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somecola

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About somecola

Building location apps. Member/alum of The Iron Yard startup accelerator.

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    Comment #3776632

    Yeah, I would say our vid is low key :)

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    Comment #3774320

    I find making videos brutal! We get so focused on not screwing it up that we screw it up!

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    Comment #3774312

    Just decided to apply 40 minutes ago. Submitted with 2 minutes to spare. Liberating to not over think it. Good practice in any case.

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    Comment #3774291

    Done with the app with 2 minutes to spare. Vid is not optional; had one in the vault :) This was great, btw. No over-thinking, just busting out the responses as they came to me. Ma…

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    Starting my YC app....right now.

    Just decided to go ahead and apply again. Cutting it a little close I suppose :)

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    Comment #3218596

    My experience with other startup folks I know is that the accelerator is not designed to be a launchpad for the company's own PR purposes. Show some restraint, built your product, …

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    Comment #3180256

    Those accepted for interviews are unlikely to announce it.

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    Comment #3137706

    I really look back on the experience as a stepping stone. We really got our sh*t together after the interview. In fact we left the interview, went to a nearby University commons an…

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    For now I am going to keep the name anon. We surely did not have our ducks in a row as we were very young in our partnership and product dev (1.5 months). Now several months later,…

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    Comment #3135440

    Thx. I did shoot you an email.

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    Ask HN: Does it mean anything to have been a finalist for an accelerator?

    I would like to think that being named a finalist for a highly acclaimed startup accelerator is a good sign, even if we were not selected. I am so grateful to have been considered …

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    Comment #3111688

    Good point. My intention is not to solicit their contacts but to have a dialogue about the best way to secure a developer. I'll take your feedback and that of other HN'ers and reth…

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    Comment #3109584

    I am asking for direction on finding a front end developer to add to my team. I offer equity but cannot offer compensation at this time. Do you think I should approach this differe…

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    Ask HN: Would you reply to an email inquiry...

    Especially if you are a freelancer or startup mentor? I have approached freelancers, startup community mentors and others who either claim they are for hire or available to “assist…

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    Comment #3107576

    Just offering a show of support for this Philadelphia startup. Congrats to Gabe and team.

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    Comment #3069238

    Theoretically speaking, one could use Dropbox to publish to, well, anything? I'm interested in the possibilities. Nice article.

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    Comment #3002782

    It sounds like you know the answer to your own question. What you really want, I believe, is someone to comfort you into thinking that the decision you already made, which is to go…

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    I am the biz-guy in my startup and have been learning Python during my lunch breaks. I work on building a consulting business in the evenings so I can leave my day job and work on …

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    Appreciate the response. Right now looking to outsource development. If prototype gains interest then need to partner-up or hire on. Really just need a bare bones proto using geo-l…