thomson

Hatch | ENG roles | SF, CA | FTE | Onsite/remote (although I guess we're all remote right now)

Hatch is building financial and software products for SMBs--we're starting with short-term credit ($200-$5,000) at affordable, transparent rates for small businesses with no credit history or impaired credit history.

Help us move millions of dollars around--our stack is Kotlin, Spring, React, and Typescript, k8s. We're hiring engineers across all parts of the stack who want to help small businesses in the United States find their footing again in a very uncertain time.

Platinum medical/dental/vision, 401k matching, commute and health/wellness stipend.

Details here:

https://www.hatchcard.com/careers or e-mail us at careers@hatchcard.com.

Any plans to open-source BQQL from the NYT? This looks like a really simple/lightweight DAG runner!

Solenica (which makes Lucy) was covered in TechCrunch [1], Mashable [2], Wired [3], and Forbes (as part of Qualcomm's accelerator) [4].

[1] http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/18/sunnybot/ [2] http://mashable.com/videos/2543680924001/ [3] http://www.wired.it/economia/business/2014/10/23/i-progetti-... [4] http://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferhicks/2015/05/30/qualcom...

Happy Birthday Reddit!

I also really enjoyed this post from Alexis re: their journey [1]--particularly this excerpt:

"I talk about this a lot in my book, but it was PG who invited us to apply to the first ever round of Y Combinator and ultimately Jessica Livingston who banged on the table to accept us into the program after PG and the other partners rejected us.

I often think about what would have happened if she hadn't demanded that we be part of the program. There'd be no reddit, that's for sure."

This doesn't get repeated quite often enough as it should, but jl is probably one of the kindest, most intelligent, and most perceptive partners at YC, and probably in the entire venture capital industry.

[1] https://www.facebook.com/alexis.ohanian/posts/10102187402893...

David Huerta is one of my all time favourites. Check out "Abres y Cierras" (Open and Close)[1]

http://www.beforesaying.com/images2/Open%20and%20Close%20(En...

This poem (and the original spanish) is one of my favourites! Thank you for posting.

My name is Thomson, and I've set up the following aliases for my gmail (in decreasing order of traffic): thompson, thomas, tom, thom (my dad's name). I get an e-mail at least twice a week.

I wonder though, if a similar list made today will stack heavily toward B2B SaaS and omit promising social consumer applications, just because the pendulum has swung toward valuing B2B companies more.

I'm certainly a bit sympathetic to wanting to attend informative conferences and events that charge way too much (even for 'founder-friendly' badges), but I'm not sure if the author ever justifies breaking into both 500 and YC's demo days, which are events reserved for investors and press.

Send me an e-mail! thomson@cantab.net

Echoing other YC people: More than happy to help with reading over applications and giving feedback! thomson@cantab.net

Thanks for making this! We've been on Abacus and it's been a really slick and really easy experience. Highly recommended.

From their page on funding non-profits: http://ycombinator.com/np.html

"Since some people were confused when we funded Watsi, I'd better clarify that the money we're putting into the nonprofits will be a charitable donation, rather than an investment in the narrow sense. We won't have any financial interest in them."

I met Rose Broome a while back! Really cool to see she's founded this now.

Probably the coolest part of that article was the realization that I could read some arbitrary magazine from 1982 on my browser within seconds. Archive.org really is an amazing organization, and I was also happy to find out that they're matching donations 3:1 due to anonymous generosity after their recent fire-y setback [1]. Do consider donating!

[1] http://archive.org/donate/

It looks like they raised their round in 2011, when their run rate was $150k. The dates in green in that slide are projections.

You could cover the surface of the earth with furby dolls, and then do it again to create two layers of furby dolls. That's about as many objects.

This is a really clever idea!

Now that's impressive.

Congrats Paul and team! Couldn't have asked for a better board of investors IMO.

Echoing Kristjan and Jeremy's sentiments here.

It's a very fine line to walk in finding the intersection of public good through individual empowerment and corporate sustainability through partnerships with CSRs and non-profits. And then there's the challenge of doing this in a way that doesn't breach user trust and privacy in data.

