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Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 226 posts.
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How To Get Your First 1,000 Users
Vinicius Vacanti is co-founder and CEO of Yipit. Next posts on how to acquire users for free and how to raise a Series A. Don’t miss them by subscribing via email or via twitter .
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The investment that didn't happen
The story of Modista.com — a young startup that was forced to shutdown before it even really got going because of a patent infringement lawsuit by Like.com.
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Why Quora is in trouble
Browse 46 free 8 bit GIFs. Download and share them on GIFDB.com — works in WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, X and more.
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Your idea sucks now go do it anyway
Your idea probably sucks, and it doesn't matter because your business will probably turn out to be something completely different.
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Startup America -- Dead on Arrival
For its first few decades Silicon Valley was content flying under the radar of Washington politics. It wasn’t until Fairchild and Intel were almost bankrupted by Japanese semiconductor manufacturer…
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Ideas Matter
The idea is the seed. It is the kernel that is the start of something new. Ideas are powerful because they invade the mind. Once you are introduced to an idea, you cannot get it out of your…
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App store shenanigans
programming, philosophy, history, internet, startups
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Peteris Krumins: How I went to Silicon Valley and raised $55,000 for Browserling
Long story short, I went to Silicon Valley and found angel investors for my Browserling startup that I am doing together with James Halliday (SubStack). James Halliday, our lead investor and advisor David Weekly, and me. Here is how I did it. Last year in March, James offered me to do a startup. He had this idea of...
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Hiring Employee #1
If you want another pair of hands to screw things up, how do you acquire resumes, pair them down, and identify someone who is going to work well in your company?
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Why you should take the money
SEOmoz founder and visionary Rand Fishkin is struggling with whether he should personally award himself millions of dollars from his company. Here's why I think he should.
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Are founders really 1000x more valuable than their employees?
Is it fair for founders to own about 100% of a startup while employee #1 only owns a few percent? Are founders 10-1000x more valuable than employees? The answers are Yes, it is fair. Value doesn…
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Piracy Doubled My App Sales
Experience flawless mythic raid runs with our WoW mythic raid boost. Earn rare loot, conquer tough bosses, and elevate your gameplay effortlessly.
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Why Entrepreneurs Can't Sleep
For those of you that know me well, you know that I have terrible, horrible insomnia. In high school, I would go to sleep around 3am and then struggle to get up at 6:30 am. I would drink a dozen Mountain Dews everyday just to stay awake. In college, my schedule shifted further so that I was falling asleep around 6am…
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Harsh Realities From 500 Startups Founders
500 Global is a venture capital firm with $2.4 billion¹ in assets under management that invests in founders building fast-growing technology companies. We focus on markets where technology, innovation, and capital can unlock long-term value and drive economic growth.
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Always have 18 months of cash in the bank
programming, philosophy, history, internet, startups