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We applied to YC for this cycle and yesterday, we discovered a competitor who is so close to us in name and form that we wish we had know about them earlier. We do not think their …

We submitted our Imagine K12 application yesterday, but did not get a email confirmation. We are still able to edit the application. Did anyone get a confirmation after submitting?…

I am looking for tools to document and present product ideas. I will be using them mainly to share ideas with hackers, but occasionally with others as well, so impressiveness is de…

I had similar grudges about my school, but money and location didn't favor me, so I just bore it grudgingly. From what I have heard about the US, I am assuming the following might …

"What chance has she .. in understanding and possibly rejecting religious dogma when she can't do the same with obvious nonsense like tooth fairies"

They are resenting the fact that you are an outlier, a 'free spirit' and even if you had succeeded in your startup, they wouldn't see the relevance of that success to a (seemingly …

Dying languages seldom get the attention that monuments and historical artifacts do even though they are more indicative of history and culture

Aim for mediocrity because you'll pretty much get there anyway. And restrain your kids so they don't think big. Perfect recipes for a boring life.

You seem to be considering only cities in the US because it doesn't seem practical to ask startups to move across countries, especially if they are very different. As a corollary, …

When a good startup compares two funding offers, it does not automatically pick the one that gives the highest valuation. It has to consider the other intangibles like VC advice, c…

It seems funny to me that he chose to discuss the technology behind the voice synthesis as that seems to weaken his argument. It is clear that the audio experience (the effects to …

I have coded up a lot of desktop applications and I am good at programming in Java and Smalltalk. Now, how do I get started with webapps? Are there articles/blogs that compare web …

Hee. I guess I do lag. Which is the equivalent Web 2.0 site?

It works with GIMP in the background. Many of the logo designs are intriguing enough. Definitely worth a try ..

Do you mean YCombinator should come to India? Or have such a phenomenon work in India? Personally, I think angel funding is not very relevant in India because the startup costs are…

Include the wife as a co-founder? :) I am trying that, and the biggest advantage I can see is that our interests and intentions are more aligned than can be with other co-founders.…

That is encouraging. If folks with no previous design experience (assuming) can dish out beautiful html and css, that is indeed encouraging to the rest of us :) Any pointers to tem…