news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

His friends at General Electric said he was wasting his time on the gas combustion engine because the world was going electric. -- ErrantX 215 days ago | link. The story of the v-8 engine is a bit different. Id then allow digg style voting up of stories in order to bubble things up to the top page of the site.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Had I known it was going to take the internet by storm I probably would have been a bit more careful with my word choice (especially referring to.NET as a language, doh!). But just to clarify a couple points, 24-hours into the storm: Yes,NET developers are great at what they do. Happy Look Like an Idiot on the Internet Day.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

You dont want mere voting; you need unanimity. During the Internet Bubble there were a number of startups founded by business people who then wentlooking for hackers to create their product for them. But its hard to raise money with an IP cloud over your head, becauseinvestors cant judge how serious it is. Dont do what we did.

Startup 105

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Instead of spending 4 years at university, I spend 4 years starting 2 internet companies that failed. If you’re looking for a designer, engineer, or biz marketing guy – go to meetups / conferences that those people would go to. What is the first step in creating an internet-based business (After planning) ? Then launch.

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