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I just took a quick look around, but is all of the server-side code down in JS as well?

Ohmji is a really awesome startup name, but I agree not a good fit for this market.

Not to detract from this business, but couldn't this just as easily be a checkbox on Dropbox?

Suppose Dropbox wanted to do this, how does YC react? Although I suppose there is lots of room for competition in this space...

This is incredible. Have there been any other documented cases where a MSFT,GOOG,etc. has been caught stealing code red handed?

Gave me a chuckle. Code Santa does sound pretty awesome doesn't it?

Can we PLEASE stop using Code + Ninja, Pirate, Monkey, Shaman, Cosmonaut, Santa Claus, etc..

I was not making a value judgment on these acquisitions.

However as Google is a publicly traded company, if I were a shareholder I would want to know if my money is being paid to friends of decision makers.

It would be interesting to see how many of Google's acquisitions have involved ex-Googlers?

Who is in charge of acquisitions at Google? Not to say that there isn't awesome tech behind Aardvark, but really 2 ex-Google buyouts in as many days? If I were a shareholder in Google I would be wondering...

Work at Google -> Make friends with your boss -> Build start-up -> Cash in on nepotism?

Hell no, if you are really clearing 1m in profits a YEAR, why would you take 15k and give up 7% of your company? That is absolutely ludicrous. Either you are overstating your companies financials or PG is trying to ream you. I find it hard to believe that you run a company with 1m in profits a year and you have to ask this.

Looks cool, but it is painfully slow (Linux + firefox). Maybe other systems run it better, but for me it is too slow to do much good.

I think this is some of the best advice I've read on this site.

You really have an awesome implementation and a real market. I agree with caffeine in that you might want to simply sell access to the children's books for parents to read with their kids, on their laptop or phone, in full screen.

The presentation of this is infinitely better than any ebook reader or a Kindle and would be worth a lot of money to a lot of parents. I think some sort of subscription model would work wonders here.

Also "let me date girls who like the books I like" -- haha I missed this the first time I read your post. Careful Chris Hansen doesn't mess around.

I would argue that this is pretty unreadable. Why do obfuscate your code to save one LOC?

These programs tend to screw the middle class, the definition of which is actually pretty low (~50k/yr) I think. Sure if your parents work at McDonald's you will probably get a bunch of grants, but if not you are footing the bill.

I was joking about Everest. Some day maybe :)

I don't get it? You haven't yet struck riches or you are operating covertly and don't want Chevron to drink your milkshake?

Unfortunately that is my findings as well.

Thanks a milion for the answer! I will check out Drupal.

Not me. Ever since I got back from Everest I keep my mouth shut.

The author seems like a tool. That's the thing about name-brand graduates (particularly Harvard), within 5 minutes of meeting someone you will hear about where they went to college, even 10+ years after they graduated. Clearly this is an exaggeration, but definitely has some truth to it.

However I must agree with the OP sentiments, it is way easier for name-brandies to get job interviews/offers. Nevertheless, I am doubtful that the price differential is worth it strictly to help you land a job. I guess I will never know what I missed out on, but faced with ~40k per year in loans I am very glad I chose to go to a state school.

I'm pretty sure Youtube is still the defacto.

What a stupid idea. How does WSJ publish this crap?

You get to actually build something. Building something from the ground up is infinitely better than doing maintenance or feature implementation.

Much success yet? This sounds like a very exciting business to be in.

What's your app?

Has anybody here actually been involved in purchasing this product? What use case did it solve for you?

That's funny, I was just reading this from a Google search ~1 hour ago. HN is starting to read my mind!

This is terrible. Is there any question left as to whether private healthcare is a disaster? I have known a few people who have been denied healthcare coverage when it is quite clear that it is due. Either there needs to be a regulatory board that can overrule insurance companies or we need to implement public healthcare.

Excellent video. Must refrain from quitting job......

Great stuff jacque, I'm really digging your posts here. May I inquire when you went through this process and for what company?

+1

Cheers, Steve

Yeah in Seattle area atm, thinking about moving to San Francisco though. Where are you located?

Rock climbing, mountaineering, backpacking, SCUBA, sailing, aviation, traveling, snowboarding, having fun!