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ceelee··on German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice
German state employees must be excited for this move.
ceelee··on Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after being stabbed in San Francisco
this is total and complete lie
ceelee··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2016)
HipLead.com | San Francisco, CA | full-time

At HipLead, we’re building a sales data platform for the 21st Century: take large amounts of data, distill it into hyper-relevance, and integrate it with the tools modern sales and marketing organizations use. The result: less busy and more productive teams.

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to take a lead in this development and work directly with the director of engineering as well as various people in product, operations and sales (beta users) to help define and build our software.

Python and Postgres experience is a must. Experience with Django, Docker, AWS and big data is a plus.

Please apply via Angelist: https://angel.co/hiplead/jobs/140491-senior-software-enginee...

ceelee··on Picturing the Future of Messaging: Twilio MMS Now Available on All US Numbers
And SMS is a dinosaur too (but it's still around and kicking) and it's still the best way to get mobile app installs.

Sorry, but the need to have the same app installed to send and receive an image significantly restricts the audience of a given product (and you're locked into someone else's app).

Current: Step 1 >> Get 100M users to install an app. Step 2 >> Get them to take pictures of stuff. Step 3 >> Get permissions all the people who took picture to upload the pictures or just replace their normal picture-taking behavior with your app. No biggie. With universal MMS (via Twilio): Step 1 >> Get them to take pictures of stuff

ceelee··on LeadGeni.us: User acquisition as a service
Hi, I'm a founder of Hiplead. To answer your question, personalization and tight targeting are our top priorities. Our platform allows us to generate emails from nearly any online source, so we can create campaigns first, then find leads fit the copy- - resulting in very high conversion rates. Leads come along with social data and we focus on leads that are in your networks first.

Shoot me an email at conor@autotrophic.org or signup at hiplead.com and I'll gladly fill you in on the details.

ceelee··on Bill Gates 2013 Annual Letter
correction: dynamite was a significant stabilization of nitroglycerine by Nobel
ceelee··on PayMill, Stripe clone, rolls out silently across Europe
Here's a previous HN thread on PayMill with some solid comments: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4380302
ceelee··on Launchpad Toys (YC S11) Looks To Create The Next Generation Of Learning Toys
Good idea and a brilliant execution
ceelee··on TellFi (YC W11) brings Google Voice-like service to Canada, for free
Thanks a lot! We're going to be adding some really powerful features soon that Google Voice and others in the space do not have.
ceelee··on TellFi (YC W11) brings Google Voice-like service to Canada, for free
Great - We'd love to hear what you think. Email us at support@tellfi.com with questions or suggestions.
ceelee··on AdGrok (YC S10) Raises $470K To Be The TurboTax For Search Engine Marketing
AdGrok is an awesome service, we just started using it and have been happy with the results. We've found it very useful for getting AdWords campaigns off the ground quickly.
ceelee··on 57 YC startups' Twitter follower growth over time
Can you also add @tellfi (YC W11)
ceelee··on TellFi (YC W11) Helps Small Businesses Sound Professional on the Phone
Yes, you definitely can port it or forward it. If you want to discuss, email us at support@tellfi.com.
ceelee··on The Wristwatch Looks For a New Use
I've had the chance to play with these watches, and I'm seriously impressed. This is going to be huge.
ceelee··on TellFi (YC W11) Helps Small Businesses Sound Professional on the Phone
Yes, they have. However, we're focused on making phone systems as easy as possible and will be adding a lot of functionality that no other players in the space currently offers.
ceelee··on TellFi (YC W11) Is Google Voice For Companies
It's not. We built this from the ground-up.
ceelee··on TellFi (YC W11) Is Google Voice For Companies
New screenshots added to the article.
ceelee··on TellFi (YC W11) Is Google Voice For Companies
Sounds like there was some confusion earlier. We are chatting with 20 people at once right now on Olark, it's easy to get lost. Please email us at support@tellfi.com and we'll figure everything out for you.
ceelee··on TellFi (YC W11) Is Google Voice For Companies
We're focused on usability as our primary offering. Setting up phone systems is major pain point for a lot of businesses, esp kinds that can't host their own VBX :)
ceelee··on TellFi (YC W11) Is Google Voice For Companies
we're working with our telephony providers to keep the pricing as low as possible, and will also be adding a some new features soon to further differentiate.
ceelee··on TellFi (YC W11) Is Google Voice For Companies
One of our main focus points is usability, building something that anyone can sign up and use immediately. we actually removed a number of features pre-launch, just so it make the core functions as simple as possible.
ceelee··on HelloFax (YC W11): Sign And Send Faxes From Your Browser, Without The Hassle
I second that. HelloFax makes what used to be a huge pain really easy. I've tried other options in the past (borrowing someone's fax, other clunky e-fax systems, or a trip to Kinko's) and I'm happy I'll never have to do it again.
ceelee··on GroupMe Is Now Sending One Million Texts Every Day
They're definitely getting the Twilio volume discount price. Probably paying a lot less then the stated: http://www.twilio.com/pricing-signup/volume-pricing
ceelee··on WebMynd (YC W08) Receives TechFellow Award To Focus On Addon Developer Platform
Congrats guys!
ceelee··on Trulia acquires Movity (YC W10)
Awesome - big congrats to the whole Movity team!
ceelee··on Call phones from Gmail
Like many people here, I keep Gmail open all day long -- so this feature goes a long way towards making Gmail a complete communications platform. Combined with browser plugins like Rapportive, the utility of Gmail just keeps increasing.