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melonbar

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Currently CTO/co-founder/investor at a super fun startup, living the dream, trying to help local businesses in these trying times. I believe in you, if you ever need someone to talk to about breaking in to tech or any adversity you are experiencing, hit me up and I will lend an ear. Cheers!
  1. Ask HN: Is moving to the Valley a good move?

    So I am a contractor at FAANG in a major US city. I have participated in startups for some time, enjoyed it a lot, gotten to a YC interview once (sadly didn’t make it). One of my best buddies is talking about maybe…

    9 points 9
  2. Ask HN: What are some must read books?

    Life is too short to read crummy books. So after reading the review on Blade Runner 2049 which touched on PKD and Nabokov I have decided get Pale Fire. I am curious what you would recommend on top of that (I was also…

    66 points 127
  3. Ask HN: How to get focused and calm myself before an interview with investors?

    So I have been involved in a new startup that has been fortunate enough to land some interviews this past week. We pivoted an MVP and landed customers within a month which was really exciting and it helped us land so…

    6 points 10
  4. Ask HN: Investors who also are co-founders, how did you deal with equity?

    I am currently involved with a company that brought me on as an angel investor but I also have co-founder status (I am technical and worked with the CEO to help crank out our MVP, which even started generating revenue…

    5 points 4
  5. Ask HN: Alternatives to pay-to-win revenue streams?

    Hey all! So I have been slowly working on a pet project that, in it's simplest iteration, is a mobile gaming arcade. That said, I have become disillusioned with the current pay-to-win model (as has the U.S. government,…

    1 points 0
  6. Ask HN: Non-VC backed founders, any tips on growth?

    I am involved in two bootstrapped startups (group of buddies saved up and some work remote from my house) and it is getting to the point where we do not really need the money or investments as we have some earnings…

    183 points 111
  7. Ask HN: Would you hire a felon?

    I have posted a few times before regarding this topic but in short I have a few felonies for playing with bitcoins and drugs while in college. I have a job as a full-stack JavaScript dev (just launched a new Gatsby site…

    11 points 19
  8. Ask HN: Should I play hardball when it comes to salary negotiations?

    I should have a review, along with a large raise, coming up soon. The company that I am at has made it clear that they are really happy with my work (React/RN dev) and that I am valued. That being said, I feel as though…

    1 points 4
  9. Ask HN: Big clients, now what?

    The past weekend one of the startups I am involved with (I own a decent chunk of equity and am employee numero uno) got their first handful of major clients. Two are fortune 500 companies who are very excited about the…

    1 points 2
  10. Ask HN: How to handle a record during an interview?

    I have a record, I was convicted of a handful of felonies roughly five years ago and ended up going to prison. I have since then gotten an awesome job and am doing well. On a whim I put a few application in to some…

    2 points 3
  11. Ask HN: I am a founder and a felon, what next?

    I went to a good school, comp eng/cyber security major, started early. Got a DoD clearance, worked as a data analyst in a research lab. Ended up hooked to heroin and got involved with onion marketplaces. Long story…

    13 points 10
  12. Ask HN: Quitting a job in favor of a startup?

    I am currently working on an AR platform with a partner. I also work full time as a full-stack dev at a large marketing company. Yet, each day that goes by I feel like I should make the leap. I am not quite sure how I…

    2 points 4