No one doubts our heart's been in the right place but what's exciting now is proving out that our business acumen's in the right place too.

Just wanted to echo common sentiments that your blog post was a very well-written and yet personal treatise on how and why startups fail.

Another good pair of posts comes from Chad Etzel (previously Notifo): http://blog.jazzychad.net/2011/05/02/startups-are-hard.html

http://blog.jazzychad.net/2011/09/08/fouling-out-moving-on.h...

This tweet reminded me of what's next:

"RT @DanielBrian: I love that @MarCuriosity launched Nov '11 but @NewHorizons2015 launched '06 & won't arrive @Pluto til 2015! Space is huge!"

https://twitter.com/NewHorizons2015/status/23236225947574272...

New Horzons is the spacecraft currently on its way to Pluto--it's expected to be in range in about three years or so.

Maybe we should implement a PGP-style circle of trust on HN... =D

Lookout Mobile Security, San Francisco, CA - Full time https://www.mylookout.com/about/careers

I'm the data scientist here and like every other company we're looking for good people across the board. Lookout is the current leader in consumer mobile security, and we're aiming to keep it that way. We're a small, well-funded team tackling big problems on small devices.

Perks include: competitive salary, benefits, mobile phone of your choice, dream hardware setup of your choice, and a new office space in January when we move (We'll be on two floors at Market and 1st). There's also the standard start-up perks like a well-stocked fridge, craft beers on tap, and the fuzzy feeling that comes with shipping meaningful, net-positive products.

For engineering, experience in Rails, iOS, Android, and/or network/mobile security are awesome to have, but not required.

With respect to data, If you're interested in machine learning and implementing it in any language, then I'm interested in a conversation with you. Bonus points if you use plyr.

We are also looking for: a lead UX designer, a senior PM, QA, ops, technical recruiter, and a lot more. Check out the link and see if anything interests you.

I like it here--everyone here is conscious about how it's very easy to inject FUD into the mobile security space, and we really believe in selling a mobile security product that isn't based on fear, uncertainty, and doubt. If you decide to give us a pass, do find a startup on this page with people you truly enjoy working with--they honestly make all the difference!

Regardless of whatever position you're interested in, send me an e-mail with questions, resumes, requests for beer, etc. to thomson.nguyen@mylookout.com.

(Response guaranteed!)

I met you when Mike was an intern at justin.tv--really glad to see that ZeroCater is working out! Maybe we'll make the switch over once we move to the new office..

This repo was first created at 8am today though. (https://github.com/ihatelawyers3/ihatelawyers3.github.com/co...)

What's going on here?

Lookout Mobile Security, San Francisco, CA - Full time https://www.mylookout.com/about/careers

I'm the data scientist here and like every other company we're looking for good people across the board. Lookout is the current leader in consumer mobile security, and we're aiming to keep it that way. We're a small, well-funded team tackling big problems on small devices.

Perks include: competitive salary, benefits, mobile phone of your choice, dream hardware setup of your choice, and a new office space in January when we move (We'll be on two floors at Market and 1st). There's also the standard start-up perks like a well-stocked fridge, craft beers on tap, and the fuzzy feeling that comes with shipping meaningful, net-positive products.

For engineering, experience in Rails, iOS, Android, and/or network/mobile security are awesome to have, but not required.

For data, it'd be cool if you had experience in SQL, R, Python, or Hadoop. If you're interested in machine learning and implementing it, then I'm interested in a conversation with you.

We're also looking for PMs and Lead UX Designers. Regardless of whatever job position you're interested in, send me an e-mail with questions, resumes, requests for beer, etc. to thomson.nguyen@mylookout.com. (Response guaranteed!)

+1! We're also scaling up a data team for some interesting machine learning problems. Experience with any of the following helps: R (lm, gam, gbm, randomForest, caret), Python, Ruby, MapReduce, Hadoop, large datasets.

"The good news is that due to it being in the ultralight category, should you decide to get your hands on the jetpack, you will not be required to have a license of any sort."

Why is this good news? Half an hour in the air with a max speed of 63mph is something we don't want to regulate?