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4,401 | null | comment | danw | 1,173,977,916 | Thanks for turning up guys, was great to meet you all | null | 4,269 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,399 | null | comment | sethjohn | 1,173,977,120 | When you sit down with VCs to set terms for a few million in A-round funding, it will be a question of whether they take 25% or 50% of your company.<p>Between connections, advice, and time, the extra strength you'll have at the bargaining table at this stage (the increase in the ratio of what your company is worth/how ... | null | 4,282 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,402 | null | story | jcwentz | 1,173,978,017 | null | null | null | null | [
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4,405 | null | story | domp | 1,173,979,555 | null | null | null | null | [
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] | http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/01/the_top_ten_lie_1.html | 5 | Top 10 Lies VCs Know You're Telling (Guy Kawasaki) | null | 2 |
4,406 | null | comment | semigeek | 1,173,979,786 | I think it would be better if there were less items on each page, font was bigger, and we had categories for each submission so that we could filter it. | null | 4,109 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,404 | null | comment | jimmylin | 1,173,979,482 | Haha. As much as it sounds like self-help, new age material, I like them all.<p>Thanks!<p>Jimmy Lin
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4,407 | null | comment | mattculbreth | 1,173,979,800 | This is a good post. I especially like the conversation around Eckel's point about Flash perhaps being better suited for Web apps than DHTML/JS. I can't really put my finger on it very well, but Flash apps just don't feel real. I never really get the sense that I'm the one controlling the application. | null | 4,402 | null | [
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4,408 | null | story | gustaf | 1,173,980,340 | null | null | null | null | [
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4,409 | null | comment | gustaf | 1,173,980,575 | Hey, <p>I posted my email in an old discussion about non-americans wanting to apply to Y Combinator. I got more than 10 emails so there seems to be a lot of people with questions about this. <p>There are a couple of groups in previous Y Combinator programs with one or more international founders, and I'm one of them. ... | null | 4,408 | null | [
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4,410 | null | comment | semigeek | 1,173,981,397 | I wouldn't say it's impossible to get a work visa - I've gotten TN1's before, and am currently on a L1-A with a few months left before my Green Card is finished. I received my L1-A 2 years ago when I was 22, now at the age of 24 it took roughly 8 months to get my Green Card under the EB1 classification. | null | 4,408 | null | [
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4,411 | null | story | brett | 1,173,981,514 | null | null | null | null | [
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4,412 | null | comment | brett | 1,173,981,685 | 3 interesting points.<p>I really like how he explains the lack of open APIs in terms of giving your competitors, as opposed to your users, a chance to fill in gaps in your service. <p>I can't say I have much experience with his advice on partnerships in not strategic areas. How would a startup best spot a partnership ... | null | 4,411 | null | [
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4,417 | null | comment | e1ven | 1,173,982,451 | Certainly a good read- <p>While I tend to be a bit of a details oriented person when it comes to UI, the most important aspect is reducing friction to the user.<p>If a user has to go to your website, download a plugin, wait for it to install, restart their browser, and then go back, you're going to lose them.
