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Re: Take the Money and Run

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Post by ssharp »

Omniusaspirer wrote: post #142
ssharp wrote: post #71

I was a little excited to read about Akron and Sandusky on Hacker News and then, of course, they're used for the backdrop of how "miserable" winters are here in Ohio.

I knew a girl from Akron who referred to it as "Crackron". She painted a pretty bleak picture but it was of course anecdotal. Would you say it's worth visiting next time I'm nearby?

I wouldn't make a pit stop in Akron. I can't imagine there would be too many interesting activities for tourists. There is a lot to see and do in Cleveland, which is only a 30 minute drive from Akron.

Re: Take the Money and Run

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Post by jongdubois »

exelius wrote: post #23

Aah, so it sounds like one of the big reasons you sold was because of imposter syndrome? I don't mean that negatively -- I feel one of the things that comes with experience is you realize that nobody knows what they are doing. This dispels the impostor syndrome pretty quickly. Once you think you know how a business or industry works, you develop patterns to solve it. This can sometimes work against you because it can…

I think that the idea that you can succeed without "knowing what you're doing" may be more common to Silicon Valley. From what I've seen, the startup environment in most other places is not so forgiving.

Re: Take the Money and Run

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Post by nandemo »

brandonmenc wrote: post #130
nkohari wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was being hyperbolic -- we did eat quite a bit of soup because it was cheap, but we ate other things also. I didn't mean for the word largely to be taken literally.

It's impossible to exaggerate for effect, even slightly, on HN. Otherwise, you end up talking about soup for half the thread.

Impossible? What if I find 1 or 2 HN threads (among the tens of thousands that exist) that are a counter-example to your sweeping, extraordinary claim?

Re: Take the Money and Run

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Post by ScottBurson »

I've used Rally and don't care for it. It wouldn't surprise me at all if you've come up with something that's actually better. I'll take a look at AgileZen... though now that Rally owns it, I don't know that I'd use it because I'd be concerned they would screw it up.

Re: Take the Money and Run

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Post by patrickdavey »

nikibeth wrote: post #94
Cthulhu_ wrote: post #6

I'm probably being petulant or don't understand American culture, but: > To avoid spending money, we'd been subsisting on a diet consisting largely of soup. [...] But now, we'd gradually started to feel like we might be able to afford to eat at restaurants again. No middle ground?

Co-founder and "soup-maker" here. Not to dwell too much on the soup point, but it was our go-to meal for several reasons. I personally love making soup, especially when it's cold out. I can make it reasonably balanced in terms of meat, veggies, and carbs. It's pretty budget-friendly too because it extends more "expensive" items like lean meats. Lastly, it's convenient to make in between working on marketing content o…

Yeah, soups are awesome! :) My partner is studying 20+ hours a week on top of a normal job at the moment, so I've been tasked with doing all the cooking - soups certainly make up a decent percentage of the meals! Good time:quantity ratio, and hearty.

For anyone asking about recipes: this book is good : http://www.amazon.com/Soups-Over-Best-Recipes-Hamlyn-ebook/d...

Re: Take the Money and Run

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Post by Animats »

myth_buster wrote: post #127
Rainymood wrote: post #63

Thank you for this article. I loved it :) >It was January, and the weather was fucking bleak. I was hooked from the first sentence. Please keep doing more of these.

I posted this above before I read yours. You also seem to have a knack for writing. Reading the beginning, I got the The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. feel.

"The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel."

That's so last-cen analog TV.

Re: Take the Money and Run

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Post by jodrellblank »

mayukh wrote: post #45
exelius wrote: post #23

Aah, so it sounds like one of the big reasons you sold was because of imposter syndrome? I don't mean that negatively -- I feel one of the things that comes with experience is you realize that nobody knows what they are doing. This dispels the impostor syndrome pretty quickly. Once you think you know how a business or industry works, you develop patterns to solve it. This can sometimes work against you because it can…

So true. I've switched industries a few times and by now you'd think I'd get it. It still takes me some time to get up to speed with the 'dynamics' of the space/industry I'm working in and the realization everytime is that it is truly a con-fidence game. There is no consensus on the one 'right way' to do things and anyone who spouts with religious fervor that their way is the only way is being disingenuous or worse r…

Or they have the best way.

Someone has to have the best way.

Re: Take the Money and Run

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Post by markdown »

nikibeth wrote: post #94
Cthulhu_ wrote: post #6

I'm probably being petulant or don't understand American culture, but: > To avoid spending money, we'd been subsisting on a diet consisting largely of soup. [...] But now, we'd gradually started to feel like we might be able to afford to eat at restaurants again. No middle ground?

Co-founder and "soup-maker" here. Not to dwell too much on the soup point, but it was our go-to meal for several reasons. I personally love making soup, especially when it's cold out. I can make it reasonably balanced in terms of meat, veggies, and carbs. It's pretty budget-friendly too because it extends more "expensive" items like lean meats. Lastly, it's convenient to make in between working on marketing content o…

> I personally love making soup, especially when it's cold out.

out... ?

outside?

Re: Take the Money and Run

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Post by jodrellblank »

pjlegato wrote: post #136
gamblor956 wrote: post #119

Earlier quoted context omitted.

American here. Everyone I know calls McDonald's a restaurant. They may choose not to eat there for health or ideological reasons, but everyone agrees that it is a restaurant, and has been a restaurant since its inception decades ago.

If I say to a friend, "What restaurants are around here?" nobody I know would ever reply with "McDonald's." It is a "fast food place," not a "restaurant." A "restaurant" has table service and a higher standard of food quality. The original comment said that Americans consider McDonald's a restaurant, in implicit contrast to unnamed other places where McDonald's does not qualify as a "restaurant," as a way to suggest…

The original comment said that Americans consider McDonald's a restaurant, in implicit contrast to unnamed other places where McDonald's does not qualify as a "restaurant," as a way to suggest that Americans have lower standards than others for food quality.

I hope you limbered up sufficiently before stretching so far to find a way to take that as an insult.

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