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by outericky 12y ago
I enjoyed playing the trivia games on it with a group. I didn't like having to pay $1 to unlock the trivia... but then I figured on a $50-$80 group bill, what's $1. Liked being able to pay when we were ready to go. In this day whe
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by outericky 12y ago
Corporate structure can be figured out later, but if there are 2 of you, agreeing on a 50/50 split is your best bet... Deciding if you are for or non-profit can be decided later (add that to the application that you are deciding), but
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by outericky 12y ago
I seem to answer the age question every application period....[1]. That said. We were 36 & 37. Not the oldest they'd ever seen, but one of the oldest in our batch. But there were a few of us over 35... [1] https://news.y
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by outericky 12y ago
We had several Hispanic/Latino founders in our batch. Were they specifically of Mexican descent. No idea. Doesn't matter.
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by outericky 12y ago
As sama answered above (below?) Angel investing is likely not going to help your cause. If you are already successful to the point that you have enough financial viability, then it's a lot easier to walk away from something that isn&#x
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by outericky 12y ago
I created an HN account when we applied, because I had to. I lurked beforehand, but never commented. My cofounder had about 14 months on me account wise but he had been thinking about applying us to YC for that whole time. So I don't t
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by outericky 12y ago
and a (Nate Silver) tag
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by outericky 12y ago
According to this story [1], in 2012 airlines made just $0.37 per passenger trip. So, while I think the inefficient pricing is in need of repair, to say that prices are too high, is unfortunately not true. I hate paying for transcontinental
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by outericky 12y ago
Because YC is involved with a startup for 3 months far more intimately in a very early and telling stage. a16z, with all it's due diligence, won't know a startup as well as YC does at that stage.
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by outericky 12y ago
This. I'd think batches with 200 (500? 1000? startups) will come before Series A's. If only on principle.
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by outericky 12y ago
That's only partially true, and not really an option for most. Your trivial expenses are related to the amount of money you have. For most, a $3 coffee or $14 cocktail go from trivial to significant very quickly. If you have 10x that a
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by outericky 12y ago
I would assume as they expand internationally, they will send jobs to the "print shop" nearest the destination to minimize time and cost.
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by outericky 12y ago
We've used Lob for various printing needs from postcards to stand up banners (excellent btw) for trade shows; and plan to continue using them as needs arise. The turnaround time has always been quick.
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by outericky 12y ago
Creating an account that now has 40k followers. Not sure what value there is in that... but someone might care.
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by outericky 12y ago
This pretty neat. More useful to seeing who is where than the timeline.
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by outericky 12y ago
There a number of hardware companies as well.
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by outericky 12y ago
Congrats to team twitch. It was one of the first offices I walked into that made me wish I worked in a place like that. So much energy. So much fun.
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by outericky 12y ago
There are certainly tangible hurdles to scaling. Namely, number of partners. Quality support, advice is hard to do with a 100:1 ratio. Much better at 10:1. There's also physical space, but as we see, YC is opening up more space so that
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by outericky 12y ago
Probably under $100k... Location location location, am I right? Even if it was more, that's your brand. As we've seen that search engines can make or break you, this is one of the few things you can control.
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by outericky 12y ago
I was about to post the same but nwenzel beat me to it. Contact us. It's in our profile.
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by outericky 12y ago
Some people own bikes that have value... and would like to track them in case they get stolen. Be it for insurance purposes, trying to recover it, or as a buyer to not buy a stolen bike.
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by outericky 12y ago
When I was 5, my parents promised me a Rubik's cube if I came along with them and moved to the United States. I never realized it was a fairly new product back then. 40 yrs and still going strong - how many other "toys" have
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Legal Tech Startups - Diamonds in the Rough(bluehillresearch.com)
1 points by outericky 13y ago|0 comments
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by outericky 13y ago
It's not traction, but it's significant interest.
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by outericky 13y ago
It was also an opportunity to actually see what everyone is working on. At that point in our batch, we had yet to really meet everyone and understand what they were working on. You get to know those you socialize with early on, or those in
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by outericky 13y ago
Just having an idea is tough. Having a market for that idea, with some interest is better. When we did YC, I was 36. I wasn't the oldest, but it was close. There have been founders in their 40's and even 50's (as far as I kno
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by outericky 13y ago
All those things are subjective to where you want to live, what you want to eat and what you want to do. The events YC provides are free. Depending on where you live your rent will obviously vary (you can pay $5000/month for an SF apt,
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by outericky 13y ago
While "big" and successful, they are still young companies with startup ideals. Not simply legacy companies where every employee is long removed from the original drivers and mission. Just because AirBnB has a $1B+ valuation, does
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Why Companies Should Buy From Startups(blog.simplelegal.com)
53 points by outericky 13y ago|38 comments
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by outericky 13y ago
They change things. See what works. Iterate.

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