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You may already know this, but unlike reddit, comment scores here affect karma.
One decent approach is to create two comments with instructions to vote one up and the other down, so you stay karma-neutral. So you need a total of 1+2n comments for a poll with n options. Like so: Do you think this is a good idea? (Vote this like you would an ordinary comment)
Inspired by Joel Spolsky and Paul Graham, I decided to leave University to develop a microISV product. I realized that selling microISV products is fun, but not very scalable...and it almost felt like doing a job. That's when I decided to tackle something big; a social network for geeks.
I would like to some day go back to University and study Neurology or Mathematics. But for now, pursuing my startup is much more enjoyable. Thanks Paul, Joel!
Alex, polls are lame on Reddit. They're even lamer here since there's no down arrow. Please use Pollground or something similar.
Alex, polls are lame on Reddit. They're even lamer here since there's no down arrow. Please use Pollground or something similar.
I'm going to add explicit support for polls. As soon as I get done reading hundreds of YC applications :(
I do think the case to drop out becomes much stronger once you have an idea launched and showing potential.
I was in love with Electrical Engineering. But reading Paul's essays upset me because it was so true: After four years of banging my head on the books, I would be expected to get a job in a cubicle for the rest of my life. While designing circuits and solving mathematical equations is quite orgasmic, it has its down sides too. Inspired by Joel Spolsky and Paul Graham, I decided to leave University to develop a microI…
The consequence of having left University is that I am now super determined to make this successful; I have burned the ships behind me...so if our startup drowns, so will we.
The question that is stuck in my head is "what should I do if I have an idea for a Web service, but have no technical 'know-how?'" Is it worth approaching YCombinator?
I was in love with Electrical Engineering. But reading Paul's essays upset me because it was so true: After four years of banging my head on the books, I would be expected to get a job in a cubicle for the rest of my life. While designing circuits and solving mathematical equations is quite orgasmic, it has its down sides too. Inspired by Joel Spolsky and Paul Graham, I decided to leave University to develop a microI…
Not everything, though, is as blissful as it sounds. There are times when I wish I had taken the beating and went along with the standard template. I haven't told my parents that I have left university to pursue the startup dream...it wouldn't be wise to tell them unless they felt the opportunity cost of pursuing a startup is greater than getting a job. So every other day, they believe I leave off to study at my Univ…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
You may already know this, but unlike reddit, comment scores here affect karma.
One decent approach is to create two comments with instructions to vote one up and the other down, so you stay karma-neutral. So you need a total of 1+2n comments for a poll with n options. Like so: Do you think this is a good idea? (Vote this like you would an ordinary comment)