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matthewer

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March 17, 2008 (18y ago)
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I’m a serial tech entrepreneur, product designer, and global citizen. From group messaging to video storytelling, I build things that make our world a more collaborative place. I sold my last company to Vimeo. I’m a New Yorker living in Los Angeles, but I’m a citizen of the world. I believe that no one should be confined to an office, and in the future, no one will be. I’m usually wearing sneakers when I’m supposed to be wearing dress shoes. And after more than ten years in the startup world, I’ve learned that I will always have a lot to learn.
  1. Hey Hacker News Come to our (Fast Society) SXSW House Party. (fastsociety.com)
    4 points 0
  2. Ask HN: Where do you find Blackberry Developers?

    Hi! I am one of the co-founders of Fast Society a super slick application for creating temporary teams. We built a great iPhone app, but want to port it over to Blackberry. We would love to find someone to bring on full…

    2 points 0
  3. Show HN (One year of work!): Fast Society - instant, short term group messaging (bit.ly)

    About a year ago, a few friends and I went to a Bloc Party show in Manhattan. Leading up to the show, we were all trying to coordinate via email, phone and text message, but a few of us were completely out of the loop…

    1 points -1
  4. Ask HN: Can you give me some advice regarding Blackberry Apps?

    Any advice you wish you had before you built one. What is the best way to make it so it works with all BBs. Any advice you can think of would be awesome!

    1 points 0
  5. Ask HN: Do you hate your competitors?

    Hate is a powerful word. When you think of a competitor what emotion pops up?

    12 points 16
  6. TinyGrab Roulette: randomly shows you screen grabs from strangers. (helloandwave.com)
    3 points 0
  7. Ask HN: Has anyone ever set up a free conference call system?

    So a little weird question, but we are working on something that needs the same foundation as a free conference call system. Has anyone ever set one up before or worked for a company that has? Would love some advice…

    6 points 5
  8. The New Rules of Angel Investing (nytimes.com)
    3 points 0
  9. Ask HN: What bothers you most about being a NYC startup?

    Obviously question only applies to New York based companies.

    2 points 1
  10. AH: Did applications ruin Facebook?

    Here is my take: I used to really enjoy FB. It was a fantastic way to connect with friends - simple and easy. Once they began to introduce applications, everything got much more complex and cluttered. I am not some…

    5 points 7
  11. Ask HN: No funding? Is it the company or the economy?

    Today's investing climate blows nuts, lets be serious... But is that a real excuse? To me it just seams weak, rather I feel this means only the best will survive. But who knows. Maybe I have just been brainwashed by the…

    1 points 0
  12. Advice from CEO of Blackboard

    I had a chance to meet with the CEO of Blackboard Michael Chasen last week and thought I would share some of advice/thoughts he gave me. (paraphrased) -- When he was a graduate in an MBA program he invented a program…

    12 points 4
  13. Tell HN: I am over Erlang

    title really says it all.

    1 points 5
  14. Ask HN: What's the best way to do due diligence on an Angel Investor?

    What is the best way to check out your angel investors (before you take the money?) Assume we have already googled/linked in them. Reference checks? Follow them? Talk to their wife?

    7 points 9
  15. Stumbled upon this XLS of all the hacker news user names and what they do...WTF (breckyunits.com)
    20 points 14
  16. What are good user growth rates for your startup?

    I know a lot of these questions depend on the type of startup you are doing, but for an average social site what are good milestones for user growth? For page views? Where should we be six months after launch? A year?

    2 points 2
  17. Marketing your startup: dorks vs everyone else

    So here is the question: when you are marketing your start-up do you go after the online tech community (dorks) or go after normal people (people whose lives do not revolve around the internet.) Maybe its both, maybe…

    1 points 6
  18. My Startup: tracking real world trends - thoughts? suggestions? (edopter.com)
    10 points 19