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I'm curious, who?

This clearly depends entirely on the individual but majority of my friends are self taught (most of which never majored in EE, CS, or equivalent or even took a single computing class of any kind). They have yet to run into any issue building what they want with any barrier from what I've seen. Not sure if this answer helps but hopefully it does.

Tried playing around with it and got a serious error in calculation.

Did $100 average per transaction + 500 transactions annual (made up numbers) and I got the following fees PER TRANSACTION:

$125 | $1375 | $1600 | $1850

That's clearly not right...

Nordstrom. Most of the sales reps are trained to know a good deal about suits and are extremely helpful in helping you find the right suit (YMMV base on location). They also usually have a place that can hem and do tailoring in most locations. Some even have a dry cleaning center located inside the store (also YMMV).

That said, they can at least recommend you something if nothing else. Those guys are required to wear suits all day too.

I have both and with or without cases, I can't replicate the rattle sound you're referring too

I too question this the moment I noticed MIT, Stanford, and CalTech weren't at the top...

I know Network Solutions had (still does?) done this. But as far as Godaddy, I've used them to check for domains (even if I buy through them or not) and never had that issue. It could just be coincidence in your case. Although that's just my experience, I could be wrong.

1. I've said this in a few other threads regarding naming. In the vast majority of cases in picking a name, it boils down more to founders and their personal issues with liking a name than the brandability and success of the name itself. There are some basic rules that matter but overall, being stuck on a name is more you than it is because the company couldn't succeed on a different name.

2. Given the situation with everything described above, I STRONGLY recommend you move on and find a different name regardless of any emotional attachment you may have with this one if you want to avoid issues later on. It's simply not worth it.

3. Asking to do a lawyer fight on this now doesn't make any sense. Unless you got a ton of money to burn for the sake of burning it, let go of this.

You may not like hearing what I have to say but honestly, its not worth it. Keep building, compete, etc... Just rebrand.

Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer. This is not legal advice. Merely my own personal thoughts as an entrepreneur.

Agreed but I also think that getting input from those you know or know of in addition to total stranger review is stronger. The more of people you trust reviewing something, the more you're more inclined to trust those reviews. I think having both systems in place is better. BTW, this comment is separate from the article's argument of social.

While there are some generic rules for brandability, majority of naming issues boils down to personal issues founders have with liking or disliking a name. Many startups have funky names until it becomes known. Don't get too caught up on this.

As long as you can get the .com, it easy to spell, relatively short enough, and people can pronounce it, and it isn't trademarked or going to infringe on any such issue, you're more than halfway towards an okay name.

They tell Google which keywords the want their ads to show up for and related keywords. While it may seem completely irrelevant, someone might be bidding on random keywords that triggered the ad.

1. Looks like the site is down, I got a 404 error.

2. If its on Github (on a public repo), why are you upset? Apart from them using your analytics code, that seems to be a given that you're letting the code be available to others for use.

3. I agree with adding a license if you haven't already as someone else suggested.

4. At the end of the day, clones happen (even if the code was taken from you). It sucks but best thing to do is to keep moving forward.

Probably not the answer you're looking for but I work best in silence (or rather, the sound of tapping keyboards). I know others strongly prefer music but I zone out anyway so eventually I don't even hear music (or am cognitively aware of it rather). I like the computer lab scenario where its just a bunch of background tapping keyboards at most.

Saw a slight different variation being shared on Facebook. Wonder why the difference if its a true story and who modified it...

That answer was a "me too" answer isn't it (not arguing the merits of a response regardless of whether it is or isn't). I think the author (I'm guessing) was hoping for a deeper answer than "I'm doing this because everyone else is and it appears easy" rather than simply skipping over it.

Just playing devils advocate here.

1. I can certainly see how it can be interpreted in the context you've pointed out but that's not how I would have interpreted it.

2. I disagree that it presents no new compelling idea. What is not new to you and me maybe new to someone else. Helpful or not is very much in the eye of the reader and what they end up doing with that information and how they interpret and manage it. There are merits to the post whether or not you agree with them or whether you think there are any to begin with.

3. While I totally agree that at the end of the day, the decision to do something resides with the decision maker, I also acknowledge that what the author points out as "me too" syndrome do exist to an extent and in many ways that can in fact be harmful as well.

4. I do agree its never good to be condescending but I don't believe that was the intention here. You asked where would we on our own startup journey if our friends were not so supportive. While I do agree as a whole, I also believe that a great friend doesn't always blindly support their friend. Sometimes being a friend simply means having the courage to point out where your concerns are and why you are concerned. In the end, the support is to allow your friend to take that information and go about making the choices he or she needs to make. While the author didn't dive into this (what he did or didn't discuss with his friend beyond what was posted), I have a hard time believing they made this post with a condescending tone over trying to help others (the readers) see what may be obvious to you and me but may not be to many.

Every business and business model is different. This should be considered with a grain of salt. It is not a one size fit all

Short answer but probably extremely cliche: working on something I have personal interest in.

There are a few job sites cropping up trying to tackle this but aren't fully scaled yet so I guess time will tell whether or not they end up being effective. The issue is, like dating sites, they're not going to be perfect solutions.

1. Commuting sucks. Unfortunately in that price point, its going to be tough to find any place decent closer that isn't in a dump or bad neighborhood usually.

2. Have you looked on PadMapper? There doesn't seem to be may listings in the Morgan Hill area but there are some.

As someone who grew up in Portland, its cool. But its not accurate. Where's the rain LOL

1. I have both installed. Wanted to check out Google Drive but not necessarily switch. I rarely use Dropbox as it is.

2. Between the two, currently Dropbox has more value for me both in terms of overall storage space and in terms of users I have shared folders with.

3. Free on both. I haven't had a need to upgrade to the paid version yet due to limited need to use the service. Possibly later if I ever end up needing more space.

XNEYXKXMAYWL Used. Thanks. Will try it out.

One thing for consideration is what system each student has access to. If they are Window users, you can have them install Linux. The same could not be said for a Mac (albeit I'm a Mac user myself). It should really depend on your students and whether or not they have access to a Mac and more importantly Mac tools you aim to use for teaching purposes as they'll most likely go off what you're using to teach them even if the tools in the end are different for different people.

Start your own Python meetup group if there isn't one. I've started a couple different meetup groups over the years and sure it starts off slow but gradually it'll grow and people will find you.

Relevant: http://blog.precipice.org/why-wesabe-lost-to-mint

He's referring to the usual suspect... rumors.

Site could use search, especially if it expands

Replace Macbook Pro for Macbook Air

Working on one. In the meantime, every 1st, they have a who's hiring thread here. There are a few other mailing lists and places that have startup jobs posted such as StartupDigest or GitHub jobs. There's a few more that escape me at the moment but they're around. Ultimately the list is long. Find areas you have interest in and research the market that way.