This is t... | null | 4,402 | null | [
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4,416 | null | comment | gustaf | 1,173,982,154 | To get a H1B to do Y Combinator is probably not an option at all. H1B require certification of the employer etc, which you are unlikely to get for a brand new startup. <p>If you find a way to be in the country then you can probably worry about VISA when you know your startup is going to be a real company and you'll tak... | null | 4,414 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,415 | null | comment | gustaf | 1,173,982,027 | Interesting! But doesn't L1 require you to be employed by the same company outside of US minimum 1 year? Did you study in the US? | null | 4,410 | null | [
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4,414 | null | comment | e1ven | 1,173,981,969 | I'd say it's probably pretty difficult. I'm certainly not an expert, but to come in to the US on an Investment Visa, I think you need a few million in the bank..<p>To do it as a Employee, they'd need to do H1B (which I don't think applies here), or standard immigration.. If it's a standard work-visa, there's a problem ... | null | 4,408 | null | [
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4,413 | null | comment | drop19 | 1,173,981,899 | This shows the value of human relationships in startups -- the people who are most successful spend time cultivating them, and take a long-term approach to investing their time in them (I may not back this person today but I want to keep up with them to hear about their next big idea)
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4,418 | null | comment | semigeek | 1,173,982,503 | Yes - this is where having a partner in the US is really helpful. My partner was able to setup our holding company, and I was able to work for it for a year and then go for my L1. We are then able to start smaller organizations in which VC's can own their percentage, and rest being owned by our holding company allowi... | null | 4,415 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,419 | null | story | msgbeepa | 1,173,982,957 | null | null | null | null | null | http://blog.mon.itor.us/?page_id=18 | 1 | Free Web Site Monitoring | null | 0 |
4,426 | null | comment | joe | 1,173,986,218 | What sort of alternative end users (or possibly uses) would you foresee?<p>There are already quite a few generic mailing list services out there, which is why we're trying to target musicians and build a site centered around fan bases. | null | 4,122 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,421 | null | story | nippotam | 1,173,983,578 | null | null | null | null | [
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4,423 | null | comment | nostrademons | 1,173,984,949 | Caterina Fake: <a href="http://www.caterina.net/archive/000965.html">http://www.caterina.net/archive/000965.html</a> | null | 4,394 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,424 | null | comment | gerbe | 1,173,985,229 | How does one qualify for an EB1? The requirements look daunting... | null | 4,410 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,422 | null | comment | lindsayrgwatt | 1,173,984,164 | Hey folks,<p>I've actually just gone through this process. I'm a Canadian who just finished school and here are the option my US-based immigration lawyer laid out for me:<p>1) E2 investment visa: not easy to do. You need to meet an undefined "minimum investment criteria" which is typically $500,000 but if you're luck... | null | 4,408 | null | [
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4,420 | null | comment | drop19 | 1,173,983,351 | It seems like if you are building to flip you might get lucky, and at certain times (like 7 years ago) that's easier than others. But "build to last"/"build to work" are on the same side of the coin as "make something people want": the odds of succeeding and making money are better if you are aiming to build something... | null | 4,363 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,425 | null | comment | mattculbreth | 1,173,986,079 | Latency in general is an excruciating side effect of Vista. I'm running it in Parallels on my MacBook Pro and it's really tough to keep from throwing my Mighty Mouse across the room. Load up XP in the same environment and I'm good to go. Starting to wonder why I "upgraded" the thing.<p>Just to be balanced though (so... | null | 4,421 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,429 | null | comment | python_kiss | 1,173,986,516 | As a Canadian, don't you just need the citizenship card to get in America? The borders are pretty much open, so I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case. | null | 4,422 | null | [
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4,427 | null | story | Readmore | 1,173,986,281 | null | null | null | null | [
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] | http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/google-exec-confirms-phone-in-the-labs/ | 9 | Time to start making apps for the Google Phone | null | 1 |
4,428 | null | comment | Readmore | 1,173,986,431 | There are people that have this mindset, although I don't think it means that we are in a bubble. There are always people looking to get rich quick. The fact that it's so easy to start a Web Venture today means that there will be more of those kind of people in this space.
<a href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/busin... | null | 4,394 | null | [
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4,435 | null | comment | domp | 1,173,987,154 | I apologize if this is a repeat. I should have assumed Guy's whole site is probably somewhere on this news feed. | null | 4,405 | null | [
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4,437 | null | comment | danielha | 1,173,987,429 | He can argue that dumb money is feeding venture fratricide and results in major shakeouts, but you'd have to carefully distinguish between simple "knock off" companies and worthy competition. Smart money goes into companies that offer an improvement over an existing ideas.
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4,433 | null | comment | herdrick | 1,173,986,817 | Use of the regular free Google Maps API is not allowed for sites that aren't available to the public free of charge. <p>"The Maps API is a free beta service, available for any web site that is free to consumers. Please see the terms of use for more information" (from: <a href="http://www.google.com/apis/maps/">http://... | null | 4,431 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,432 | null | comment | amichail | 1,173,986,672 | What about frequent visits to Boston from Canada, say once a week? Would that work?
