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biggitybones

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About biggitybones

Co-founder of TeachBoost: http://teachboost.com. We help schools create a culture of feedback and development, and save everyone tremendous amounts of time and paperwork in the process.

jason@deroner.com

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    NYC, New York - Full stack developer - TeachBoost. TeachBoost is a performance management platform in K-12 to help instructional leaders (principals, coaches) better support the ed…

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    Comment #8544126

    TeachBoost - Support Engineer, NYC. TeachBoost is looking for a full-time software developer for our New York, NY office who can manage support development, usability testing, and …

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    Comment #7829563

    TeachBoost - New York, NY https://careers.stackoverflow.com/jobs/58426/front-end-devel... TeachBoost is looking for a full-time web developer for our Brooklyn, NY office who can ha…

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    Comment #7252832

    YES! Thank you so much - could not remember it for the life of me.

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    Ask HN: Web calculator for startup projections/spend (posted several months ago)

    Several months back someone posted an online calculator they built to help with financial projections, spend calculations, and profitability for their upcoming raise. It was really…

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    Comment #4767661

    Are these run by the same company? The copy on Webyshot's FAQ is straight lifted from url2png on the 'Limit of One Domain' question. edit: most of the FAQ, actually. Poor form.

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    Comment #4626592

    I'm assuming the grandparent comment is sarcasm (if it's not, it should be). Leverage this enthusiasm to build the MVP. If you don't know how or it's beyond your capabilities, ther…

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    Comment #4000915

    As per the first post (part 1), they're from Australia. Can't imagine it being too much $$ to go to NZ from there.

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    Comment #3580833

    I think that's a pretty broad and unfair generalization about entrepreneurs in the education space. It's not exactly a common skillset to be well versed in the science of education…

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    Comment #3326891

    It's not brilliant in the sense that it's innovative, but rather because it's attention to detail that 95% of sites don't bother to touch. Sometimes it's something ever so slight t…

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    Comment #3240691

    I was coming strictly from the standpoint of time being the scarcest factor and thus the most important; I completely agree with you on the intellectual satisfaction of developing …

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    Comment #3240562

    The issue with fragmentation that ultimately leads to consolidation is the cost incurred by companies and developers to support all of these platforms. I can't tell you how much it…

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    Comment #3240224

    I was at an event in NYC several months back where a mid-stage VC said the same thing (blanking on his name) but specifically regarding the NYC community. It was an angle I hadn't …

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    Comment #3221764

    First - the site: I love the simplicity. The concept is clear immediately. Second - the service itself: it's a great angle. Kids love SMS messages and this embraces the use of tech…

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    Comment #3216406

    At the end of the day I don't think customers care whether it's a script, person or alien solving their problem. All that matters is a great experience and a resolved issue.

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    Comment #3175021

    I'm not sure if anyone else caught Jessica trying to follow up about the serendipitous meetings of people like Sean Parker in the Valley. I think he's completely discounting some o…

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    Comment #3121077

    The title is misleading. This is an article from 2008 on CEO pay and the issues in the banking system that's made its rounds several times. It has a lot to do with the core issues …

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    Comment #3060500

    wrong thread - see http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3060222 for freelance gigs.

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