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ahoughton

2 karma · joined September 20, 2010

Software entrepreneur based in Durham, NC. Co-founder of iContact, founder of Eden Platform, general startup fanboy.
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ahoughton··on Show HN: North Carolina's interactive social media archive
It's easy to see the commercial value here. Saves time, saves tons of hassle, creates more transparency. Raises the question... why are so many people talking about "Trout Fishing" in North Carolina :)
ahoughton··on Bull City Startup Stampede: 60 days of free space, free advice for startups
One of the things that isn't mentioned well on the website is the Internet connection in the space. It's 50mb down by 5mb up. This service hasn't even been rolled out to cable customers in NC yet, pretty cool. I might move my office to Main Street in Durham for a few weeks to get work done a little bit faster.
ahoughton··on "Match.com" for startup founders / co-founders
A site co-founder here. Great idea, this is much more of a continuum from vision to execution (sort of like extrovert vs. introvert) than a binary issue. I agree. We'll consider a new type of input option for many questions that are structured like this. Also, it's certainly worth mentioning that we are taking a risk by trying to match opposites to allow for many different skillsets in a team. Although Dr. Wasserman's research right now supports this variety in founding teams I think much more research needs to be done along these lines. We hope to help collect some of this data over time to be more confident in our approach through feedback from users on the site. Thanks for taking a look at the site and helping with your comments. More updates to the system coming soon. - Aaron