electric | 17 years ago | on: Ask PG: YC Founders over 30 yrs old
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electric | 17 years ago | on: Startup lessons from serial entrepreneur Norm Brodsky
I'm currently reading The Knack. It is a great book on how to actually build a business instead of a get-rich-quick, build-to-flip scheme.
Talks about important things like cash flow. Ironically I don't know of many startup/business books that talk about such important practical stuff.
Highly recommended!
electric | 17 years ago | on: Could VC be a Casualty of the Recession?
"Imagine what it would do to the VC business if the next hot company didn't take VC at all."
No need to imagine. Just look North -- this is reality.
Neither RIM (makers of the blackberry) nor Cognos (now IBM) took VC funding.
VC has imploded in Canada and startups are surviving as they have always.
electric | 17 years ago | on: 5 Reasons to Move Your Startup Out of Silicon Valley
>> 2.You can recruit better outside the fishbowl.
I agree with this from experience!
electric | 17 years ago | on: Ask HN: Are there any YC founders married w/kids?
Time for a New Venture Animal: Ymwkcombinator
electric | 17 years ago | on: A Fundraising Survival Guide
Question for anyone who has dealt with angels:
Is it normal for angels to take 600 hours to complete a deal -- from first meeting to signing on?
electric | 17 years ago | on: OPEC 2.0: Bandwidth is the New Oil
This is not a very good comparison.
Oil is a finite resource. You can increase infrastructure to get more but in the end there is no more than a finite amount of oil on the planet.
'Bandwidth' on the other hand is infrastructure dependent. Increase the number and width of pipes (or tubes! :) and you increase data throughput.
electric | 17 years ago | on: Chef David Chang on failure, Thoreau, and vegetarians
Irony is that Chang would've likely failed to get Thoreau to eat at his restaurant.
electric | 17 years ago | on: Profitable After 3 Weeks
The aftermath.
electric | 17 years ago | on: Studies find having kids makes people less happy
I'm waiting for this one to show up here..."Studies find having startups makes people less happy."
;)
electric | 17 years ago | on: Twitter announces new funding round
That's Dr. Bezos.
electric | 17 years ago | on: How not to approach an investor
Just technical enough...?
Brings to mind the oft-quoted "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing".
electric | 18 years ago | on: Open-source hardware
Awesome article. But I really don't see how Chumby and Buglabs products are open-source hardware. these products are primarily comprised of chips and components that are closed-source.
electric | 18 years ago | on: Congrats to PG on getting hitched
nickb=pg?
electric | 18 years ago | on: Congrats to PG on getting hitched
congrats paul!!!
who's the lucky girl?
electric | 18 years ago | on: Condé Nast/Wired Acquires Ars Technica
Nasty move indeed!
electric | 18 years ago | on: Fleaflicker (solo founder) Acquired by AOL
How did you finance yourself (since you did it FT for 3.5 y)
electric | 18 years ago | on: 7 Uncommon Questions I'd Ask A Startup If I Were A Venture Capitalist
Ha! That made me laugh!
electric | 18 years ago | on: Take the Next Step, Paul
Ok and I guess this is a lot different too... (the mgmt team bit)
Q: What does the Band look for in their initial review?
As with most venture funds, the Band seeks to invest in companies with a strong management team, unique technology and a large potential market.
electric | 18 years ago | on: Take the Next Step, Paul
"But that usually implies an individual person"
Not really... http://www.bandangels.com/ What's the difference between YC and these guys? Maybe in the amounts invested.
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I don't think it applies to the kind of people that YC is targeting - young, mobile, no dependents, able to live on very little $'s a year or the technology segment which is consumer web startups.