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4,439 | null | comment | zkinion | 1,173,987,711 | Delaware has a long, clear history of case law, which is why many companies are incorporated there. Alot are also incorporated in Nevada (my home state). There it's like 200$ total. For a start-up, you normally don't need a whole lot of "lawyer juice" in the equation. The forms are very simple. You basically fill ... | null | 4,304 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,443 | null | comment | python_kiss | 1,173,988,243 | A strong antagonist makes a strong protagonist. Computer users wouldn't support the open source movement so enthusiastically if Microsoft did not exist. Genghis Khan, the prolific leader who conquered the world, learned early on that by determining a common enemy he could unite the divided Mongol tribes and unleash a f... | null | 4,411 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,442 | null | comment | danielha | 1,173,988,185 | With ubiquitous interweaving technologies, it's always been difficult to clearly categorize the things we have on the web. Blogs as we know it in its purest form will "die", as Sterling puts it, but this is true for all the other terminology we assign to the things we do online. It's the beauty of perpetual evolution. | null | 4,430 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,441 | null | comment | Readmore | 1,173,988,011 | I agree with that. There is nothing wrong with selling your company, but if you start your company hoping to sell it for millions in a year, it seems like you're just setting yourself up for trouble. | null | 4,434 | null | [
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4,446 | null | comment | Readmore | 1,173,988,584 | I read that it was fine to use the free one because it has less features and ads. If you pay the fee you can disable the ads and use the extra features. I don't think it's anything to worry about. If your site is big enough for Google to notice and ask you to take down your google maps integration, you have a good prob... | null | 4,431 | null | [
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4,438 | null | comment | herdrick | 1,173,987,679 | No. | null | 4,377 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,440 | null | comment | danielha | 1,173,987,918 | Their very public nature about "doing no evil" is one of their most marketable qualities. It's interesting that in the FAQ, they say they're also working on a way to let users opt _out_ of anonymity if desired. | null | 4,397 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,444 | null | comment | danielha | 1,173,988,385 | I wonder how this applies to sites that are free and publicly accessible but also have charge-access premium features and areas. | null | 4,431 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,436 | null | comment | zkinion | 1,173,987,208 | I think the main point in this posting is not how bad it is to start off with the first adopters, but instead to think how they will be alot different than mainstream users, and what you learn from them (click through, advertising, new users, etc...) might not be exactly how things will work with the mainstream crowd. ... | null | 4,101 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,445 | null | comment | danielha | 1,173,988,453 | It's a good read, but yeah I believe it's been floating around here before. | null | 4,435 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,447 | null | comment | sethjohn | 1,173,988,594 | Well, yes, the 12-month selloff strategy is probably uncommon for good reason.<p>I suppose most ideas require more than a few months to create real value. | null | 4,441 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,431 | null | story | herdrick | 1,173,986,629 | null | null | null | null | [
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4,430 | null | story | phil | 1,173,986,521 | null | null | null | null | [
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4,450 | null | story | danielha | 1,173,989,281 | null | null | null | null | [
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4,455 | null | story | far33d | 1,173,991,505 | null | null | null | null | [
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4,451 | null | story | veritas | 1,173,989,428 | null | null | null | null | null | http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2007/03/thrill_seekers.html | 5 | Seth's Blog: Thrill seekers | null | 0 |
4,456 | null | comment | far33d | 1,173,991,529 | hm. that was supposed to be Visits (GREATER_THAN) PageViews? | null | 4,455 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,449 | null | story | danielha | 1,173,989,221 | null | null | null | null | null | http://blogs.zdnet.com/mobile-gadgeteer/?p=316 | 3 | Is Twitter popular because no one has real friends who text message? | null | 0 |
