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TotlolRonon The first step is to start

> Don’t worry about what you need to know in order to finish a project, you already have everything you need to start.

Oh. Do worry. Worry much. Because the time you spend down a road that leads nowhere may not be worth what you learn on the way there.

TotlolRonon The Illusion of Winning

Yep. Sometime, even people with a lot of practice in writing thought provoking blog posts lose their "game".

Adams will "win" his next post I'm sure. He practiced a lot, but he also has this elusive thing called talent. He just mistook it for practice this time around.

TotlolRonon What Does Your "About Us" Page Say About Your Startup?

story > selling

TotlolRonon What Does Your "About Us" Page Say About Your Startup?

about.html > index.html

TotlolRonon How did non US citizen founders funded by YC get allowed to work in the US?

> I have been on 6 different visas, over 15 years, I have quite a bit of experience in the matter. > It's too complicated to explain in a paragraph. It depends on too many factors.

A similar number of visa types over similar number of years and I would go a step further and say that there is no formal solution to your problem. The US immigration system can't handle YC type rhythm and structures.

You'll have to assume you have two operations to run - your startup and your status. You'll have to get knowledgeable and creative in both. Also, as you will work under the assumption that your start-up may fail, you should also work under the assumption that your status will fail and you will have to go back to your home country. Succeeding in both operations is possible, but very hard. Me think the immigration operation is harder....

Good luck.

TotlolRonon Fight When it's Time to Fight. Be Gracious When It's Time to Give In.

True. The other side should always be gracious when it's time for them to give in.

TotlolRonon Keys to Being Excellent at Anything

Yep.

The Key to Being Excellent at Skimming has an arrow pointing down.

TotlolRonon "So, what do you do?"

"The dinosaur is fine too. Thanks for asking."

TotlolRonon "So, what do you do?"

"Fine thanks. How do you do?"

Don't have an answer? Hack the question.

TotlolRonon No, You can't retire rich at 30 if you sell your startup

> I've been doing startups since I was 31 (22 years ago), and figured that out quickly.

When you are 31 it is easy to figure out you won't retire rich at 30. Just saying.

TotlolRonon Craigslist has been Redesigned

Here you go naysayers. You said this day will never come - but it has. Next - the Messiah!

TotlolRonon Changing the top idea in your mind is performing inception on yourself

Incepbation

(the article, and my opinion of it, in one word)

TotlolRonon People On YouTube Make A Lot Of Money

People On YouTube Make Great Videos.

The article just observes the (almost expected) result.

TotlolRonon Daring Fireball: Creep Executive Officer

> if you were a shareholder

$461.00 will make you one. So what would YOU want?

TotlolRonon Daring Fireball: Creep Executive Officer

> He's not creepy, just honest.

Maybe he is creepy AND honest? Possible?

TotlolRonon New Facebook Places Logo Is A “4.” In A Square. Yeah.

The place marker icon is from Google Maps. Yeah.

TotlolRonon NASA shuttle launch video from the perspective of a solid rocket booster

The part where he lost his brother was heart breaking.

TotlolRonon 5 years ago today, Google acquired Android Inc.

Nope. I think it was the one explaining that YouTube is the world's second largest search engine as well as first search choice for an entire generation or something along these lines. But I'm not sure cause I only read between the lines.

TotlolRonon 5 years ago today, Google acquired Android Inc.

I think I saw a video on YouTube saying otherwise. But I may be wrong.

TotlolRonon 5 years ago today, Google acquired Android Inc.

Tyrell Corporation created the Androids. Everybody knows that.

TotlolRonon Sun employees competed to see who could file the goofiest patent

Sun employees competed to see who could file the goofiest patent ... Viacom sent employees to Kinko's to upload clips from computers that couldn't be traced to Viacom.

Ah, the things employees of companies who sue Google are capable of. Horrific.

TotlolRonon Fuck you, Money

> you can tell people you work with or work for to fuck off.

As said. A disgrace.

TotlolRonon Fuck you, Money

The phrase is a disgrace to the idea it conveys.

TotlolRonon Google, Just Cut The BS And Give The Gordon Gekko Speech Already

What makes people think Google is capable of delivering a well-versed argument in a charismatic manner?

TotlolRonon Ask HN: Tips for Hackers having Kids?

It is not a kid, it is relationship bomb. Focus on the relationship.

(I heard it in some random YouTube video once, which just goes to show that good advice can be found in strange places)

TotlolRonon Lowercase Capital - Wanted: Cowpoke/Intern

Ah, the jobs that are out there for the young and restless.

TotlolRonon Embracing failure is a good way to fail

"when bad things happened, we just calmly laid out all the options, and failure was not one of them."

-- Apollo 13 FDO Flight Controller Jerry Bostick regarding the source of the movie quote "Failure is not an option".

TotlolRonon Apple Patent Application Uses 3rd Party App Screen as Example

In the world of silicon valley intellectual property lawyers what you see is hardly never what it is.

TotlolRonon Here’s What Everybody Made From The Slide Sale

> After taxes, you can afford the downpayment of a Condo in SOMA + a bit more, or buy a small one bedroom in Mountain View.

There has to be some other measuring stick to money than real estate...

TotlolRonon Depression-era color photos

Not Depression-era. 1939-1943. WWII.