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Ευχαριστώ πολύ! Θα προσπαθήσω, αλλά σίγουρα χάθηκε μια μεγάλη ευκαιρία...
Καλή συνέχεια στην προσπάθεια σου , αν χρειασθείς κάποια βοήθεια το mail μου ειναι στο profile. :)
Ευχαριστώ, παρομοίως!
My Y Combinator interview.
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Re: My Y Combinator interview.
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I will, but it's very disheartening, sadly...
> I got an email from Paul Graham saying basically that being a single founder put me at a disadvantage, because two founders can talk each other out of bad ideas, but I appeared too stubborn. This applies equally for being talked out of good ideas. And if your idea is good to start with, then there would be no point in changing it until you've pursued it long enough to see where it leads. The thing to remember about…
This is an amazing post. I cant agree more.
Re: My Y Combinator interview.
#43"I got an email from Paul Graham saying basically that being a single founder put me at a disadvantage, because two founders can talk each other out of bad ideas, but I appeared too stubborn." Fortune 500's biggest company is a single-founder company. Most Fortune 500 companies were founded by a single person. Don't let detractors tell you single-founder companies don't work.
Fascinating. Source?
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2010/full_...
and Wikipedia. I went through most of the list. It's right to me.
Re: My Y Combinator interview.
#44I really admire you for posting your details about this. Are there other blog posts by other people that have been through this experience?
Thank you, I'm not aware of the YC guys saying anything about not talking about the experience, and I don't think I'm being disrespectful to anyone, so here it is!
Re: My Y Combinator interview.
#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
I will, but it's very disheartening, sadly...
> I got an email from Paul Graham saying basically that being a single founder put me at a disadvantage, because two founders can talk each other out of bad ideas, but I appeared too stubborn. This applies equally for being talked out of good ideas. And if your idea is good to start with, then there would be no point in changing it until you've pursued it long enough to see where it leads. The thing to remember about…
Awesome comment! Lots of points!
Re: My Y Combinator interview.
#46Καλημέρα , Κατ΄αρχάς συγχαρητήρια που έφτασες μέχρι την συνεντευξη! Η γνώμη μου ειναι οτι δεν θα πρέπει να απογοητευτείς αλλά να το δεις σαν ευκαιρία για ένα νέο ξεκίνημα. http://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/the-power-of-no-1.746628 George.
I see this is the Greek corner of the comments section, so I should also congratulate Stavros for going through the experience, and hopefully it altered his perception in ways that will help him in the future. Stavro, my offer still stands, if you're ever back in London, drop me a line and I'll buy you a beer.
Re: My Y Combinator interview.
#47Καλημέρα , Κατ΄αρχάς συγχαρητήρια που έφτασες μέχρι την συνεντευξη! Η γνώμη μου ειναι οτι δεν θα πρέπει να απογοητευτείς αλλά να το δεις σαν ευκαιρία για ένα νέο ξεκίνημα. http://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/the-power-of-no-1.746628 George.
I see this is the Greek corner of the comments section, so I should also congratulate Stavros for going through the experience, and hopefully it altered his perception in ways that will help him in the future. Stavro, my offer still stands, if you're ever back in London, drop me a line and I'll buy you a beer.
Thank you, I think it has. I'll definitely be coming to London soon, so I'm not missing that beer :)
Re: My Y Combinator interview.
#48Have you considered applying to The Openfund (http://theopenfund.com/) or HackFWD (http://hackfwd.com/)?
Re: My Y Combinator interview.
#49Glad the ride was enjoyable :)
Re: My Y Combinator interview.
#50It's not clear from the article, but I hope you had the chance to spend a bit of time in California, looking around, seeing some of the sites, and so on. It'd be a pity to go all that way and not have a look around!
Also: it looks like you live in a part of the world that is particularly nice and beautiful in its own way. You ought to do something to encourage visiting hackers to stop by so as to have some people to chat with once in a while.