aswath87

Working on Nuggets (http://www.nuggetsapp.com/): personal knowledge management to record, remember and share everything you learn. in 200 characters or less

hey Matt, what are key differences b/w the fellowship and the YC incubator?

Opower - http://www.opower.com/careers - San Francisco, CA and Arlington, VA (or DC) is hiring Software Engineers, Software Engineers in Test, Process Engineers and Product Managers.

We are building a SAAS solution for utilities to better engage and serve their customers; we help people understand and reduce their energy use through behavioral and data science.

If you are interested in joining a mission-driven company with good tech. and fun culture, drop me a note.

Opower - they have saved as much energy/CO2 as Solar has produced.

When will BlueMix have Watson access?

It'll be great to have a list of YC alumni who'd be willing to review applications. Would improve quality of applications overall.

It is unfortunate that we have to spend on these useless status symbols to open doors. Ugh humans...

That seems to contradict - "Early submissions have a significant advantage because we have more time to look at them and engage with the founders." :)

It's an app to help you collect, remember and share the nuggets (of wisdom) that you learn. We are launching it next week. For more -

http://blog.nuggetsapp.com/post/63541384813/remember-everyth...

"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." - Steve Jobs I built this to remind myself - http://liveconsciously.me/

Check it on - http://liveconsciously.me/

Similar. Live your dreams http://liveconsciously.me/

anyone wants to drive down from Seattle?

I joined MS straight out of college as a SDET too and I agree with most of what this. This is a broad statement, but SDET is generally not the best bet if your goal is to be technical or entrepreneurial. My big regret is that I stuck around for 3 years before deciding to move. My advice - change your role/team/company soon. Realistically, nothing is going to change overnight in your current role or team - the culture has been established over several years. It is important to work on what you are passionate about and in a culture that fits you, especially when you are young and when career is a big part of your life.

Fantastic. I really like startups like these that help people become better and build meaningful connections.

Cannot stop tearing.

Coincidentally, I just made a single page app today! http://liveconsciously.me/

Inspired by Steve Jobs' quote mentioned in the article, I built this thing that reminds us about how much time we really have: www.lifing.it

This is what helped me.

1. Focus on one simple app, one framework(I'd recommend Django over Rails if you are new to web development), one reference book (http://www.djangobook.com/). Quick goals and instant gratification helps when you are starting out. 2. Reading the relevant chapter(s) of the book before starting the implementation has worked better for me. 3. Build the UI first (use Twitter's Bootstrap to get this done quickly). I am more motivated when I 'see' the end product.