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You make good points. My internal calibration might be off. It's probably been biased downward because of things like CraigsList (no outside investment) and micro-investments.
> if you were actually a non-native speaker That's an excellent point. Oops! I thought however that it was pretty clear from context that I understood the stereotype of wanting to pop out babies right away and was…
I'm only harsh on people who are bigoted (like you were in the other thread) or who refuse to get the point despite things being spelled out clearly and who lack a sense of humor. Good luck being successful with that…
I'm pissed off they took my points!! I was saving those!! I don't think it was merely a poorly-worded phrase, but betrayed a sexist view and was demonstrably wrong, to boot. When someone is sexist, rather than letting…
> but being an entrepreneur Means you need people who can actually do shit. If you need people with business experience then a program that connects you with investors makes perfect sense. Investors need people like…
> but understand that many of the terms we use here that you might not be overly familiar with I was making fun of you. Why do you insist on being enduringly stupid? > I didn't actually say that "especially with…
> Are you thinking of this person Yes, apologies. I hardly got any sleep. Change "your" to "the" as in "the actual idiotic suggestion which I refuted" and the rest applies. But you actually thought I was talking…
> Because having a family - nesting (it's a very common term, google it) Female college graduates are pushing back the age when they start families to historical highs, which puts lie to your claim that they start…
That explains a lot more. They just raised most of it. But after $4.6 mil they don't even have a checkout system?!? Or search? Or customer service? Or even competitive wages?!?
I'm in the same boat! If I were an investor I certainly would invest in people of that caliber.
> Are you unfamiliar with it? Yeah, I totally thought you were talking about ducks! > Is it really idiotic to suggest that women are more likely to do handmade crafts than men? Now you're trying to change the…
Ruby was really slow prior to the latest version. It made Python look fast. It wasn't just Rails.
> doesn't necessarily make her a good bet as an entrepreneur, however amazingly talented she might be. Yes, yes it does make her a good bet. If you are betting, bet on people with immense talent and drive. Who else…
First off, I wouldn't recommend a high-protein, low carb diet. It's very hard on your internal organs. Kidney problems abound from all the protein waste processing. There are are some extremely effective substances you…
> especially with women as soon as they graduate college and start nesting Nesting? What are they, ducks? As a feminist I'd like to say that's some pretty idiotic stereotyping. Female college graduates…
> and the company makes money. The company loses money. Read it again. I'm not disparaging the business, I'm disparaging the business combined with the amount of funding. That's just ridiculous.
> and if people know the situation going in to the interview (which they clearly do) You do the interview. Then you get a phone call with a percentage mentioned and no negotiation allowed. You say yes or they claim…
You have to judge the idea, not appeal to authority. Investors make mistakes most of the time! > But what you probably have to consider is the size of the handmade craft market in the US. Then consider the entire…
As a side note, this article made me check out the resume of the author of that essay it references. Started college at 12? Graduated at 17 with a double BS in CoSci and Physics? University Medal in CoSci? All sorts of…
Don't count yourself out. It sounds so trite, but do you realize how often you already do it? Not just in start-ups, but everything: Do you not talk to that girl/boy because you don't want to bother them, or think…
F Me. $15 mil for adding tinsel to your MySpace? And "RockYou is lining up a new round of funding to stay sharp.". Etsy: $31.6 mil for a swapmeet just for handmade crafts. When people take that much buck for so little…
> But since we currently decide last, we're not pressuring anyone. No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible, eh? And then there's the "accept immediately or you failed an IQ test" attitude. If you have a…
Except these things can be empirically shown to be harmful. The "value" of playing EverCrack or WoW all day every day can destroy many other valuable things in your life. This is why addiction is considered a problem,…
> Last year when they made offers to groups that had also been invited to interviews with us, they tried to pressure them into accepting before they'd heard from us. I assume they'll do that again. That makes me…
I have less than $50k... msg me
You make good points. My internal calibration might be off. It's probably been biased downward because of things like CraigsList (no outside investment) and micro-investments.
> if you were actually a non-native speaker That's an excellent point. Oops! I thought however that it was pretty clear from context that I understood the stereotype of wanting to pop out babies right away and was…
I'm only harsh on people who are bigoted (like you were in the other thread) or who refuse to get the point despite things being spelled out clearly and who lack a sense of humor. Good luck being successful with that…
I'm pissed off they took my points!! I was saving those!! I don't think it was merely a poorly-worded phrase, but betrayed a sexist view and was demonstrably wrong, to boot. When someone is sexist, rather than letting…
> but being an entrepreneur Means you need people who can actually do shit. If you need people with business experience then a program that connects you with investors makes perfect sense. Investors need people like…
> but understand that many of the terms we use here that you might not be overly familiar with I was making fun of you. Why do you insist on being enduringly stupid? > I didn't actually say that "especially with…
> Are you thinking of this person Yes, apologies. I hardly got any sleep. Change "your" to "the" as in "the actual idiotic suggestion which I refuted" and the rest applies. But you actually thought I was talking…
> Because having a family - nesting (it's a very common term, google it) Female college graduates are pushing back the age when they start families to historical highs, which puts lie to your claim that they start…
That explains a lot more. They just raised most of it. But after $4.6 mil they don't even have a checkout system?!? Or search? Or customer service? Or even competitive wages?!?
I'm in the same boat! If I were an investor I certainly would invest in people of that caliber.
> Are you unfamiliar with it? Yeah, I totally thought you were talking about ducks! > Is it really idiotic to suggest that women are more likely to do handmade crafts than men? Now you're trying to change the…
Ruby was really slow prior to the latest version. It made Python look fast. It wasn't just Rails.
> doesn't necessarily make her a good bet as an entrepreneur, however amazingly talented she might be. Yes, yes it does make her a good bet. If you are betting, bet on people with immense talent and drive. Who else…
First off, I wouldn't recommend a high-protein, low carb diet. It's very hard on your internal organs. Kidney problems abound from all the protein waste processing. There are are some extremely effective substances you…
> especially with women as soon as they graduate college and start nesting Nesting? What are they, ducks? As a feminist I'd like to say that's some pretty idiotic stereotyping. Female college graduates…
> and the company makes money. The company loses money. Read it again. I'm not disparaging the business, I'm disparaging the business combined with the amount of funding. That's just ridiculous.
> and if people know the situation going in to the interview (which they clearly do) You do the interview. Then you get a phone call with a percentage mentioned and no negotiation allowed. You say yes or they claim…
You have to judge the idea, not appeal to authority. Investors make mistakes most of the time! > But what you probably have to consider is the size of the handmade craft market in the US. Then consider the entire…
As a side note, this article made me check out the resume of the author of that essay it references. Started college at 12? Graduated at 17 with a double BS in CoSci and Physics? University Medal in CoSci? All sorts of…
Don't count yourself out. It sounds so trite, but do you realize how often you already do it? Not just in start-ups, but everything: Do you not talk to that girl/boy because you don't want to bother them, or think…
F Me. $15 mil for adding tinsel to your MySpace? And "RockYou is lining up a new round of funding to stay sharp.". Etsy: $31.6 mil for a swapmeet just for handmade crafts. When people take that much buck for so little…
> But since we currently decide last, we're not pressuring anyone. No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible, eh? And then there's the "accept immediately or you failed an IQ test" attitude. If you have a…
Except these things can be empirically shown to be harmful. The "value" of playing EverCrack or WoW all day every day can destroy many other valuable things in your life. This is why addiction is considered a problem,…
> Last year when they made offers to groups that had also been invited to interviews with us, they tried to pressure them into accepting before they'd heard from us. I assume they'll do that again. That makes me…