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Do you have an idea already or are you looking to be a technical co-founder? What I would say is that if you have the idea, share it to capture the imagination and attention of oth…

In my experience as a startup founder thus far, you may be over-thinking this one. Your lawyers are a valuable source of information and reaction, and help provide some guidance, b…

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I would love to find out if other YC candidates on HN felt similarly. I strove to keep my suggestions realistic, while reflecting honestly on the benefits and disappointments of ou…

I have not used these tools myself, but I came across a good blog article answering this very question a few weeks back: http://blog.kickofflabs.com/how-to-do-a-great-product-promo…

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Nice article. I like how you pulled in some examples of major brands that started small, like Virgin. As an entrepreneur, you're unfortunately constantly confronted by the push-and…

Why, Hacker News of course! ;-) You should also check out Stack Overflow http://stackoverflow.com

Have you checked out the "jobs" section here on HN? http://news.ycombinator.com/jobs It's obviously a one-way tool and what you're describing is two-way, but it's a start.

I am selecting a customer service workflow tool to help manage inbound customer communications. A small group of employees will be logged into this tool to receive questions via em…

I wasn't aware of that Paul Graham interview on Mixergy. Thanks for sharing the link.

Yes. Click on presenter's name: http://startupschool.org/2012/

Thanks for going out on a limb and providing some additional insights here, especially since it's clear PG and others in YC saw / reacted to your thoughts. As applicants, my co-fou…

Refreshing to see some legitimate criticisms of an Apple product in the mainstream press. I'm a fanboy too, but they don't ALWAYS get it right.

I second jaredtking on 99 Designs for logos and other work. Elance ( http://elance.com ) is a good option generally for finding contractors. While they are spendy, design-focused r…

It's reassuring to hear that what has often been cited as a case-study in over-ambitious fundraising and over-enthusiastic investment did, in fact, turn out to be a sobering lesson…

I received an invite from Exec for a similar offering this week. $50/hr for 2x cleaners, reserved online, including pickup/dropoff of your house keys so you don't have to hide or g…

In my personal experience, it can be very frustrating to try and collaborate on UI design remotely. This is further exacerbated by language barriers. I have had recent good experie…