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I meant does it still count as bootstrapping if you raise after hitting $1m / year in revenue. Without VC there would be no Google, no Microsoft, no Amazon, ... I don't think many …

We (at Olark) are wondering the same thing. We just recently talked to Poll Everywhere (S'08) - they are also bootstrapped and well over $1m / year in revenue. Wufoo was as well (t…

If you're feeling adventurous, carry a tape measure and check out the size and shape of furniture around you. If you really start getting in to designing furniture "The Measure of …

I only recently realized how easy it was to run your own PyPI - it just has to handle a few HTTP GET / POSTs. If you want to run your own PyPI internally, here's a very simple PyPI…

Olark - Palo Alto, CA; Ann Arbor, MI; remote ok - Full Time ### Who is Olark? Simply, we're the people that put live chat on thousands of websites across the Internet. More than th…

I can assure you Detroit has "normal" services like city water, garbage collection, electricity, and the majority of roads are maintained (even if 100% of them don't get plowed dur…

Detroit is not, as some comments are suggesting, in a state of anarchy. Yes, there is crime, similar to other major American cities with crime problems (like St. Louis or Atlanta).…

Only now as an adult, having grown up in southwest Michigan, do I appreciate how unusual the region is. The amount of culture and philanthropy in area is very high considering the …

Zach from Olark here, sorry to hear you were having issues some time ago! Honestly, I'm not sure what could have been causing issues for you back then, but rest assured we take mes…

For the hackers on this thread in South East Michigan, there's a Ann Arbor CoffeeHouseCoders meetup tomorrow: http://www.meetup.com/coffeehousecoders/ It's a great way to meet the …

This was a lunch keynote at codemash.org on January 14th, 2011, although it may not have been the first time it was given. For any HN'ers in the midwest, CodeMash is an awesome pol…

Not only that, but the selection committee asked for clarification and gave extremely detailed feedback on the talk proposals; I think my proposal went through two major edits/rewo…

I think most people agree that universities should try to teach people how to learn, and not just the latest technologies and good engineering practices. But I've sat through too m…