mitchellwfox

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How striking down DOMA will affect taxes for gay couples(blog.goodapril.com)
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Lessons From GoodApril's First Hiring Mistake (TS '13)(mitchellwfox.com)
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How to Trend on AngelList: GoodApril's Tactics(mitchellwfox.com)
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by mitchellwfox 13y ago
Do you have an idea already or are you looking to be a technical co-founder? What I would say is that if you have the idea, share it to capture the imagination and attention of other potential co-founders. I too have used CoFoundersLab.com
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by mitchellwfox 14y ago
In my experience as a startup founder thus far, you may be over-thinking this one. Your lawyers are a valuable source of information and reaction, and help provide some guidance, but they aren't making or breaking your day-to-day existence
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The 7 Horsemen of the 2013 Tax-Pocalypse(blog.goodapril.com)
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by mitchellwfox 14y ago
GoodApril ( http://goodapril.com ) - Online Tax Planning for Consumers - seeking late 3rd Co-Founder / Lead Developer Taxes suck. Your job is to help us guide consumers in uncovering the ways they can pay less. Us: We're launching our MVP
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Business Plans are Dead. Their Replacement? Startup Accelerator Applications.(mitchellwfox.com)
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by mitchellwfox 14y ago
I would love to find out if other YC candidates on HN felt similarly. I strove to keep my suggestions realistic, while reflecting honestly on the benefits and disappointments of our YC interview experience 2 months ago.
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How to Improve the Y Combinator Interview(mitchellwfox.com)
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by mitchellwfox 14y ago
I have not used these tools myself, but I came across a good blog article answering this very question a few weeks back: http://blog.kickofflabs.com/how-to-do-a-great-product-promo-...
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by mitchellwfox 14y ago
6 views since Nov 4. 3 for full 1:50 duration, 3 for only ~:20 seconds.
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by mitchellwfox 14y ago
Nice article. I like how you pulled in some examples of major brands that started small, like Virgin. As an entrepreneur, you're unfortunately constantly confronted by the push-and-pull of needing to think big, and then to build small. Inv
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by mitchellwfox 14y ago
Why, Hacker News of course! ;-) You should also check out Stack Overflow http://stackoverflow.com
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by mitchellwfox 14y ago
Have you checked out the "jobs" section here on HN? http://news.ycombinator.com/jobs It's obviously a one-way tool and what you're describing is two-way, but it's a start.
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Ask HN: What SaaS customer service tool(s) does your startup use?
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by mitchellwfox 14y ago
I wasn't aware of that Paul Graham interview on Mixergy. Thanks for sharing the link.
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by mitchellwfox 14y ago
Yes. Click on presenter's name: http://startupschool.org/2012/
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Show HN: API-Based ACH Payment Vendors for Web Developers(mitchellwfox.com)
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by mitchellwfox 14y ago
Thanks for going out on a limb and providing some additional insights here, especially since it's clear PG and others in YC saw / reacted to your thoughts. As applicants, my co-founder and I have certainly striven to balance the kinds of ad
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by mitchellwfox 14y ago
Refreshing to see some legitimate criticisms of an Apple product in the mainstream press. I'm a fanboy too, but they don't ALWAYS get it right.
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by mitchellwfox 14y ago
I second jaredtking on 99 Designs for logos and other work. Elance ( http://elance.com ) is a good option generally for finding contractors. While they are spendy, design-focused recruiters like Creative Circle and Creative Group can help y
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by mitchellwfox 14y ago
It's reassuring to hear that what has often been cited as a case-study in over-ambitious fundraising and over-enthusiastic investment did, in fact, turn out to be a sobering lesson for entrepreneurs. The tales of double-digit million dollar
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by mitchellwfox 14y ago
I received an invite from Exec for a similar offering this week. $50/hr for 2x cleaners, reserved online, including pickup/dropoff of your house keys so you don't have to hide or give away a copy of your key.
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by mitchellwfox 14y ago
In my personal experience, it can be very frustrating to try and collaborate on UI design remotely. This is further exacerbated by language barriers. I have had recent good experience working with a relatively inexpensive design team based
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by mitchellwfox 14y ago
Google Drive - I hate to be too "mainstream", but we've been using Google Drive to share docs between our small team and it works great. Collaboration on Google Docs is native and simple, plus we're able to keep our Office docs alongside w
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by mitchellwfox 14y ago
We're also using Asana for bug tracking at Endurance. Bugs get assigned into categories based on priority (P1, highest to p4, lowest). Another great tool to use is Jing or Snagit to take a screenshot or short video of the bug, in action. T