tim_moon

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by tim_moon 14y ago
I have not dealt with this situation so I can only offer my own opinion. What's important is for you to figure out what you would like to do. As the founder of the company, you're the one who sets the direction of the company. As the sole f
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by tim_moon 14y ago
Javascript: Ember.js / Node.js / Socket.io / jQuery DB: MongoDB / PostgreSQL Learning: Java Novice: Python / RoR Eventually: Redis
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by tim_moon 14y ago
Initial thought when browsing through the site was, "A mobile app would be handy." Looks like you guys got that covered. Something that would be really nice is a demo of the app in some shape or form. Ideally, a demo account that would give
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by tim_moon 14y ago
Unfortunately, it is pretty common. One school at the university I attended wanted to really hire someone, but his condition was that they hire his wife. They didn't think she "fit" their school so they asked around at other schools. Anothe
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by tim_moon 14y ago
That's unfortunate. For some reason that reminded me of high school. The AP English teacher was notorious for being considered almost crazy. Her son was a classmate of mine too and one time he decided to flip a compressed air can upside dow
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by tim_moon 14y ago
Not necessarily a root cause problem, but it is still a problem that affects the quality of education and research. Tenure was intended to allow for the things you're stating (i.e. academic freedom) without fear of backlash from donors. Unf
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by tim_moon 14y ago
It is in need of disruption, and it's a wicked problem. There's no simple solution and no easy starting point. Perception is definitely something that needs to change, but unfortunately behavior is much harder to change. Another aspect of t
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by tim_moon 14y ago
As you've mentioned, admin doesn't deal with scheduling really since it's mostly automated and what they do aren't worthless things, necessarily. What does happen, however, is mostly repetitive and overlapping work. “This is a $2.2 billion
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The Anti-Social Era: Lessons Learned from Vimeo Founder Jake Lodwick(pandodaily.com)
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by tim_moon 14y ago
-Who's your target audience? -Why would someone want to use weeZeel? I'm having a hard time trying to understand the benefit of something like weeZeel. It may be that I'm just not your target audience.
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by tim_moon 14y ago
If I remember correctly, the saying goes, "If you're not embarrassed by it when you release it, then you've released it too late." :)
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by tim_moon 14y ago
Definitely. What defines "failed" depends on the person. I've been working on mine for some time as well. Considered it "failed" after cofounder issues led to nothing getting done (no product/MVP). Ex-cofounders just enjoyed talking about b
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by tim_moon 14y ago
http://catchvar.com/nodejs-server-and-web-sockets-on-amazon-... This is what I found useful when I was first setting up Node.js on EC2.
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by tim_moon 14y ago
Not sure if you're looking for feedback, but I'll share some since I looked at the site. 1) Unless having an account is a necessity for it to function, having a default account to log into would be nice so I can get an idea of what it is wi
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by tim_moon 14y ago
Just wanted to say congrats on shipping!
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by tim_moon 14y ago
I'm not much of a movie person, but I agree with what was said earlier about it not being clear how everything works. For example, I click on rankings and have no clue how the rankings are determined. I click on a movie and I'm not sure wha
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by tim_moon 14y ago
Thanks. I really appreciate it.
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by tim_moon 14y ago
Sorry about that. I made the app so that you can organize your todos into projects (so more of a pm app), and invite others to work with you on projects. What I could try and do is just set it up so you're logged into a test account by defa
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by tim_moon 14y ago
I know the subject is about brewing, but I have to agree. Loving the Rancilio.
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by tim_moon 14y ago
Small suggestion: On the "Pricing & Sign-Up" page maybe emphasize free by making it all caps of bold. >Forever free For some reason this feels weird to me. Maybe switch it up to make it "FREE Forever".
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by tim_moon 14y ago
It's really encouraging to see someone ship something despite all the doubts. I agree with parent and find this really encouraging. I've built a similar prototype as well, but just kept it locked up because honestly I was afraid to really p
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by tim_moon 14y ago
I'm not sure why the focus has to be on whether or not self-help books are helpful? After reading what he wrote, my takeaway was that he's sharing things he's discovered about himself. What's being cited may have come from self-help books,
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by tim_moon 14y ago
I'm doing the same. Don't know many people who're interested in doing a startup for the right reasons, so I'm just focusing on building the MVP and keeping things going while I keep an eye out for a potential co-founder.
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by tim_moon 14y ago
I'm interested in helping out, and sent you a message via your site's contact form. Personally, really having fun with Node.JS, Socket.IO, and MongoDB :)
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by tim_moon 14y ago
http://ycombinator.com/howtoapply.html 6th paragraph.