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by patrickryan 8y ago
TLDR "...this doesn’t provide the sort of certainty I know founders want in answering the question of when to raise. However, I think that knowing that there is no clean answer is important because it provides a framework for thinking
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by patrickryan 8y ago
I looked this up as well! Hah!
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by patrickryan 11y ago
I was in the same situation as you at the end of last year. After 2.5 years working on a Techstars VC funded startup as a co-founder, we failed. Unfortunately at the time, I didn't have the extra cash to take time off, so I sent a few
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by patrickryan 12y ago
If there was an option in Tally to hide votes so they don't influence decisions, it would be more useful. We used it at Techstars recently and didn't find the results very accurate. That said, it's very slick and simple, whic
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by patrickryan 12y ago
Yes, you should attend if you get accepted. Sure you can watch it online, but there's nothing like sitting in the audience, actually experiencing the talks, and meeting really smart people. During my first Startup School in 2009, I sta
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by patrickryan 13y ago
I've seen many in Houston.
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by patrickryan 14y ago
I saw this coming, especially with their "Send beer to your friend in San Francisco" promo a few weeks ago. There are just too many regulations on alcohol.
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by patrickryan 14y ago
This is awesome. I spent the summer working from Excelerate Labs at 1871 Chicago, where Code Academy (now Starter League) teaches their classes. Neal and Michael are doing things right, and the Chicago tech/startup community has benefited g
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Show HN: Treat your pet to a monthly subscription from BestFriendBox.(bestfriendbox.com)
1 points by patrickryan 15y ago|0 comments
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by patrickryan 15y ago
This is awesome, sent to my gf. Thanks and nice work!
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by patrickryan 15y ago
The quote I always remember from the book goes something like, "The average dad, also the poor dad, tells their children to work hard in school and get a steady job in a good company. The rich dad tells their children to start a company."
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by patrickryan 15y ago
Thanks, I agree but that was all he would give.
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Show HN: Get Startup Advice from Steve Blank(skillow.com)
5 points by patrickryan 15y ago|2 comments
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by patrickryan 15y ago
Just one since I was busy with my senior design project for the first half of the year in order to finish college. Skillow, A pinboard for entrepreneurs: http://skillow.com
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by patrickryan 15y ago
I just added http://skillow.com/tour to give a simple how it works. Every item or listing now has a REPIN button, I'll work on making it more clear. Thanks!
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Show HN: A Pinboard for Entrepreneurs, Skillow
11 points by patrickryan 15y ago|4 comments
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by patrickryan 15y ago
I worked at Gowalla last summer and I can tell you that there are superusers who travel around only for the beautiful stamps and to collect items, but that number is very small. Gowalla has always been about travel and exploring. This move
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by patrickryan 16y ago
I just moved back to Tumblr after using Posterous for 6 months or so. I finally got tired of the slow page loads and buggy editor I experienced using Posterous.
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by patrickryan 16y ago
Texas A&M University here, anyone else?
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by patrickryan 16y ago
4 Advil before the race? This is a bad idea, from experience. I took 2 Advil before a 10K and felt great, but within an hour after the race, I was in complete pain. My stomach was cramping and I couldn't get up out of bed for at least 45 mi
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by patrickryan 16y ago
It looks like http://untappd.com has some competition now.
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by patrickryan 16y ago
After viewing the video of the MIT lab using the AR Drone I'm confused... From the Development License of the SDK Drone API (Article 5 v): "AR.Drone, shall have for sole purpose to be used by a User for entertaining, game, leisure or traini
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by patrickryan 16y ago
I've encountered this same problem multiple times. The fix: don't buy the domain until you are ready to launch the project. This allows you to build without having to adapt your project to a domain name. It's much easier to find a domain th
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by patrickryan 16y ago
Until mobile carriers solve the no service problem at large festivals, this app isn't useful in that situation. I was also at Austin City Limits last weekend with no 3G service at all, all day.
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by patrickryan 16y ago
Thanks for your suggestions! I figured a web app wouldn't be ideal for our needs. Our challenge is that we have to transmit and process up to 12 leads at a time. Most of the products out there today are only using a few ECG leads. We also h
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Ask HN: Wireless ECG advice?
3 points by patrickryan 16y ago|2 comments
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by patrickryan 16y ago
Try Sleep Cycle if you have an iPhone. It's $.99 and works surprisingly well.
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by patrickryan 16y ago
PG also made this statement in May 2009 (iPad released April 2010): What would be your dream setup? I'd like it if the Air was about half the size. I don't know why Apple won't make something in between the Air and an iPhone... Source: h
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by patrickryan 16y ago
I've been using Quora for a few months and I have found it VERY useful. Mainly due to the quality of answers being far better than anything found in a simple Google Search. Also, the user base is very transparent. There are many influential
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by patrickryan 16y ago
I'd suggest not weighing yourself everyday, but every week at the same time of day. This is because each day your body weight varies from water weight lost and gained. So one day you may be a few lbs. more than usual, which can be discourag

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