don't want to mis
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by lacus 12y ago
The human eye detects motion very readily, so this technique would actually be far more perceptible than keeping the modified portion in the same location of the image.
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by lacus 12y ago
Am I really the only one who noticed that there are now women in some of the photos, as well as someone who is non-white/Asian? The design changes are great, too, but this seems a little more significant in terms of messaging. YC has
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by lacus 12y ago
Maybe skip the gratuitous sharing of financial milestones, and instead update people on the cool new stuff you're building/doing, or start a discussion about the user feedback you've received recently or some interesting resu
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by lacus 12y ago
Coincidentally, today is my last day as a practicing attorney. I quit in order to work full-time on a startup I founded (image platform --> high-growth and/or intent for funding). I should probably get around to incorporating or fi