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Honest question; what numbers are you using to say it's a comparable amount? My quick search shows total 2016 expenditures of ~$3.9 Trillion. If you assume welfare is everything no…

Best advice I ever received when I transitioned into sales 15 years ago was a fast no is 100x better than a slow maybe.

Thanks - would love to talk to you about the experience - shoot me your contact info: ak @ my-yc-username dot com

I was happy to see Alpha Labs - we're about 1.5 hours north of Pittsburgh, and plan on applying for the next cycle.

I really do hate that type of statement - why do people feel they can't have a family in order to make it in the startup world? I'm married, have a mortgage, have car payments, pet…

http://www.nudgethem.com/ for reminders, a global appointment maker would be logical for them to add/tie into.

Hi Jim - Cleveland Local here as well. There's a few of us headed to Columbus for the event. I've attended previous SW and enjoyed it very much - I also host the Startup Drinks in …

My fiancee is in the retail business (seasonal gifts, in 600+ stores). The key is finding a good sourcing company - there are some that will work on commission once you prove yours…

While the WSJ and certain VCs may disagree - it's not impossible to have a life outside of your startup. I own a home, have a few side startups, work as a consultant fulltime for a…

The concept aside - the logo needs some work; white text on white waves, hurts the eyes.

We're just outside Pitt, so if you move back we might have enough for a Pitt Meetup

4 months; I had a really good lawyer and qualified for EB1. Another thing to consider is what processing office you will go thru - the line is longer say in San Francisco than it i…

The 4-Hour Work Week

ak (at) semigeek (dot) com Always like picking up more hardware - send the specs.

You'd think so - but it rarely happens. I did this with my current macbook and only got a few hundred dollars off after waiting ~7months.

In other news, Travelocity and Orbitz reported a sudden increase in fares to Japan.

>> 'Startup funding meant series A rounds: millions of dollars given to a small number of startups founded by people with established credentials after months of serious, businessl…

Regus offers 'Virtual Offices' from very prestigious addresses - they also have other services other than providing just an address (Office Space, Mail Forwarding, Phone Answering,…

So am I, but I've flown to San Francisco for the last 2 years for this - contemplating applying for another year to go out and network. I have to admit, I partied a little to hard …

Ah, La Belle Province. It's been 5 years since I moved to the US, but I still have to go home for some Poutine - it's just not the same when I make it at home.

Boulder's great - good community of hackers. Startups work together to throw fun events (private hack-a-thons, discussions around new technologies, etc). They've got some great New…

> Do you people not work in an enterprise environment? Sure do - but it's an enterprise environment that has 80% travel. I have a Treo and an iPhone, neither of which I sync very o…

As a follow-up to the post regarding an acquisition as your exit strategy ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=85913 ) - I had bookmarked long ago the following post on Dick Costo…

oDesk, elance - farm it out that way if needed.