hcmag's comments

Sorry, I didnt mean to disparage the founders, although I see how I came off that way. The founders played the game well, and best of luck to them.

My comment was aimed at the investors who, with little compelling info, bandwagoned into pouring in millions. That, to me, is discouraging.

I've worked with these founders over at Google. They were normal, middle-of-the-road SWEs working on some (fairly boring) DoubleClick teams, one of which eventually shut down. In a matter of a year, with no revenue, code, product, or customers, I can't believe they've raised over $100m.

Are investors just betting on pedigree at this point? In which case, is a Princeton undergrad degree really worth that much?

Moreover, their stint in Google Search lasted maybe 2 months, but is still prominently displayed in their bios. Is that worth another few million?

I can't think of a better example of the SV echo chamber when an investment like this is announced. Even color.com and Juicero had more experienced founders/prototypes.

The future looks bleak when you see fashionable SV outfits leading the blind. It's no wonder why diverse founders with great ideas have trouble getting funded when so much money is going to companies like this.

Which company did you employ to get around adblock? I've tried to research this space for my own site, but I've failed to find any.

Could someone well-versed with bankruptcy please explain the pros/cons of going that route? I have heard that credit card debt is essentially free money because filing for bankruptcy will wipe out all the debt.

If you already own a home/car, and have no intention of getting a loan in the next 10 years, what is wrong with this strategy?

Could someone tell me what MVP means? I see that term used everywhere on HN, but I don't know what it stands for.