mtran

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by mtran 15y ago
The process definitely did this for us.
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by mtran 15y ago
Hmmm. Wonder if that's why my post got killed yesterday? I posted for people who weren't accepted this round to check out Startup City in Baltimore and some info and links about Baltimore neighorhoods. I'm not affiliated w/Startup City in a
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by mtran 15y ago
If you applied to YC and weren't accepted this round, this may be a good option; there are similarities in the app process. I grew up in Baltimore County and own a home in the city. My husband and I are moving back this summer, largely beca
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by mtran 15y ago
Fantastic, thanks! This is right on time for some of the discussions we are having and I really appreciate your taking the time to point these out! Would love to hear if you run in to any more/ anything different on this subject. Thanks a m
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by mtran 15y ago
Thanks so much! This one question/thread has led me to more relevant resources and "answers" than many people get during a semester in college. Will add this to my list. Thanks again!
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by mtran 15y ago
Thanks -that's great information (about RoR) - Hearing from people w/all different coding backgrounds and levels of expertise is a huge asset for us right now. There are so many camps and HN is definitely helping us sort it out and learn to
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by mtran 15y ago
Great info, Thanks a million!
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by mtran 15y ago
Great. I'm saving all of the links in my Evernote but am wondering if I'll be able to find people in the future through my comments/submissions/threads or if I should save them too! Thanks for your help!
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by mtran 15y ago
Thanks for clarifying this. I'm sure it sounds oversimplified to non-beginners but I didn't fully get the difference until I tried out Code School's Rails for Zombies and they directed me to "Tryruby.org" 1st.
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by mtran 15y ago
Just checked it out! How great - loved your "about" ... "to take control of my destiny"... are you by yourself in SF?
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by mtran 15y ago
Best of luck! I took a look at your profile - great work.
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by mtran 15y ago
Thanks for the reinforcement - it is a little daunting to wonder how far you should go down a given path w/out knowing much about the other options... this is a great way to sort some of that out. Thanks again!
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by mtran 15y ago
I thought the same thing. Exciting to know, and I do remember reading something like "the earlier you apply, the more time we have to interact with founders". Too bad for us though, because we only learned about YCombinator shortly before t
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by mtran 15y ago
That's pretty exciting! By phone or email? We haven't. I wonder if they review in order received? How early did you submit?
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by mtran 15y ago
I will check this out. I've been amazed at the affordability of available resources and think $25 a month is very reasonable. It's also great to find so many people who are generous with their time and expertise and willing to offer some di
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by mtran 15y ago
Great! I'll check these out and share these with my teammates. Thanks for passing them on!
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by mtran 15y ago
I want to be able to contribute to our start up by writing code even if it's not as the lead... and certainly to know enough to be an asset for other developers... and also to know what good code looks like. I think I need to figure out if
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by mtran 15y ago
Right? It's funny because I've used language programs to learn Italian, French, Spanish,and Vietnamese... just a bit of each and that's exactly what I have been thinking - about how Pimsleur would be great for this and Rosetta Stone would b
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by mtran 15y ago
I am on it! I'm getting enough here to keep me busy for quite a while! How can I find the other thread? I'm going to keep track of all of the people that help me out on this post so I can shoot you a note when I finally build something cool
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by mtran 15y ago
So psyched to read this. I've been devouring HN for the last couple of weeks. It's great to be able to get the perspectives of both awesome developers and people who are or have been in a similar boat (just getting started). Thanks for taki
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by mtran 15y ago
How do you pick a language? I've heard soooo many different perspectives on this. I just started fooling around w/Ruby because the tools were easy and fun to use... but since I'm just getting started I'm wide open for suggestions.
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by mtran 15y ago
We are taking a similar leap - totally changing gears and rearranging everything to go after it. Thanks so much for the resources; I'd love to stay in touch and will check out your profile. Do you know how long this stream will be saved? Wi
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by mtran 15y ago
Thanks so much. I will check this out and share it w/other team members tonight! One of us is really strong w/database but does mainly govt' stuff which is all CF. Another is amazing w/UI and design, and my strength is project management- I
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by mtran 15y ago
Loads of articles about non-technical founders needing to learn to code. Short of pursuing a CS degree, and after Tryruby.org and Codeschool.com, what do you recommend?
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Ask HN: How should a beginner learn to code?
8 points by mtran 15y ago|36 comments
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Help kids understand what happened in Japan(edtechideas.com)
1 points by mtran 15y ago|0 comments
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by mtran 15y ago
Mac bought the domain "me.com" which is awful. I love my .mac email address and never use ".me" for anything. Especially because it used to belong to a failed social networking site and so is blocked at a bunch of the (govt) sites that I
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by mtran 15y ago
I'm convinced that being 100% present, "in the moment" for as many moments as possible is the real key to happiness. It's where the magic happens, in terms of productivity, relationships, learning, creativity... but BOY is it challenging to
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by mtran 15y ago
Really tough lesson to learn, and especially so for women. Fred Wilson recently posted an interview of his wife on AVC.com. When asked about one piece of advice she would give female entrepreneurs, Joanne said something like, "Learn to stan
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by mtran 15y ago
I think you can actually have more than one of the same type of account! I think I remember reading that one of Greplin's inventors decided to fund him bc every time they made a suggestion, he'd implement it right away and that was one of t

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