Hacker News: dbosson

New comment by dbosson in "The TechCrunch party (Y Combinator startups were there in full force)"

dbosson — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:20:34 +0000

suits suck

New comment by dbosson in "The Dilbert Blog: The Secret - Is success socially contagious?"

dbosson — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:28:07 +0000

People should read Think and Grow Rich before they read the secret.

Maybe we should start thinking of Youtube as just one channel.

dbosson — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:53:54 +0000

As video moves from TV to the internet it is silly to think that any one website can handle all the content, even if that one website is owned by Google. On TV there is not one channel for every show; there are many channels that focus on certain types of shows. The internet should be the same. There should be many websites that focus on specific types of shows, and there should be one directory that lists all these websites.

This is just a fringe thought, but imagine if a company builds an application that lets all the major media companies have their own website, where they can show whatever shows they want. And all this application does is tie all the video websites together.

Kind of like how Yahoo listed all the cool websites, this application could list all the cool video websites [in an interactive way].

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37532

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by dbosson in "Thanks Jamie, Sumon, and Tim "

dbosson — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 07:35:00 +0000

"any feedback you had on making it better" --PeepFlow-- I don't know too much about the product, but I definitely think you guys are on to something.

Thanks Jamie, Sumon, and Tim

dbosson — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 04:08:13 +0000

I appreciate you guys opening your doors last night for an entrepreneurial get together. I had a lot of fun and look forward to watching everyone's ventures.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37389

Points: 7

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New comment by dbosson in "Paul Gram, his following, and the hacker partiality"

dbosson — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 03:44:00 +0000

Hopefully I can speak better than I can spell [sorry for spelling your name wrong]. Looking back at my first submissions I am embarrassed at how insecure I sounded. I hope this does not get in the way of an interview if you like our idea.

Dave Bosson

New comment by dbosson in "Video Podcast CalacanisCast #30 With Angel Investor Ron Conway"

dbosson — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:39:13 +0000

Does anyone know how Ron got his start?

New comment by dbosson in "The Equity Equation"

dbosson — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:13:45 +0000

"Remember also that every time you open your mouth in the presence of a person who has an abundance of knowledge, you display to that person your exact stock of knowledge or your lack of it! Genuine wisdom is usually conspicuous through modesty and silence."

New comment by dbosson in "The Equity Equation"

dbosson — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:42:06 +0000

Remember that success comes from improving OTHER people's lives. All your achievements, while probably very gratifying to your mother, have not improved my life at all.

New comment by dbosson in "Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson"

dbosson — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:29:36 +0000

"A man's power to connect his thought with its proper symbol, and so to utter it, depends on the simplicity of his character, that is, upon his love of truth, and his desire to communicate it without loss."

I think this sentence and those that follow are very insightful, when it comes to communicating our ideas.

Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson

dbosson — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:02:59 +0000

Article URL: http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/texts/emerson/nature-emerson-a.html#Introduction

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34658

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by dbosson in "Summer YC startup launches: Versionate's Wiki End Run Around Google Docs"

dbosson — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:42:00 +0000

After watching the screencast I got some good insight into what Versionate can do [the features], but I still don't know how it will improve my life [the benefits].

I think you should really stress the benefits and tell people why it is so important to have their files online.

Peace of Mind. You never have to worry about losing important files when your computer crashes.

Instant access to your files from anywhere. If you forget your computer or flash drive at home [no need to worry] your files are online and you can get them when you arrive at work.

I think some simple comments like this could really help.

New comment by dbosson in "Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding"

dbosson — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:07:06 +0000

I agree with Jey. I had no motivation to explore past the learn more page.

New comment by dbosson in "Do you want money or freedom?"

dbosson — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:59:08 +0000

Freedom

New comment by dbosson in "Lisp:Good News Bad News How to Win Big"

dbosson — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 17:54:23 +0000

In the essay "The 18 Mistakes that Kill Startups" Paul Graham mentions how it is impossible for business guys to hire good programmers. I posted this essay because it shows why it is impossible and will give business guys a deeper understanding.

Lisp:Good News Bad News How to Win Big

dbosson — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 17:49:22 +0000

Article URL: http://naggum.no/worse-is-better.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32478

Points: 3

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New comment by dbosson in "Applications Open for Winter 2008 YC Funding"

dbosson — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 06:58:33 +0000

Yes, you should be candid with people regardless of the circumstances. Doing so makes life more efficient for everyone.

New comment by dbosson in "Word Problem"

dbosson — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:39:14 +0000

For clarification, I did not intend this last statement to be condescending. I have begun to immerse myself into the Hacker culture and have noticed that it is very different than popular culture. I think that with your skills and my knowledge of the customer we can make something wonderful.

Today's most respected hackers [in your opinion]

dbosson — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:25:49 +0000

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31940

Points: 2

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Ben Zander on performance and transformation

dbosson — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:43:14 +0000

Article URL: http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2007/05/ben_zander_on_p.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31517

Points: 1

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