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Generally excellent, but you have to believe in what you're doing too; doesn't matter what industry you're in, you have to believe in what you're doing.

Boats provide some of the cheapest rent and best views in the Bay Area. Paid less than one year's worth of rent to buy a 42' motor boat and parked it over by Oakland where my month…

Another option may be to become a 501(c)3 and get local/regional foundation support... I'd think as a for-profit the odds are stacked against you and you're dividing an already too…

SEEKING FREELANCER (SF Bay Area or Remote) I have a working mvp (Rails 2.3.8) with paying users in a large industry. I need help with developing a few requested features, like inte…

SEEKING FREELANCER (and Teacher)- San Francisco Bay Area Ruby/Rails/Javascript Looking for someone interested in coaching/teaching me to implement features on an existing productio…

Inspired by comments in: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3267133 Does your company, or one you know, have a training programs for new developers? Tell us about it! Please list …

Something along these lines was predicted 2 years ago. Remember the Google Maps is Scary video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyjms9W8PCc

You could think of it this way: Execution helps a bad idea exist and grow by hacking on it until all you're left with is a good idea... Ideas, whether good or bad, create the drive…

I have to believe someone has considered this before, but I couldn't find a write up on this specific angle... So here goes: A friend is interested in acquiring a potentially very …

A quote from Robert Pirsig's "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" that may speak to your frustration(?). "The result is rather typical of modern technology, an overall dulln…

A while back a spreadsheet was created where people posted their needs and abilities. I'm curious how many relationships have been formed? Are still going? Failed? Any stories to s…

Suggestion: Someone should develop a site where people who want to share their insights can register their type of business, evaluate/interview prospects who want the information, …

Buy balsamiq. Create a prototype. Get it in front of prospects.

Appropriate pricing strategies are key here. We were able to get 10 'charter members' who paid $500 for a lifetime membership when our idea was just notes on 2 pieces of paper. Cur…

Poll - How many of you who have written comments have 1 or more employees?

Good point. Spypig likely has the problem of skewed open rates due to image blocking and we chose not to use due to that issue. Tracking opens for 'cold emails' or even referral-ba…

For some outbound email we use Mailchimp, but a lot of first time emails also go out through Gmail. What tools do you use and what are their pros/cons?

Would love to ask you a few questions about that in private but there's no contact info on your profile. Mind a few questions? If not, please email me: david@thentic.com

Seems the Grasshopper's or Skype's of the world should sponsor something like this. Shouldn't take much to build.

http://www.matteroftrust.org/programs/hairmatsinfo.html this group collects hair donations to be used for exactly that purpose.

Given that privacy policies and TOS change on most websites, is there any merit to a 'bait and switch' argument or anything like that? I remember a recent commenter suggesting ther…