4,452 | null | comment | pg | 1,173,989,467 | Investors are certainly looking for companies that can go public or get acquired. Arguably only those, in fact. What's changed is that no one now would expect that in 12-18 months. That was just Bubble craziness. | null | 4,428 | null | [
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4,453 | null | comment | jward | 1,173,989,856 | Thats if you want to spend money in America. I grew up on the border and even worked a short stint in customs. They can be right anal if they think you're actually do anything productive. Could've just been the fine folk in Montana. Tight squinting eyes boring through your soul. Fingers rapping gently over the grip... | null | 4,429 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,460 | null | comment | herdrick | 1,173,991,809 | "If your site is big enough for Google to notice... you have a good problem."<p>Exactly. | null | 4,446 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,454 | null | story | Sam_Odio | 1,173,990,386 | null | null | null | null | null | http://bluwiki.com/go/RedditAtUVa | 5 | Come hear the founders of reddit speak @ UVa | null | 0 |
4,461 | null | comment | nostrademons | 1,173,992,205 | Probably the worst (= most overdone) business idea in the history of the planet: internet games + social networking. Well, second worst. Worst would probably be "Find gold in California." <p>Launching within a month, hopefully. | null | 4,246 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,448 | null | comment | danielha | 1,173,988,910 | It seems we're all coming to the same conclusion here:<p>If the social scene, the necessity of travel, and girlfriends is even thought of as issues, perhaps this funding program really is _not_ for you. Perhaps, even, it may prompt you to reconsider if starting a company at this point is right for you. Pursuing a start... | null | 4,281 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,457 | null | comment | zach | 1,173,991,684 | This is not really good information for California, but then this is a syndicated article, not locally written.<p>If you're not going full-on Delaware C-Corp like YC does and you're going to incorporate in California, I really think most startups would prefer an S-Corp over an LLC.<p>Feld's VC perspective on structure:... | null | 4,324 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,458 | null | story | jward | 1,173,991,764 | null | null | null | null | [
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4,459 | null | comment | jward | 1,173,991,809 | Also of use:
<a href="http://www.grasmick.com/nafta.htm">http://www.grasmick.com/nafta.htm</a><p>According to this site it seems like it'd be fairly easy for Canadians to go and work for a few months in the US. I'm not a lawyer, so not 100% on any this but it seems fairly clear. I'm sure YC has real lawyers who will ... | null | 4,458 | null | [
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4,462 | null | story | gustaf | 1,173,992,392 | null | null | null | null | null | http://twitter.com/home | 2 | Twitter - What are you doing? | null | 0 |
4,463 | null | story | far33d | 1,173,992,486 | null | null | null | null | [
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4,465 | null | comment | vikram | 1,173,992,884 | So maybe do a tourist visa for the 3 months. Then sort it out properly later. Is that what you would suggest? | null | 4,409 | null | [
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4,468 | null | comment | r0b | 1,173,994,178 | It seems like the take-away is that "original content" is equivalent to "good content". The challenge is to find the good content. <p>If that's the case, then the important (and successful) content applications should primarily be filtering technologies. Which explains the success of Digg and Techmeme, among others.... | null | 4,450 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,471 | null | story | e1ven | 1,173,995,170 | null | null | null | null | null | http://uiscape.com/ | 1 | New Blog trying to explain UI concepts to mere mortals. | null | 0 |
4,466 | null | comment | far33d | 1,173,992,966 | Yes, I know it's pre-release, but I was more wondering about what opportunities a platform like this might provide (even if the answer is "none").
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4,464 | null | comment | Readmore | 1,173,992,604 | If that wasn't your goal, if you just wanted to start a business because you wanted to run your own business, should you look for other types of funding? Are you basically out of luck with most professional investors? | null | 4,452 | null | [
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4,473 | null | comment | far33d | 1,173,995,246 |
One one side, yes, Digg and Techmeme help you filter out bad content and find good content. <p>But on the other side, we need more technology to help people actually create better content for cheaper. The studios shouldn't (and won't) have a monopoly on good (and profitable) content.
