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news.ycombinator.com 12y ago

HN's Law

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blog.hypejar.com 12y ago

The Accelerator Scene in Canada

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www.hypejar.com 13y ago

Hypejar launches new website

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docs.google.com 13y ago

Some Dark Corners of C

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business.financialpost.com 13y ago

How Tickle Me Elmo inspired a startup

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blog.hypejar.com 13y ago

Tech Alley? Toronto’s Vibrant Startup Scene (and why Hypejar loves it)

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thenextweb.com 13y ago

The best productivity and lifehack apps of 2012

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thenextweb.com 13y ago

Hypejar is a Wikipedia-style repository for upcoming product launches

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blog.hypejar.com 13y ago

The Hypejar Name and Logo: The Story

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blog.hypejar.com 13y ago

HeadCase’s Campaign to Make the World Sound Better

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www.hypejar.com 13y ago

Negative Hype Surrounding The Twilight Saga

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blog.hypejar.com 13y ago

When Tickle Me Elmo Inspires Hackers

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news.ycombinator.com 13y ago

Show HN: A social network + wiki for future products

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news.ycombinator.com 14y ago

Ask HN: Where can I hire a designer for $7,500-10k?

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en.wikipedia.org 14y ago

ASK HN:In what situations can we apply the Monty Hall solution to our advantage?

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news.ycombinator.com 14y ago

Ask HN: Is there a desktop audio player that lets me delete files at source?

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news.ycombinator.com 15y ago

Ask HN: what programming language is most suitable for building a translator?

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gcc.eyeptv.net 15y ago

Grand Challenges Canada projects

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news.ycombinator.com 15y ago

Ask HN: What is the best way to memorize for prorgrammers?

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news.ycombinator.com 15y ago

Ask HN: Review my site: hypejar

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news.ycombinator.com 16y ago

Ask HN - where can I get movie data for a movie review website?

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news.ycombinator.com 17y ago

Ask YC: Does music help programmer concentrate better?

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news.ycombinator.com 18y ago

Ask YC: Data building

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news.ycombinator.com 18y ago

Ask YC: Online demo url

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news.ycombinator.com 18y ago

How's your YC Winter 2008 application coming along?

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I've recently launched https://pingtiger.com I now have some free trial users who are helping me with figuring out features they need the most. There are a lot of existing solutions for the same problem, but I'm trying to make the user experience simpler and more pleasant.

Sprout - http://sproutatwork.com - Toronto, Canada

Role: Full-stack JavaScript Developer (Angular, PhoneGap)

Sprout is seeking for a super smart, talented and energetic full-stack JavaScript developer to join our growing product team! You will play a key role in supporting Sprout’s mobile development using latest web and mobile development technologies and frameworks. You will do this by working closely with other product team members bringing new services and capabilities to life.

If you’re passionate about changing today’s workplace culture, love to code, enjoy helping a team create great work – you will love working with us at Sprout! You will be involved in the full life cycle development from start to finish and responsible for:

- Designing and implementing features for Sprout's hybrid mobile applications for Android, iOS and other mobile platforms

- Owning end-to-end features (including design, development, testing, etc)

- Identify process inefficiencies and find ways to save time on tasks through automation As an ideal candidate, you have:

- Developed or substantially contributed to the development of mobile apps using Phonegap

- 3+ years of experience developing in Javascript (not jQuery), HTML5 and CSS

- Experience with AngularJS and Ionic (preferably) or another similar framework

- Can do, positive attitude - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer, software engineering or relevant proven experience and knowledge Passion about wellness, fitness and transforming current workplace culture

You can apply by email to: wj.bae@sproutatwork.com

Sprout - http://sproutatwork.com - Toronto, Canada

Role: Full-stack JavaScript Developer (Angular, PhoneGap)

Sprout is seeking for a super smart, talented and energetic full-stack JavaScript developer to join our growing product team! You will play a key role in supporting Sprout’s mobile development using latest web and mobile development technologies and frameworks. You will do this by working closely with other product team members bringing new services and capabilities to life. If you’re passionate about changing today’s workplace culture, love to code, enjoy helping a team create great work – you will love working with us at Sprout!

You will be involved in the full life cycle development from start to finish and responsible for:

- Designing and implementing features for Sprout's hybrid mobile applications for Android, iOS and other mobile platforms

- Owning end-to-end features (including design, development, testing, etc)

- Managing scope, providing solid estimates, and delivering exceptional results

- Developing and maintaining clear documentation (e.g., design and feature specs, test cases)

- Collaborating with QA and other developers to fix issues and maintain the applications

- Going beyond the predefined technologies and suggesting new tools, frameworks and systems

- Finding creative ways to enhance product features while writing less code

- Identify process inefficiencies and find ways to save time on tasks through automation

As an ideal candidate, you have:

- Developed or substantially contributed to the development of mobile apps using Phonegap

- 3+ years of experience developing in Javascript (not jQuery), HTML5 and CSS

- Experience with AngularJS and Ionic (preferably) or another similar framework

- Familiarity with agile, iterative design processes

- Keen attention to detail

- Experience operating in a fast paced, startup environment (ie. working autonomously, needing little direction, comfortable with ambiguity, etc.)

- Can do, positive attitude - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer, software engineering or relevant proven experience and knowledge Passion about wellness, fitness and transforming current workplace culture

You can apply by email to: wj.bae@sproutatwork.com

We are also looking for QA/Release Engineers, more details at https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/35911026?trk=vsrp_jobs_c...

The issue goes beyond the technology and law. It's more about the culture of place where Uber operates in. Making a living as a taxi driver in Seoul is different from how it is to do the same in San Francisco. Consumers have different expectations and are wary about different safety issues.

This must be true for each country. I don't think Uber can pervade the entire globe as much as facebook or google. Each place will lag but eventually come up with their own version of Uber that has better understanding of their locale. I think it's different from how people wish to have the same McDonald's experience across the globe. And there is no economy of scale by operating in two very difference places. Consumers in Seoul do not benefit from Uber's operation in San Francisco. Perhaps there is economy of scale in developing the technology, but not in operations.

Uber is the pioneer but is not meant to take over the entire globe.

I have been trying to find an efficient way to deal with this, and the trick is to decide what the most important thing is at any given moment for you. When you are fairly sure what that is, let's say it's an article or a book, you have to finish what you set out to do initially before another interesting thing gets your attention. The cost of context switching is very high, and you have to really pick out what matters to you. If you can take the time to think about it, there will be things that you want to dive into more depth than others. Once you are able to reach a certain level of expertise on a topic, I find it becomes easier to concentrate on few things (signal) and ignore the rest (noise).

Youtube-dl 12 years ago

I really like this tool and it has been very reliable for me so far. Thanks for sharing the code.

I looked for a startup job specifically because pg says joining a startup is the next best thing, and then managed to join a growth stage startup. What's changed from doing a startup is I no longer have to think about if the company will survive in x months and I am just focusing on the technical side of things. My days have become easier and I get more positive outcomes each day, but in the long run, I feel like I have to get back in the game.

HN's Law 13 years ago

You may be right. Can you think of some examples of products that failed?