Hacker News: ordersup

Hiring Family & Friends

ordersup — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:22:52 +0000

What is everyone's opinion on hiring family and/or friends and why? I've heard both negative and positive reasoning from both ends and wanted to throw it out there for you all to weigh in.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=57092

Points: 1

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New comment by ordersup in "Startup founders: what are the most difficult technical challenges you've faced?"

ordersup — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:59:45 +0000

this could be technical... getting users to use the product or service/page. my newest venture is a little different... B2B... so we'll see how that goes.

also, my answer is relevant because with more users comes expansion. my social networking site (before the phrase was coined so feverishly) started with 10 people initially signing up. i had launched the day prior to my vacation and didn't return for 2 weeks. word-of-mouth spread it like wildfire and when I returned... 20k people has signed up. with that however, came the server and bandwidth bill (I was using a shared hosting plan). technically, it made me broke for time (fixing everything that broke and eventually broke during my transfer to the dedicated server) and financially it drained me (back when dedicated servers cost and arm, leg, first born and your dog fluffy). =P

YouTube-killer may have big gun

ordersup — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:54:44 +0000

Article URL: http://www.imediaconnection.com/news/16653.asp

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=55611

Points: 1

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The Morning Norm - What Do All Entrepreneurs Have in Common?

ordersup — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:04:13 +0000

Article URL: http://blog.inc.com/the-morning-norm/2007/08/what_do_all_entrepreneurs_have_in_common_1.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50325

Points: 2

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Yahoo Buying Ad Network for $300 Million

ordersup — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:57:53 +0000

Article URL: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/09/04/financial/f181417D52.DTL&tsp=1

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50324

Points: 9

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Michael Eisner 2.0 Will See You Now

ordersup — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 08:25:56 +0000

Article URL: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_36/b4048046.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46112

Points: 1

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Esther Dyson, Guy Kawasaki and Yossi Vardi Join TechCrunch20 Expert Panel

ordersup — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:39:32 +0000

Article URL: http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/21/esther-dyson-guy-kawasaki-and-yossi-vardi-join-techcrunch20-expert-panel/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45315

Points: 1

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Deadpool: Five Stupidest Startups of the Summer

ordersup — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:09:51 +0000

Article URL: http://valleywag.com/tech/deadpool/five-stupidest-startups-of-the-summer-292031.php

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45153

Points: 19

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Web sites set up cell phone swaps to avoid termination fees

ordersup — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:08:03 +0000

Article URL: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/08/20/BU2ERJUER.DTL&type=tech

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45152

Points: 1

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Big names sign up to iTunes rival

ordersup — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:06:37 +0000

Article URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6957098.stm

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44975

Points: 2

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New comment by ordersup in "Where is your startup? (for me Atlanta)"

ordersup — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:43:49 +0000

San Francisco, CA - Financial District & North Beach ;)

Old media targets the Facebook crowd

ordersup — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:38:10 +0000

Article URL: http://mediabiz.blogs.cnnmoney.com/2007/08/10/old-media-targets-the-facebook-crowd/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41697

Points: 1

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The Best Social Networks for Business

ordersup — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:01:46 +0000

Article URL: http://inc.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/the-best-social-networks-for-business.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41203

Points: 1

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Startup Weekend

ordersup — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:59:56 +0000

Article URL: http://startupweekend.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39919

Points: 4

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New comment by ordersup in "Got a Weekend? Start a Business"

ordersup — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:24:18 +0000

i wouldn't say it's impossible... but if you have too many "leaders" and not enough "doers" then ideas and expectations start to bottleneck. ideally, my preferred team would consist of 2 leaders (one w/ more experience in marketing/biz and one w/ more experience in the flow of programming and visual design layout), a hardcore programmer and a UI designer.

New comment by ordersup in "How do you get through boring projects?"

ordersup — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:19:41 +0000

take every project as a learning experience. if you have the ability to select what projects you accept, only take the ones who have an "emotional" connection to you and/or your business... aka, the ones that don't cause you to groan and hate your line of work. :)

New comment by ordersup in "Getting Better Employees Than Google"

ordersup — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:17:43 +0000

why does everyone compare themselves to google? with everything company, something'll happen eventually and it'll turn into the present-day microsoft. the thing that i'm focusing on is to become a leader like google w/o replicating it step-for-step. google found it's wave and surfed it... now it's our turn to do the same in our own niche/product.

Hackers: Social Network Sites Could Expose Users

ordersup — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:14:16 +0000

Article URL: http://cbs5.com/topstories/topstories_story_218110144.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39912

Points: 1

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Find the Right Web Developer for Your Business Web Site

ordersup — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:30:36 +0000

Article URL: http://www.allbusiness.com/technology/internet-web-development/2599-1.html

Hacker News: ordersup

Hiring Family & Friends

New comment by ordersup in "Startup founders: what are the most difficult technical challenges you've faced?"

YouTube-killer may have big gun

The Morning Norm - What Do All Entrepreneurs Have in Common?

Yahoo Buying Ad Network for $300 Million

Michael Eisner 2.0 Will See You Now

Esther Dyson, Guy Kawasaki and Yossi Vardi Join TechCrunch20 Expert Panel

Deadpool: Five Stupidest Startups of the Summer

Web sites set up cell phone swaps to avoid termination fees

Big names sign up to iTunes rival

New comment by ordersup in "Where is your startup? (for me Atlanta)"

Old media targets the Facebook crowd

The Best Social Networks for Business

Startup Weekend

New comment by ordersup in "Got a Weekend? Start a Business"

New comment by ordersup in "How do you get through boring projects?"

New comment by ordersup in "Getting Better Employees Than Google"

Hackers: Social Network Sites Could Expose Users

Find the Right Web Developer for Your Business Web Site

New comment by ordersup in "Is YouTube Down?"