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nikkidurkin
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Comment #31947983
I'm the author of the piece, and this has been my passion project for many years now. I'd love to hear thoughts from the community :-)
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Comment #14856967
Unfortunately you need Minecraft for Mac/PC: Java Edition to use mods, so modding won't work on the education edition.
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Comment #14856817
This looks great! I run after-school coding lessons for Australian kids aged 8-12, teaching them to code Minecraft mods using scratch-like code blocks (if you're interested, its ht…
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Comment #9939814
Tim Ferris
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Comment #7941476
No, that's not it. I actually ended up talking about it my mixergy interview
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Comment #7935403
Just telling it like it is. I could have lied, but how does that help anyone? I'm a firm believer that with gender issues you can either whine about it, or you can find the positiv…
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Comment #7935381
5 full time staff, an office, flights, marketing expenses - that all ads up. Apparently we were burning a third of what a startup at our stage normally is with our team size, and I…
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Comment #7935371
Thanks! Will look into it. I want to sell the assets if I can, but I think I'm just ready to move on and take a break.
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Comment #7935353
At the end of the day, I am the CEO of the company. It was my leadership that got us here. Even if something wasn't executed right by one person on the team, that is still my respo…
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Comment #7935328
Just a few points: 1. Even though I'd already spent 2 years on the startup, the first co-founder I bought on had the same equity as me. He wanted it, and I wanted someone fully com…
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Comment #7934090
I think it was a combination of bad luck, timing, and some bad decisions on my behalf. I learned a lot from the experience. Actually, we had a team of 5 working on this. Running op…
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Comment #7934032
There are only 23 million people in Australia, and its a small population spread over a huge area. That means shipping is expensive, which isn't great for trading low value second …
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Comment #7934007
Hey Andrew, I actually glossed over that out of respect for the 2 guys. My purpose was not to bitch about them, and many people who will read this post in my network will know who …
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99dresses (YC W12) is looking for an iOS developer in Sydney, Australia or NYC
ABOUT US 99dresses is creating the easiest way for women to trade clothes online. Women list their unwanted fashion in the 99dresses 'Infinite Closet' and sell them to other girls …
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Comment #4340095
Congrats Jesse and Brad! Smashing it!
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Comment #3618454
I totally related with this article. I started my company when I was 18 in Australia and now, at 20, I've come to silicon valley and I can't even legally go to a bar for a drink. I…
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