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Where? I am currently in Thailand.
japan. on traveler's visa. very, very random story.
Hi guys. Sorry about the news. I suggest joining my YC alum startup, Xobni, instead. Sometimes great hackers joinup instead of startup . That is what Paul Buchheit did : http://paulbuchheit.blogspot.com/2007/03/looking-for-co-founder-try-attending.html send resumes: http://www.xobni.com/jobs.php
let me +1 this post.. adam and matt are not only damn smart but awesome guys (i worked out of their living room last summer and we had a great time.) xobni's on a fantastic trajectory and this is a rare opportunity for a smart hacker to get in early -- definitely check them out.
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japan. on traveler's visa. very, very random story.
Really? Philippines here, I got rejected too but it's cool, After much evaluation on my part. My start up needs customers more than investors at this point. And yeah living in the Philippines I have the advantage of lower expenses all across the board. :-)
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Really? Philippines here, I got rejected too but it's cool, After much evaluation on my part. My start up needs customers more than investors at this point. And yeah living in the Philippines I have the advantage of lower expenses all across the board. :-)
I dunno about the Philippines, but I do know that user preferences in the Eastern hemisphere are very different from those in the West. And if you are developing for a Western audience, you may very well be in the wrong place.
I assume they are american expats...
... or maybe they are developing a product for the 5/6th of the world that isn't America.
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I dunno about the Philippines, but I do know that user preferences in the Eastern hemisphere are very different from those in the West. And if you are developing for a Western audience, you may very well be in the wrong place.
Cause the only way to know anything about your customers is to look out the door? I assume they are american expats... ... or maybe they are developing a product for the 5/6th of the world that isn't America.
I presented to a bunch of devs 2 months ago, and despite being senior IT developers, they never heard of digg or delicious. It's not a big deal, but it's hard to get your point across.
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let me +1 this post.. adam and matt are not only damn smart but awesome guys (i worked out of their living room last summer and we had a great time.) xobni's on a fantastic trajectory and this is a rare opportunity for a smart hacker to get in early -- definitely check them out.
Just curious. Why did you apply to YC, then? And, would you've abandoned DropBox and started at Xobni, had YC rejected you? Thanks!
i don't want to drag this thread offtopic so shoot me any other questions by email -- thanks :)
I'm not sure. Without someone to pay my living expenses, I can't work on it full time. So I'm deciding between moonlighting it, or taking a job with another startup.
Yes, you can! Save enough for six months to a year in basic living expenses -- that's your seed fund. While you save, keep moonlighting on your project. Your seed-fund will empower you to make the right decision when the time comes (i. e.: When your project gets traction). And you can always do consulting gigs if you need more money.
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Just curious. Why did you apply to YC, then? And, would you've abandoned DropBox and started at Xobni, had YC rejected you? Thanks!
a fair question -- i would have loved to work with adam and matt, but at the time my stock hadn't yet vested in another startup where i had been working for a while, and i was also running another company i had started in 2004, so the timing wasn't quite right. i don't want to drag this thread offtopic so shoot me any other questions by email -- thanks :)
It was a very nice rejection letter, though. And, I'm consoled by the fact that they at least looked at the website - at least there was access from a Bay Area IP...
Just to share a little story. I am "stuck" in a foreign country for some strange reasons; one of them is to avoid folks squaking at me for this crazy endeavour. YC would be a good excuse to fly back; it passes off as a job interview of sorts. I am destined to piss off the older people. Shrug.
Where? I am currently in Thailand.