Hacker News: Mystalic

It’s Not Their Pop Idol, but a Bot. Fans Cheer Anyway

Mystalic — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 20:40:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/03/business/media/its-not-their-pop-idol-but-a-bot-fans-cheer-anyway.html?_r=0

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14026926

Points: 1

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Show HN: The first episode of the Chatbots Magazine podcast

Mystalic — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 19:04:43 +0000

Article URL: https://soundcloud.com/chatbotsmagazine/the-chatbots-magazine-botcast-ep-1-chatbots-bubble-slack-funds-invests-and-cisco-makes-moves

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12131583

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by Mystalic in "What it feels like when a competitor utterly rips off your entire company"

Mystalic — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 19:29:18 +0000

It's so easy for people to figure out when you copy language or basic code. It never ends well.

I’m So Sick and Tired of Men Marginalizing Women in Tech

Mystalic — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 17:29:37 +0000

Article URL: http://www.inc.com/ben-parr/i-m-so-sick-and-tired-of-men-marginalizing-women-in-tech.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8967561

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

New comment by Mystalic in "A Statement About Mahbod’s Annotations on Elliot Rodger’s Manifesto"

Mystalic — Mon, 26 May 2014 20:12:00 +0000

And Y Combinator.

New comment by Mystalic in "Startups aren’t supposed to be easy"

Mystalic — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 15:10:58 +0000

You'd be wrong. Ask second-time founders. While you don't repeat some of your past mistakes, the expectations get jacked up and the stakes are higher. It doesn't get easier.

Startups aren’t supposed to be easy

Mystalic — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 14:55:58 +0000

Article URL: http://stayhustling.com/startups-arent-supposed-to-be-easy/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6431363

Points: 17

# Comments: 7

The Tech Community Must Invest More In San Francisco

Mystalic — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 17:50:34 +0000

Article URL: http://benparr.com/2013/08/tech-community-san-francisco/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6229753

Points: 41

# Comments: 54

New comment by Mystalic in "Tech companies, bristling, concede to government surveillance program"

Mystalic — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 02:54:51 +0000

I don't think there's a conspiracy here. Just bad decisions.

New comment by Mystalic in "Tech companies, bristling, concede to government surveillance program"

Mystalic — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 02:24:51 +0000

This is a lesson in the power of language. The companies involved and their denials of knowledge of PRISM were not lies, but clearly they were making it easier for the government to extract data for surveillance, under an unnamed program with specific point people in each company who were only allowed to talk to the government and not talk to their CEOs about the extent in which the government was extracting data. It may go even deeper. We just don't know.

The thing that upsets me most is that I suspect nobody except for the whistleblower will take any real heat. I hope more will come forward with more details in the coming weeks, before the government makes an example of the whisteblower.

Will this incident change user behavior? I doubt it. We're too dependent on these companies to cut them off en masse.

New comment by Mystalic in "Tesla Raises $1B from Stock and Bond Sale"

Mystalic — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:17:04 +0000

If Tesla drives that money into development of the economy vehicle, they're going to scare a lot of car manufacturers.

How to find and get the most out of an entrepreneurial mentor

Mystalic — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:22:27 +0000

Article URL: http://news.cnet.com/8301-33617_3-57570179-276/how-to-find-and-get-the-most-out-of-an-entrepreneurial-mentor/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5267594

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Startup Life: Our PR “Crisis” with TechCrunch and How We Came Out On Top

Mystalic — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:48:40 +0000

Article URL: http://blog.markerly.com/2013/02/09/startup-life-our-pr-crisis-with-techcrunch-and-how-we-came-out-on-top/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5193016

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

Wall Street is from Mars, Silicon Valley is from Venus

Mystalic — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:16:36 +0000

Article URL: http://news.cnet.com/8301-33617_3-57565708-276/wall-street-is-from-mars-silicon-valley-is-from-venus/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5116087

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

2012: Hard Lessons Learned

Mystalic — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 17:32:40 +0000

Article URL: http://www.benmilne.com/2012-hard-lessons-learned/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5016908

Points: 97

# Comments: 15

New comment by Mystalic in "Instagram's official response"

Mystalic — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:07:33 +0000

I don't think Instagram/Systrom had any intention to sell user photos or do anything as drastic as the blogosphere made its TOS changes sound.

It did the right thing responding so quickly to user feedback. Hopefully it'll result in a TOS that lets Instagram monetize without infringing on the privacy of its users.

New comment by Mystalic in "FundersClub (YC S12) advances online investing with first closed fund"

Mystalic — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:07:44 +0000

Congrats to Alex, Boris and the team! You guys are disrupting venture capital in a way that's been needed for years.

#Dominate

New comment by Mystalic in "InstantABTesting - Ask a question, See results instantly."

Mystalic — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 01:19:55 +0000

This group presented at the Angelhack SF hackathon (I'm a judge).

It's simple and only works in certain use cases where you need more immediate feedback, esp. the polling stuff. However, it definitely has its uses.

Good job, guys!

New comment by Mystalic in "Show HN: Buy 1000 Twitter followers and 500 Facebook likes for $15 (AngelHack)"

Mystalic — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 01:15:57 +0000

For context: this group just presented at the AngelHack SF Hackathon (I'm one of the judges).

It's funny, but Twitter will clearly drop the hammer on this. It's bad for the ecosystem overall.

New comment by Mystalic in "Get Your Startup Covered by Any Blog"

Mystalic — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:28:37 +0000

As a former journalist, there is one simple way to press: get introductions.

If you don't know people who know journalists, meet them.

A strong network is essential to the success of any startup.