No, coward. You have no chance. Hide in your basement and weep.
Seriously dude just do it. You're young, fuck it. Asking if you can do it is foolish; people have no idea what you're capable of until you do something.
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#32When asked what would be the main factor for someone to succeed, Bill Gates answer was how young they start their first company, Warren Buffet who really is smart and was sitting next to him agreed.
Go for it, if you start now I guarantee you will have your life fixed by 35 yo.
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#33You don't have to be in the valley to build a successful Internet company! Boston, NYC, Boulder, DC, Philadelphia.. all have current hot startups. There is money to be found too in these areas; more in the valley of course...
which startups are you referring to in Philly?
im based in philly with my staryup
theres a bit of startup atmosphere here
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#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
which startups are you referring to in Philly?
im based in philly with my staryup theres a bit of startup atmosphere here
Interesting, I guess I'm not really entrenched in the startup/tech community of Philadelphia. I probably should try to be though...
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#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
im based in philly with my staryup theres a bit of startup atmosphere here
I'm interested in meeting people in Philly to work on startups in the future. Are there any meetups that you could suggest?
as am i, if you find any, ping me at web @ my hackernews name.com
Re: Ask YC: Do I have a chance?
#37The bubble is in full effect. There seem to be a lot of people that think their projects somehow require funding. Your online social alarm clock is not a startup. Stop imagining how you're going to make money off of crappy widgets. Get out there, be curious and build things that solve actual problems.
Hmmmm have our paths crossed before, I do enjoy traveling and networking? Your passion and energy about my work is surprising!
I am no different then anyone in this forum. Just a regular guy with ideas who decided to startup from his room in Baltimore, MD.
As for our work ...There is a huge value in taking a 221 year old wake up device and injecting the Internet into it. Whether we wake up to social sounds(Happy Bday, get up meet me at gym) or intelligent sounds(wake up tornado, your plane is delayed (broadcast X is catching flight to X on network=social), it's Jane's Bday tomorrow (social)) our lives will be richer and safer! Maybe it seems that your friends can control the time you wake up... that is not the case! We are innovating the sound and waking you up during life threatening emergencies only!
If you are not interested personal wake up communication, that's cool!
Though since we responded we are curious as to who you are and have we spoken or met before offline?
Cheers, Ryan