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A lot of debate has been raging whether or not the Valley has racial undertones that inhibits minorities from succeeding. This post is purely my opinion on this topic, coming from …

Yes I believe so, that is key.

A friend of mine who completed YC told me that there was a guy who got rejected 4 or 5 times before getting accepted. Just remember always be positive and keep working hard :) Chee…

Hey Hansy, the items are new or vintage items that come from their creators/brands, not necessarily donated. You could even go as far as to imagining ordering a baked pie for examp…

Thanks Heelhook for the great feedback.

We would love to get your feedback on this project. It's a cause driven e-commerce platform. Think kickstarter meets amazon, but for cool stuff. Essentially you find something you …

I came to Silicon Valley in 06' in pursuit of doing something great. In fact I boarded a flight on one of those low cost air carriers you have never heard of just 4 hours after I f…

My name is Ousama Haffar and I was one of the early guys at Chegg. While Chegg isn't a Zynga or a Facebook story that attracts the oohs and ahhs of Silicon Valley, I would love to …

There has to be a strategy here. Either they are incredibly intelligent and not disclosing this strategy or they are banking on mass downloads to figure it out in real time?.. Eith…

Ok, so were adding a lot more apps to this. Would love to get your feedback, its just fresh out the oven! Please submit your feedback or apps to ousama@digizal.com. We already were…

Guys- I think being an entrepenuer is seriously what matters. Once you make money what do you do with it? Spending it gets boring so you start a new challenge. What's important is …

No, it really doesn't. And thats not true either, ive met plenty of maried and with kids entrepreneurs that rock it! Dont hate, its totally uncool.

I usually attend its a great meetup. Although i think the bayarea is a bit boring compared to NYC..make it really boring

Age is seriously but a number. Who cares if your 18 or 52. In fact having a dynamic team with experience people and young people is great. Our company is run by a guy that is in hi…

im looking for a technical co-founder,. i think i have the funding bit figured out if i found a technical co founder. at least i know a bit of people wit moola

i got rejected too :) If someone wants to be a technical partner with me just email me digizal08@gmail.com its a e-commerce company that will make money off the bat. Plus I at leas…

Didn't get a call from YCombinator today for the summer group. Did anyone of you get one? If so whats your startup? Oh well...still trucking :)

I will have to agree with mattmaroon on this. I dont think Myspace is in for trouble, I think every social network will see a saturation point like any other company. Then it becom…

Build for long term growth.

LOVE THE FISHER CAR more...Way cooler

Love it or hate it, Microsoft is biting back

Thats a bit dramatic i would say...