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matthewrhoden1

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matthewrhoden1··on Show HN: PosterStitch – Instagram and Facebook Photo Collage Maker
I think this looks pretty awesome, but you're never getting me to sign in with a facebook account. I don't know why I'm that way, don't judge me.
matthewrhoden1··on How Medium Is Building a New Kind of Company with No Managers
Is this going to be the next open office concept?
matthewrhoden1··on Harvard stores 700 terabytes of data into a single gram of DNA (2012)
My first thought was, how long did it take to write and read this data? I don't expect exceptional speed, but I do wonder about throughput and seeking.
matthewrhoden1··on China must act, but Africa needs to take the lead to stop ivory trade
I'm in no way advocating this trade should continue, but I never knew about the art carved out of ivory. I've always seen on tv/movies just the tusk. The pieces in the picture are so beautiful.

That being said, ivory it's self doesn't look much different from a concrete mix or a nicely painted piece of wood. I wonder why so many people are obsessed with it.

matthewrhoden1··on Flip – A ReactJS Game
Add more levels so I can play it longer :)
matthewrhoden1··on Show HN: Opp.io – Meeting Minutes Made Useful
My first thought was, can I use this on a computer. My second thought was, how I'm going to get others in my office to use it that maybe don't want another account.

I really like the idea, because nobody takes meeting minutes besides me and I'm the only one who follows up on them.

matthewrhoden1··on Join as a startup co-founder or the first employee?
That's true, it does depend on the company type, LLC, Sole Proprietorship, etc. Thanks for pointing that out as I completely forgot about the pros and cons that comes with each.
matthewrhoden1··on Join as a startup co-founder or the first employee?
I'm already in the process of asking these types of questions myself.

1. When I interviewed with a company in southern California, the CEO noted that there are different types of stock that get issued to the employees that are not as good. I don't know much about stocks, but it's an angle you will have to consider.

2. One thing I found is that if you're a founder, that makes you responsible for both the wins and losses for the company. So when it tanks, debt collectors will come for your stuff too. Where an employee just needs to worry about getting another job. This point alone means you'll have to carefully consider who you're getting in bed with.

3. The only reason I can find for not wanting to increase co-founders is for two purposes. One, it's another person who can flake off and start writing company checks. Two, you'll have to split profits again :)

4. I don't think so, don't quote me.

5. See 2. and 1. to weigh your options. Being a co-founder potentially has a bigger pay off but comes with responsibility.

6. See 5.

I say if you genuinely trust your future partners, to go for it. It's my understanding that if you want to be able to afford that sports car and have plenty of time off for those cool vacations; you either need to be at the top of a company or have enough money to somehow live off interest.

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