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4,467 | null | comment | danielha | 1,173,994,064 | That'd be the time to look into a loan. | null | 4,464 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,470 | null | comment | python_kiss | 1,173,994,671 | My sister recently received a job offer from Microsoft at their Mountain View office. She will be moving there for the entire summer. I will let you know what the process involves. I am Canadian, and therefore concerned about this myself. (here's my email: jawad.exe@gmail.com)<p>Someone please show us the light. | null | 4,459 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,469 | null | story | r0b | 1,173,994,617 | null | null | null | null | [
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4,472 | null | story | Readmore | 1,173,995,213 | null | null | null | null | [
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] | http://onstartups.com/home/tabid/3339/bid/199/Startup-Reality-Distortion-Effect-1-Giving-Your-Software-Away-For-Free.aspx | 4 | Thoughts on giving away your software for free | null | 1 |
4,474 | null | story | adamsmith | 1,173,995,523 | null | null | null | null | [
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4,475 | null | comment | far33d | 1,173,995,679 |
"They're babes in the woods. I think I can help turn Alvy and Ed into businessmen."
-- On Pixar co-founders Alvy Ray Smith and Ed Catmull, in Time, Sept. 1, 1986<p>Well, he certainly succeeded at that. I really think Ed Catmull is one of the world's best examples of pure hacker/nerds becoming great businessmen because... | null | 4,469 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,476 | null | story | danielha | 1,173,995,714 | null | null | null | null | [
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4,434 | null | comment | sethjohn | 1,173,987,119 | 'Build to flip' is a fine idea. Of course you still need to make a good product, but I don't think 'build to last' is right for every company or every idea. A world with 100 new HPs every year would be top-heavy.<p>The ecosystem needs a few big companies with billions of capital and global reach, but there's nothing wr... | null | 4,363 | null | [
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4,478 | null | comment | gustaf | 1,173,995,891 | I think that's a good suggestion. You can even apply for a longer tourist-visa if you give them a good reason. The main downside is that wont be able to earn money directly from your US corporation | null | 4,465 | null | [
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4,477 | null | comment | vikram | 1,173,995,854 | I missed it. Maybe next time. | null | 4,269 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,484 | null | comment | ashu | 1,173,998,363 | I would like to share our (Buxfer) experience. We are F-1 students, currently on a leave of absence from the Ph.D. program. We have applied for Optional Practical Training. This provides a 1-year extension when you can legally work and earn from your company. (Any F-1 student can set up a company, btw - they just canno... | null | 4,408 | null | [
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4,479 | null | comment | danielha | 1,173,996,308 | The reasons we are applying are simple:<p>1) Great people and minds to be around
2) Advice for the crucial first steps
3) Being able to work on our startup full-time without the worry of immediate expenses<p>Sometimes people's extraneous reasons for being hesitant are unjustified for their means. Good post. Thanks Adam... | null | 4,474 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,483 | null | comment | sethjohn | 1,173,998,253 | "On average, Y Combinator will increase your expected outcome by at least 5x. They usually take 2-10% of your stock in exchange. That's a great deal!"<p>That seems like an optimistic way to phrase the proposition. Sure, they increase the outcome by 5x(+) for the 20%(+) of companies that eventually get sold...as all VC ... | null | 4,474 | null | [
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4,486 | null | comment | jrbedard | 1,173,998,494 | There is another thread about it:
<a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=4458">http://news.ycombinator.com/comments?id=4458</a><p>Where I described as a Canadian, how to to get the TN-1 Visa. | null | 4,408 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,480 | null | story | semigeek | 1,173,996,490 | null | null | null | null | [
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4,482 | null | comment | jrbedard | 1,173,998,231 | Hi jward,
The process is pretty easy for the TN-1 Visa, if:<p>1) You have a degree in a professional field (Software engineering, Computer Science, etc.)<p>2) Your employer can provide you with a letter confirming that you fit their requirements and will be employed for 1 year at X$ (the visa is renewable yearly) and i... | null | 4,458 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,481 | null | comment | semigeek | 1,173,996,589 | I've left this note on the Facebook group but also wanted to put it on YC News. A few of the attendees that I know will be gathering at The Bus Stop for drinks on Friday Night. If you're attending, or live in the area, feel free to stop by and join in on the random discussions.<p>Leave your cell if you want an SMS ab... | null | 4,480 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,485 | null | story | Elfan | 1,173,998,367 | null | null | null | null | null | http://code.google.com/soc | 1 | Google Summer of Code Student Applications Now Open | null | 0 |
4,487 | null | comment | ericwan | 1,173,998,577 | I'd like to hear PG's opinion on that though. Also, Besides Gustaf what are other people who's had similar situation but accepted by YC?
