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name = "Hans Yadav"
identifier = "hans"
domain = "hansy"
tld = "me"
contact = "#{identifier}@#{domain}.#{tld}"Side note: what's up with the background moving along with mouse cursor? It was a little distracting at first, but I'm guessing the purpose is to make the site feel like you're browsing through a record store?
Yes, some women streamers do flaunt their sexuality (wearing low tops while streaming for instance), and while many view this as perpetuating objectification of women, I view this type of decision as a marketing decision. I think these women are intelligent enough to know sex sells, but aren't so shallow as to actually believe their attractiveness defines who they are.
Unfortunately, the average person is a moron, and it doesn't help matters when group-think is rampant in chat rooms.
One gripe I have with the new site is the fixed booking form on the right side of the screen as you scroll through a listing. I find it really distracting (perhaps that's the point?). Because of the fixed form on the right, there's also a lot of wasted space in the column. I dunno, maybe I'll get used to this over time.
Unless you don't use either service, which is totally valid.
For in-person interactions, whenever someone asks me what I do, I always just say I work for a tiny company that does XYZ. If they pursue and ask what I do for the company, I say I bounce around doing a bunch of things (which founders do).
The Classical station on Pandora (at least my station) isn't just the "stuffy" Beethoven pieces, but also incorporates really cool string or piano covers for famous songs. Try it out.
Anyway, congrats on launching both an iOS and web application. Bonjournal looks awesome!
http://www.theonion.com/articles/netflix-instant-thinking-ab...
Oh and to add my two cents to the OP's question:
HyperDock (http://hyperdock.bahoom.com/): Windows 7 functionality to preview individual windows
Simple design. Simple controls. I like how each fact is associated with a picture, which makes reading feel less rote and more of a pleasant experience.
For some pages, I would actually like to see the source. For example: http://instanerd.me/v/81. Was there a study performed that showed people act less irrationally when they see themselves in the mirror?
I'm not displeased with my sunk 10 minutes. Not bad.
The remote hiring process listed in the blog posts goes:
1.) Application (survey) step
2.) Basic Skype call
3.) Programming task
4.) Feedback on programming task
5.) Long technical interview
6.) Lunch invitation
At least from my own personal experiences as well as outside information I've gathered over the years, isn't this process relatively the same for hiring non-remote workers?
This is a proactive approach to customer reviews as opposed to a reactive one.
Milkshake scene from the movie "There Will be Blood": http://youtu.be/s_hFTR6qyEo?t=1m20s
If anything, link submissions or comment submissions should deduct karma so as to curb spammy (and possibly unsubstantiated) behavior. Of course this lends itself to issues of new users not being able to engage as much.
Example:
Bob: I'm Bob. Nice to meet you!
Me: Hey Bob, I'm Hans. What brings you to the conference?
I think most of the time I reflexively say some appropriate greeting without thinking too much about it. By using the person's name, I force myself to insert something new into an otherwise mechanical response.
Now I say this not so you can sit back and let others do the hard work, but for you to figure out how else you can contribute. Every startup, hell every mature company, has issues to deal with on a daily basis. I would be very surprised if there wasn't something else you could be doing for the company.
Worst comes to worst, your job from here on out is to do the tasks nobody else wants to do. From a technical perspective that could mean things like sanitizing the database (if it needs it) or going back and writing some good tests for already-implemented code. From a business perspective, this could mean researching, scraping, generating leads to customers, users, etc. Hell, you can even be the glorified secretary by helping others manage their day-to-day tasks, schedules, appointments. Be the office janitor. Be the guy they send to campus events to talk to students.
If you can no longer contribute to the code for your product, that's OK. There's a million and one things you can do outside that realm to support the product as well as your teammates.
Of course you can always buckle down on your coding game and get better at it. Take online courses. If you (and your company) can afford the time and money, go to one of those schools that teach you to be a better programmer. Tell your CTO that you want to get better and want to learn from him/her.
Be the glue that holds everyone together. Be the swing man that can bounce from activity to activity and ensure everything is running smoothly. Be the founder who's relentlessly resourceful and continues to move the company forward in any shape or form.
Number of steps to scan grocery by Dash:
1.) Find scanner
2.) Turn on scanner
3.) Start scanning action
4.) Find laptop (or mobile phone)
5.) Navigate to browser
6.) Sign in to Amazon Fresh Account
7.) Confirm and pay
I don't honestly think the Dash would provide a discernibly faster experience, but I do believe it would be the option your target demographic opts for simply because the Dash is explicitly designed for this type of task. Just because my phone can turn on the television doesn't mean I won't reach for the remote every time.
But in general, as the old adage goes, don't count your chickens before they hatch. It's fine to spend a little time marketing, but I totally agree to focus your energy on your product with your initial traction.