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Ask HN: What has HN given you?
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#212Why I like HN: I get caught up to date on newest tech news, the community is the absolute best, and includes many people famous in tech history. It's not the echo chamber of SV but more libertarian. And people will debate you without namecalling, politics, or downvotes. It's like reddit for adults, and I pray it always remains that way.
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#213Nearly 5 years ago, a few months after being rejected from YC and a few weeks from being essentially bankrupt (my daughter had an unexpected surgery while we had only catastrophic health insurance), my brother and I posted a Show HN about Webflow ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5407499 ). It was our last-ditch attempt to show a proof-of-concept to the world before going back to our old bosses to ask for our jo…
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Thanks! And sorry for the FF snag - we’re working on supporting Firefox later this year!
Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?
#214Nearly 5 years ago, a few months after being rejected from YC and a few weeks from being essentially bankrupt (my daughter had an unexpected surgery while we had only catastrophic health insurance), my brother and I posted a Show HN about Webflow ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5407499 ). It was our last-ditch attempt to show a proof-of-concept to the world before going back to our old bosses to ask for our jo…
That's an awesome story. Congrats! Quick question: My understanding may need to be updated, but doesn't YC give you Ramen-survival cash? How did you deal with the financial challenges with so little and a family, etc.?
Yeah, the first year even after YC funding was very tough. Long story short: sold a car, borrowed a ton on those credit card write-yourself-a-check 2% balance transfer deals (thankfully had good credit to be able to do that), and withdrew early from an IRA (those penalties hurt!) - wouldn’t recommend :)
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#215I learned about Bitcoin here when it was just a whitepaper, but didn't recognize the opportunity then. A year ago, another user mentioned Monero so I looked into and discovered it's more "bitcoin" than Bitcoin and bought what I could. I'm not a millionaire, but it sure has helped me financially, so I'm really appreciative that I took advantage of that opportunity. EDIT: and for something a little more intrinsic: Ever…
I remember reading about meltdown and spectre here first, and thinking “huh, I should short intel stock before this goes public.”
I was too green to understand just how far ahead HN is though, and I just watched instead as it all played out without me.
Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?
#216Nearly 5 years ago, a few months after being rejected from YC and a few weeks from being essentially bankrupt (my daughter had an unexpected surgery while we had only catastrophic health insurance), my brother and I posted a Show HN about Webflow ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5407499 ). It was our last-ditch attempt to show a proof-of-concept to the world before going back to our old bosses to ask for our jo…
Couldn't upvote this enough, for folks who are lucky to get those fat checks from investors with just a POC or even a business plan, never understand the pain and pressure of making it without that.. good that you hanged in there till the last moment without breaking.
Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?
#217Hope This is vague, but I love this community. I expect that in the future we will accomplish amazing things together.
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#218A place to go for intelligent discussion after Slashdot lost appeal (to me)
Slashdot is still limping along, but it hasn't been a site I've visited for many, many, years now.
I always feel somewhat nostalgic the rare times, like today, when I'm reminded of it.
Slashdot, Kuro5hin, LWN, all used to be sites I visited daily. Now only LWN is left.
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#219This meta post violates HN guidelines per dang:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16370081
This should be taken down
Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?
#220An echo chamber to bolster my own paranoia and disconnect from reality.