smegmalife

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by smegmalife 12y ago
This is much earlier than a normal employee. I'd say this is about right, although you should be considered a founding team member and not an employee.
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by smegmalife 12y ago
I'm sure that's part of it, but I've had great success with no-carb diets (ketogenic) and I guarantee I eat more calories than most people do, even with snacks. When you take the carbs out, your body starts using body fat for
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Family of instructor killed by 9-year-old with Uzi speaks(cbsnews.com)
2 points by smegmalife 12y ago|0 comments
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by smegmalife 12y ago
Hardest part for me is falling asleep in such a short period of time, especially during the day. When I have succeeded with these naps, it's been amazing.
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by smegmalife 12y ago
Has anybody ever had a good experience with Thumbtack (or Homeadvisor)? Every time I've tried it, I've only gotten vague bids (since they can't see my house until I connect through the platform), and it seems all of their co
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Questions with the CEO of Thumbtack(techcrunch.com)
8 points by smegmalife 12y ago|2 comments
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by smegmalife 12y ago
>Lesson learned: Newsletter- or Beta-signups from your landing page is NOT the same as validation for you idea. Sure, Beta and Newsletter signups are not full validation for your ideas. But the reality is that you'll never get full
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by smegmalife 12y ago
The mentors I've found valuable aren't VCs, so I can't speak to that. And the thing I've come to realize, is that most advice is bad, so you have to sort through 100 potential mentors to get 2-3 that actually add value.
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by smegmalife 12y ago
I have to respectfully disagree with some of this article, based on my experience with an accelerator. The point isn't necesarily to raise money. For us, we met lifelong connections and mentors who taught us stuff we knew nothing abo
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by smegmalife 12y ago
I really do feel for businesses negatively affected by Yelp. Yelp is far from perfect, and I know plenty of small business owners who got a couple bad reviews when they were first figuring things out, and weren't ever able to recover
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by smegmalife 12y ago
Taking a queue from Diddy?
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Just Use Sublime Text(delvarworld.github.io)
90 points by smegmalife 12y ago|106 comments
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Why We Humblebrag About Being Busy(blogs.hbr.org)
1 points by smegmalife 12y ago|1 comments
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by smegmalife 12y ago
Funny how often conventional wisdom is wrong, and "not being nice" is no different. When you look at the great companies, they were always focused on relationships and generally doing the right thing. Being nice is good not only
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by smegmalife 12y ago
Lots of companies are different. There are some that are more like sports teams, and some that are like families, and heck, some actually are families. This article does nothing but debate semantics. Every metaphor breaks down at some poi
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by smegmalife 12y ago
Absolutely agree with this. The $400 and two days are much better spent growing a business. I've always found that the local meetups and events consist of more wantrepreneurs than actual entrepreneurs. I've stopped going to them