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bsiddiqui

97 karma · joined January 28, 2013

Senior @Harvard | @hackNY fellow @Branch | I love coffee, traveling, ballroom, and making life better with technology
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bsiddiqui··on Has YC sent our invites for interviews today?
In previous years it was 6 pm PT. Good luck!

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3848202

bsiddiqui··on Why I Built an App for My Mom for Christmas
this is awesome Kevin - what do you plan on building on it other than messaging?
bsiddiqui··on Ask HN: What book are you reading right now?
yeah it'll definitely be on my list when it comes out - it would be awesome if you know where to get a copy now
bsiddiqui··on Ask HN: What book are you reading right now?
Looking for a mix of both - most of leisurely reading lately has been tech related but hoping to start reading some more fiction again
bsiddiqui··on Farewell Node.js
convinced he represents an org of devs http://www.quora.com/TJ-Holowaychuk-1/How-is-TJ-Holowaychuk-...
bsiddiqui··on GrubHub Seamless Files Confidential Public Offering
you're joking right?
bsiddiqui··on Cardless Payment with Loop Fob
This looks interesting and it's shipping tomorrow. Though I don't think it's designed as well as Coin, I do think it's headed in a better direction. Products like this move us toward electronic payments, whereas Coin supports the existing card-required payment system.
bsiddiqui··on Startups Interviews Turn Hackers Off
I think some do but it's rare. Stripe seems to be doing a good job: http://www.quora.com/Stripe-company/What-is-the-engineering-...
bsiddiqui··on The Hideous SEO Strategy of Rap Genius
not surprised
bsiddiqui··on The Javascript MVC war winner for me – Ember.js
Angular ftw
bsiddiqui··on MHacks Has A Dream
hell yeah ;)
bsiddiqui··on Koa – Next-generation web framework for Node.js
pretty well
bsiddiqui··on Sent $35,104.11 USD to CoinBase. Never received Bitcoins
but he wasn't able to react to market swings for 5+ days after he was supposed to receive delivery
bsiddiqui··on Sent $35,104.11 USD to CoinBase. Never received Bitcoins
you shouldn't have to raise money to provide solid service
bsiddiqui··on Sent $35,104.11 USD to CoinBase. Never received Bitcoins
What're your non-Coinbase platforms for purchasing coins?
bsiddiqui··on Sent $35,104.11 USD to CoinBase. Never received Bitcoins
Coinbase customer service sucks - I rarely get a response, given I've never been this screwed over
bsiddiqui··on Open Letter to Peter Schiff
"In fact, this network is probably one of the most valuable and consequential technologies currently on the planet... The transmission of value and ownership has thus just been severed from the State, not by impotent voting, but by the technological achievement of man."
bsiddiqui··on Kima15: $150K for 15% in 15 days
Giving up 15% of your company for $150k? That's the amount you'd expect to give up, roughly, in your seed round. It's hardly worth considering if you think your company has any value.
bsiddiqui··on AngularFire - the easiest way to wire up a backend for Angular
I tried it out and it looks fairly simple to use. Basically Firebase backend for AngularJS
bsiddiqui··on Are We Making Progress in Retaining our Students in Boston?
Definitely need better public transportation