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askins4trouble

313 karma · joined June 6, 2014

Building something new. Write about startups, mental health, and trying to lead a fulfilling life.
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askins4trouble··on Using network effects (not patents) to build defensible software
Completely agree with this!

And I think a lot of people look at network effects right now primarily as a growth lever, but wouldn't think to use them (when they're working) as an argument with investors that their product is defensible.

askins4trouble··on Dropbox S-1
Pretty sure Drew is going to be worth upwards of $1 billion (25.3% stake at an $8-9 billion valuation minus any equity he has to give up to investors in the latest round) #TresCommas
askins4trouble··on How we improved our engineering estimates by 1082%
Hey! Thanks for submitting the article to Hacker News. I'll be traveling today but if anyone has any questions I'd love to talk about our experience.
askins4trouble··on [dead]
Like most developers I get sick of people asking for help with side projects. But as soon as my friend said "Llama Attack," I told him, "say no more." It also didn't hurt that he's awesome at Python and was building the backend.

Ate some pizza, drank some beer, and this monstrosity was born. Also credit where credit is due, this is a total rip off (in good fun) of Goat Attack. Think of it as Goat Attack for Llamas.

askins4trouble··on Pints in the sun
Just got back from a semester in Glasgow, can confirm. As someone from the southern US though, I can't blame them. You have to take advantage of any sun you can get.