A mobile word game. Really re-working the game mechanics, and re-skinning prior to launch. Hopefully it launches very soon.
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#22A local restaurant reviews site for the Albany, NY region. http://www.noshlocal.com
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#23A simple cloud call center solution. In search for the first users.
http://try.dialbase.com
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#24Building a way to learn data science online, using python -- https://www.dataquest.io
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#25reworking my network-lab-slash-home-network.
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#26Helping retailers and franchises in the United States and Canada find good locations: http://getinsightico.com
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#27I'm working on finding a co-founder in NYC. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10218445 Finding a co-founder is close to number 1 on the list of things a founder has to do, because the number 1 mistake that kills startups is being a single founder. Therefore learning from other people's search in finding a co-founder would be learning what to look for yourself. I can easily imagine finding a co-founder to be a star…
I've asked the question before on Quora and while having a co-founder is great, having the wrong co-founder could spell disaster.
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#28Studying:
Machine Learning via Ng's course.
Modeling for Discreet Optimization using MiniZinc with Stuckey.
Devops via Managing Remote Teams on Edx Edge.
Org Babel.
Construction industry economics and processes.
Who could be a cofounder.
CQRS, event sourcing, testing, actors.
Sheds.
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#29Trying to keep the baby alive, candy subscribers supplied with sweets and when I have a free market ment, writing a subscription box ebook.
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#30I'm working on finding a co-founder in NYC. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10218445 Finding a co-founder is close to number 1 on the list of things a founder has to do, because the number 1 mistake that kills startups is being a single founder. Therefore learning from other people's search in finding a co-founder would be learning what to look for yourself. I can easily imagine finding a co-founder to be a star…
I noticed your other post the other day looking for someone to hack with in NYC. Ok, seems fair. But you're looking for a co-founder "for what"? For "a startup"? To build what? What is your passion? It's fun to say "I want to start a start up, I'll read Paul Graham and make sure not to make those mistakes, 1) Check, 2) Check..." and so on. In reality, having a marketable and economically viable idea is the key to founding a successful business. But it seems from your posts that your key passion is not wanting to work in a large company. That's fair enough as well, but it's not the sort of thing that makes a start up successful.
Find a problem and start solving it. Then tell everyone about it. A co-founder will come. In fact, they will come because they are interested in the problem you are solving. Don't assume that two people who like sitting around together can actually come up with a viable, marketable idea and then become successful startup founders.
Also, Paul Graham is speaking from an investment portfolio perspective when he is speaking of the #1 failure point being not having a co-founder. He says, "Have you noticed how few successful startups were founded by just one person?" The thing you should be worrying about is "Have you noticed how few successful startups there are? Why is that?" Answer the second question first, and you will come to find it has very little to do with co-founders.