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skym | 2 years ago | on: Ask HN: What are the "boring" businesses for hackers these days?

I hope this doesn't come across as critical; this is a terrible question. The thing that makes 'boring business' an opportunity is that the tech is irrelevant. How did you identify the market? What are your demographics? What unique problem are you solving? How did you identify an unserved customer segment? These are the questions that should be on the forefront of your mind. Boring businesses are rarely if ever engineering challenges. They are people challenges. Once you identify that the tech stack becomes a commodity. I know because I made this mistake numerous times in my early career as a software entrepreneur.

skym | 8 years ago | on: Sam Altman Considering Run for CA Governor

I personally can't stand them, however I'm moving myself and my company out of CA so I won't be able to vote against him.

skym | 9 years ago | on: President Trump Dismisses FBI Director Comey

Don't worry, there are PLENTY of people worth firing in DC

skym | 9 years ago | on: Is Every Speed Limit Too Low?

Not often enough. Looking at you highway 101.

skym | 13 years ago | on: Show HN: Skype calling sucks, so we made this to talk with our offshore team

I've found that one of the hardest and most important things about launching a startup is instilling trust in new visitors to your site. That's hard to do when you are using a logo from a discount furniture company.

skym | 13 years ago | on: Napolitano: I don't use email at all

My first reaction wasn't anger, it was jealousy.