Yeah right, from someone who has been waiting to attack Gavin.
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Founder of @shop2 http://shop2.com, @idealian, http://lyricstime.com, blog at http://taylorluk.com
Great job on launching the private beta. It's a amazing switch from the previous communication play. Given most developers needs a platform to host lightweight web apps. Plus, there is a massive opportunity there to build the Heroku for mobile optimized site for mobile web or embed webviews.
Cheers
- T
AngelList meets wikileak
Mobile startups needs to build CI and proper build process into their development workflow.
Great stuff, Kelvin..
Look forward to run some of my apps there.
Founders need to pay attention to these details, you should get a lawyer friend or reputable adviser to go over these things.
Hiring/Firing is one of the most difficult thing for founders at early stage. I think trial type hiring is the key where dating before marriage is ESSENTIAL.
I have been talking about the importance of exercise with joel. You need to be able to operate at peak both mentally and physically if you want to have serious result in your startup.
What is your minimal viable marketing strategy you find it useful?
I would love to hear it.
Start of a series "Survival guide for tech founders in startups" in my blog :)
I have been rejected twice previously (1st poorly prepared, 2nd late) as a single founder.
Given PG's selection is based on startup founder's likelihood of success. YC's harsh selection process have really shaped my vision of my product to attack the problem domain from a different angle. I think they will train better founders.
Now, I am applying YC this session (S11),
- Finally i find a cofounder that i have know for 2 years that have perfect match in value and skill sets.
- I spend much more time preparing the application
- Also exponential more time working on the real business assets (design, code, project plan)
I should Thank them for the harshness, it makes you becomes a stronger, better fighter !
look forward for announcement.
I just find out we could be late on submission, We find out Y-combinator 3 days ago.
I think we submit an hour late, Made a mistake calculating the time zone from Sydney. Hopefully our application will be considered.
Yours.