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Ultrapreneur

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July 29, 2007 (18y ago)
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I'm a serial entrepreneur... always looking for/working on the next big thing. I'm 24 and a Sr. PCB Designer for a local Military company here in Waterloo.. I'm a hardware geek, but am looking to learn some programming.. any suggestion on a language?

   I'm also working on a website which I'm hoping to submit for this falls applications.
- Currently learning Ruby on Rails and Python
  1. When non-programmers write software (steventalcottsmith.com)
    30 points 8
  2. A Hacker's resume (Jon Lech Johansen) (en.wikipedia.org)
    9 points 4
  3. Think you've got what it takes (join the CIA) (federaljobs.net)
    2 points 0
  4. Microsoft suffers stunning EU antitrust defeat (ca.news.yahoo.com)
    4 points 5
  5. What ever happend to Shawn Fanning?... Shawn who? (online.wsj.com)
    5 points 5
  6. The Hacker Test Version 1.0 (www-users.cs.york.ac.uk)
    2 points 0
  7. Hacker fuel (can't live without it)

    Alright, so everyone know the life of an entrepreneur/hacker is a 24/7 gig and there are certain foods/drinks an entrepreneur can't live without. What gets you through the long days... cold pizza? energy drinks? loud…

    11 points 41
  8. When a meeting with a VC goes bad (Jobloft) (youtube.com)
    33 points 21
  9. What is Technical Harassment?

    In our complex technical environment there are many opportunities for a competent technical individual to be the subject of technical harassment. Sometimes it can be so subtle that you may not even be aware you are…

    10 points 2
  10. Is The Bubble Back? (internetnews.com)
    1 points 1
  11. Microsoft, Blackberry and a multibillion-dollar rumour (intergovworld.com)
    1 points 0
  12. Google streetview may be illegal (cbc.ca)
    2 points 6
  13. Taking on Goliath (nickb)

    So I have nowhere near the 2300+ points nickb currently has (and probably deserves for that matter) but feel that there needs to be a few new names added to the leader's board. so in the spirit of sportsmenship I…

    1 points 4
  14. Don't quit your day job (a YC survey)

    As stated most people selected to be funded by YC are in their mid 20's. so I thought I'd post a quick survey to find out a little more about who's all applying for YC funding. 1). Name 2). Age 3). Location 4). What's…

    1 points 2
  15. What's in a business model?

    These days more and more companies are looking into patents for their business models as a way to protect their code and site concept. Does anyone know of a Y Combinator startup that has any type of patents on their…

    1 points 1
  16. Being a one in a world full of zeros

    it was best said in "Antitrust".. in this business you're either a one or a zero.. alive or dead. if you're an entrepreneur at what point do you give up on an idea? when you see a site that's similar to yours? or when…

    1 points 2
  17. Women in startups...Where are they?

    I've noticed that all of the "Leader" postings are, or seem to be(by screen name) male, and was wondering where all the women are? if you're female hacker let me/us know your thoughts...

    3 points 9