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Re: OK, you've convinced me. I'm coming to join you.

#21

Post by nostrademons » Mon, Sep 10, 2007, 1:03 AM UTC

portLAN wrote: post #18

SwellJoe wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Regardless of YC involvement, you can still be demoing to investors in March. It takes a little more effort--and you'll have to do the demo about 30 times to reach the same number of investors--but you can actually start a company without YC. ;-)

Why don't you tell us how you did it? *cough* Virtualmin -- YC Winter 2007 *cough* Are you suggesting in retrospect that you'd have preferred a different strategy?

VirtualMin also was started before Joe et al got into YC.

There's a difference between "Getting into YC would help my business" and "I need to get into YC to start my business".

Re: OK, you've convinced me. I'm coming to join you.

#22

Post by Neoryder » Mon, Sep 10, 2007, 1:13 AM UTC

Good Luck!

Thanks for giving us fence sitters another kick in th a$$.

I feel each every post like this is going to push me to the brink and finally make me take the plunge.

Thanks Again.

Re: OK, you've convinced me. I'm coming to join you.

#23

Post by cubicle67 » Mon, Sep 10, 2007, 1:15 AM UTC

comatose_kid wrote: post #7

Come on...which bigco? And which part of the world do you live in?

Think massive international co with a tla for a name. Australia.

Re: OK, you've convinced me. I'm coming to join you.

#24

Post by cubicle67 » Mon, Sep 10, 2007, 1:16 AM UTC

portLAN wrote: post #6

If you can get something together by Oct 11 for YC's deadline, you can be demoing to investors in March. http://ycombinator.com/w2008.html

I'd love to, but I'm outside the US (Australia)

Re: OK, you've convinced me. I'm coming to join you.

#25

Post by cubicle67 » Mon, Sep 10, 2007, 1:17 AM UTC

nanijoe wrote: post #16

way to go man... What is a blurb programmer?

kinda like a blub programmer, but with more rrrrr

Re: OK, you've convinced me. I'm coming to join you.

#26

Post by cubicle67 » Mon, Sep 10, 2007, 1:21 AM UTC

webwright wrote: post #3

Woot. What are you going to build?

Nothing too fancy. We're taking something that's been done hundreds of times before, but all very badly, adding a bit of a twist and making it usable. Our aims are fairly modest, just to generate enough income to support us. I have no (well, not many :) grandiose visions of selling for millions.

Re: OK, you've convinced me. I'm coming to join you.

#27

Post by greendestiny » Mon, Sep 10, 2007, 1:23 AM UTC

cubicle67 wrote: post #23

comatose_kid wrote: post #7

Come on...which bigco? And which part of the world do you live in?

Think massive international co with a tla for a name. Australia.

So I guess you know quite a bit about linux then? :) What field is your startup going to be in?

Re: OK, you've convinced me. I'm coming to join you.

#28

Post by andreyf » Mon, Sep 10, 2007, 1:24 AM UTC

edw519 wrote: post #17

Age has nothing to do with it. Marital status has nothing to do with it. Smarts has little to do with it. Don't do it because you're moving away from a job you don't like; that's a bad formula. Do it because you want it that badly. That's what matters most. The decision has been made. Good. Don't hestitate. Don't wonder. Don't look back. Don't ever quit. Use us for encouragement. Looking forward to hearing about your…

Looking forward to hearing about your success.

Or your [failure, perseverance]*, and following success :)

Re: OK, you've convinced me. I'm coming to join you.

#29

Post by dean » Mon, Sep 10, 2007, 1:25 AM UTC

That's fantastic! Congratulations.

Re: OK, you've convinced me. I'm coming to join you.

#30

Post by andreyf » Mon, Sep 10, 2007, 1:29 AM UTC

I've been thinking of working on things with people I'm romantically involved with... what's the experience like? What are the ups and downs?