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FWIW - I do a version of the Idea Validator mentioned there at services.withstartups.com I think the validation methods mentioned are pretty valid. The one major problem I have fou…

Even with a specialized social network (like cofounderslab.com) - I would say finding a co-founder is extremely tough and needs equal dollops of luck & hard work. The worse part is…

Not exactly what you are looking for, but we are trying to incorporate this issue into our course structure at www.codeyelp.com (not released yet). Even if you do not want to enrol…

I would actually be happy if people even went through the 3 steps. More often it will just be: Can't identify with someone's problem - blame the victim. Side note: The poster's use…

Ok. Taken it, looks quite a lot of material. Will post a review tomorrow if this thread is alive. Thanks.

Long read but very interesting, almost like a crime thriller. I think it is pretty obvious that privacy is dead. Any average computer user will leave scents - and a good expert nee…

Looks interesting. I was actually looking for something like this. Only 30 questions though? Is it more like your experience of building a community site or actionable advise in bu…

"By that standard, practically any online service or platform these days is a social network!" Yes, but to me, this is the correct standard anyway. Two reasons: a) My time is limit…

I was going to start on Ghost but then just used Medium. Curious to know why people would choose Ghost over Medium considering that you will have to host that yourself?

This whole trend of 'Must.Fail.Harder' (the page tag) looks very nice in almost all motivational posts. It misses a very important point though. Success moves you one step forward,…

Really, I don't quite get this sudden trend to show everything in an infographic. Personally, it is harder to read, harder to store. A simple table would work fine.

Good for them. Flipkart might have its problems (negative press coverage on work culture, still not close to profitability etc), but one think can't be denied - these are the peopl…

To be fair, I don't think the author expected the rant to be critically analyzed at HN. He probably just wanted to vent, share some anecdotes and move on - won't be happening now. …