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4,488 | null | comment | jrbedard | 1,173,998,921 | I have been working with Flex for 6 months and I am pretty impressed with the robustness of the platform for developing internet applications. I will certainly port my code for the Apollo platform because I will use the local file system access , clipboard access and perhaps a boost in speed. I can see a lot of cool/us... | null | 4,463 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,489 | null | story | Sam_Odio | 1,173,999,306 | null | null | null | null | null | http://particletree.com/features/5-reasons-to-create-your-first-startup-now/ | 17 | 5 Reasons to Create Your First Startup | null | 0 |
4,490 | null | story | Sam_Odio | 1,173,999,354 | null | null | null | null | null | http://reddit.blogspot.com/2006/02/how-to-feed-startup.html | 5 | How to Feed a Startup | null | 0 |
4,491 | null | comment | r0b | 1,174,000,410 | Are you referring specifically to video content, or music content? There is a whole crop of new web-based video-editing applications that have launched in the past six months, and they make it very easy to produce video... | null | 4,473 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,495 | null | comment | pashle | 1,174,001,583 | A world with 100 new HPs every year? That would mean excellent and enlightened corporate leadership that provides meaning, freedom and security for those that associate and work for the company. A situation where the corporatocracy contributes to the well-being of society and the environment, and takes responsobility f... | null | 4,434 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,492 | null | story | e1ven | 1,174,000,412 | null | null | null | null | [
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4,496 | null | comment | pashle | 1,174,001,855 | The attitude to have a an exit strategy is pervasive here. It could be because it's been advocated in Paul's many essays. But ask yourselves, do you just want to start a web startup? Is it just about the web, or would you start any kind of startup/company (tech or not)? | null | 4,363 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,494 | null | comment | pashle | 1,174,000,901 | Paul, if you don't know of anyone saying this kind of thing today, doesn't that mean we need it more than ever?<p>I think it's safe to assume that even though YC is dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs, in reality it's only internet entrepreneurs that get most (if not all) of the attention.<p>Many web startups are lik... | null | 4,394 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,493 | null | comment | e1ven | 1,174,000,599 | To get things off the bat- Apple was put together under a poor corporate structure: If they had been a S-corp or LLC, he wouldn't have worried about personal liability.<p>That said, Given that he had wanted to play it safe, when the Steves wanted to push, it ended up being a good move that he left..<p>What's the best w... | null | 4,492 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,499 | null | comment | akkartik | 1,174,004,749 | I'm indian, I'm about to graduate with a phd, and I have a job offer. My options for starting a startup:<p>0. Go back to india. This has a certain allure, but I need to start from scratch on figuring out contacts for investment. Odds of finding a deal like YC are slim.<p>1. Work on the startup in the year of my OPT, ho... | null | 4,408 | null | [
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4,497 | null | comment | akkartik | 1,174,003,281 | How significant is significant? Will YC-level funding suffice? | null | 4,484 | null | [
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4,498 | null | comment | ashu | 1,174,004,506 | Sadly, no. It should be enough to provide a competitive salary to all the H-1B employees of the company, for about a year or so... So, an order of magnitude more than YC funding. | null | 4,497 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,500 | null | comment | lupin_sansei | 1,174,005,354 | "Ajax improves the experience a lot, but it has limits and I suspect we've already seen most of the tricks that Ajax is going to offer."<p>This will be the new "640k ought to be enough for everyone" | null | 4,402 | null | [
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