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gdudemanon Finding the perfect house using open data

Close, except Estately gets access to MLS data too. (Founder & CEO here)

gdudemanon Finding the perfect house using open data

I'm sorry to hear this and I'd like to get to the bottom of why Estately wasn't updating fast enough for you.

We monitor Estately's feeds very closely. When we do head-to-head testing, we're ahead of Redfin with updates over 50% of the time.

I'll email you for follow up. Thanks for bringing this to our attention!

gdudemanon Incubators are Bullshit

It's fine to call something bullshit if you can back your assertion up with data.

However, calling something bullshit with unsupported assertions is, well, bullshit.

gdudemanon This may be the best resume I have ever seen

The question a resume should answer is "would I interview" not "would I hire." And my answer here, were I looking for a designer who is creative, who could implement designs in HTML and CSS, and who could work with Rails, would be absolutely.

She is applying for a design / developer job. This is a phenomenal resume because: it shows that she can present things attractively and, most importantly, can be creative.

Lastly, it would appear that it's interactive, but we only have a link to the static image. I think it would be a lot more appealing if you could hover and learn more.

gdudemanon Salesforce Buys Heroku (YC W08) For $212 Million In Cash

Ignition, the lead in the final round, has stated that they made over $50m on the deal, so probably triple that valuation - $10M was on a $25-40m range.

http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2010/12/ignition-backed-her...

gdudemanon From Software to Energy Efficiency

Hot list of resources for energy hackers.