patrickxie

Hey Bill, I asked the same question about 10minutes ago, if you happen to find an answer can you please let me know as well.

Email: patrick.y.xie at gmail

alternatively, would love to reach out to you and anyone else attending the event.

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I generally skim through first by jumping 20secs ea, then rewind if I find anything interesting. And if the pace is too slow I 5x.

does the ability to not have your mind wander off increase with time? I have trouble focusing on breathing, 1 hr on the treadmill is a long time to be fully focused on breathing.

Entrepreneur, able to code full stack in .py & .js, with plenty of ideas to offer, contact patrick.y.xie at gmail.

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are you organically growing reviews?

OP HERE, continuing post in comment due to character limit.

I see several advantage and disadvantages both of our startups have.

first they might be pressured to focus on profitablity since they are funded, I don't.

they have side projects, offering courses on growth, and doing case studies, which I think are being purposed to be potential loss leaders to drive the main business. however the confusing part to me is that they are already monetizing for these side projects, which leads me to conclude that perhaps their investors are getting impatient and are pressuring them for returns already? which means that they are vulnerable to anyone that can offer the same product for free can starve them to death with a runway siege. and it will be hard for them to raise additional funding because if current investors aren't seeing good returns, how will additional investors buy in?

they are also doing a lot of inbound marketing, not yet outbound, means they have no sales team yet, first mover advantage to reach all the potential customers in the market is not yet capitalized.

plus there is always room in other markets on the globe, and I do have the language capability and freedom, and if I were to launch to a market like china for example

They have SDK for android, ios, and maintain libraries in js and python, where I am only doing python and utilizing react(native). Which means I will have smaller potential clientele, but it also means I can iterate much faster.

I do believe both of our startups have numerous similar and different challenges to overcome. I do have a couple ideas on how I could execute better to one day lead the market, if not then at least forever be a barrier to them in their journey to capture the total addressable market. Hey, nothing to lose for me right.

Check your employer's contract to see if you are allowed to work on personal project during off hours.

You can still work on an idea you're passionate about if you can manage your time efficiently.

Another way is to find a capable co-founder and he can be the solo founder to get in the program, while you both can become co-founders when your idea gains traction and you've decided to incorporate.

I would also recommend leaving your contact information in your HN about page so that people can contact you about co-founding a startup.