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Great idea guys. Love it, and look forward to using.

I understand what Mattermark is trying to do here, and applaud them for trying, but the way the data is presented doesn't withstand scrutiny. There are far too many interceding var…

Congrats guys! Awesome team with an incredibly high-need and well-executed product. Looking forward to seeing you guys scale!

Thanks for another great post Garry. This is also perfectly relevant advice for talking about your business in general, not just for YC (investors, prospective hires, etc.).

Congratulations to Garry, Alexis, Alina, and team! Such an awesome group---and an immense pleasure to work with. You won't find a more beloved group of partners in the entire Valle…

Whether entrepreneurship can truly be taught or not is debatable. Still, there's no question that certain schools better nurture an entrepreneurial attitude. I couldn't help but no…

You absolutely NEED the RSS feeds for each of these sites, otherwise it's just a bunch of uncustomizable links; totally worthless. I'll stick with my iGoogle at the moment.

Again, it's a trust thing. Communities are based entirely upon trust, and no one wants to trust an old geezer. Plus, it probably helped him pick up the ladies.

One of my co-founders worked for Google this past summer. He didn't have one negative word to say about it.

Excellent find! I really miss the core concepts behind the original facebook. It could have been so much more if Zuckerberg had chosen to expand vertically instead of horizontally.…

Now that I think about it....this concept may be better suited as a facebook application. I think the high-schoolers may have fun waking each other up for school.

Well, without signing up, I don't really get it. Maybe you'd care to explain it to us in a few lines? A few things of note though: 1) Breaks the back button on my browser. That's a…

Deal-scouring isn't a new idea by any means. Nonetheless, I've been playing around with it, and I'm very much impressed with the speed and ease of use of the service. Well done. On…

So, you built an application by yourself, with no funding or help,and you're willing to give up 50% of the equity just like that? I'd also recommend seeing a lawyer. Additionally, …

Sorry! Wasn't my intention.

LOL, no offense, but that's just silly. Even with the ridiculous valuations of 15+ billion floating around, that wouldn't put facebook in the top 500, let alone top 5.

Though, GM is probably not the best example...it's bleeding cash at the moment, and has even had negative earnings some quarters. If you want to play the profit game, compare Googl…

From what you describe, it looks like there may be room for a competitor. Before putting in the time though, do some research (if you haven't already). Can it really be that profit…

Yes, I suppose it is a bit bitter. And certainly, some people find value and fun in applications; I only argue that those people are primarily high-schoolers. In my humble opinion,…