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kcodey
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About kcodey
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Comment #5459411
Well put.
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Comment #5459410
My life does not need any re evaluation of any sort. I am an entrepreneur as well, and like all other entrepreneurs making money does not drive me, rather the creation of something…
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Comment #5459359
Why am I jealous? I am jealous because I would love to start a company then sell it in two years for 30 million. Very simple.. Never said anything about defining personal success.
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Summly acquisition was BS
I'll say it first so no one will jump on me. I am jealous of the 17 year old kid. Don't kid yourselves, you all are too. Who wouldn't want their start up acquired? I mean what's th…
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Comment #5091663
Thanks.. that was my thinking, often larger companies have paid board seats, was wondering if it was the same with start ups. Thanks!
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Ask HN: Board Seats and salaries
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has any first hand knowledge if VC's or angel investors who invest in your companies, get paid a small salary to sit on your board? I figure if it…
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Comment #4927586
Thank god a post like this was brought up. This incident in CT has undoubtedly brought up a national debate about gun control, but I hope to God it sparks a debate about mental ill…
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Ask HN: Questions after applications are in?
Any idea on % of applicants to Ycomb who got asked questions before they knew they were invited for an interview or not?
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Comment #4758878
Hoboken NJ was one of the hardest hit areas during Hurricane Sandy and needs help from the HN community. Hoboken has a small, but yet passionate group of tech entrepreneurs emergin…
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Comment #4575803
He also lost me at poker. A lot of us entrepreneur types love poker because we just love risk, IMO. To say that you can comfortable make 85k a year playing poker is the most outlan…
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Comment #4387075
What is the huge value added over traditional radio? That it's not FM? In terms of quality you mean? I thought when it first came out that their big pitch was no ads. But don't get…
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Comment #4377956
Think of it like FM radio. It's free for us to listen but we have to sit through advertisements. XM and sirius said hey, let's have people pay to listen, so don't have to make them…
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Comment #4319079
email sent : )
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Ask HN: Google TV ads success?
Has anyone used Google TV ads within their adwords account to advertise their start up? If so has it been successful or a failure? I am debating trying it but wondering if my $ is …
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Comment #4266436
I totally agree with the "negative people" part. I once gave the groupon elevator pitch to a relative who knows nothing about what's going on in terms of start ups or anything inte…
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Comment #4256871
Basically all us entrepreneurs are the same, we don't become entrepreneurs to make money, we do it because we love to solve problems and create. I believe this program has the pote…
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Comment #4218274
I couldn't agree more with the notion that entrepreneurship is almost like an illness. When I go to a local "tech meet up" I almost feel as if it's an AA meeting. Everyone has the …
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Comment #4167124
This makes me think that their "supply side" is fully stocked and that they really just need people to book nights on existing inventory. Kind of seems like they are neglecting the…
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Comment #4161886
This is one of those start ups when you say, "wow, what took so long" With all of the credit card reward programs out there, it was only a matter of time until this came along. Eve…
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Comment #4135244
Could be trouble for BellyCard.com
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Comment #4043760
Our service may not be for everyone. If you are not concerned about a reward program, than most likely you would not use it. However, we do our best to connect our members with exc…
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Comment #4043730
I am aware of all of them and do agree that real estate is still very much people-driven, and in my opinion always will be. That being said, the way Realtors market themselves thes…