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judging a startup by the founder's email address..brilliant methodology

The "shocking" part was completely sarcastic :) I totally understand the value of one's time. i am not hoping to ignite that whole business person vs coder battle or come across as…

p.s. if interested melissa_colella@hotmail.com

shocking that I should get such a response. on one end, there is a TON of legwork with regard to my idea that involves reaching out to each adventure operator and incorporating con…

Seeking Technical Collaborator/Cofounder to help build an Exciting Adventure Travel Website from the ground up. The Adventure Travel industry is a 100 billion/year business and is …

A lot of the applications for the yc like programs are similar (ex. launchboxdigital), which, I agree, does make it easier to apply to multiple programs.

"I am pretty sure that starting a business involves some level of desperation." I agree. People do have to be pushed up against a wall to some extent and feel they are left with fe…

Me too - I will go

Any suggestions on things to read so I can start to learn. I am going to buy a book on rails (agile web development). Know of joel on software. Programming.reddit.com. Anything els…

Thanks :) Didn't mean to sound defensive. I posted expecting responses similar to yours. Initially I was naive but a little networking in the tech community solved that pretty quic…

Yeah. I would not apply to ycombinator without a programming co-founder (I am going to apply to launchboxdigital though). Definately have considered "hiring" someone, but I wanted …

Yup. Know Y combinator funded them. Actually, brings up another point. Curious what people think about applying to ycombinator if they have funded a potential competitor of your co…

Thanks for the advice. Right now, I would like to continue in my hunt for a co-founder but do plan on trying to pick up some knowledge of programming even if I do find someone to w…

I knew I would probably get attacked on this post in some way. I am not naive and I do realize my limitations. Additionally, in a business you are looking ideally for individuals w…

I am seeking a technology co-founder for a web startup in the wedding or niche travel space. Ideally this person would be located in or near New York City. I will be upfront. I am …

Put together a short list of bloggers that are appropriate for your product! I think bloggers and press can help when you have a niche consumer product (like a user generated trave…

Great tips. I have heard the one about wearing your nametag on your right side. Not something you would ever think about unless you were told.