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It's hard to offer more specific direction without having at least a vague idea of what type of web app you're trying to build. If you're looking for a "read X book" or "do Y tutor…

Can you be a little more specific about what you're ultimately hoping to build, or learn? I'd generally agree with the commenter who suggested you pick a simple problem and then tr…

Nice! Exciting to see these communities being built. But I still want a Rap Genius for source code ;)

"Copy a perfect Bluebook citation with one click" Says a lot about the state of legal tech that a feature as simple as this actually got me excited. Much needed.

It may not answer the technical question but it helps to resolve the human one, which is what their actual concern here is.

Totally agree. Of course there is going to be more backlash if this is described as a "replacement." What's wrong with just offering doctors better tools to do their jobs? We offer…

Depends on how much the intern would be getting out of the experience besides pay. If you're actually teaching/mentoring them, then you don't necessarily need to pay them anything.…

The more specific the group's focus is the better, in my experience. So I'd need to know more about what kind of project this is before recommending.

This is really great. Obviously, we can't prevent every bad outcome, but I think sometimes people don't realize how little efforts like this actually go a really long way.

YC is starting to take a lot of the right steps. I know for me personally, as a female founder, my attitude has changed a lot in the past 6-8 months (from "I guess I'll keep readin…

The human eye detects motion very readily, so this technique would actually be far more perceptible than keeping the modified portion in the same location of the image.

Am I really the only one who noticed that there are now women in some of the photos, as well as someone who is non-white/Asian? The design changes are great, too, but this seems a …

Maybe skip the gratuitous sharing of financial milestones, and instead update people on the cool new stuff you're building/doing, or start a discussion about the user feedback you'…

Coincidentally, today is my last day as a practicing attorney. I quit in order to work full-time on a startup I founded (image platform --> high-growth and/or intent for funding). …