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Ask HN: Does YC still do the SUS model where startups are grouped with a mentor
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Ask HN: Collaborated with short-form video influencers to promote your product?
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by tmatthewj 5y ago
I think one way for them to realise is through situations that put them in a position to seek advice and when prescriptive advice goes wrong for them. This need not be in startups but in any wicked environment. I think that could force many
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by tmatthewj 5y ago
Glad you liked it.
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by tmatthewj 5y ago
I hear your rationale to flip the rating for novice-reflective and expert-prescriptive advisors. In fact that’s how I started putting the framework together. However after talking to a few founders and reflecting on my own experiences I fel
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by tmatthewj 5y ago
Agree with you. Very few expert advisors can fight the urge to impose their solutions (prescribe), and give time to reflect on the problem with you.
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by tmatthewj 5y ago
This is built on the notion of wicked environment defined by psychologist Robin Hogarth, and which was popularised by David Epstein in his book Range.
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Seeking advice in startups – a framework built on mastery and method(nuances.substack.com)
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What I learnt as a football (soccer) coach for U12 kids(medium.com)
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by tmatthewj 8y ago
It was towards the end of 2017 that I got my hands on Principles a book written by Ray Dalio, CEO of the biggest Hedge Fund firm in the World — Bridgewater Associates. I had already read the summary version of Principles by then and was a b
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What we learnt from implementing Ray Dalio's error log process at our startup(medium.com)
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Ask HN: Fast-forward 5 years, what are 3 reasons why your startup failed?
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by tmatthewj 9y ago
Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman The Richest Man in Babylon - George Samuel Clason Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert M. Pirsig How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie This is such a beautiful thread
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How we produced a $40 video that drove sales of $4000 in 4 months(hackernoon.com)
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by tmatthewj 9y ago
The closest is convertible equity, adopted by a good number of startups during their seed stage. You can read about SAFE by YC and KISS by 500 Startups, 2 informal instruments / agreements used to do convertible equity.
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Ask HN: Any startups who tried Google Ventures' 5 day sprint to solve problems?
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by tmatthewj 9y ago
Agree with you. The execution could've been much better. To start with, it always make sense to do a validated questionnaire experiment than come up with a new survey like we did. Talking about Milgram and similar experiments, though t
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by tmatthewj 9y ago
What a pleasant sight to watch on the map. But I guess the travellers won't be relishing the experience as much as we do. :-)
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How we created a tolerometer for Indians(medium.com)
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by tmatthewj 9y ago
Thanks for admitting the failures you picked on the way. Since you said Mobile-only was a terrible thing to do, how did you decide Winnie has to be a mobile app and not a simple mobile responsive website in the first place? I'm really
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by tmatthewj 9y ago
I have spent time on some of these sites and also tried Muzli. If a bigger part of inspiration is to solve a UI problem in hand, I'll recommend http://collectui.com/ . They give you a well categorised collection of work
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by tmatthewj 9y ago
Though I'm not a solopreneur, I've been through similar streaks of difficult mornings. One thing realised - I was pretty weak on a sense of purpose those days. I wasn't sure what my immediate / 1 year / 2 year goals
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Ask HN: Anyone here tried building an A+ team based on Ray Dalio's Principles?
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by tmatthewj 9y ago
Nice to see that Google picked up a specific use-case, material design on mobile apps, and built a guide tool. For color guide on more generic design requirements, https://color.adobe.com/create/color-wheel/ is so
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by tmatthewj 9y ago
https://typito.com/create - Help creators produce videos for web fast and easy. Provide them with simplified online work-flows to publish videos that give better ROI on online platforms like YouTube and Facebook. You can ch
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Ask HN: What type of presentations do you use at work?
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The kind of stuff startup CEOs say when hiring an engineer(youtube.com)
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Why do most videos today have text on them(blog.typito.com)
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by tmatthewj 10y ago
Thanks for sharing your thoughts sama and mkagenius.
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by tmatthewj 10y ago
Most recent startups from India backed by YC seem to be solving problems within the country. Examples - Razorpay - Stripe for India, Kisan Network - Online Agriculture marketplace in India, Innov8 - Co-working spaces for Indian startups. Is

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