Hacker News: bkessler100https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=bkessler100Hacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:05:41 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by bkessler100 in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2015)"]]>As a bootstrapped and ramen profitable company, it sucks to be spammed by them constantly with messages like these: we're excited to announce that we just raised a $10 million Series A from Menlo.

]]>Wed, 02 Sep 2015 19:05:24 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10161303bkessler100https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10161303https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10161303<![CDATA[New comment by bkessler100 in "Lessons Learned from My First Founder Flop"]]>What an unbelievably honest and open confession! Sadly, we won't be seeing anything like this from a Silicon Valley startup.

]]>Fri, 07 Aug 2015 18:25:50 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10024075bkessler100https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10024075https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10024075<![CDATA[New comment by bkessler100 in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2015)"]]>High IQ? Really??

]]>Wed, 01 Jul 2015 17:51:32 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9813788bkessler100https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9813788https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9813788<![CDATA[New comment by bkessler100 in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2015)"]]>Am I the only one offended by "hungry" requirement?

]]>Wed, 01 Jul 2015 16:35:07 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9813132bkessler100https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9813132https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9813132<![CDATA[New comment by bkessler100 in "Google: 90% of our engineers use the software you wrote (Homebrew), but..."]]>These interviews are biased towards new grads ...

GEORGE: You know what I do at the Yankees, when one of these old guys is breathing down my neck?

ELAINE: What?

GEORGE: You schedule a late meeting.

]]>Wed, 10 Jun 2015 22:07:02 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9695906bkessler100https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9695906https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9695906<![CDATA[New comment by bkessler100 in "Ask HN: When do you know your startup has failed?"]]>Can you give any tips on how to find consulting fast enough when you are about to be evicted?

]]>Fri, 17 Apr 2015 18:01:50 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9396054bkessler100https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9396054https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9396054<![CDATA[New comment by bkessler100 in "Ask HN: When do you know your startup has failed?"]]>I'm currently in your stage. Would love to hear more about your experience. How do I contact you?

]]>Fri, 17 Apr 2015 17:51:54 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9395985bkessler100https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9395985https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9395985<![CDATA[New comment by bkessler100 in "YC Demographics"]]>Exactly. They ask for age in their application and not gender or race.

]]>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 21:48:29 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8889357bkessler100https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8889357https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8889357<![CDATA[New comment by bkessler100 in "Immigration to increase the supply of programmers"]]>I miss the quality and due-diligence of pg's earlier essays. He appears indistinguishable from a Silicon Vally VC now.

]]>Fri, 02 Jan 2015 18:19:34 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8827811bkessler100https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8827811https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8827811