> Thought you should be the first to know.
Good and good luck. Now please tell your fiancée!
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#22Get 'em!
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#23Relevant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwG_qR6XmDQ Rumor is that the "boss" was actually David E. Shaw himself.
It's not a rumor, Jeff Bezos did indeed work at D.E. Shaw & Co. So did quite a few well known people in technology.
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#24jriley: Email me suhail@mixpanel.com -- You just got free Mixpanel, good luck when you launch we're here to help.
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#25Congrats :) 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.
You should hit up http://cafebedouins.com and http://opencoffeeaustin.org.
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#26Congrats :) 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.
Congratulations, good luck, and reach out often and always if you need a nudge or support. Full disclosure: I've been in the same boat and have been threatening to jump. If you're open to it, I'd love to exchange a few emails.
ps, wasn't there a new incubator recently announced in Austin?
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#27Good luck!
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#28Congratulations on making the most important decision of your life and, secondarily, on opening the business. Words cannot express how much better self-employment is than what I used to do for a living.
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#29+1
You took a few downvotes from a faux pas; don't worry about it, but keep in mind that here, we just upvote the original post for a direct "+1".
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