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Thanks HN: Goodbye, Golden Handcuffs

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Re: Thanks HN: Goodbye, Golden Handcuffs

#11

Congrats :) If you're in SF, let me know We have a sweet co-working space for hackers with all of the three C's: coffee, camaraderie, and a fast connection

Appreciate it. I'm actually in Austin though, and eager to meet some like-minded folks. I'll be checking out the local bootstrap chapter to start.

Re: Thanks HN: Goodbye, Golden Handcuffs

#12
Yeah, but what they don't mention on Ycomb. is that this is all, 100% hype, and none of these ideas has a profit model. The rent around here is paid out by trust funds and the last dregs of the second web VC hysteria.

There are only two guaranteed ways to make money with an internet startup: Porn, and gambling. Ironically, the only two things YC won't invest in. So wholesome, they are.

Re: Thanks HN: Goodbye, Golden Handcuffs

#15

What are you planning to work on?

The original project exists in working order and my partners agreed to let me buy their share. I'll be building out v2 as we designed. We all took 2 weeks off in 2007 to build it, launched it, and hardly ever touched it again. v2 carries it to iPhone, iPad and starts marketing it.

If I have ambition after that I've got a few quick ideas (a short e-book on an area I've developed expertise, an obscure niche how-to site, fixing up my rental property, etc).

Re: Thanks HN: Goodbye, Golden Handcuffs

#18
post #6

Relevant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwG_qR6XmDQ Rumor is that the "boss" was actually David E. Shaw himself.

I already regret not learning serious hacking in high school and university.

I got lots of A's (and B's), mind you, and I did work on projects of my own and everything, but I really saw it as just a hobby. I was always on windows, mostly dependent an IDEs, and I always thought I gotta be doing something more serious, like gasp oil and gas.

Good thing I'm still 25.

But I really feel like I should've started thinking about doing a startup when I was 18 or 20.

Re: Thanks HN: Goodbye, Golden Handcuffs

#19
post #11

Congrats :) If you're in SF, let me know We have a sweet co-working space for hackers with all of the three C's: coffee, camaraderie, and a fast connection

Appreciate it. I'm actually in Austin though, and eager to meet some like-minded folks. I'll be checking out the local bootstrap chapter to start.

Love to meet Austin entrepreneurs. Send me a note and let's get coffee: LinkedIn is in my profile or marascio at gmail.

Re: Thanks HN: Goodbye, Golden Handcuffs

#20
post #7

6 mos ain't enough, but otherwise, great idea.

6 months isn't enough for what? To build a product and start selling it? To raise venture money? To put together a presentation and pitch 10 customers?

6 months is plenty of time to accomplish a lot. It's enough time to build a product and get non-trivial revenue. It's certainly enough time to prove to himself that he made the right decision.

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