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The ideal of a self-effacing tool that disappears in every way physically manageable. A weightless window that is, physically, almost not there at all. The antithesis of a heavy br…

Rather than naysay your efforts, I prefer to support. pg has opened up YC to people without ideas, so contrary to other comments here, I don't think you're violating the spirit of …

First time I heard "cockroach" used to describe start up founders is in this article by Paul Graham. http://paulgraham.com/guidetoinvestors.html "Apparently the most likely animals…

"...ego is getting bigger. That usually spells failure." Many historical counter-examples.

"Listen to how Vic Gundotra talks about Google+ as opposed to how Zuckerberg talks about Facebook." Many similarities and differences in how they talk--which particular differences…

Why hate on a guy who continually fails? That person is continually trying and learning.

Django's lack of Python 3 support is big reason Python 3 adoption is slow, at least in the web dev faction of Python's community. Why get comfy with Python 3 when you must remain a…

Toggl.com is a great service. It was launched after being prototyped at a hackathon in Europe. Can no longer find the link. According to this TechCrunch article ( http://techcrunch…

Let's compile a list. If possible, it'd be interesting to know how long it took to build the first prototype, how many people were involved, and if possible, to see what the protot…

I'm considering. My passion is for Python and Django, though some people say I should go with PHP and Wordpress because it's easier to learn, and to get paid. CodeIgniter comes up …

Will have a clearer idea around Sept. Then I'll know where my skills/portfolio will be, and can test out what price the market will bear for my skills. Could be more or less than I…

Thank you for taking the time to share your advice. Let me see if I can summarize your main points, and reply to them under my summaries. 1) Think of yourself as a startup, not a f…

Thanks for writing this up. Read the whole thing, took it to heart. Right now I'm making the leap to web developer in a year, without prior experience. Was wondering what milestone…

Thanks for the encouragement! “We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities but its own …

Thanks for the constructive criticism! To clarify, my goal is not to find a client in Dec, but by Dec. Start focusing on client hunting around Sept, giving me about 4 months to fin…

Interested in meeting fellow travelers who are doing the same, have done the same, or are just interested. My email is thegrokaholic [AT SYMBOL] gmail [DOT] com. BACKGROUND: 28 yea…